topic Re: Time for a Public Mobile app? in Get Support

Time for a Public Mobile app?

throwinbombs — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 18:07:35 GMT

Hi all,

Who thinks it is time for a Public Mobile phone app for Android and IOS?

I am lazy and an app on my phone to check my data and minutes status would be awesome!

Anyone with me on this?!

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

iliketotalk — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:55:59 GMT

@throwinbombs hi it has been asked for many times it would be nice but probably won't happen since this is a third tier company

@throwinbombs wrote:
Hi all,

Who thinks it is time for a Public Mobile phone app for Android and IOS?

I am lazy and an app on my phone to check my data and minutes status would be awesome!

Anyone with me on this?!

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

Triguy — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:14:48 GMT

There is an unofficial Android app to track data called Data Witness made by a PM user. It is available in the Google Play store.

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

geopublic — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:58:20 GMT

@throwinbombs Creating an app costs money and my guess is that Public's development team 😎 is currently hard at work trying to knock off items on the "bug" list. So I wouldn't hold my breath.

Edit: Using you device's data counter and dialing 611 covers most of it anyway so not really needed.

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

gpixel — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:19:29 GMT

@throwinbombs it doesn't look like it's coming soon... in the meantime you can add a shortcut to the webpage on your homescreen

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

LurganIeUk — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:47:40 GMT

Is there not a data counter on your phone as part of the manufacturers software?

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

geopublic — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:52:01 GMT

since this is a third tier company

Other third tier providers offer an App so I don't think that is why.

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

mh1983 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:53:48 GMT

@throwinbombs wrote:
Hi all,

Who thinks it is time for a Public Mobile phone app for Android and IOS?

I am lazy and an app on my phone to check my data and minutes status would be awesome!

Anyone with me on this?!

Nah. How is it that much more convenient that just checking the website (lightweight site, so it loads fine on mobile). As someone else suggested, just make a shortcut to the site on your phone's home screen.

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

computergeek541 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:52:28 GMT

@mh1983 wrote:
@throwinbombs wrote:
Hi all,

Who thinks it is time for a Public Mobile phone app for Android and IOS?

I am lazy and an app on my phone to check my data and minutes status would be awesome!

Anyone with me on this?!

Nah. How is it that much more convenient that just checking the website (lightweight site, so it loads fine on mobile). As someone else suggested, just make a shortcut to the site on your phone's home screen.

That's really all these self serve apps are. It's pretty much a web browser with only the capability of going one specific website. I also see no advantage to that.

Koodo use to have a self serve app but it was discontinued. Therefore, I don't expect a Public Mobile app to be released.

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

bskinner — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:26:19 GMT

definitely needs an app i think they will get more customers this way

Re: Time for a Public Mobile app?

computergeek541 — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:46:29 GMT

@bskinner I very much doubt that Public Mobile having a self serve app would gain even a single new customer, or at least, extremely few. That's not something that people usually ask about when deciding whether or not to sign up