TELUS' data coverage
what is Wireless High Speed (EVDO)?
The largest and fastest coast-to-coast network in Canada just got faster! EVDO Rev A is the latest evolution of North America's leading digital technology standard: CDMA. Wireless High Speed is a highly efficient data network that allows Internet access at average download speeds of 450-800 kilobits per second, which is comparable to wireline high speed technology.
| Network Attribute |
TELUS EVDO |
TELUS EVDO Rev A |
| Peak downlink (Rx) throughput |
2.4 Mbps |
3.1 Mbps |
| Typical downlink (Rx) throughput range |
400-700 Kbps |
450-800 Kbps |
| Peak uplink (Tx) throughput |
153 Kbps |
1.8 Mbps |
| Typical uplink (Tx) throughput range |
40-60 Kbps |
300-400 Kbps |
| Latency |
150 ms |
70-80 ms |
so what does this mean to you?
Here’s an example of how the TELUS network can save you time!
Meet Sue, a regional manager who spends her time on the road or working from her home office.
 She relies on a high speed PC Connect Card in her laptop to stay connected anywhere, anytime
With a combination of email, surfing and working on various documents, Sue uses an average of 50MB/week or 200MB/month
Here's how Sue will benefit from Wireless High Speed:
| |
EVDO Rev A |
EVDO |
1X |
| Average download speed |
800 kbps |
700 kbps |
60 kbps |
| Time to transmit 1 MB* |
10 sec |
12 sec |
2 min |
| Weekly download time |
8.5 min |
10 min |
2 hrs |
| Monthly download time |
34 min |
39 min |
7.5 hrs |
By using Wireless High Speed network from TELUS, Sue has the convenience of working on the go – meaning she can spend more time working, not waiting.
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The TELUS Wireless High Speed network allows for fast and reliable Internet connections. This opens the door for a variety of services such as streaming video and other multimedia applications. Mobile professionals will be able to get broadband-like connections to corporate Intranets, e-mail servers, the Internet, and other online services.
coverage
TELUS' Wireless High Speed network is available in Canada's major
urban centres and some smaller regions. Here is a complete list of Canadian
cities that offer TELUS Wireless High Speed coverage:
Western Canada | Central
Canada | Eastern Canada
British Columbia
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| 100 Mile House |
yes |
yes |
| Abbotsford |
yes |
yes |
| Alert Bay |
yes |
yes |
| Ashcroft |
yes |
yes |
| Burns Lake |
yes |
yes |
| Cache Creek |
yes |
yes |
| Campbell River |
yes |
yes |
| Chase |
yes |
yes |
| Chilliwack |
yes |
yes |
| Clinton |
yes |
yes |
| Colwood |
yes |
yes |
| Courtenay |
yes |
yes |
| Cranbrook |
yes |
yes |
| Dawson Creek |
yes |
yes |
| East Gate |
yes |
yes |
| Fort Nelson |
yes |
yes |
| Fort Rupert |
yes |
yes |
| Fort St. John |
yes |
yes |
| Fraser Lake |
yes |
yes |
| Grand Forks |
yes |
yes |
| Hazelton |
yes |
yes |
| Kamloops |
yes |
yes |
| Kelowna |
yes |
yes |
| Keremeos |
yes |
yes |
| Kimberley |
yes |
yes |
| Langford |
yes |
yes |
| Langley |
yes |
yes |
| Lumby |
yes |
yes |
| Mackenzie |
yes |
yes |
| Maple Ridge |
yes |
yes |
| Merritt |
yes |
yes |
| Mission |
yes |
yes |
| Nanaimo |
yes |
yes |
| New Westminster |
yes |
yes |
| North Vancouver |
yes |
yes |
| Oakbay |
yes |
yes |
| Oliver |
yes |
yes |
| Pemberton |
yes |
yes |
| Penticton |
yes |
yes |
| Port Alice |
yes |
yes |
| Port Coquitlam |
yes |
yes |
| Port McNeill |
yes |
yes |
| Prince George |
yes |
yes |
| Princeton |
yes |
yes |
| Quesnel |
yes |
yes |
| Richmond |
yes |
yes |
