topic Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th in Announcements

Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

Alan_K — Fri, 10 May 2019 16:54:38 GMT

Hey Community,

Effective May 10, 2019, the following promotional plans have expired:

$30 for 1 GB at 3G speed
$40 for 2.5 GB at 3G speed

While these promotions are no longer available, we have some great offers below taking their place, available starting today. These offers are available for new and current customers.

Plan details:

$25 for 1 GB at 3G speed (Limited Time Offer)

30-day plan
500 MB Data at 3G speed
+Bonus 500 MB with AutoPay
Unlimited Canada-wide Talk
Unlimited International Text and Picture Messaging

$40 for 5 GB at 3G speed

30-day plan
4.5 GB of data at 3G speed
+Bonus 500 MB with AutoPay
Unlimited Canada-wide Talk
Unlimited International Text and Picture Messaging

How to get this offer:

New customers	Current customers
Purchase a SIM Card: Click here to order online or locate a participating retailer to purchase a SIM Card. Visit activate.publicmobile.ca and follow the instructions to activate your SIM Card. If purchasing from a participating retailer, the retail associate can assist you with the activation. During the activation process, select the Ready-made plan that you want.	Log in on Self Serve Go to “Plan and Add-ons” Select “Change Plan” Select the Ready-made plan that you want. You will have the option of changing your plan immediately or upon the next renewal date.

To learn more about Public Mobile, click here.

-Public Mobile Community Team

FAQ

Question	Answer
How long will these plans be in market?	These offers are subject to change without notice. Please refer to Public Mobile’s Service Terms. Please note that the promotion will not be honoured after it has ended. This includes SIM cards that have been purchased online, are in-transit and not yet activated.
Will I keep the same plan forever? Will my plan change?	Please refer to our Terms of Service for more information about our plans.
I am an existing customer. What is the difference between changing my plan immediately and changing my plan on the next renewal date?	When changing your plan, you have 2 options: (1) change your plan immediately or (2) change on your next renewal date. We recommend changing your plan on your next renewal date so your money can go further, but ultimately the choice is yours. To learn more about how to change your plan and other things you should consider when determining which option is best for you, check out our help article here.
What happens if these plans becomes unavailable before my next plan renewal date?	If you choose to change your plan to one of these plans on the next renewal date and the request has been submitted successfully, you will still switch to the plan you selected even if the promotion ends before your renewal date occurs.
On my next plan renewal date, I chose to switch to one of the following plans: $30 for 1 GB at 3G speed $40 for 2.5 GB at 3G speed Now that these are being removed, what will happen?	If you have set up a plan change to one of the mentioned promotional plans at your next payment date and choose not to make any changes now, on your next renewal date you will still switch to the selected plan even if the promotion ends before your renewal date occurs.
I am currently on one of the expired plans. Will my data limit or plan price automatically update based on these changes?	No, the data limit nor the plan price will not update automatically as these are two distinct plans. That said, if you want to change to any of the new plans, you can do so in Self-Serve and the plan will change on your next renewal date.

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

specialK — Fri, 10 May 2019 16:58:35 GMT

Thanks for bringing back the old plans! These are definitely more competitive with the competition.

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

popping — Fri, 10 May 2019 16:58:59 GMT

Thank you for bringing back the old popular plans.

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

will13am — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:05:35 GMT

These plans should remain as everyday low price deals and not time limited offers.

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

stonechucker — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:12:44 GMT

Great plans @Alan_K. love to see them back!

How about a $27 for an extra 500 MB on that $25 plan?

I know I'm dreaming...

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

popping — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:17:54 GMT

@stonechucker wrote:
Great plans @Alan_K. love to see them back!

How about a $27 for an extra 500 MB on that $25 plan?

I know I'm dreaming...

If you don't ask, you will never get that plan. What if @Alan_K says yes...

It is like buying a lottery ticket. I am sure that you will not win without a ticket.

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

will13am — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:55:57 GMT

@stonechucker wrote:
Great plans @Alan_K. love to see them back!

How about a $27 for an extra 500 MB on that $25 plan?

I know I'm dreaming...

What you are really asking for is a $30 for 1.5GB plan which is like paying $5 more for 500 MB from the $25/1GB plan. That is a lot of money for 500MB. Lets use round numbers and go for $30/2GB. The dog brand gives me 3GB full speed LTE data for $15. That is my benchmark for assessing value.

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

SD08 — Fri, 10 May 2019 18:57:15 GMT

That's more like it. Thanks for bringing this back.

But TBH, these plans should not have been removed to begin with, as a "competitive response." Here we are, back to where we were. Let's stop playing follow-the-leader, PM.

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

geopublic — Fri, 10 May 2019 18:02:20 GMT

@will13am wrote:
@stonechucker wrote:
Great plans @Alan_K. love to see them back!

How about a $27 for an extra 500 MB on that $25 plan?

I know I'm dreaming...
What you are really asking for is a $30 for 1.5GB plan which is like paying $5 more for 500 MB from the $25/1GB plan. That is a lot of money for 500MB. Lets use round numbers and go for $30/2GB. The dog brand gives me 3GB full speed LTE data for $15. That is my benchmark for assessing value.

$30/2GB Winner!!!!!

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

stonechucker — Fri, 10 May 2019 18:14:02 GMT

@geopublic wrote:
@will13am wrote:
@stonechucker wrote:
Great plans @Alan_K. love to see them back!

