Telus 3-Day Sale: Nexus S, HTC Desire, BlackBerry 9380 or Torch 9800 Phones are $0 on 1-Yr Contract

Posted July 30, 2012 @ 3:44pm
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Telus 3-Day Sale: $0 Phones on 1-Yr Contract

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If you're in the market for a basic smartphone, and you're planning on sticking with a big carrier, Telus has an offer worth checking out. The Telus 72-Hour Sale features four phones for $0 on 1-year contracts. Here are your phone options:

BlackBerry Curve 9380
Google Nexus S
BlackBerry Torch 9800
HTC Desire HD

None of the options are top of the line phones these days, but they are all still capable phones. Certainly the Nexus S (which has an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Update) as well as the HTC Desire HD can provide a modern smartphone experience. If you prefer a BlackBerry, the Torch 9800 gives you a physical keyboard and a touchscreen. Note that HTC has announced that the HTC Desire HD is no longer slated to receive an official ICS update.

For the price conscious shopper who doesn't need the latest and greatest phone, there are some pretty reasonable options here. This is an online only promotion. Shipping is free.

Source: firetree via the Hot Deals Forum

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- PurePsychism
- Pretty awesome, thanks
- Nucks
- Don't know anything about bands/frequencies/whatever.
  Does "Quadband GSM" mean it is compatible with the discount carriers (wind/mobilicity) or does the lack of 1700 mean it is not?
- newdeal
- If only they shipped in a timely manner. Still haven't heard about my nexus s or galaxy s2x
- gbssengo
- Don't know anything about bands/frequencies/whatever.
  Does "Quadband GSM" mean it is compatible with the discount carriers (wind/mobilicity) or does the lack of 1700 mean it is not?
  The devices I see in that webpage do not have AWS capabilities (Wind/Mobicility)
- tronagondqa
- Thanks. Ordered the Nexus S.
- Revblonde
- Probably a stupid question, but new to an Android here......Which is a better phone overall......the Nexus S? Or the HTC HD?
- hlzhang
- 1 year contract. I will pass.
- ultra
- can I port my existing rogers number to this deal?
- actng
- Don't know anything about bands/frequencies/whatever.
  Does "Quadband GSM" mean it is compatible with the discount carriers (wind/mobilicity) or does the lack of 1700 mean it is not?
  quadband gsm usually means 2G 850/900/1800/1900 which is useless on Telus/Bell. but works on rogers or in Asia or the US, etc.
- alanbrenton
- Not sure if this is posted.
  But here it is http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/p...eBan72HourSale
  
  Blackberry Curve 9380,Blackberry Torch 9800,Nexus S,HTC desire HD all 1 yr term with any plan.
  Seems pretty good to me.
  This was super hot -- last year.
  
