TELUS gets personal with new wireless phone

Exchangeable faceplates and suite of SPARK downloadable services make Samsung R500 phone ultra-customizable

VANCOUVER, Nov. 22 /CNW/ - TELUS today introduced the Samsung R500 mobile phone which lets consumers reflect their own style with choice of red and blue exchangeable faceplates and access to the company's SPARK suite of services. Available only from TELUS, the Samsung R500 is a stylish phone that boasts access to TELUS Mobile Music, TELUS Mobile Radio and a variety of messaging services.

"Mobile phones are more than a way for Canadians to talk to each other. They are an extension of personal style and a way to stay entertained wherever you are. The Samsung R500 is a reflection of this evolution in communications with its access to SPARK entertainment and messaging services and interchangeable faceplates," said David Neale, TELUS senior vice-president of Products and Services.

With access to SPARK services including TELUS Mobile Music, TELUS Mobile Radio, Web browsing, Windows Live Messenger, text and picture messaging and downloadable games, videos ringtones and images, the Samsung R500 makes it easy to stay entertained and informed. For more information about SPARK please visit telusmobility.com/SPARK.

TELUS Mobile Music brings the hottest downloadable music tracks spanning a wide variety of genres from the world's biggest music labels right to the palm of our clients' hands. Available on pay-per-use and monthly subscription for unlimited downloads, TELUS Mobile Music lets clients instantly download music wherever they are throughout TELUS' digital coverage area which reaches 4 per cent of Canadians - they don't have to wait to get home to the computer, or get to the record store.

The Samsung R500 also features TELUS Mobile Radio for streaming access to programming on 20 XM Canada satellite radio stations, a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth capabilities for transfer of non copyright-protected files and use with compatible accessories, and a microSD memory expansion slot for up to 2GB for storage of up to 2,000 songs.

The Samsung R500 is now exclusively available at TELUS locations nationally for as low as $49.99 on a three-year contract or $249.99 without a contract. Additional coloured faceplates are available for purchase separately.


About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9.0 billion of annual revenue and 11.0 million customer connections including 5.4 million wireless subscribers, 4.4 million wireline network access lines and 1.2 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being Canada's premier corporate citizen, we give where we live. Since 2000, TELUS and our team members have contributed more than $91 million to charitable and non-profit organizations and volunteered more than 1.7 million hours of service to local communities. Eight TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.


About Samsung Canada
Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. (SECA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., markets a broad range of award-winning digital consumer electronics, information systems, telecommunications and home appliance products.

SECA upholds Samsung's mission to provide consumers with innovative digital convergence products that possess exceptional technology, quality, features, performance and value. The company oversees the Canadian operations of Samsung's Consumer Electronics division, IT division, Home Appliance division and Wireless Terminals division.

Samsung has been a global TOP sponsor of the Olympic Games since 1997 and has been a presenting sponsor of the Olympic Torch Relay since 2004. Also through Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope charity, Samsung helps athletes and celebrities raise funds for their respective charities, including the Wayne Gretzky Foundation in Canada. Samsung is also a proud sponsor of Hockey Canada and is the official HDTV sponsor of the NFL.

For customer service inquiries, please call 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864), and for more information, please visit www.samsung.ca.