14 DAY TRIAL // Today, Canadian wireless carrier TELUS has fired up its 4G LTE network in a variety of markets in the country, and also made available for purchase the first devices to offer support for the new airwaves.
Among these LTE devices, we can count the LG Optimus LTE smartphone, long rumored to become the first smartphone on the carrier’s LTE airwaves.
Starting today, users in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, Kitchener, Waterloo, Hamilton, Guelph, Belleville, Ottawa, Montreal, Québec City, Halifax and Yellowknife will enjoy the carrier’s new network.
On it, they can reach peak download speeds of up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps). On average, the network will offer download speeds of 12 to 25 Mbps.
Canadians interested in a smartphone that can benefit from the fast speeds that TELUS’ network has to offer can now head over to the carrier’s stores in the LTE markets to make a purchase, or can head to the company’s website for that.
They will be able to get the said LG Optimus LTE for only $99.99 with the signing of a three-year contract agreement with the wireless carrier on a $50 monthly plan.
The smartphone is available with shorter contract terms as well, for $529.99 on a two-year deal, $579.99 on a one-year contract, and $629.99 if purchased contract free.
Running under Android 2.3 (most probably upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich), the smartphone features a large 4.5” True HD IPS display, and is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core application processor.
Moreover, the new mobile phone arrive on shelves with an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with support for full HD video recording, as well as with a front camera for making video calls.
The handset also enables users to play HD content on a large HD TV using the HDMI out port it was packed with, or to stream media wirelessly using DLNA.