topic Re: Where to buy SIMS for Public Mobile in Get Support

Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:14:00 GMT

Could you please pin the original annoucements of where PM SIMS are sold, e.g. Walmart, K Mobile, London Drugs, etc?

I do not always recall where they are sold and it is hard to find the original announcements.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

RobertQc — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:29:22 GMT

@pm-smayer97 wrote:
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Could you please pin the original annoucements of where PM SIMS are sold, e.g. Walmart, K Mobile, London Drugs, etc?

I do not always recall where they are sold and it is hard to find the original announcements.

@pm-smayer97

They could add it to other places, but it is in a good place on the appropriate "get started" page.

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/bc/get-started

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:31:17 GMT

Thanks. That is helpful. I'll try to remember that. But it is not an obvious place to look nor is it easy to get to if you do not remember where to find it. That is why I was hoping for the announcements to be pinned.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

RobertQc — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:39:04 GMT

@pm-smayer97 wrote:
Thanks. That is helpful. I'll try to remember that. But it is not an obvious place to look nor is it easy to get to if you do not remember where to find it. That is why I was hoping for the announcements to be pinned.

@pm-smayer97Just so you know, if you click the little ? mark in the bottom right corner and ask simon "Where to buy sim?" then if you click "retail locations" he will respond with "

Our SIM cards are available at Walmart, London Drugs, The Mobile Shop, WOW! mobile boutique, K-Mobile locations, and select independent retail partners across Canada."

Also if you use the search feature at the top "where to buy sim" there is over 1000 page results of people explaining where to buy the sim.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:47:34 GMT

Another good tip. But the search in the forum turns up OLD posts before the annoucements. So you have to wade through a lot just to find the right ones...

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

RobertQc — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:54:47 GMT

@pm-smayer97 wrote:
Another good tip. But the search in the forum turns up OLD posts before the annoucements. So you have to wade through a lot just to find the right ones...

@pm-smayer97use the sort feature, all the new posts either reference the announcement or copy the information you need.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:57:39 GMT

Thanks but that just brings up all the chatter about problems etc... just looking for the announcements.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

stonechucker — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:49:08 GMT

You can pin the announcement yourself using the three dot menu in the upper right corner of any thread that you wish to continue to follow.

There are so many different ways to keep track of things here, why keep asking PM to do these things for you?

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

will13am — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 14:41:41 GMT

@pm-smayer97, we cannot pin everything because if we did, we would not be able to find anything. For questions such as this one, it is quite easy to locate in the knowledge base. There is a getting started knowledge base which has the answer to your question plus additional information needed to support starting up an account.

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/knowledge_base

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

mimmo — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:24:40 GMT

@pm-smayer97another option is to tag the posts you like with your own unique tag. Then when you search for that tag the thread will come up.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:04:28 GMT

@stonechucker wrote:
You can pin the announcement yourself using the three dot menu in the upper right corner of any thread that you wish to continue to follow.

There are so many different ways to keep track of things here, why keep asking PM to do these things for you?

Not sure why you are suggesting that I keep asking PM to do anyting for me that I can do for myself.

I already checked and I do not see the ability to PIN a specific thread. I do see the ability to pin a discussion area. So if there is a way to do things myself, it is not obvious. That is why I am asking PM to do it.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:12:12 GMT

@will13am wrote:
@pm-smayer97, we cannot pin everything because if we did, we would not be able to find anything. For questions such as this one, it is quite easy to locate in the knowledge base. There is a getting started knowledge base which has the answer to your question plus additional information needed to support starting up an account.

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/knowledge_base

Thanks for the suggestiong but I have searched the KB and did not find the answer there, using many different links and tags, etc. That is another reason why I am asking for this.

Also, the only link I found that remotely references participating retailers is in the Getting Started post. https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/get-started

But again, the answer is not obvious and you have to know what to click because it is very hard to find the answer for something so basic.

I understand the avoidance to pinning a lot of stuff, but BTW, the announcement for Walmart is pinned, so why not the other few? After all, this is a permanent piece of info, so if it is for one I was only making an obvious request for the others too.

No biggy, just was hoping PM would see some value in it. And at the very least, if the KB is to be the place to go, then they might also consider updating one of their articles to point to something more obvious for this info.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

Carld123 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:13:30 GMT

@pm-smayer97

Another solution..if you use lots of PM sim cards...next time you see them buy a few...just dont forget where you put them..lol

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:10:54 GMT

@mimmo wrote:
@pm-smayer97another option is to tag the posts you like with your own unique tag. Then when you search for that tag the thread will come up.

Thanks, another good suggestion to keep in mind. I did not know you could do that.

Of course, this presume having already found what I am looking for. And that once found I would need it again. So requires a lot of forethought for each thing I am searching... a little impractical but will do it for this search.

