Telus Mobility is a Canadian wireless network operator and a division of Telus Communications which sells wireless services in Canada on its numerous networks.
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22 Facts About Telus Mobility
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Telus Mobility is the second-largest wireless carrier in Canada, with 10.
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Since 2008, Telus has operated a flanker brand named Koodo Mobile, which is targeted at high school, college and university students.
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In 1983, AGT Mobility was formed by Alberta Government Telephones to provide a 1G analogue mobile network for Alberta's natural resources industries.
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The following year, Telus Mobility acquired Clearnet Communications and QuebecTel to expand its coverage to the central provinces.
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All these acquisitions, along with a tower-sharing agreement with then-primarily Eastern Canada based Bell Mobility, allowed Telus Mobility to offer its CDMA network in all Canadian provinces.
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Bell and Telus Mobility continued their partnership for future network construction.
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In 2007, Telus Mobility launched mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Canada, but replaced it in 2008 with Koodo Mobile.
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In February 2008, Telus Mobility discontinued its AMPS analog network, and launched its HSPA+ network in November 2009.
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Telus Mobility offered landlines to customers affected by the AMPS network's shutdown in rural areas, as digital signals are less reliable than analog ones in such areas.
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In February 2012, Telus Mobility launched its LTE network and it stopped selling CDMA devices, except those on clearance.
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In 2013, Telus Mobility was approved by the Canadian government to purchase independent wireless carrier Public Mobile.
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Telus Mobility has the fastest mobile network in Canada as of 2020 according to Speedtest.
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On November 5,2009, Telus Mobility launched HSPA+ services the day after Bell launched the services on their network; much of the 3G infrastructure is shared between the two carriers.
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LTE service for Telus Mobility launched on February 10,2012 through a partnership with Bell.
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Telus Mobility sells several mobile broadband modems for use with its mobile broadband service.
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Telus Mobility offers several Internet-only and smartphone plans and add-ons for customers wishing to access mobile broadband.
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Use of either service on the Telus Mobility network requires a subscription to one of the provider's data plans or add-ons.
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In 2007, Telus Mobility began selling in-house pay-per-download pornographic entertainment, including explicit pictures and videos, via its phones.
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From 2008 to 2011 inclusively, Telus Mobility sold pink BlackBerry phones where a portion of each sale would support breast cancer research.
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In 2012, Telus Mobility introduced a new campaign entitled "$25 for Free the Children" to replace the breast cancer campaign.
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Telus Mobility has its own corporate retail stores and allows third parties to become exclusive dealers.
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