topic Re: Special announcement coming soon in Announcements

Special announcement coming soon

Alan_K — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:39:47 GMT

Hey Community,

Back in the summer of ‘17, we announced that we were expanding our presence by selling our SIM cards at both national and independent retailers. We wanted to give Canadians more control and choice: purchase and activate online or visit your local neighbourhood store.

Since then, we’ve launched at many great retail partners like, Walmart, WOW! Mobile, K-Mobile, London Drugs, The Mobile Shop, Koodo Authorized Dealers, and various independent wireless retailers. In 2019, we’re continuing this journey with the same goal in mind: empower more Canadians to do wireless differently. To that end, we have yet another special announcement coming soon about an exciting addition to our current line-up. Stay tuned for more details!

- Public Mobile Community Team

Re: Special announcement coming soon

ShawnC13 — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:41:17 GMT

@Alan_K wrote:
Hey Community,

Back in the summer of ‘17, we announced that we were expanding our presence by selling our SIM cards at both national and independent retailers. We wanted to give Canadians more control and choice: purchase and activate online or visit your local neighbourhood store.

Since then, we’ve launched at many great retail partners like, Walmart, WOW! Mobile, K-Mobile, London Drugs, The Mobile Shop, Koodo Authorized Dealers, and various independent wireless retailers. In 2019, we’re continuing this journey with the same goal in mind: empower more Canadians to do wireless differently. To that end, we have yet another special announcement coming soon about an exciting addition to our current line-up. Stay tuned for more details!

- Public Mobile Community Team

Why the tease!!! Just post the details when you can let us know lol

Re: Special announcement coming soon

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:45:24 GMT

@Alan_K

Just fix the dang self-serve problems/oversights/shortcomings first. Please.

Re: Special announcement coming soon

Luddite — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:55:44 GMT

Well @Alan_K @Brooke_C, you are discovering that the Community has no interest in hype, just the offer thanks!

Re: Special announcement coming soon

computergeek541 — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:01:21 GMT

@Luddite wrote:
Well @Alan_K @Brooke_C, you are discovering that the Community has no interest in hype, just the offer thanks!

LOL

You trying to start a mutiny?

Re: Special announcement coming soon

Luddite — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:00:43 GMT

I'm guessing Bestbuy, or maybe preactivated SIMs on line.

Re: Special announcement coming soon

computergeek541 — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:02:42 GMT

@Luddite wrote:
I'm guessing Bestbuy, or maybe preactivated SIMs on line.

Best Buy, Canada Computers, EB Games, Staples, something like that... It would be funny if someone guessed correctly.

Re: Special announcement coming soon

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:04:31 GMT

Ok I'll play...e-sim.

Re: Special announcement coming soon

popping — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:12:19 GMT

What other independent mobile stores left in Canada?

Best Buy

...

We can count the following stores out:

The Source - Bell/Virgin only

Visions (Mostly in Western Canada) - Bell/Virgin only

TBooth Wireless - Bell/Virgin/Lucky/Rogers/Fido/Chatr

...

Re: Special announcement coming soon

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:15:06 GMT

@popping wrote:
What other independent mobile stores left in Canada?
Best Buy
...

We can count the following stores out:
The Source - Bell/Virgin only
Visions (Mostly in Western Canada) - Bell/Virgin only
TBooth Wireless - Bell/Virgin/Lucky/Rogers/Fido/Chatr
...

London Drugs in mostly in the west.

Re: Special announcement coming soon

denis2 — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:20:56 GMT

Canadian Tire would be cool

Re: Special announcement coming soon

srlawren — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:38:07 GMT

How about airports for visitors maybe? And support for international credit cards? Probably not, but many of the other good guesses have already been posted. 😉

Re: Special announcement coming soon

Murco — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:41:08 GMT

More free ice cream??? LOL

Re: Special announcement coming soon

NDesai — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:47:09 GMT

I guess SIM vending machines? If not that, then Public Mobile stores?

Re: Special announcement coming soon

sa7375 — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 23:38:24 GMT

It’s not how many but how reliable these retailers are. Most are willing sellers if a SIM is activated at their location: if not, many are reluctant and some even deny. PM clients and its self-serve philosophy deserves better.

All retailers should be bound to a clause that they willingly sell SIM to all prospective clients — irrespective of the fact whether such clients activate the SIM at their point of sale or not.

Re: Special announcement coming soon

smp99 — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 23:40:15 GMT

I was guessing vending machines as well

I think the teaser was to get in front of anybody stumbling upon the announcement page by accident and pre-announcing before they were actually ready

Re: Special announcement coming soon

Spoochy — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:27:31 GMT

Just joined up and am waiting for my number to transfer. I like exciting announcements 🙂 Make me feel like I made the right choice by moving to Public Mobile!

Re: Special announcement coming soon

Luddite — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:35:51 GMT

@slash407 wrote:
it has to be vending machines, thats the way the worlds moving

Pre- activated SIMs in vending machines.

Re: Special announcement coming soon

hzmy — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 03:03:02 GMT

Maybe 3G speed plan upgrade to 5Mbps?

Or a ticket system for support?

Re: Special announcement coming soon

denis2 — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 03:06:20 GMT

Again Canadian Tire could do this