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The cheapest plan ever!

mpcdesign — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:21:35 GMT

As my kids would say to us when they have a great day....the best day ever!

I am changing my plan from the $40 plan to the $15 plan. With my monthly rewards of $9, I am paying the cheapest monthly plan ever, at $6 bucks. (okay, granted, the best plan would be zero, as in having no phone, but...)

Gas at the moment is 89.9, and my plan is $6...my question is, I guess if I really want my plan to go to zero, I should refer a friend is my better chance of accomplishing this, even though, they are stuck with staying with the big three?

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:48:24 GMT

Yup. In order of ease.

Autopay

Loyalty

Referrals

Community

I don't understand the objection to autopay. One can use registered reloadable cards. One can use anonymous prepaid cards. If you carry a balance then these cards could have zero balance. The 2 bucks is free.

Loyalty just takes time.

Referrals one needs to be a bit of a salesperson. Or crassly, rudely pounce on new sign-ups asking questions before activating.

It's the community that takes the most time to get anything substantial. Then do it all again the next month.

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

ShawnC13 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:48:56 GMT

@mpcdesign , yes get friends or family share the savings!!! That will get you down to zero very soon!

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

darlicious — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:14:19 GMT

@mpcdesign Are you going to purchase a back up 1 or 2gb of half price data add ons?

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

mpcdesign — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:32:43 GMT

@darlicious, yes, I am. I was debating if I should buy one or two. Do I think it would be cheaper down the road will it go any cheaper?

I was thinking of buying this when it comes time to renew my plan of April 14th. Kinda tight on cash, do I buy a coffee or a gig of data? hmmm

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

darlicious — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:45:49 GMT

@mpcdesign I would buy one now (better safe than sorry) then at plan renewal another one. The sim card discount expired with one days notice. The same could happen with the data add ons. I dont see it ever going cheaper than it is right now. Seeing as most providers have offered their COVID-19 responses til april 30th i hope public mobile does the same with the data add ons.

I bought 2 for my $10 plan....but I'm considering 1 or 2 more. What else am I going to spend my ever building credit on? I'll be switching my other line to the $15 plan soon too. I'll be like you but with one line free+building credit and my main line $6.

You must be happy you ditched the 90 day plan now?

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

pkaraa — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:48:32 GMT

Would love to have community reward ...working on it.

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

mpcdesign — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:50:13 GMT

@darlicious yes and no to the 90-day plan. It was all about convenience too. But, yeah, I think you might be right. I may just bite the bullet and just buy one for now. And come a week from now, buy one more for good measure!

The only issue I had was, if it all goes back to normal, I may need to go back to the $40 plan, then I have these 1 gig data for no reason, unless, the prediction is true, and in 2030, the covid-30 come back again!

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

darlicious — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:56:44 GMT

@mpcdesign We are likely in this situation until summer but even if your stuck with the add on you are stuck with it forever....til someday when you need it and it's there. I don't need the add ons either but they are there for eventually.....

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

gblackma — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:11:16 GMT

@mpcdesign I'm on that $15 plan and I've still got the 1 gig holiday bonus data addon. Never gone over the 250mb autopay bonus. As long as the kids don't get their hands on the phone, you should be okay. Stay safe.

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

Pawprints1986 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:36:55 GMT

Wow thats awesome! Im still happy to be saving vs koodos "loyalty" plan for $10 more than what they want here for the same things before i switched... with autopay im actually saving $12 per month

(random side note, Ive discovered that when I read autopay as "autopsy" its time for bed 🤪 if I ever type autopsy by accident its most likely what I like to call a "swypo")

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

darlicious — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:43:59 GMT

@Pawprints1986 wrote:
Wow thats awesome! Im still happy to be saving vs koodos "loyalty" plan for $10 more than what they want here for the same things before i switched... with autopay im actually saving $12 per month

(random side note, Ive discovered that when I read autopay as "autopsy" its time for bed 🤪 if I ever type autopsy by accident its most likely what I like to call a "swypo")

@Pawprints1986 Or its been auto corrected! Also a nickname for an autopay fail... cause your phone plan is now dead in the water til you pay manually and reactivate.

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

zblackma — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:03:33 GMT

@mpcdesignit seems that it may get cheaper, the CTRC has given the Big 3 2 years for a mandated 25% price cut across the board.

https://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/National_News/Canadian_cell_providers_ordered_to_cut_prices_by_25/

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

Triguy — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:18:38 GMT

PM is a third tier provider and not one of the big 3 do I don't think they would be included. Telus, Rogers, and Bell are the top tier providers.

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

Pawprints1986 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:41:22 GMT

But why do they have 2 years? Make them do it now! I know it's the big 3 but I'm sure it would trickle down to the second tiers too and then who knows

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

smiley3 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:46:47 GMT

Yes, I'd think the only way for you to get your cost down more is through the referral bonuses. Although you only get $1 off per referral, so you'll have to find a lot of people to refer!

I guess you can also get more Community Rewards, although I'd think you'd have to be putting in a lot of time on here to get more than you already are. I'm impressed that you are getting $5 off already! I pop on every now and then, but have only been able to get $2 at the most!

Anyone else out there know what it takes to get more than $5 in community rewards?

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

GraceT100 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:54:44 GMT

Get your whole family on Public and you'll take a few more bucks off too (Refer-a-friend reward)!

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

BearFBI — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:56:46 GMT

@GraceT100 Yeah i got 2 friends that want to join and quite a bit of my family. i cant wait to refer them. Thats 9$ just waiting for me

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

ryanrudolf — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:34:45 GMT

Wow thats awesome! I am lagging in the referral department and I need to improve my people skills! Whats challenging for me is explaining to possible referrals that its not a scam and it is a reliable cheap service. My colleagues are tied up to the big 3 and having them switch takes a lot of persuasion to do which I dont have.

What I lack in the referral department I make up in autopay and loyalty. Its not that much but every dollar helps!

Re: The cheapest plan ever!

JoyLuck — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:46:18 GMT

@ryanrudolf wrote:
Wow thats awesome! I am lagging in the referral department and I need to improve my people skills! Whats challenging for me is explaining to possible referrals that its not a scam and it is a reliable cheap service. My colleagues are tied up to the big 3 and having them switch takes a lot of persuasion to do which I dont have.

What I lack in the referral department I make up in autopay and loyalty. Its not that much but every dollar helps!

You need to convince just one of your colleagues to switch to PM and then you will have others following. It is good that you are on this community to see the types of questions and answers that might arise. If you make a referral you might feel obligated to be their first point of contact in case something goes sideways.