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Clearnet

Canadian telecommunications subsidiary

Clearnet (branded in advertising as "Clearne+") was a division of Telus Mobility launched in April 2011 to sell landline and mobile phone bundles in Western Canada. It was a revival of the Clearnet Communications brand name, which originally belonged to an independent cellular provider that was merged into Telus Mobility in 2000. Telus relaunched Clearnet as a discount provider with a "limited market trial" in Kelowna, British Columbia, and Red Deer, Alberta.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 2011Founded1

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Clearnet (branded in advertising as "Clearne+") was a division of Telus Mobility launched in April 2011 to sell landline and mobile phone bundles in Western Canada. It was a revival of the Clearnet Communications brand name, which originally belonged to an independent cellular provider that was merged into Telus Mobility in 2000. Telus relaunched Clearnet as a discount provider with a "limited market trial" in Kelowna, British Columbia, and Red Deer, Alberta.2

Products and brands

Networks

Mobile services provided by Clearnet used Telus Mobility's HSPA+ network. The maximum theoretical download speed was 21 Mbit/s. The landline service was also provided by Telus, but retained the Clearnet branding.

Products

Clearnet had a very small selection of mobile phones. It included two feature phones and one smartphone, all which are also available on Telus Mobility. Clearnet did not sell any phones compatible with its landline service.

Feature phones

The Clearnet lineup of feature phones included one from LG, one from Samsung and one from Sony:

LG GB-255G

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Samsung Evergreen

Sony CM-B1200 series

Smartphone

The Samsung Galaxy Apollo was the only smartphone available from Clearnet. Only Wi-Fi Internet access was possible because Clearnet did not offer any mobile Internet plans.

Service

Clearnet operated as a business name used by Telus Mobility. The company offered two plans, one with unlimited mobile calling within the user's province and one with unlimited mobile talk and text nationwide. Both plans included a basic landline home phone. While the service was only offered to customers in Kelowna and Red Deer, coverage was available across Canada on the Telus network. The Clearnet website stated that data options would be available in the future.

As of June 2, 2012, Clearnet displayed a notice on its website stating that they were no longer accepting new activations. The domain now merely redirects to Telus' main site.

From Wikipedia’s article on Clearnet (Telus Mobility), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2012Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Apr 2011Founded Founded1

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