Telus brings Fastap to Canada with LG 490

by Chris Ziegler, posted Sep 16th 2006 at 2:03PM

It looks like Canadians are getting a second shot at Digit Wireless' love-it-or-hate-it Fastap keypad layout with Telus' introduction of the LG 490 clamshell. As you might recall, this same model came to Alltel a couple months back, though we're guessing the Telus incarnation is cleansed of the NASCAR fodder strewn about on its American equivalent. Strangely, Telus customers are going to pay a good deal more for the phone, commanding $129 CAD (about $115 USD) on a two-year contract compared to Alltel's $60 -- the carrier must be brimming with confidence that 38 keys are exactly what text-savvy Canadians yearn for.

Filed under: Handsets, LG, Telus Mobility, CDMA

Tags: 490, AX490, canada, clamshell, digit wireless, DigitWireless, fastap, flip, keypad, lg, telus

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Optimus Rhyme @ Sep 16th 2006 2:25PM

I find us Canadians get kinda shafted with mobile phone prices. I'm with Rogers and quite often their prices for phones even on a 3 year contract are fairly high. I just buy my phones unlocked online. It may cost me more money, but I don't get locked into a contract and I can choose any phone really.

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kyle @ Sep 17th 2006 9:21PM

Actually, Telus has had a Fastap phone for about a year now. Too bad Fastap really isn't as nice as it seems..

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