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Here are instructions on setting up your Shaw e-mail account on your Telus iPhone.

If you experience difficulty during the setup process, please post a comment below and I will try to address the issue promptly.

1. Turn ON and connect to WiFi.
2. Setup the Shaw e-mail using Shaw’s outgoing mail server as SMTP. (Refer to Shaw’s website )

1. Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Click on the e-mail account that was setup in step 1.
3. Click on the Hostname (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
4. Click on “Add Server…” under Other SMTP Servers Example:
   Hostname: shawmail.cg.shawcable.net (Calgary)
   Username: blank
   Password: blank
   SSL: Off
   Port: 25
   Other cities, refer to Shaw’s website
   There should now be a Primary Server (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) and an Other SMTP Servers (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net)

1. Test in and out going e-mail using Shaw e-mail account on WiFi.
2. Turn OFF primary server (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net)
3. Add secondary outgoing mail servers using the same Shaw SMTP server details as Step 2. (You will have 2 records of shawmail.cg.shawcable.net — Primary and Other STMP server after Step 5.)

1. Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Click on the e-mail account that was setup in step 1.
3. Click on the Hostname (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
4. Click on “Add Server…” under Other SMTP Servers Example:
   Hostname: shawmail.cg.shawcable.net (Calgary)
   Username: blank
   Password: blank
   SSL: Off
   Port: 25
   Other cities, refer to Shaw’s website
   There should now be a Primary Server (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) and an Other SMTP Servers (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net)

1. Turn OFF WiFi
2. Add smtp.telus.net as an Other SMTP server (You will have 2 records of shawmail.cg.shawcable.net — Primary and Other)

1. Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Click on the e-mail account that was setup in step 1.
3. Click on the Hostname (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
4. Click on “Add Server…” under Other SMTP Servers Example:
   Hostname: smtp.telus.net
   Username: blank
   Password: blank
   SSL: Off
   Port: 25

1. You should now have multiple “Other STMP Servers” with the ON status and the Primary SMTP server status must be OFF!
2. Test using WiFi ON and OFF and you should be able to send/receive e-mails without problems!

What we’ve known for weeks thanks to the online rumour mill, has now been confirmed by Bestbuy’s website.

It appears as if Telus will be relasing the Motorola Milestone with Google’s Android 2.0 operating system on Feb 18, 2010.

On Feburary 1st, Telus Mobility reduced its Pay Per Use Data Rate for PDA devices.

This only applies to  PDA users (iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm, Android) and NOT Blackberry users with the free Pay Per Use data feature.

Old PPU Data Plan
$30/MB for data

New PPU Data PLan
$3/MB for first 5 MB, then $1/MB thereafter.

Blackberry PPU Data Plan
$30/MB for data (remains unchanged).

US Data Roaming
$6/MB for PDA and Blackberry devices.

Samsung released a software update for the Telus Samsung M800 (Instinct).

It’s available for free via Telus Product Care Centres.

Resolves various issues, including the following:

• Handset freezing issue and enhances overall device performance
• SMS/MMS issues
• Phonebook transfer issue

If you are running software version CG07, an update is not required.

To view SW versoin on your phone, go to Home > Settings > General > Phone Information

Telus introduced a new anytime minute add-on feature for those who exceed their monthly daytime minutes.

This is ideal for those who exceed their plan by 10-90 minutes.

$3 for 30 anytime minutes is the new feature offering.

Telus has been offering $10 for 100 minutes, $20 for 200 minutes and $30 for 300 minutes for a few years now.

Darren Entwistle, the CEO of Telus is so confident in his company’s 2010 success, he’s putting his money where his mouth is.

He announced to the board of directors yesterday, he has elected to pledge his entire 2010 cash salary next taxes back into Telus shares.

“I’m confident in the opportunity that our company has in the coming quarters,” Entwistle said on a guidance call with analysts. “Accordingly, I’ve recently informed the Telus board of directors that I’ll be taking the entirety of my 2010 annual cash salary net of taxes in Telus shares.”

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!

Telus launched Blackberry 9550 (Storm 2) earlier today. The release comes 1 week ahead of the original launch date. It was previously reported the launch date was scheduled for November 24, 2009.

November 24, 2009 appears to be the Blackberry Storm’s launch date for Bell Mobility.