| Rogers Pass |
yes |
yes |
| Saanich |
yes |
yes |
| Salmon Arm |
yes |
yes |
| Sayward |
yes |
yes |
| Sidney |
yes |
yes |
| Smithers |
yes |
yes |
| Surrey |
yes |
yes |
| Telkwa |
yes |
yes |
| Terrace |
yes |
yes |
| Vancouver |
yes |
yes |
| Vernon |
yes |
yes |
| Victoria |
yes |
yes |
| West Vancouver |
yes |
yes |
| Whistler |
yes |
yes |
| Williams Lake |
yes |
yes |
Alberta
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| Airdrie |
yes |
yes |
| Banff |
yes |
yes |
| Barrhead |
yes |
yes |
| Bonnyville |
yes |
yes |
| Brooks |
yes |
yes |
| Calgary |
yes |
yes |
| Camrose |
yes |
yes |
| Canmore |
yes |
yes |
| Cold Lake |
yes |
yes |
| Edmonton |
yes |
yes |
| Edson |
yes |
yes |
| Fairview |
yes |
yes |
| Fort McMurray |
yes |
yes |
| Fort Saskatchewan |
yes |
yes |
| Fox Creek |
yes |
yes |
| Grande Prairie |
yes |
yes |
| High River |
yes |
yes |
| Hinton |
yes |
yes |
| Jasper |
yes |
yes |
| Lac la Biche |
yes |
yes |
| Leduc |
yes |
yes |
| Lethbridge |
yes |
yes |
| Lloydminster |
yes |
yes |
| Manning |
yes |
yes |
| Medicine Hat |
yes |
yes |
| Peace River |
yes |
yes |
| Rainbow Lake |
yes |
yes |
| Red Deer |
yes |
yes |
| Slave Lake |
yes |
yes |
| Smoky Lake |
yes |
yes |
| Spirit River |
yes |
yes |
| Spruce Grove |
yes |
yes |
| St. Albert |
yes |
yes |
| St. Paul |
yes |
yes |
| Strathmore |
yes |
yes |
| Swan Hills |
yes |
yes |
| Vegreville |
yes |
yes |
| Vermilion |
yes |
yes |
| Vulcan |
yes |
yes |
| Westlock |
yes |
yes |
| Wetaskiwin |
yes |
yes |
Saskatchewan
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| Regina |
yes |
yes |
| Saskatoon |
yes |
yes |
Manitoba
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| Winnipeg |
yes |
yes |
Ontario
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| Ajax |
yes |
yes |
| Arnprior |
yes |
yes |
| Aurora |
yes |
yes |
| Barrie |
yes |
yes |
| Bel |
yes |
yes |
| Belle River |
yes |
yes |
| Belleville |
yes |
yes |
| Brockville |
yes |
yes |
| Bolton |
yes |
yes |
| Braeside |
yes |
yes |
| Brampton |
yes |
yes |
| Brantford |
yes |
yes |
| Burlington |
yes |
yes |
| Caledon |
yes |
yes |
| Cambridge |
yes |
yes |
| Clarington |
yes |
yes |
| Colchester |
yes |
yes |
| Cold Water |
yes |
yes |
| Collingwood |
yes |
yes |
| Cornwall |
yes |
yes |
| Dorchester |
yes |
yes |
| Essex |
yes |
yes |
| Fort Erie |
yes |
yes |
| Guelph |
yes |
yes |
| Halton Hills |
yes |
yes |
| Hamilton |
yes |
yes |
| Harrow |
yes |
yes |
| Hawkesbury |
yes |
yes |
| Ingersoll |
yes |
yes |
| Kanata |
yes |
yes |
| Kingston |
yes |
yes |
| Kingsville |
yes |
yes |
| Kitchener |
yes |
yes |
| Kramer Subdivision |
yes |
yes |
| Leamington |
yes |
yes |
| London |
yes |
yes |
| Markham |
yes |
yes |
| Midland |
yes |
yes |
| Milton |
yes |
yes |
| Mississauga |
yes |
yes |
| Napanee |
yes |
yes |
| Newboro |
yes |
yes |
| Newburgh |
yes |
yes |
| Newmarket |
yes |
yes |
| Niagara |
yes |
yes |
| North Bay |
yes |
yes |
| Oak Ridges |
yes |
yes |
| Oakville |
yes |
yes |
| Orangeville |
yes |
yes |
| Orillia |
yes |
yes |
| Oshawa |
yes |
yes |
| Ottawa |
yes |
yes |
| Pembroke |
yes |
yes |
| Petawawa |
yes |
yes |
| Peterborough |
yes |
yes |
| Pickering |
yes |
yes |
| Renfrew |
yes |
yes |
| Richmond Hill |
yes |
yes |
| Sarnia |
yes |
yes |
| Sault Ste. Marie |
yes |
yes |
| St. Catharines |
yes |
yes |
| Sudbury |
yes |
yes |
| Tilbury |
yes |
yes |
| Toronto |
yes |
yes |
| Wasaga Beach |
yes |
yes |
| Waterloo |
yes |
yes |
| Welland |
yes |
yes |
| Wheatley |
yes |
yes |
| Whitby |
yes |
yes |
| Windsor |
yes |
yes |