  But thanked anyway.
- Revblonde
- 1 year contract. I will pass.
  LOL, some people just want the world for FREE. Of course there's a 1 year contract.....NO company just hands out free phones without SOME sort of commitment from the consumer. Not even Koodo or Wind hand out free phones with no commitment.....Unless you buy a phone outright, there's always a catch (Tab to pay off, contract, etc.). I think 1 year is fair for the free phones and plans being offered. You have to pay a plan regardless of if you own a phone outright or not. So one year is not that bad for these phones IMO.
- Xtremist
- LOL, some people just want the world for FREE. Of course there's a 1 year contract.....NO company just hands out free phones without SOME sort of commitment from the consumer. Not even Koodo or Wind hand out free phones with no commitment.....Unless you buy a phone outright, there's always a catch (Tab to pay off, contract, etc.). I think 1 year is fair for the free phones and plans being offered. You have to pay a plan regardless of if you own a phone outright or not. So one year is not that bad for these phones IMO.
  Agreed - this is a pretty good deal and a year contract isn't long at all. Thanks, OP!
- jmatheson64
- LOL, some people just want the world for FREE. Of course there's a 1 year contract.....NO company just hands out free phones without SOME sort of commitment from the consumer. Not even Koodo or Wind hand out free phones with no commitment.....Unless you buy a phone outright, there's always a catch (Tab to pay off, contract, etc.). I think 1 year is fair for the free phones and plans being offered. You have to pay a plan regardless of if you own a phone outright or not. So one year is not that bad for these phones IMO.
  I think that the point generally is that all of these great "deals" on phones that are advertised are just offering lower prices on what is really an over-inflated product. These may be decent prices, but we all know the no-term prices are 9/10 total scams.
- alanbrenton
- I think that the point generally is that all of these great "deals" on phones that are advertised are just offering lower prices on what is really an over-inflated product. These may be decent prices, but we all know the no-term prices are 9/10 total scams.
  Hopefully these phones are not refurbished/refreshed.
- taank
- Can you just choose a voice plan only with out data on this ?
- Error2
- The cheapest plan with Telus is $25/month? That includes 50 big-deal minutes and nothing else. Wow
- airodus
- Can you just choose a voice plan only with out data on this ?
  Yes, it says "On a 1-year term with any plan/add-on."
- airodus
- The cheapest plan with Telus is $25/month? That includes 50 big-deal minutes and nothing else. Wow
  I wouldn't bother signing up for Telus just to save a few hundred bucks on an old phone (they are just clearing out old stock). But if you already have a good plan with Telus (retention or what not), then it might be worth re-upping the year for a free handset. Even if you don't want it, you can probably sell the phone for a couple hundred bucks.
- Error2
- I tried to sneak in a pre-paid plan but it wouldn't take.
- Error2
- I wouldn't bother signing up for Telus just to save a few hundred bucks on an old phone (they are just clearing out old stock). But if you already have a good plan with Telus (retention or what not), then it might be worth re-upping the year for a free handset. Even if you don't want it, you can probably sell the phone for a couple hundred bucks.
  My lines is on its 2nd month of an already "grandfathered" Telus prepaid "data and messaging 20" plan (250MB data). All calls have been conducted through data via a SIP client. A bit inconvenient but it works, especially with my low usage. What they currently offer for low volume usage is down right ugly! With or without new phone. I am actually also waiting for the $129 Nexus S to be delivered to be used with a fido line.
  
  My Telus prepaid rate is $0.20, which is $10/50 minutes compared to the $25/50 minutes to go monthly... not nice
- Vasy
- Dunno, I bought s2x from Telus that day as well and mine has been in purolator's hands as of Friday.
  Should be arriving wednesday.
  
  If only they shipped in a timely manner. Still haven't heard about my nexus s or galaxy s2x
- tronagondqa
- Can you just choose a voice plan only with out data on this ?
  Yes. Chose a plan without data.
- Revblonde
- I think that the point generally is that all of these great "deals" on phones that are advertised are just offering lower prices on what is really an over-inflated product. These may be decent prices, but we all know the no-term prices are 9/10 total scams.
  Regardless, you have to have a plan (or pay-as-you-go) or else your cell phone is utterly useless, a nice paperweight. Plans and pay-as-you-go are all money out-of-pocket. So why not get a free phone out of it? One year is not that long to commit. I am sure most of us have had some sort of a plan for as long as cell phones have been around.....so you have to pay indefinitely anyway. And the plan prices and offerings per price category are fair in this deal.
  
  If this was a 2 or 3 year contract, then ya it would be a crap deal. I own my current cell phone outright, I am with Rogers for my plan, and I pay the exact same plan price/details as Telus is offering here.......Difference being that I own my phone and had to pay for my phone! Rogers didnt give me my phone for free. Maybe I should call them and ask them to give me a free Nexus S, BB Torch, or HTC HD phone if I say I'll agree to stick with them for one more year (been there 13 years already so what's another year?)....I bet the answer would still be a big fat "NO"! Have you seen the crap that Rogers is offering for .01 cent on a 1 year plan? It's a joke! Case in point: http://www.orderrogers.ca/sale/?province=ON Insulting deals there for sure!
  
  All-in-all I think this deal is pretty good if you consider the fact you have to have a plan regardless (and yes a pay-as-you-go IMO is still a form of a plan...no pay, no service)....so in the end the phone truly is FREE and the plans are pretty fair given what the big competition are offereing. We dont live in Europe where cell phones are CHEAP. Welcome to Canada and being gouged for having the convenience of a cell phone. It's sad but true. Relatively speaking and considering all aspects I still believe this deal is pretty good. OP thanked
- LilSteve
- The HTC desire HD is actually a great phone... except they aren't updating the operating system to ICS or jellybean; bust.
  
  A one year contract is nothing though, this is great if you just want to wait a bit before getting a top of the line cellphone
- spena
- on a side note, Telus finally released an app that will allow you to monitoring your voice, text and data usage, check your account balance, make payments, change your account features and top up your prepaid account.
  
  Download the app here via iTunes and Google Play and BlackBerry World