topic Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan in Announcements

NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

J_PM — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:28:46 GMT

Hey Community,

Starting June 17, 2021, we are introducing a new $70 15GB plan!

What does this mean for you?

For a limited time, existing customers can change their rate plan to the following:

$70 per 30 days
15GB + 500MB BONUS data at 3G speed (per 30 days)
500MB BONUS data when you sign up for AutoPay (per 30 days)
Unlimited Canada-wide Talk and U.S minutes
Unlimited International Text

Important things to know:

Bonus data will expire if account becomes inactive or the rate plan is changed.
Previous promotions that have been applied to the account that have been indicated as ‘non-stackable’ will be removed when you switch to this plan. To see if a promotion you currently have applied to your account is ‘non-stackable’ please check the terms of that specific promotion.

How to get this offer:

Log in on Self Serve
Go to “Plan and Add-ons”
Select “Change Plan”
Select the ready-made plan “$70 for 15GB + 500MB AutoPay Bonus”. You will have the option of changing your plan immediately or upon the next renewal date.

To learn more about Public Mobile plans, click here.

- The Public Mobile Team

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

Triguy — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:04:35 GMT

Good option for people who need more data.

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

LurganIeUk — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:36:00 GMT

Bonus data will expire if account becomes inactive or the rate plan is changed.

Does inactive mean if account is suspended?

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

smp99 — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:52:22 GMT

I think this will flop

15GB for $70 is in line with most others including the main big 3, most of which offer some deals on new phones. And they are not limited to 3g speeds - yes I know it really makes no difference, but it's all about optics here. With this plan you do get US calling while in Cda, so not US roaming, but that is minor at best.

If you need lots of data, you are likely going to go to a plan with a good data allotment and then unlimited throttled afterwards.

Also doesn't really make sense

$40 plan gets you 5GB
$50 plan gets you 10.5GB or 5.5GB for $10 extra.

For another 5GB (this new plan) you have pay $20 extra, quite the jump per GB

Does the 2GB bonus apply for new account?

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

LurganIeUk — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:56:43 GMT

Am I missing something?. Where did you get a 2 gb bonus from?

I see 500 plus 500 in the OP.

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

Triguy — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:05:40 GMT

@LurganIeUk It would 18GB if you setup autopay. 2GB promo offer.

15GB + 500MB BONUS data at 3G speed (per 30 days)
500MB BONUS data when you sign up for AutoPay (per 30 days)

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

smp99 — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:02:12 GMT

@LurganIeUk wrote:
Am I missing something?. Where did you get a 2 gb bonus from?
I see 500 plus 500 in the OP.

Promo code - see here

Public Mobile

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

mimmo — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:14:17 GMT

@Triguy doesn't Koodo also have a 15gb plan for 60$ at the moment which would make lot more sense as a comparison plan vs plan, not including the 2gb bonus code which could dissapear at any time.

I could see this plan for someone locked into pm because of rewards, but if I needed this much data I would be shopping around.

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

SD08 — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:45:46 GMT

An underwhelming plan compared to what others are offering, especially since PM's data is capped at 3G speed.. PM hasn't been a leader for a long time and it seems they won't be as long as they get their marching orders from Telus.

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

computergeek541 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:32:48 GMT

Terrible

This plan offers less data, slower data, and a higher price than competitors, and is worse than even Koodo's offers. I would not be surprised if Public Mobile goes weeks with only a very small handful of activations on this plan.

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

popping — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:21:10 GMT

@J_PM

To compensate for the 3Mbps data speed, let add US roaming to this plan as travel restrictions will be removed soon without staying at hotel for 14 days when people return to Canada. Then, PM will be leading in the tier 3 race again.

Couple of years ago, PM had a $60 plan with US roaming. It was a popular plan.

Have a better and better days|

Stay positive, test negative and have a great summer.

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:25:02 GMT

@computergeek541 wrote:
I would not be surprised if Public Mobile goes weeks with only a very small handful of activations on this plan.

You mean like baby hands? Or three-fingered sloth hands? 🙂

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

srlawren — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:26:01 GMT

@popping wrote:
@J_PM
To compensate for the 3Mbps data speed, let add US roaming to this plan as travel restrictions will be removed soon without staying at hotel for 14 days when people return to Canada. Then, PM will be leading in the tier 3 race again.

@popping yes I was thinking the same thing. Make it a new version of the old $60 plan but with quite a bit more domestic data. That would be an appealing plan. As-is, not so much.

@SD08 wrote:
An underwhelming plan compared to what others are offering, especially since PM's data is capped at 3G speed.. PM hasn't been a leader for a long time and it seems they won't be as long as they get their marching orders from Telus.

@SD08 definitely disappointing. On the other hand, people have been clamoring for a larger data bucket plan from PM for as long as I can remember, so this is at least a step in the right direction. I'm guessing like most responders so far that there won't be much uptake on this plan, but I guess time will tell!

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

srlawren — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:27:15 GMT

Moving my own post to the lounge, as it's clearly off-topic 🙂

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

computergeek541 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 01:26:33 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@computergeek541 wrote:
I would not be surprised if Public Mobile goes weeks with only a very small handful of activations on this plan.
You mean like baby hands? Or three-fingered sloth hands? 🙂

It wouldn't make a difference. Do you think that there will be much demand for this? Who activates with Public Mobile to pay $70 per 30 days?

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:32:45 GMT

Interesting. I didn't get the red box.

@srlawren : In the lounge...took me a while...oh.. I see. 🙂 Funny with the 4 different brandings on the image. Two of them are related anyway.

@computergeek541 : I of course have zero interest in this plan. But some folks are the type to pick up the maximum anything.

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

ShawnC13 — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:43:57 GMT

As others have said disappointing. It is like the PM marketing team are in a locked room and has no access to what others are offering. Marketing types are supposed to be free-thinking and innovative, let them do that and see what they can come up with.

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

benfatto — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:44:12 GMT

Looks pretty useless to me; just renew your $50 plan early if needed and you're not committed every month.
Plus 30 gb for $80 on the big 3 is much better deal if you really need big data; and it's unthrottled LTE.

Not a very promising foray into big data plans for PM customers. 😩

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

srlawren — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:50:47 GMT

@benfatto wrote:

Plus 30 gb for $80 on the big 3 is much better deal if you really need big data; and it's unthrottled LTE.

@benfatto yes, plus has unlimited (heavily-throttled) data if you manage to use up all the full-speed data.

Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

softech — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:11:15 GMT

honest, don't think the plan is competitive at all. If I am paying that much, I think shop around and there are better deals out there.

It's true those other plans might lock you in a contract , but they offer 4G + VoLTE.