Bell, Telus to Carry the iPhone in Canada Next Month

Bell and Telus will carry the iPhone in Canada as early as next month. However, neither Bell nor Telus will offer discounts on the iPhone itself. This means that the field of competition lies in service and plan...

Complaint Against Telus Sent to Better Business Bureau (Resolved)

Vancouver:    Remember the hippopotamus who used to prance across the tv screen in Telus commercials, the one who eventually ended up dead due to mistreatment? That's my neighbour.I warned her not to order internet from Telus. But she went ahead, saying they were...

You've Gotta Fight For Your Right (to Paaarlay)

Net Neutrality: The Most Important Freedom of Speech Issue of the Information Age? by Roz Allen Changemakers everywhere, take note. The first rule of thumb if you want your cause du jour to make waves? Assume...

Merry Christmas from Telus Canada with higher invoices

Times are difficult, not only in the US but also here in Canada. For Telus it seems to be the "right" time to bring their customers a pretty bad perk with higher invoicing on the December bill. "We were making...

Canada Sleeps Through War to 'Save the Internet'

"Net neutrality. A bland phrase capable of sparking a digital revolt. In the United States it's the hot-button Internet issue of the day, a threat deemed so grave to free expression it gave rise to a stunning...

Bell and TELUS partner to compete with Rogers' 3G

Telus and Bell Canada (BCE) make up two of the three big wireless providers in Canada, and they've partnered up to offer nationwide, high-speed Long Term Evolution wireless technology to compete – and overcome...

Telus cancels 'unlimited' data plan

Telus has canceled one of its most popular data plans: a $75/month plan that allowed cell phones to be used as modems for laptops. One of the big reasons is due to "abuse." It seems that unlimited meant "within...

TELUS Executive Information Leaked to combat new $0.15 inbound text messaging...

Canadian mobile subscribers were surprised Friday morning when private information on TELUS Executives began to leak out via the popular mobile phone website "Howard Forums". Click Here to view the leak on Howard...

GSM in Canada: Bell, Telus & The New AWS Carriers

Canada is soon to be flush with GSM technology based carriers.  This, along with the upcoming significant increase in new carriers born out of the AWS auction, is great news for Canadian mobile...

Telus and Bell to become iPhone-friendly

Canada's second and third-largest cellphone providers are rumoured to announce a conversion to the same network technology used by Rogers, a move that would make them iPhone-compatible.It would also mean that...

The end of Unlimited Text Messaging in Canada

Over 45 million text messages are sent every day in Canada, which hit a record 4.1 billion texts sent in just the last three months. Now, it seems Canadians wanting to text their friends about a party will...

Government: Diviing Up the Cellphone Pie

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Feds are auctioning Wireless Networks amongst the Big Telecommunications Giants, diviing up the provinces like so much pie.  Eager to get a Slice are...

Net Neutrality battle heats up in Canada

The chatter I hear suggests that this is going to be a huge issue."The CRTC has to date largely avoided the net neutrality issue, however, that is about to change.  The Canadian Association of Internet Providers, Canada's largest ISP association, has filed a Part VII...

BC town votes to ban cell phones

An article from the Tyee describes how a small BC town bucked the mobile trend."Looking for a nice quiet place to get away and unwind? The Village of New Denver in eastern British Columbia wants to make an unusual...

Homeless Hell Hole Below Science World

Vancouver really needs to do something about our homeless problem.  This is no way for people to live."As downtown development squeezes a rising number of homeless British Columbians into a dwindling number...

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