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Virgin Mobile released their lineup for Smartphones, highlighted by lingerie models at a press conference / fashion show in Toronto.

It was interesting / weird to say the least.

Here’s a list of of their Smartphones:

Virgin Mobile network (operating on the same HSPA+ network as Bell Mobility and Telus, is now owned by Bell Canada Enterprises).

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Telus is suing Rogers Wireless over claims of false advertising.

Rogers Wireless, since 2007 has been claiming they have the “fastest and most reliable” wireless network in Canada. According the law suit filed on Nov 12 in BC courts, Telus is claiming Rogers does not offer a faster or a more reliable service than Telus Mobility.

On November 5, 2009 Telus launched its new HSPA+ network that promises speeds of upto 21 Mbps. This is the same technology Rogers has been touting as the “fastest” in Canada for 2 years. Now that Telus is using the identical network technology, Rogers no longer any  speed advantage they’ve been marketing so heavily.

Stay tuned!

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Telus and Sasktel announced they have reached a “tower sharing”  agreement for the new “3G” HSPA network in the province of Saskatchewan.

What does this mean?

Pre-Agreement
Before this tower sharing agreement was announced, any Telus subscriber travelling through Saskatchewan with a HSPA device, would lose complete service on their handset while in the province of Saskatchewan.

Post-Agreement
Once the network has been fully deployed in Saskatchewan, this agreement allows Telus users travelling through Saskatchewan to maintain connectivity on their HSPA devices.

Now Saskatchewan residents can now jump on the new 3G HSPA Network network and get an iPhone, HTC Hero or Blackberry Bold 9700 like the rest of Canada when the new network rolls out next year.

The launch date of the HSPA network build-out in Saskatchewan has been scheduled for Mid-2010 and set to be completed by 2011.

http://about.telus.com/cgi-bin/media_news_viewer.cgi?news_id=1144&mode=2

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According to Business2Press.com, Telus will officially release their new HSPA network to the public on November 3rd, 2009.

This report has not been corroborated by Telus and is purely speculative.

On their website, Business2Press.com says,

We are able today to report with a high degree of confidence that the new Telus HSPA 3G network will launch on November 3, 2009.

Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

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As reported yesterday, Telus announced today they will indeed be releasing the Apple iPhone on their new HSPA network upon launch in November!

You can pre-register to get more details as the launch date approaches.

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