TELUS bringing Motorola MILESTONE to Canada in “early 2010″
Uh oh, you know what this means, boys and girls. No, it’s not that we particularly care what TELUS is up to, it’s that the Motorola MILESTONE TELUS releases will have North American 3G bands (850/1900MHz). But, even though we’re not jumping with joy doesn’t mean you aren’t, and for you our dear Canadian readers, we’ve got the scoop on everything you’d want to know about the MILESTONE.
We’ve been told that it will be coming “only to TELUS” so it sounds like an exclusive to us, at least for a certain amount of time. That early 2010 timeframe is pretty vague, we know, but we’ve been told it is spot on and that Motorola and TELUS are planning to announce something in the next couple of days. Lastly, we’ve confirmed that just like its European brother, the Motorola MILESTONE for TELUS will feature multitouch out of the box.
Pricing is unconfirmed at this time.
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Google nav was the only reason i wanted to get this phone. No more. N900 here i come!
*Back to bed*
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I mean don’t get me wrong, it’s a great device, just like cheeseburgers are great food, but that doesn’t mean I want to eat them for a week straight…
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Harden up.
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http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=25347
enjoy!
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Good luck with that Euro 3G. I’ll wait for the Telus version with North American 3G.
How do you KNOW it has North American 3G (HSPA 850/1900) bands? It might very well be the exact same as the verizon one. Don’t forget Telus is still operating a CDMA network as well…
True, how do they know this, I want a GSM version so it can work in latinamerica, but I need to know the 3g bands.
GSM w/HSDPA, GSM 850/1900, HSUPA, GPRS Class 12, WiFi
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http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/CA-EN/Consumer-Products-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-MILESTONE-CA-EN.alt
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http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/25/cleaning-up-those-blackberry-rumors/
“So, why exactly am I bitching? BG, why so agitated? Well, I work hard to deliver all the information I do to our readers and anyone who finds it interesting. Do I care about not getting links? Negatory. Do I care that my exclusive information was republished without my permission into a “new” story a month later? Yes. What if Fortune had their own sources and simply posted what they were told? Then they’re not doing a very good job. Are they that starved for stories that they’re publishing an article a month after it was first broken? That would be like CNN running Election Day coverage a month after MSNBC. Glad I don’t work there…”
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BAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Riley your site blows chunks. Please take some English lessons because you write like a 13 year old.
@Galen20K. And not a moment too soon! Bring it on.
Don’t like the design so much
Rileyfreeman who do you write for?
http://themobileninjas.com/2009/11/05/telus-to-launch-the-motorola-droidsholes/
Another Android that will work for Rogers, Fido, Bell and AT&T. Wonder what outright pricing will be to buy this from Telus?
That is the question.
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You can get the HTC Android phone from Sprint (not sure of the name – maybe the Hero) which is basically the same as the HTC Eris (the other Android phone from Verizon). It’s great. I played with a Sprint employees HTC Android phone last week. That’s what made me buy the Droid from Verizon when it was released Friday.
I could have gotten the employee discount through the aforementioned family member who works at Sprint, but their network sucks. At least in my area the coverage is atrocious. So I got the Droid through Verizon.
Try the one from Sprint and see if you like it. If you can wait, Verizon is about to roll out a bunch of new Android phones – I would check with Sprint to see if they are doing the same. If you really want the keyboard you’ll have to wait since Sprint’s version doesn’t have one. The deals in January will probably be incredible.
So, how much are they going to wreck it? They’re almost as bad as Verizon with phone-crippling.
Or, more importantly, how easy will it be to use it on my Rogers? I have a contract to uphold
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Additionally, there is something terribly unsettling about Google having it’s eyes on everything from your emails to your current location. Am I the only one that sees that as a bit too Big Brother-ish?
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Have you actually EVER used an an android device or you’re just trolling? If you did then you would know you can opt-out of sharing ANY info with Google, actually there is a HUGE button asking when you initially configure the device and another in the options menu should you change your mind later on.
Unless you’re a developer, which of course you clearly aren’t, tell me how whether Google decides to protect their proprietary apps considered not being “open source” and how it affects you? Comment on stuff you have knowledge on pls
As opposed to Apple having its eyes on all your stuff? Itunes is bad off but I didn’t need it threatening me when I downloaded an app OTA and not letting itunes know when it came time to sync
And when is it comming to europe, especially to the netherlands ……
CANADA gets pinch zoom but the us wont??
I heard Telus Disables the WIFI on some of their smartphones to force you into buying their $50 a month data plans wtf!
It’s true! I have a Curve sans WiFi thanks to Telus.
Not true (anymore), new HERO,iPhone and Bold 9700 all come with WiFi. TELUS changed their tune because people demanded WiFi. Similar to want happened over at Verizon.
Far as I know, Telus never actually disabled WiFi… They just had phones without it.
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Anthony stick to Gizmodo, they seem to be more iPhone friendly, Boygenius and Engadget are a bit more unbias. Although it is fun down ranking your comments.
I look forward to testing the phone out once its on Telus, email and messaging is more important to me than apps.
I find Engadget to be big Iphone fanboys, BGR is cool though