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how are you enjoying public mobile experience?

psylence — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:15:34 GMT

new to public mobile and wondering how fellow mobilers are feeling about their service.

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TheGx — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:03:53 GMT

I enjoy saving $, so my experience with Public is good, plus all my interactions with the Moderators have been good too.

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DL888 — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:13:19 GMT

I got my 2 daughters on PM before school started...so far no issues. Last night just ported my wife over from B3ll and it took 45min for the port to complete. Happy with the savings so far vs the big 3.

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liuxinbing — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:43:01 GMT

very happy.

@psylence wrote:
new to public mobile and wondering how fellow mobilers are feeling about their service.

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darlicious — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:06:04 GMT

@DL888 wrote:
I got my 2 daughters on PM before school started...so far no issues. Last night just ported my wife over from B3ll and it took 45min for the port to complete. Happy with the savings so far vs the big 3.

Oh yeah youll be happy with the savings...a little pain but lots of gain. I'm saving over $100 a month on 3 lines. Where's your next vacation going to be?

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luke11992 — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:18:30 GMT

I’ve been with PM almost 2 years so far and have loved it. I’m paying less than my previous plan when with virgin mobile, while getting more.

The “downside” to the data being throttled to 3G speeds haven’t been an issue for me, so no complaints!

I also appreciate all the incentives they give to save on the monthly bill.

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tehowennathe — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:53:30 GMT

Been with PM over 3 years and haven't been on contract since. Paying way less then when I was with Rogers. Sure it's throttled to 3G speeds but I never noticed a difference in data speeds. I'm happy and tell everyone about it.

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dna2016 — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:35:02 GMT

@psylence Welcome to PM, where savings happen.

I've been with PM for almost 3 year, looking forward to that next loyalty credit

I've referred a number of people and they are all shocked at how much they're able to save and be able to get so much unlimited service that is not restricted to regions or zones.

Only issue I ever had was in my first set up where my incoming calls weren't working for about 6 hours but luckily this forum was available to see how the issue can be resolved.

In terms of reception, you're on the Telus network so you're getting Big 3 reception service. Sure 3G Internet is slower but nothing wrong with a few more seconds of patience, especially when you're paying such low prices.

Re: how are you enjoying public mobile experience?

liuxinbing — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:42:01 GMT

@darlicious wrote:
@DL888 wrote:
I got my 2 daughters on PM before school started...so far no issues. Last night just ported my wife over from B3ll and it took 45min for the port to complete. Happy with the savings so far vs the big 3.
Oh yeah youll be happy with the savings...a little pain but lots of gain. I'm saving over $100 a month on 3 lines. Where's your next vacation going to be?

little pain with a lot of gain. Next vacation? cross the border play at 6flags.

Re: how are you enjoying public mobile experience?

darlicious — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:17:55 GMT

@liuxinbing wrote:
@darlicious wrote:
@DL888 wrote:
I got my 2 daughters on PM before school started...so far no issues. Last night just ported my wife over from B3ll and it took 45min for the port to complete. Happy with the savings so far vs the big 3.
Oh yeah youll be happy with the savings...a little pain but lots of gain. I'm saving over $100 a month on 3 lines. Where's your next vacation going to be?
little pain with a lot of gain. Next vacation? cross the border play at 6flags.

Oooooh....rollercoasters my favourite. Thanks public mobile! Now that's a loyalty reward.

Re: how are you enjoying public mobile experience?

ACTravaux — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 16:04:20 GMT

@psylence wrote:
new to public mobile and wondering how fellow mobilers are feeling about their service.

Can’t complain! Been with Public Mobile for almost 3 years and seems like it gets better ans better as times goes on!

Re: how are you enjoying public mobile experience?

darlicious — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 21:22:25 GMT

@psylence wrote:
new to public mobile and wondering how fellow mobilers are feeling about their service.

As I've said before I'm very happy with the savings, the community is very supportive and can help resolve most issues without the need of a moderator. I do have one complaint @Alan_K that I hope public mobile will be able to address in the future which is probably telus's decision...I assume it's the 3g thing as this used to happen on freedom before they upgraded. The loss of all services in larger mostly concrete buildings. Thankfully I don't live or work in one but it is inconvenient to have calls dropped etc when shopping or otherwise going about your daily business.