| Woodstock |
yes |
yes |
Quebec
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| Beauharnois |
yes |
yes |
| Blainville |
yes |
yes |
| Boucherville |
yes |
yes |
| Brossard |
yes |
yes |
| Buckingham |
yes |
yes |
| Châteauguay |
yes |
yes |
| Chatham |
yes |
yes |
| Contrecoeur |
yes |
yes |
| Coteau-du-Lac |
yes |
yes |
| Côte-Saint-Luc |
yes |
yes |
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux |
yes |
yes |
| Drummondville |
yes |
yes |
| L'Épiphanie |
yes |
yes |
| Gatineau |
yes |
yes |
| Granby |
yes |
yes |
| Grande-Ile |
yes |
yes |
| Hull |
yes |
yes |
| Joliette |
yes |
yes |
| Kingsey Falls |
yes |
yes |
| Lachute |
yes |
yes |
| Laval |
yes |
yes |
| Lévis |
yes |
yes |
| Longueuil |
yes |
yes |
| Maniwaki |
yes |
yes |
| Mascouche |
yes |
yes |
| Masson-Angers |
yes |
yes |
| Mirabel |
yes |
yes |
| Montréal |
yes |
yes |
| Mont-Tremblant |
yes |
yes |
| Québec City |
yes |
yes |
| Repentigny |
yes |
yes |
| Rimouski |
yes |
yes |
| Saguenay |
yes |
yes |
| Saint-Eustache |
yes |
yes |
| Saint-Hyacinthe |
yes |
yes |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
yes |
yes |
| Saint-Jérôme |
yes |
yes |
| Saint-Jovite |
yes |
yes |
| Saint-Paul |
yes |
yes |
| Saint-Rémi |
yes |
yes |
| Saint-Roch-d |
yes |
yes |
| Saint-Timothée |
yes |
yes |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield |
yes |
yes |
| Shawinigan |
yes |
yes |
| Sherbrooke |
yes |
yes |
| Terrebonne |
yes |
yes |
| Thetford Mines |
yes |
yes |
| Trois-Rivières |
yes |
yes |
| Victoriaville |
yes |
yes |
Newfoundland
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| St. John's |
yes |
yes |
Prince Edward Island
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| Charlottetown |
yes |
yes |
Nova Scotia
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| Coldbrook/Kentville |
yes |
yes |
| Truro |
yes |
yes |
| Stellarton |
yes |
yes |
| Wolfville |
yes |
yes |
| Sydney/North Sydney |
yes |
yes |
| New Glasgow |
yes |
yes |
| Halifax |
yes |
yes |
New Brunswick
| City |
EVDO |
EVDO Rev A |
| Moncton |
yes |
yes |
| Bathurst |
yes |
yes |
| Florenceville |
yes |
yes |
| Saint John |
yes |
yes |
| Fredericton |
yes |
yes |
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We are continuously expanding our network coverage across Canada. Please
see our coverage maps for more information.
Voice and data services can also be accessed throughout the United States
within our roaming partner coverage areas.
what is 1X?
TELUS' national 1X network provides the same reliable always-on Internet access as Wireless High Speed, but at speeds of 40-60 kilobits per second, which are comparable to wireline dial-up technology. Most importantly, 1X offers that speed to clients wherever they might be in our 1X service areas, which span coast-to-coast across Canada and within our roaming partner areas throughout the U.S.
high speed mobile computing
TELUS' Mobile Computing service offers connectivity to the largest and fastest coast-to-coast network in Canada . You can mobilize your wireless handheld or Windows laptop to get an instant and secure connection to the information and applications you rely on - from corporate e-mail, to databases and websites.
Get fast connections with Wireless High Speed network in urban
centres, extensive national 1X coverage in Canada, great U.S. coverage
with our roaming partner areas throughout the U.S, and Hotspot access
in over 800 key locations across Canada.
Please see telusmobility.com/mobilecomputing
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