topic Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL in Get Support

People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Michael77 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:47:06 GMT

This is crazy. People are selling their PM plans (for a profit) and there are people charging a set up fee to port a phone number to PM. Is it really that difficult to set up your own account? 🙂

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cell-phone/oshawa-durham-region/public-mobile-12gb-data-plan/1292098576?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cell-phone-services/mississauga-peel-region/public-sim-card-match-freedom-mobile-4gb-month/1292725638?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

imm1304 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:47:16 GMT

Hi @Michael77!

Interesting find. People are creative and never miss out on an opportunity to make a quick buck 😄

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Michael77 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:53:36 GMT

I feel bad for the people who have to hire someone to port their number. 😞

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Acekiller — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:56:07 GMT

it's not hard, but may run into serious hassel. Basically they become PM's CSR that doesn't exist.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Wafik — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:05:00 GMT

I think it says a lot about how good PMs 12GB/$120 offer was and how useless their current pricing model is.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

SD08 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:06:31 GMT

lol

They're asking for $200. They say they bought the plan for that much, but couldn't port their number into it from another PM account. Porting from PM to PM can be done but only by a moderator. All they have to do is message a mod.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Wafik — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:08:32 GMT

Yeah, I laughed at that too. Clearly just his excuse for charging you $200.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

jeffster1970 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:10:51 GMT

Interesting, I never thought of anything like this.

You could be a true RFD'er buy going in for 10 accounts...

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Michael77 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:13:37 GMT

@jeffster1970, LOL

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Luddite — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:17:14 GMT

Our free market system in all its glory.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

NDesai — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:20:12 GMT

This is not something new. People have been posting since the end of the last year's fall promo. Those who actually fall for it has to be a fool to give that much cash just to get the account.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Luddite — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:20:30 GMT

I'll set up an account for anyone and just charge the referral! 😎

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

SD08 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:27:43 GMT

@Luddite wrote:
I'll set up an account for anyone and just charge the referral! 😎

Bonus, act now and you'll get a free SIM.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

mimmo — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:48:15 GMT

Charging 200$ for the plan isn't that bad. It all depends what you current plan is. say you were paying 80$/month right now, In 5 months you would start saving 40 a month.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

zhadj030 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:28:45 GMT

I wow I never though I would see this day

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

will13am — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:42:02 GMT

As PT Barnam says, there is a sucker born every day.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Mana — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 23:10:37 GMT

It's just sad to see how some people would take advantage of others.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

mikga — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:08:19 GMT

Wow, just curious how it works!!! And how much fee is???

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

Luddite — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:47:01 GMT

@mikga wrote:
Wow, just curious how it works!!! And how much fee is???

The seller gives you the SIM AND access to its PM account. You test the SIM to ensure the account is active, then login to the account and immediately change the email address and password to your own. You now control the account.

In due course, you login again and change all the personal info to your own then request that the moderators change the account email address to yours.

Re: People are selling their PM plans and some people are charging set up fees- LOL

mikga — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:51:45 GMT

Oh it's that simple. Wow and people can make $ out of it. I think some people will activate promo plans and then sell them then, right?