EDIT: Oh, and it does not help me find NEW announcements.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:20:15 GMT

BTW, you guys are here a lot in this forum so have gotten to know your way around. But you have to consider what it is like for the casual user that only comes once in a while.

What I am pointing out is that even with much effort (I know my way around tech and forums, as a moderator myself elsewhere), it has not been easy finding what should be common and easily accessible info.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

stonechucker — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:26:14 GMT

@pm-smayer97, my apologies, I meant in the Topic Options pick list button - It's called Float Topic.

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:29:59 GMT

@pm-smayer97 wrote:
@mimmo wrote:
@pm-smayer97another option is to tag the posts you like with your own unique tag. Then when you search for that tag the thread will come up.
Thanks, another good suggestion to keep in mind. I did not know you could do that.

Of course, this presume having already found what I am looking for. And that once found I would need it again. So requires a lot of forethought for each thing I am searching... a little impractical but will do it for this search.

So I have tagged some posts...and it was tricky figuring out how to search by tags...

Eventually found it by going to my profile to see the tags, though not obvious and searching the forum did not yield any results.

BTW, I notice that the forum does not respect exact matches using quotes "...". Is there another way to achieve that?

Where to buy SIMS for Public Mobile

pm-smayer97 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:41:23 GMT

So just for reference, I decided to add the following for anyone looking for this info. I have added tags to all the retailer announcements:

Where to Buy SIMS

Retailers

(they are located on the list of tags to this post, on the right-hand side). Just click the tag to pull up the list.

And the links to all announcements (so far) and related articles so far are:

July 17, 2017 - Public Mobile Retail Launch: SIM cards now at Walmart! *** click here for Walmart locations

July 31, 2017 - Public Mobile Retail Launch: SIM cards now at WOW! Mobile Boutique click here for WOW! Mobile locations

Nov 21, 2017 - Public Mobile Launches in K Mobile click here for K Mobile locations

July 7, 2018 - Public Mobile at London Drugs! click here for London Drugs locations

Sep 19, 2018 - Public Mobile is now available at The Mobile Shop! click here for The Mobile Shop locations

Nov 30, 2018 - Public Mobile vending machines (test run during 2018 Christmas season only)

Apr 16, 2019 - Public Mobile now has their own kiosks click here for Kiosk locations

You can also buy them via Koodo Mobile BUT be advised that they seem to charge more for them than anywhere else. click here for Koodo locations

July 2, 2019 - Public Mobile SIMs for sale on Amazon.ca. click here to order from Amazon.ca. Note that shipping is not free unless you use Prime or have a minimum $35 order. But third parties might sell for less.

Of course, you can always order from Public Mobile online. click here to order from PM with FREE shipping.

*** Unfortunately many Wal-marts are refusing to sell SIMS unless you activate them in store. For some promotions that require you to activate ONLINE ONLY, this will disqualify you!

Also note that MANY other stores do sell PM SIMs. Click the [Find a Store] button under step "2. Buy a Public Mobile SIM card" on the Get Started page.

You can also leave feedback of your store experience by clicking "Leave a review" under the store location once you find it, then fill out the requested information.

You can also ask SIMON the bot "Where to Buy SIMs" by clicking on the ? on the bottom right side of the screen on this forum, then click "Retail Locations" and it will give you a short list.

P.S. If you want to get notified of all new promos and announcements, read this post:

How to get notified of ANY New Promos, Announcements, System Outages, etc (& any others)

Re: Please PIN the announcements of where PM SIMS are being sold

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:08:30 GMT

So just for reference, I decided to a reference post for anyone lookng for this info, here:

Where to buy SIMS for Public Mobile

P.S. It would be nice if PM mods added the tags created to any new announcements for easy searching of new announcements. That would be the next best solution short of pinning the actual original announcements.

Re: Where to buy SIMS for Public Mobile

RobertQc — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:12:17 GMT

@pm-smayer97 wrote:
So just for reference, I decided to add the following for anyone looking for this info. I have added tags to all the retailer announcements:
Where to Buy SIMS
Retailers

@pm-smayer97This gives a little more to add about each store, and how to find the location closest to you by using the "store locator" from each business.

WalMart There are over 400 WalMart locations across Canada. Find the store closest to you by clicking here.

The Mobile Shop. There are nearly 200 The Mobile Shop locations across Canada, located in places like Loblaws and Real Canadian Superstore. Find the store closest to you by clicking here.

Wow! Mobile boutique. Not very many but in a lot of major cities. Find the closest to you by clicking here.

London Drugs operates 80 locations across 35 major markets. Check here to see if there is a location close to you Click here

K Mobile has 21 stores, see if one is close to you Click Here!