One of the biggest (and most saturated) cellular related items sold in Canada is unlock codes for devices. Why? Because in Canada (unlike the US after 90 days of activity) none of the big 3 carriers will openly disclose the specific imei unlock code for any of their in market devices. Meaning us as consumers must [...]

Telus has just released one of the cheapest Android phones in Canada, the LG Optimus One. This handset features a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 600MHz CPU, a 3.2MP camera, a microSD card slot, GPS / WiFi / Bluetooth support, and ship with version 2.2 of the OS. This is available right now for free [...]

One of the most scrutinized BlackBerry’s to hit Canadian soil in a while has finally been priced, well at least from Future Shop that is. Posted online for $49.99 on a 3 year term, the device will run on their aging CDMA network. Though this doesn’t necessarily reflect official Telus pricing, don’t expect it to [...]

As consumers one of our biggest fears with signing contracts is the fee associated with getting out of them; they can be both costly and are highly controlled by the carriers. Well, all that is about to change for “Telus clients that activated or renewed on or after November 21, 2010″. Here are the details: [...]

[link for mobile viewing] This is the Telus version of the ubiquitous, and ridiculously successful, Galaxy S line from Samsung. The phone is equipped with a 4″ Super AMOLED touchscreen, 1Ghz Hummingbird processor, 512MB RAM, 16GB internal hard drive, 5MP camera, WiFi, GPS, and it runs on Android 2.1 (soon upgradeable to 2.2!) The only [...]

We already know that Telus will be bringing the Android-based LG Optimus One budget handset to Canada, but for how much? It looks like Best Buy’s website has just solved that for us. If you take a look at their website they already have the handset up for $199.99 contract-free. Check it out on Best [...]

The 4.3″ HTC Desire HD is a behemoth. Since the EVO 4G was announced earlier this year for Sprint, GSM users have been clambering to get their hands on the gorgeous device. Alas, because of Sprint’s proprietary CDMA network, the phone will not work outside of the United States. Months later, the Desire HD was [...]

Though there is still no official word from any of the said carriers, Best Buy (being well..Best Buy), has decided to let the cat out of the bag early. According to the flyer, the BlackBerry Bold 9780 will launch on Tuesday November 9th, 2010 for $149.99 on a 3 year voice and data on every [...]

Beginning November 8 Telus is bringing two Windows Phone 7 smartphones to Canadians namely, HTC 7 Surround and LG Optimus 7. “Windows Phone 7 allows TELUS to extend its already strong partnership with Microsoft into new product opportunities that yield tremendous value for the customers we serve,” said David Fuller, Chief Marketing Officer, TELUS. “We’re [...]

For all you disgruntled Desire owners who were teased last week with the quickly withdrawn upgrade to 2.2, you can smile again as today is your lucky day. The update has been officially released for your downloading pleasure and is easy to do by following the below steps: Menu, Settings, Phone Info, and software updates. [...]