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A Letter From Dave: Reflecting on our journey together + Introducing our 5 Days of Giving!

Dave_M
Retraité / Retired
Retraité / Retired

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Hi Community,

 

This December, we are celebrating 5 years since we embarked on a journey to redefine how wireless service is delivered to Canadians. We started down this path with the goal of giving Canadians control over their wireless spend. 

 

Central to the journey was the belief that if we did things differently and we saved on costs, we could pass off those savings to our customers as a result. This is how our online support model, and our beloved Community, came to be. At the time, I was told over and over again that this was a crazy idea; it would never work. Yet here we are, 5 years later.

 

I want to sincerely thank you for supporting our crazy ideas and playing a part in making Public Mobile what it is today. We could not have done it without you. Of course, we still have lots of room to make things even better, and we’re excited about incorporating your ideas in 2019 and beyond. In particular, this is the wish list of things you’ve asked us to focus on next and that we are passionately working on:

 

  1. Faster Moderator response times
  2. An improved ticket submission process
  3. Additional goodness from SIMon The Bot 

 

To thank you for being on this journey with us, we thought we’d have our own Public Mobile Advent Calendar and give away gifts everyday. But, in true #LessforLess spirit, we’re going to keep it to 5 days only because 25 would get very expensive. 🙂

 

With that said, we’re going to be holding a contest everyday from December 10 to 14 to get your holidays off to a great start! Each day, we’ll be announcing 5 winners. Make sure you come back on Dec 10th and check back every day next week!

 

Good luck!

 

Sincerely,

Dave

 

Contest:

Day 5 of 5

‘Tis the season to be jolly! Carolling aside, we hope that our deals are also music to your ears. To help you enjoy all sorts of music, enter for a chance to win 1 of 5 BassPal SoundRo X3 Portable Bluetooth Speakers, please share with us your favourite holiday tunes. Entrants must be an existing Public Mobile customer; please read Contest Rules for more details.


Well, today wraps up our 5-day advent calendar. If you didn’t win anything,have no fear- we still have something for you!

 


Get $20 for Free When You Sign Up for KOHO with the Code PUBLICMOBILE (until February 14)

 

The holiday season is a lot of great things, but cheap isn’t one of them! That’s why Public Mobile has partnered with KOHO to help you accelerate your savings and earn a little free money too.

 

KOHO is a financial tech company whose mission it is to make finances simple and transparent. They offer a slick reloadable Visa card and an integrated app. Get real-time insights into your money, automate your savings goals, and earn instant cash-back on all your purchases. KOHO is also free, because paying bank fees is so 2018.

 

Download the app now to get $20 when you join KOHO with the promo code PUBLICMOBILE.

The Public Mobile promotional code is available to the first 1000 customers.
Offer only available for Public Mobile customers.


Let’s break it down, step-by-step:

  1. Download the KOHO app and sign up with the promo code PUBLICMOBILE

 

  2. Add funds to your KOHO account and make your first purchase


  3. You don’t have to wait for your physical card to arrive. Shop online instantly by creating a virtual card in the app!


  4. Once you make your first purchase, $20 will instantly be added to your KOHO account


KOHO is backed by some of Canada’s leading investors, and your funds are held securely by Peoples Trust.


 

Contest Rules: 

Spoiler

Public Mobile Holiday Contest

CONTEST RULES


  1.        HOW TO ENTER & ELIGIBILITY

No Purchase Necessary.  To enter entrants must share a response on the Public Mobile Community post sharing their favourite holiday tune(s).

Only one entry per entrant accepted.  No other form of participation is accepted.  In the event of a dispute on the entrant identity, the person who is the holder of the email address specified on the online form will be deemed to be the entrant.

If your entry contains a person, other than the entrant, by entering the contest, you state that you have obtained consent from everyone in the photo. If your photo contains a minor (under the age of 18) parental or legal guardian consent is required.

Contest runs December 14, 2018 only from 9:00AM to 11:59PM ET.


An Entry will be considered void and removed from the Community post if it contains subject matter that, in the opinion of the contest administrators, may violate community standards or is otherwise of questionable taste.


To be eligible, an entrant must be an existing Public Mobile customer and entry must be received on or before end of contest closing date and time. Entrants must be a Canadian resident who are 13 years of age or older and must be a member of the Public Mobile online Community. Contest not open to employees of TELUS Corporation, its affiliated companies or subsidiaries, its sales agents, its advertising and promotional agencies, and members with whom they are domiciled.  By accepting these Contest Rules, entrants agree that any and all liability related to this contest by TELUS is limited to the value of the Prize(s) as defined hereinafter.


  1.      THE PRIZE

There will be five (5) prizes awarded in total.  Winner will receive the following prize:

-1 of 5 BassPal SoundRo X3 Portable Bluetooth Speakers (approx retail value $44.99)


Prize must be accepted as awarded and with no substitutions, is not transferable unless set out in the Contest Rules and cannot be exchanged with Public Mobile or cash. Public Mobile reserves the right to substitute the Prize with a Prize of equivalent value if such prize becomes unavailable for any reason.  The chances of winning are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received.


  1.      THE DRAW

A random draw for the Prize will take place at the Public Mobile office located at 25 York Street, Toronto, Ontario the day following the close of the contest (on or about 9:00am ET). Selected entrants will be notified on the Public Mobile Community. If the selected entrant cannot be reached within two (2) business days, or if the selected entrant does not meet any of the contest requirements, another entrant will be selected from the remaining eligible entries.


