Category: Telus

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Telus BlackBerry Tour 9630 shows up on Best Buy site for $229/3YR

By James on Jul 07, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Telus, Tour 9600 Series.

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I seem to remember something like this happening with the BlackBerry Storm previously. Best Buy’s Canadian site is now showing the Telus BlackBerry Tour for $229 with three year contract. It currently says that this product is only available in store, and no stores are showing them in stock. This might be a very good sign of things to come over to the next week or so. Check out BestBuy’s site if you’re curious. Be aware it might disappear though.

Thanks for the tip Tedward!

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First official word of Telus BlackBerry Tour 9630 goes to VIP customers

By James on Jun 26, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Rumors, Telus, Tour 9600 Series.

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The first official word from Telus has arrived to VIP customers regarding the BlackBerry Tour launch. Anyone who is a part of Telus’ Platinum Perks program (high valued customers) have received an email telling them the Tour 9630 is coming soon. They also invite the client to find out more and get their device on July 15, 2009. Looks like Telus won’t be doing any pre-orders this time around. We also expect to hear from Bell within the next little bit on an official release date…

[Image via CB]

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Telus lowers prices on Pearl, Curve and Storm! Making room for new models?

By James on Jun 17, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Curve 8300 Series, Hot Deals, Pearl 8100 Series, Storm 9500 Series, Telus.

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Luke just let me know that Telus has just dropped their prices on all current BlackBerry models including the Pearl, Curve and Storm. This prices take effect today (June 17, 2009) and must be combined with a voice and data plan (such as Smartphone Combo 45). It looks like Telus is getting ready to make room for some new BlackBerry models (Tour anyone??) by adjusting the no contract prices on the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 and Curve 8330, plus lowering the three year contract price on the Storm 9530.

  • BlackBerry Pearl 8130 $0 with 3-year, $329.99 no contract (was $499)
  • BlackBerry Curve 8330 $49 with 3-year, $449 no contract (was $549)
  • BlackBerry Storm is now $149 with 3-year term from $249

So go get them Canada and Enjoy! For more details visit telusmobility.com.

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Rumored Telus BlackBerry Tour 9630 Pricing & Launch Date… Boo!

By James on Jun 16, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Rumors, Telus, Tour 9600 Series.

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We just received a tip from HowardForums member RileyFreeman who seems to come across an internal Telus presentation. Apparently the BlackBerry Tour 9630 will be launching on Telus July 15th. If this presentation is right then Telus will be launching the 9630 for $249 with 3-year contract, $649 with no contract (OUCH!). Unfortunately if this is true then we will have just under one month until launch. Keep checking in we’re trying to confirm this more…

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Thanks RileyFreeman and Pirate!

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BlackBerry Tour 9630 kind of shows up on Telus website!?!

By James on Jun 12, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Telus, Tour 9600 Series.

blackberry_tour_9630A member over at the CB Forums found something very interesting hiding on the Telus severs. Simply by changing a file name around the tipster found a small image of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 featuring Telus branding. These images are usually used on the Telus phones page. This really brings us to think the rumored launch date of June 22nd is in fact true. Stay tuned for more details when we get them…

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Telus branded BlackBerry Tour 9630 in the wild!

By James on Jun 05, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Rumors, Telus, Tour 9600 Series.

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You didn’t really think the Telus fanboys were going to let Bell steal the 9630 spotlight did you? Well a member at both HowardForums and CrackBerry has posted what appears to be the first live pictures of a branded BlackBerry Tour 9630 in the wild. If Telus branded 9630’s are really out in the wild does this mean a launch is coming VERY soon? The latest rumors floating around say that Telus could launch the Tour as soon as June 22nd. Stay tuned for more details once we confirm that.

Update: Looks like our friends over at CrackBerry had the pictures posted in their forums as well.

Enjoy!

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Beyond160 v 1.0, Brings CDMA devices more than 160 letters per text!

By Susan C on May 06, 2009 in Alltel, Bell, BlackBerry, Downloads, Software, Sprint-Nextel, Telus, Verizon.

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GSM carriers never have an issue allowing a BlackBerry to send long texts. If it’s long, it will automatically break it into 160 character chunks. The term for this is Extended/Multipart SMS. It might break it into six messages, but you only pay for one. This is not supported on CDMA BlackBerry models such as the BlackBerry Storm, Curve 8330, etc. So this includes: Alltel, Bell, Sprint, Telus, and Verizon Wireless.

For those of us who love long texts but have a CDMA carrier, Cannon Soft has announced their solution for you. It is called Beyond160, v1.0.0. The application will automatically break up the texts into 160 character messages, and it will send them in order through the normal sms outbox with delivery confirmation. The application does have a fourteen day trial period. Be aware that although GSM carriers will charge as one text, CDMA carriers will charge per message. This means if you do not have an unlimited text plan, and the message is broken into three messages, you will be charged for three messages. So if you find yourself typing long messages, trying them to shorten them, don’t fret, just download Beyond160 today.

Beyond160 v1.0.0, by Cannon Soft can be downloaded from here.

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Minimum requirement:

  • For for BlackBerry Bold, Curve, Pearl, 88xx/87xx
    • BlackBerry OS 4.2

    • Compatible OS:  4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6

    Compatible BlackBerry Devices: 7130c, 7130e, 7130g, 7130v, 8100 (Pearl), 8110 (Pearl), 8120 (Pearl), 8130 (Pearl), 8220 (Pearl Flip), 8300 (Curve), 8310 (Curve), 8320 (Curve), 8330 (Curve), 8350i (Curve), 8700c, 8700f, 8700g, 8700r, 8700v, 8703e, 8705g, 8707g, 8707h, 8707v, 8800, 8820, 8830, 8900 (Curve), 9000 (Bold), Curve, Pearl.

    Purchase Beyond160 for only $6.99 from The BlackBerry Sync Store >

    [via: BerryReview]

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    BlackBerry 9630 Accessory SKU found in Telus Inventory

    By James on Apr 30, 2009 in BlackBerry, Breaking News, Canada, Rumors, Telus, Tour 9600 Series.

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    Seems this will be a double confirmed rumor as CrackBerry has just posted a similar screenshot! An accessory for the BlackBerry 9630 has shown up in Telus’ inventory system. What does this mean? Well according to our tipster this means that Telus is starting to get ready for the launch of the 9630 and that we should expect to see it within the next couple of months. This is awesome news for Telus cusotmers!! Stay tuned for more details when they arrive…

    Thanks, WDX416

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    BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 launches on TELUS

    By James on Mar 10, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Pearl Flip 8200 Series, Telus.

    After we few small delays TELUS has finally introduced the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230. This makes TELUS the second CDMA carrier in North America to launch it. The Pearl Flip will be available in either black or all pink. Pricing currently shows on telusmobility.com at $449.99 with no contract or $49.99 with three year term contract with voice and data plan. Stock should start shipping online tomorrow and hit stores within the next day or two.

    So who will be next? Verizon or Sprint?

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    TELUS places BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 as “Coming Soon”

    By James on Mar 05, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Pearl Flip 8200 Series, Telus.

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    TELUS has updated their smartphone guide to now include the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230. TELUS also is advertising the 8230 in their new TV commericals. It’s expected the Pearl Flip will launch soon from TELUS, however for now it seems they may have run into a launch hiccup. Anyways TELUS is showing it off in both Black and Pink and pricing is expected to be around $50 with three year contract or $449 without contract. For more details head over to telusmobility.com.

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