Data + Text Message Only contracts.

[Spitlebug]

Contracts that are Data and Text Messaging only, and at an affordable rate.

I doubt this will ever happen because you are so scared of losing that wonderful cash cow that is Long Distance and Local Airtime.

[NFtoBC]

You can do this at Telus' little brother Koodo. Look at the prepaid plans 

[Spitlebug]

I did. The offerings are rather poor. $25 minimum for Text + 100mb of data. I get better than that with my current plan, and cheaper too.

News flash to Telus:

As a company you are in the throws of dying or on the verge of obsolescence. The business model of being a voice and data provider are coming to an end. Cell phone technology has surpassed what you are offering for data services by a wide margin and it's time to catch up before you get dragged into the future or buried in the past.