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2 TopicsDelivery issues with online Mobility upgrade
I decided to upgrade my phone online as I was due for a new device in June, and the deal online was very good. There was no option to pick the device up in store, and I did not see any warning while placing my order that online orders are to be delivered during business hours ONLY. If I had known that, I never would have placed an online order as I work Mon-Fri I can't take time off of work. Ordered new phone on Tuesday, it was shipped Wednesday, FedEx attempted delivery Thursday & Friday during business hours- again, I did not realize they would only deliver during those times. On Friday, FedEx sent the phone back to Telus Calgary. Spoke to Telus customer service on Friday, she said once the phone is returned to the warehouse and processed the order will be cancelled and I can re-order the device/plan I originally chose, and select pick up in store. On Tuesday the phone was delivered back to Telus. The following Monday (June 8) I emailed telusorders for an update on the phone. Then I called customer service 1-866-488-2709. He said he was going to check with the warehouse on the status of the phone. He called back, said they haven’t inspected it yet for the return process. He said no I cannot order a phone online and pick it up in store. First 2 reps both told me I could. No control from Telus over courier delivery time & day. FedEx won’t let me change pickup point online on my end. He said to try contacting Telus again in 1-2 business days after the return team has inspected the phone. Wednesday June 10: over 48 hours since I emailed Telus order team, no response. Order still says “shipped” on order tracker. I need to return this phone by June 26th or pay the owing amount on my bring it back plan. Two business days later, there is no update, no email from the order team, and I am still without the phone I tried to upgrade to over two weeks ago. To say that I'm unimpressed, disappointed and frustrated as a customer of 7 years is a massive understatement.85Views0likes2CommentsHow to set up new iPhone 17 on Telus
I hope to help someone runs into this scenario: buy an iPhone 17 from Apple and convert old Telus phone with physical SIM. This is the right process to migrate to the new phone, which I found after one very frustrating day: buy the new phone from Apple. go to Telus store and buy an e-SIM ($20+tax). start new phone and migrate the old phone to the new phone (wait for all the apps to be loaded). Now all is transferred, except the SIM/ phone number. Go to the MyTelus site and link the e-SIM to the account number for your phone, provide the SIM number (19 digits). This links the e-SIM to the phone number. This is the navigation path in MyTelus: Plans and Devices -> Select Subscriber -> Swap your SIM Card -> I want to transfer my number to a new physical SIM or an eSIM QR code voucher Go to the new phone and Add the eSIM (Settings -> Cellular), scan the 2D bar code on the eSIM card. Wait to be activated; you may need to restart the new phone. Wipe off the old phone. Some things to note: Apple store people minimize the complexity, cost and time in migrating from physical SIM to eSIM and pass responsibility to the carrier. iPhone 17 does not have physical SIM any more, iPhone 16 is the last iPhone in Canada to have physical SIMs. eSIMs cannot be transferred at Telus between phones. Having an eSIM on your old phone does not help. Makes no sense to convert the physical SIM to eSIM on your old phone. Procedure listed on Telus website to convert from physical SIM to eSIM doesn't work. Telus AI phone is a nightmare, ask to talk to a human and bypass AI. Chat is also borderline useless as you get bounced between incompetent and competent people, and they drop and pick up the chat randomly. Telus store people don't know the procedure, as they receive incomplete information, but at least they try.2.4KViews0likes1Comment