How about a $27 for an extra 500 MB on that $25 plan?

I know I'm dreaming...
What you are really asking for is a $30 for 1.5GB plan which is like paying $5 more for 500 MB from the $25/1GB plan. That is a lot of money for 500MB. Lets use round numbers and go for $30/2GB. The dog brand gives me 3GB full speed LTE data for $15. That is my benchmark for assessing value.
$30/2GB Winner!!!!!

Baby steps... we've crawled to get here, let's walk before we run!

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

geopublic — Fri, 10 May 2019 18:16:49 GMT

@stonechucker wrote:
@geopublic wrote:
@will13am wrote:
@stonechucker wrote:
Great plans @Alan_K. love to see them back!

How about a $27 for an extra 500 MB on that $25 plan?

I know I'm dreaming...
What you are really asking for is a $30 for 1.5GB plan which is like paying $5 more for 500 MB from the $25/1GB plan. That is a lot of money for 500MB. Lets use round numbers and go for $30/2GB. The dog brand gives me 3GB full speed LTE data for $15. That is my benchmark for assessing value.
$30/2GB Winner!!!!!
Baby steps... we've crawled to get here, let's walk before we run!

Time for PM to take the lead again.

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

TheOldVR — Fri, 10 May 2019 18:50:31 GMT

Oops... this answers my question to a different post on the same topic :P.

The plans are good, but really just competitive with in-market options right now.

So yay?

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

zork1984 — Fri, 10 May 2019 20:04:49 GMT

thanks for bringing it back - now i can actually refer the $25 plan to people! (patiently waiting for the referralevent )

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

kselmak — Fri, 10 May 2019 21:04:10 GMT

@geopublic wrote:
@stonechucker wrote:
@geopublic wrote:
@will13am wrote:
@stonechucker wrote:
Great plans @Alan_K. love to see them back!

How about a $27 for an extra 500 MB on that $25 plan?

I know I'm dreaming...
What you are really asking for is a $30 for 1.5GB plan which is like paying $5 more for 500 MB from the $25/1GB plan. That is a lot of money for 500MB. Lets use round numbers and go for $30/2GB. The dog brand gives me 3GB full speed LTE data for $15. That is my benchmark for assessing value.
$30/2GB Winner!!!!!
Baby steps... we've crawled to get here, let's walk before we run!
Time for PM to take the lead again.

Hmmm, i have a friend who got two plans with fido couple of years ago, both are 30 for 3gigs and he's now off the hook for the phones. if pm does offer something similar for 30 i could probably get him to switch, i know his wife is not too happy with her reception. I doub they would go for 1.5 or even 2, maybe 2+0.5 autopay. I'll definitely leave my radar on

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

FAUJ2 — Sat, 11 May 2019 00:10:42 GMT

People can thank Lucky Mobile/Bell for holding their ground and influencing the return of these plans on PM. Currently, Lucky Mobile Promos are not as 'erratic'.

Either way, good on PM for bringing these plans back. Albeit being "limited timed offers"

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

TheGx — Fri, 10 May 2019 23:32:58 GMT

@zork1984 wrote:
thanks for bringing it back - now i can actually refer the $25 plan to people! (patiently waiting for the referralevent )

**bleep** right! It was hard refering people when Public didn't have the best value, but now that Public is the best value in Canada again, we all gotta do everything we can to refer everyone we know to help support the best value companies like Public and the best value plans too!

Also, **bleep** right about hoping the referal rewards go back up to $25 each or more too! That'll make it even easier to refer more people too!

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

TheGx — Fri, 10 May 2019 23:42:38 GMT

@FAUJ2 wrote:
People can thank Lucky Mobile/Bell for holding their ground and influencing the return of these plans on PM. Lucky Mobile Promos are not as 'erratic.'
Either way, good on PM for bringing these plans back. Albeit being "limited times offers"

You're right that Lucky deserves thanks for putting pressure on Public to do better than them again, but don't forget that Public was the best value well before Lucky ever was, and so we should all keep thanking Public for being the best value before which caused other companies like Lucky to drop their prices too, and then thank Public again for being the best value again after other companies like Lucky began to copy Public Mobile.

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

zfx — Sat, 11 May 2019 00:11:16 GMT

@TheGx wrote:
@FAUJ2 wrote:
People can thank Lucky Mobile/Bell for holding their ground and influencing the return of these plans on PM. Lucky Mobile Promos are not as 'erratic.'
Either way, good on PM for bringing these plans back. Albeit being "limited times offers"
You're right that Lucky deserves thanks for putting pressure on Public to do better than them again, but don't forget that Public was the best value well before Lucky ever was, and so we should all keep thanking Public for being the best value before which caused other companies like Lucky to drop their prices too, and then thank Public again for being the best value again after other companies like Lucky began to copy Public Mobile.

Well... in the end, more competitions between all BIG 3 is better for the customers right? Now only if we can buy the PM sim card for something like $4 at Dollarama *cough*Lucky Mobile*cough*, that will be even sweeter!!

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

Dunkgirl — Sat, 11 May 2019 00:16:27 GMT

Thanks for bringing back the $25 plan

Re: Changes to promotional plans taking place May 10th

MoreYummy — Sat, 11 May 2019 03:48:21 GMT

Good to have some promotion back. there is thread about missing the pass promotion.