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GGPlayer — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 22:02:41 GMT

I have been with them for only a month. Till now, there is no complain. Signal quality is much better than Freedom. But fairly speaking, PM's phone plan is good but data plan is not very impressive.

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Korth — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 02:50:15 GMT

Public Mobile is the perfect gig for me.

Service from the Telus network is arguably the best avaliable in BC and service from the Bellus network is arguably the best available across Canada. Rogers has sucky network in my area, Freedom has no network at all in my area.

Service from the PM Mods has always been good for me. Although I don't expect miracles or demand instant results, I try to approach problems before they happen so a few days delay usually isn't urgent. I dread the day I do have an urgent issue which requires immediate attention because if/when it fails me I'm off to Lucky instead. I don't like Simple Simon over there in the corner, but if he can actually fix my issues then I can avoid kicking him into the adblocker.

And the price is cheap, all prepaid, never any extra/hidden costs.

All that being said, I don't think PM is the right choice for everyone - it would never work for my tech-dinosaur parents, for example.

And I don't think that PM today is really the same value or the same company as the PM I signed up with years ago. It has evolved and continues to evolve into a shamelessly revenue-driven instrument of Telus account expansion. (Plus, PM is predominantly focussed on Eastern Canada, BC almost seems more an afterthought, but that's consistent with every other carrier anyways. )

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TheGx — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:00:15 GMT

For tech-dinosaur parents and others that can't do self-help as Korth mentioned above, they will need help from others to deal with any problems, so anyone I refer to Public I will help them with any problems they run into with Public as well - and so far when they use vouchers to top up their accounts before the due date each month, there's never been any issues yet.

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pamelaH — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 06:38:49 GMT

I am really enjoying PM. I was skeptical at first but I'm so happy I gave them a try. I got my mom on them too - soon to be others as well. I enjoy saving cash😄

The data is fast and my service works basically anywhere

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Wholecloud — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 03:39:16 GMT

I'm happy with the service and switched a family member to this network just over a month after mine. Everything worked as they are supposed to. Will continue to recommend this network to those who are more concerned with savings than data speed.

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will13am — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 06:33:40 GMT

@Korth wrote:
Public Mobile is the perfect gig for me.
Service from the Telus network is arguably the best avaliable in BC and service from the Bellus network is arguably the best available across Canada. Rogers has sucky network in my area, Freedom has no network at all in my area.
Service from the PM Mods has always been good for me. Although I don't expect miracles or demand instant results, I try to approach problems before they happen so a few days delay usually isn't urgent. I dread the day I do have an urgent issue which requires immediate attention because if/when it fails me I'm off to Lucky instead. I don't like Simple Simon over there in the corner, but if he can actually fix my issues then I can avoid kicking him into the adblocker.

And the price is cheap, all prepaid, never any extra/hidden costs.

All that being said, I don't think PM is the right choice for everyone - it would never work for my tech-dinosaur parents, for example.
And I don't think that PM today is really the same value or the same company as the PM I signed up with years ago. It has evolved and continues to evolve into a shamelessly revenue-driven instrument of Telus account expansion. (Plus, PM is predominantly focussed on Eastern Canada, BC almost seems more an afterthought, but that's consistent with every other carrier anyways. )

Where do you see favoritism for the east? Public Mobile charges the same rate country wide. If it is coverage you are complaining about, blame Telus. They are the tower suppliers to the Bellus team out west.

Re: how are you enjoying public mobile experience?

Ronny_Wong — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 06:09:36 GMT

Hi, I have been with a number of different companies before i switched to this company. Ever since i switched to this company, I have not been happier. I mean, who doesn't love saving money each year.. the reception is very good compared to others also, the thing that I like about PM is that you cant go over your limit, once you go over your limit, whatever that may be I simply wont work anymore.

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PAULRANG18 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 19:41:08 GMT

I've been with PM for about a month now and so far, so good! Glad to be on a plan where I'm paying a lot less. 3G is fine with me. Community is helpful.