Bell and Telus are set to launch the iPhone this week (Bell on Nov. 4 and Telus on Nov. 5), which should heat up competition for the popular device and help drive down prices.
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Until now, Rogers and Fido were the only two carriers in Canada who were able to offer the iPhone. But Telus and Bell have since upgraded their networks to an HSPA standard and can now support the iPhone.
Pricing for the iPhone is the same whether you choose Bell or Telus: $99 8GB 3G/$199 16GB 3GS/$299 32GB 3GS. There are some differences between the pricing plans depending on what carrier, and the excellent resource iPhoneincanada.ca breaks it down here.
There’s a rumour circulating that this latest batch of iPhones will be unlocked without a SIM card, in order to make sales easier. However, once a SIM card is inserted, the phone will automatically become locked.
What is not known, however, is if you could insert your own SIM card and keep the phone unlocked if you bought it outright without a contract.
iPhone sales are expected to brisk as existing Telus and Bell customers will finally be able to upgrade to the iPhone.
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