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New number

Noubar — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 05:13:10 GMT

I am new to Canada and this is my first SIM. I need to select a phone number. I bought the SIM but I need a number to activate it.

Re: New number

hairbag1 — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:51:11 GMT

Top of this page, click Activate. As part of that process, you'll be given opportunity to select your new number.

Welcome to Canada.

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Re: New number

softech — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:50:36 GMT

@Noubar you just need to activate yourself.

You will need a credit card to activate

Here is the activation portal: https://activate.publicmobile.ca/

On step 2 , you get to choose a new phone number of your choice

(Just in case you don't have a credit card yet, let us know, there are workarounds to activate without credit card , but you will need a payment voucher)

Re: New number

CGO — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:01:41 GMT

during activation choose a number by yourself not system. good idea.

Re: New number

HALIMACS — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:14:28 GMT

@Noubar

If you select a number within the area code 368, 403, 587, 780, or 825, you'll save the PST.

Thanks to Alberta!!!

Re: New number

softech — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:35:36 GMT

@CGO wrote:
during activation choose a number by yourself not system. good idea.

during activation system give you numbers to choose not yourself, no good idea

Re: New number

CGO — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:43:07 GMT

again select a number by yourself, and call the number to make sure its NOT belong to someone else, then complete the activation. good luck.

Re: New number

CountyDownIeUk — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 02:50:42 GMT

@HALIMACS wrote:
@Noubar

If you select a number within the area code 368, 403, 587, 780, or 825, you'll save the PST.

Thanks to Alberta!!!

Good idea..BUT.....not everyone has Canada Wide Minutes so OP @Noubar needs to know that his friends and family, locally, may have to call @Noubar using their long distance at a cost.

Re: New number

CountyDownIeUk — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 02:50:06 GMT

@Noubar wrote:
I am new to Canada and this is my first SIM. I need to select a phone number. I bought the SIM but I need a number to activate it.

Know what number you need for the first 6 digits. Keep in mind you can change your number, free, a few times a month. See here. https://cnac.ca/co_codes/co_code_status.htm

Re: New number

HALIMACS — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 02:18:24 GMT

@CountyDownIeUk wrote:
@HALIMACS wrote:
@Noubar

If you select a number within the area code 368, 403, 587, 780, or 825, you'll save the PST.

Thanks to Alberta!!!
Good idea..BUT.....not everyone has Canada Wide Minutes so OP @Noubar needs to know that his friends and family, locally, will have to call @Noubar using their long distance at a cost.

Well let's get everyone, everywhere on Canada Wide Minutes, shall we!!!

Time to move on from the 1990's... 😮

Re: New number

Nezgar — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 04:24:40 GMT

Area code 827 is also PST free. Also highly junk-call free, since the territories generally cost extra to call from most VoIP providers, which is probably what most spammers use 😄

You may have more selection of numbers during activation, but if your plan is to port in a number after activation and a starter bulk top-up before porting in, it doesn't matter.

Re: New number

computergeek541 — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 05:16:43 GMT

@CGO wrote:
during activation choose a number by yourself not system. good idea.

There are no system-assigned phone numbers.

Re: New number

CGO — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:47:44 GMT

PUBLIC community so share experience with new member: during my activation, accepted the popup number from system, but found its belong to someone else - system glitch, so good idea to select and verify a number by yourself during activation.

Re: New number

smp99 — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:16:14 GMT

I think they are referring to the alternate number you provide in your account for whatever reason PM wants this. If you have no other number, just use any number, friend, landlord, local store.

You select a new number for yourself, but PM also wants another contact number