International messaging is a service that lets you send and receive text messages to and from destinations outside Canada. Messages are sent over TELUS networks, so you don’t need to use data while communicating with international contacts. Messages are also sent through TELUS servers, so your conversations are secure. This feature isn’t available with all plans and some countries may not be supported.
What is TELUS International Messaging?
TELUS International messaging is a popular way to communicate with friends and family abroad. This service is especially helpful for students and business travelers, who need to stay in touch with home or office colleagues while on a trip. However, international messaging can be expensive and it is important to understand how TELUS’ pricing works before using this service.
The TELUS International messaging price is based on the number of text messages you send and receive, not your plan type or network. TELUS offers two types of international messaging: unlimited and pay-per-use. The pay-per-use option allows you to pay set fees for each call, message, or data usage that occurs internationally. This is a good option for people who don’t want to pay a flat fee for each month. However, it’s important to note that sending pictures and videos through TELUS International messaging isn’t free of charge. This is because the data used for sending these types of messages is billed the same as standard messaging roaming data.
The Way of TELUS International Messaging:
Unlike most other Canadian mobile providers, TELUS stores copies of all text messages sent and received by its customers. In the case of R v. Jones, police obtained a production order to obtain copies of past messages that were sent to or from the account registered under the name Kurt Gilles. The Court ruled that because the messages were collected under this order, they weren’t subject to the same protections as if the police had obtained them through an intercept warrant.
In the wake of this decision, many organizations are concerned about the potential for government requests for private information, particularly in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in R v. Jones. To ensure privacy, TELUS recommends that businesses adopt best practices for ensuring the security of mobile communication. The company also encourages users to consider encrypting their communications.
The TELUS Network connector that you create in the compliance center synchronizes SMS messages from the TELUS network with your Microsoft 365 organization. This makes it easy for you to apply the same features of Microsoft Purview—such as Litigation Hold and Content Search—to TELUS Network messages as you would to other items in a mailbox. The connector translates TELUS SMS messages into an email message format and then imports them into the mailbox of each user who needs their mobile communications archived. When importing the SMS messages, the connector maps them to a user by using the value of the Email address property in each TELUS message.
