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Why do you like public mobile

Nickwood247 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:39:27 GMT

I love public mobile for how fast friendly and easy it is to use!

Re: Why do you like public mobile

dabr — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:02:28 GMT

@Nickwood247 wrote:
I love public mobile for how fast friendly and easy it is to use!

And for all the savings:)

Re: Why do you like public mobile

XionBunny — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:05:17 GMT

The discounts mainly, if those went away I think most would leave.

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gblackma — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:26:13 GMT

👍 @Nickwood247 With me it's always about the savings. Which I manage to spend elsewhere, leaving me to think there's a proverbial hole in my pocket.😎

@Nickwood247 wrote:
I love public mobile for how fast friendly and easy it is to use!

Re: Why do you like public mobile

popping — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:11:56 GMT

@XionBunny wrote:
The discounts mainly, if those went away I think most would leave.

The rewards is like an invisible contract to lock subscribers with PM. The more rewards you get, the harder it is for you to leave PM or switch to a new promo plan available to new activation only.

Re: Why do you like public mobile

Triguy — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:18:12 GMT

The savings and the reward program that allows you to save more on your plan costs. Also, the bonus perks like free 1GB data and 400 free minutes.

Re: Why do you like public mobile

Stephen_Wilson — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:31:24 GMT

I love Public because of how affordable and easy to navigate it is. I heard Telus is going to start shutting it down within the next few months. Please don't Telus

Re: Why do you like public mobile

popping — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:40:18 GMT

@Stephen_Wilson wrote:
I love Public because of how affordable and easy to navigate it is. I heard Telus is going to start shutting it down within the next few months. Please don't Telus

I doubt Telus will shut down PM. Telus will not let Rogers and Bell have all the fun with Chatr and Lucky respectively at the tier 3 provider level.

Re: Why do you like public mobile

CannonFodder — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:42:14 GMT

The reasonable price, and in my case, on the $15 plan, the unlimited incoming minutes that my previous provider(Lucky) didn't have, and, of course, the rewards. The occasional freebies & contests are just a bonus, since I wasn't even aware of them 'til I moved over here.

@Stephen_Wilson as for Telus "shutting it down", unless they were to offer something similar, via either their own brand, or Koodo, I'd be moving over to the folks with a better signal in my area.

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Stephen_Wilson — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:46:03 GMT

Ya I hope not. I just saw that by May, Telus will start shutting down Public Mobile. I don't know if it's true or not

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CannonFodder — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:47:29 GMT

@Stephen_Wilson wrote:
I just saw that by May, Telus will start shutting down Public Mobile. I don't know if it's true or not

Care to elaborate..... saw it where? 🤔

Re: Why do you like public mobile

dabr — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:50:36 GMT

@CannonFodder wrote:
@Stephen_Wilson wrote:
I just saw that by May, Telus will start shutting down Public Mobile. I don't know if it's true or not
Care to elaborate..... saw it where? 🤔

I'd doubt it too, seen these types of rumours circulate several times before too. So far, luckily, they haven't become more than rumours:)

Re: Why do you like public mobile

popping — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 22:03:06 GMT

@popping wrote:
@Stephen_Wilson wrote:
I love Public because of how affordable and easy to navigate it is. I heard Telus is going to start shutting it down within the next few months. Please don't Telus
I doubt Telus will shut down PM. Telus will not let Rogers and Bell have all the fun with Chatr and Lucky respectively at the tier 3 provider level.

@Stephen_Wilson

The CBC news item is 6 years old back in 2014 after Telus took over old Public Mobile.

Yes, Telus did shutdown old Public Mobile CDMA network after all old PM subscribers moved to Telus 3G network using SIM card.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/telus-to-shut-public-mobile-s-small-outdated-network-1.2590467

"Telus says it will start shutting down Public Mobile's cellphone network in May, moving the more than 260,000 discount customers to its main network over a period of several months."

Re: Why do you like public mobile

CannonFodder — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 22:01:16 GMT

@popping wrote:
The CBC news item is 6 years old back in 2014 after Telus took over old Public Mobile.

OMG, @Stephen_Wilson was THAT the story you saw?

Re: Why do you like public mobile

will13am — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 22:15:42 GMT

I like it for the rewards, prepaid format that functions practically like postpaid, reasonably priced plans and no hardware sales to distort pricing.

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Dunkman — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 22:21:36 GMT

Public mobile's reward system is the biggest incentive to join or stay with Public Mobile. No overages or surprise charges. Telus coverage across Canada.

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EmilyElectra22 — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 23:39:05 GMT

Between my husband and I, we are saving $145 a month!! We were on a corporate plan with Telus and still paying far far too much. It's a relief that we are now saving so much money!

Re: Why do you like public mobile

dabr — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 23:41:00 GMT

@EmilyElectra22 wrote:
Between my husband and I, we are saving $145 a month!! We were on a corporate plan with Telus and still paying far far too much. It's a relief that we are now saving so much money!

That's quite the savings! Welcome to PM:)

Re: Why do you like public mobile

3s_Plenty — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 03:35:13 GMT

Definitely the pricing. They offer the best value for what were willing to spend on cells. So far our service has been no different than when we were with the "big guys", the rewards are also a nice plus.

Re: Why do you like public mobile

sprite — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 03:55:51 GMT

Public Mobile reminds me of a good politician. Silent and effective. Not trying to take all your hard earned money with different fees/taxes. Stable and able to do the right thing without pissing off the masses.