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3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

Louis124 — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:15:25 GMT

Hello!

Long time 3G flip-phone user here. Now that the rewards program is changing, I was thinking to move from the $20 province-wide plan to the $15 Canada-wide plan. I do see that it is 4G, though. Will I be able to use my 3G flip-phone with this plan?

Also, will I be able to keep all my add-ons from years past (I still have long distance minutes and data buckets from all of the holiday gifts).

Thank you,

Louis

Re: Are 3G plans converted to 4G?

softech — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:33:04 GMT

@El_Gato

Look like PM no longer offers 3G speed plan to new subscribers.

Existing customers with 3G speed plan will be the same, no change

If you have the old $15 plan, there is a new one but different, the new $15 plan has unlimited calling but no data, so it is a voice only plan. But existing $15 plans can keep their old 3G speed plan with 250MB data , they won't got migrated to the new one

If you are on the old $25 plan, the new one ($29/30 days but drops to $25/30 days for 90 days subscriptions) is a much better updated plan with 20GB and 4G speed

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

softech — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:18:34 GMT

@Louis124

the new $15 plan is a voice only plan with no data at all

and all PM subscribers can access PM's 3G/4G/5G network regardless of the plan, just the speed matter

but PM is using mainly 3G for voice, only some newer model phones will be using VoLTE on the 4G network. For your flip phone, it will likely be using 3G for voice still, but it will work if it has been working now (what model is that phone?)

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

fixin1 — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:18:13 GMT

@Louis124 - Yes, but you will be limited to 3G speed (No data though)

Public Mobile still has Vo3G and or VoLTE (Yours is Vo3G)

It will work.

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

Chalupa_Batman — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:21:02 GMT

Hello @Louis124

3G is more for data than calling. As long as your flip phone has VoLTE then you should be fine. The 250mb of data didn't really do much anyways. The new $15 unlimited talk and text is a sweet offer. You can always buy addons but the only thing I don't like is they expire in 30 days. Addons should not expire IMO. But eh, still a good plan. If you still have the More The Merrier long distance minutes left over, don't worry, they do carry over. I have 2000 minutes and I'm on the $15 plan myself. Hope this helps.

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

softech — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:23:38 GMT

HI @Chalupa_Batman

at the moment, no old style flip phone made it to PM's VoLTE shortlist. All those flip phones will be using 3G for voice

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

fixin1 — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:25:37 GMT

@softech - Yes, it is annoying with 3G leaving in a year or two.

I hope PM just whitelists all devices like ZTE Cymbal 2 a.k.a flip phone and the Wireless landline devices from ZTE.

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

Chalupa_Batman — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:26:40 GMT

@softech wrote:
HI @Chalupa_Batman
at the moment, no old style flip phone made it to PM's VoLTE shortlist. All those flip phones will be using 3G for voice

Interesting. Thanks for the heads up. I do miss my flip phone. I wish they'd make a rugged flip phone with all the required bells and whistles need to work for today's standards. Would LOVE to get my old Motorola V70 with todays standards. 🙂

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

Louis124 — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:34:08 GMT

LG B470. Ancient relic but works perfectly. Thanks for confirming I can still use this on the new $15 4G plan. Will wait until the new rewards program changes over tomorrow before I make the move.

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

xiv — Wed, 01 May 2024 11:25:54 GMT

@Chalupa_Batman you should look into the Sunbeam Wireless F1 Pro series, they likely have what you're looking for: VoLTE, flip with touch-screen ( !!! ), GPS navigation, music player, rugged, and so on.

I have an original F1 with me, and it works fine on the Telus network (either on 3G or LTE). The first generation is a bit fragile, but they listened to customers and the Pro series is more robust.

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

888rjw — Thu, 02 May 2024 08:09:45 GMT

Wasn't it mandatory to give little browsing data with every voice plan.?

What happened to that law ?

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

computergeek541 — Thu, 02 May 2024 12:35:29 GMT

@888rjw wrote:
Wasn't it mandatory to give little browsing data with every voice plan.?
What happened to that law ?

The above doesn't apply to prepaid carriers.

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

softech — Thu, 02 May 2024 13:56:11 GMT

@888rjw wrote:
Wasn't it mandatory to give little browsing data with every voice plan.?
What happened to that law ?

@888rjw

here:

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/mobile/occa.htm

But that only applies for Tier 1 provider:

We are therefore expecting Bell, Rogers, Telus and SaskTel to offer and promote low-cost and occasional-use plans. These providers are expected to offer the following by July 14, 2021.

and interestingly, even Bell itself does not have a $15 prepaid plan. Telus has it, so Telus did its part and the law does not require Tier 3 providers like PM to have such plan

Re: 3G service on new $15 4G Canada-wide plan?

RetiredGuy1 — Thu, 02 May 2024 16:26:12 GMT

Telus has it for now. Its advertised as a “limited time offer” though.