Telus launches Mobility for Good for Seniors

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Today, TELUS launched Mobility for Good for Seniors, which provides Canadian seniors receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) access to a free smartphone and subsidized mobility rate plan. Available now, Mobility for Good for Seniors includes a free refurbished smartphone, unlimited nationwide talk and text, and 3GB of data for only $25 per month. Mobility for Good for Seniors will ensure more seniors have access to the technology they need to help address feelings of isolation, manage their mental wellbeing, stay connected to loved ones, enjoy their favourite online games and books, and access important healthcare resources and information.

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Telus is donating proceeds from VOD rentals of films by Black creators to Black Health Alliance

Telus has announced that it's donating proceeds from video-on-demand rentals from films like Black Panther, Hidden Figures, Moonlight, and over 60 other movies by Black creators to Canada's Black Health Alliance. The initiative kicked off earlier in August and will last until Friday, September 4, topping out at $20,000. The Black Lives Matter Movement collection also includes a select number of Canadian films, including Secret Alberta: The Former Life of Amber Valley and Soul on Ice: Past, Present & Future. The collection is available to Telus Optik customers in British Columbia, Alberta, and parts of Quebec.

According to Telus spokeswoman Liz Sauve, this rollout is part of a broader effort from the Vancouver telecommunications giant to join others in "speaking out against racial injustice and the ignorance, negativity, and hate that underpins any form of discrimination against the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of colour) community."

Source: The Canadian Press

PCMag study ranks Telus as Canada's fastest major ISP for 2020

A recent study released by PCMag revealed Telus as Canada's fastest internet service provider (ISP) for 2020, unseating Bell Canada, who reigned for the last couple of years. The top spot was usually a battle between Rogers and Bell Canada, with Rogers taking the title for years. But for this year, Telus gets the title of "speed master" when it comes to Canadian ISPs. 

The study focuses on "major" Canadian ISPs. PCMag considers an ISP a major provider if it has at least 500,000 subscribers and typically reaches across multiple provinces. It got it results from 33,782 tests the publication ran between June 1, 2019, and June 2, 2020, using their Speed Test.

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Telus offers PureFibre 1.5 Gigabit internet plan in British Columbia and Alberta

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Telus is bringing its high-speed PureFibre 1.5 Gigabit internet service to British Columbia and Alberta. The plan introduces up to 1,500Mbps download and up to 940Mbps upload speeds. According to the Vancouver-based national carrier, its upload speed is over 37 times faster than the upload speeds of other plans available in Western Canada. And this plan offers unlimited home internet data for $165 a month on a two-year contract.

With many working or studying from home right now because of COVID-19, this type of offering could be seen as an attractive one. The service reaches the speeds it does because of the carrier's PureFibre network, which it says is the largest 100% pure fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network in Western Canada. It allows for higher download and upload speeds and improved reliability, promising that you won't be affected by lags during peak hours. You can learn more about the plan in this link.