In order to win, the selected entrant must correctly answer unaided a mathematical skill-testing question and will be required to sign a standard release form.  If the selected entrant is under the age of majority in his/her province of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian must read and accept these Contest Rules.  Failure to answer the skill-testing question correctly, comply with the Contest Rules or sign and return the release form within two (2) days of receipt will result in disqualification and another entry will be selected until the Prize is awarded. Prize will be delivered to a Canadian address of the winner’s choice within (7) business days after prize has been awarded.


  1.      PRIVACY

By entering the contest, entrants consent to the use of their names, city of residence, photograph, voice and/or image for publicity purposes in all media used by Public Mobile, without payment or compensation.  Entrants agree to TELUS’ use of the entrants’ personal information that may include contacting you regarding limited time offers, promotional offers and/or surveys. Full details are as described in Public Mobiles’ privacy policy located at publicmobile.ca/termsofservice.


  1.      OTHER

All entries become the property of Public Mobile. Public Mobile assumes no responsibility for lost, damaged or misdirected entries during the contest period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software and failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Public Mobile on account of technical problems, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or failure of handset or mobile web browser. Public Mobile reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, cancel or suspend this contest without prior notice. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are mechanically reproduced, forged, falsified, altered, tampered with, not in accordance with Community standards or unlawful in any way. Entries submitted by unauthorized means will be disqualified. In the event that it has been determined that an entry has been made in an manner not sanctioned by these rules and/or an entrant has submitted more than the number of entries permitted by these rules, the entrant and all of his/her entries will be disqualified.  Entrants agree to abide by the contest rules and the decisions of the contest judges, which are final. This contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Winners:

Spoiler
12/10 ($50 Account Credit): Willaug56, bradman20012, @hultman, Vicky1313, Iorieux

12/11 (PM Swag Bag): lat34hat34, slash407, shartomjam, SD08, mcs11 

12/12 (Die Hard Blu-Ray Collection): @socialcocoon, Sphero, Adrian03, feedo, Sidewinder200

12/13 (Amazon Fire TV Stick): Canadaknows, ooakosiryan, 6500K, eizzor, francis26 

12/14 (BassPro Bluetooth Speaker): @Someone_here@itchyfeet01@ty_89@ntoulany@MacMe

 

886 REPLIES 886

Ribalmarrouche
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

The best deal ever i've got is being with public mobile and paying 33$ per month for illimitted calls and textos!! No one beat it!! But The best holiday deal i ever got is a plane ticket of 500$ to go see my parents in lebanon ( 8 years without seen them) and an stopover in france for 2 days where i visited my best friend ( 10 years without seeing  him). The best holiday gift and also the best deal!! 

delparnel
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Best holiday deal was on an Xbox One plus games!

Icu151
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Win

fugereow
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Rose53
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

One of my best buys was a pair of new high keel red shoes for $5.00 at a, hole in the wall, little store. I wore them out of the store, they were so comfortable.

esaad86
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

My best deal during the holiday season was a spinner carry on luggage normally $300 on sale for $50.

catcou
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

THIS is the best Holiday Deal Ever. For a chance to win 1 of 5 one-time $50 Public Mobile account credits, share with us the best holiday deal you’ve ever gotten!

MikaK
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

I'm happy with Public Mobile, but mobile plans in Canada are expensive, compared to Finland, where unlimited plans are common, and you get with same price or cheaper unlimited calls, texts and 4G data in speeds up to 300 mbs. And one thing is disturbing, I guess numbers are recycled, because I get everyday calls from unknown numbers about unpaid loans, also texts. And I just came Canada from Finland few months ago, so I don't have anything to do with those. 

But so far my mobile connection has been working great. Thanks.

jesskahle
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Best deal was on a car seat

 

Love price matching and bonuses!

MissPiggyPot
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

I just finished a (very expensive) 2 year contract with another cell phone provider. I decided I did not want another contract, so I bought a Pixel 3 directly from Google for $200 off and switched to Public Mobile. I'm now paying less than 1/2 of what I paid previously. Best. Deal. Ever.

 

perskine
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

I won a free side trip once on a holiday trip. Awsome. Does that count?

Seyed
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Hi all,

 

The best deal I ve ever gotten was the return emirate flight ticket for visiting back home. please add me in the contest.

 

Seyed

venetias4kids
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Hello Venetia here, I’ve been with public mobile almost 5 years.  (iPhone wireless local calls)!..... plus I’m partipating in the applying in the Contest; From           Monday-Today, December 10th Too Friday, December 14,2018(5days)/ everyday-each Day;                there’s 5 Winners/ for the Holiday Contest!............. Thanks for informing me-Venetia and For including-my Name, in the Contest, hopeful I’ll be Be Picked-Too Win!..... Happy Holiday!..... Venetia Stathopoulos, Too Reach Me-Venetia, Cell:438-930-1116 ( La Prairie, Quebec, J5R-4R9)

darmac
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I love public mobile, it cut my cell service in half! The best deal I have ever gotten was My Keurig coffee maker at $49.99, regular price at $129. 

rehii
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Best deal was getting a tassimo coffee maker from Tim Hortons for free for the holidays! 

Irene10
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Thanks PM for the contest

 

a recent good deal for me was a LEGO set for my son

 

50% off which is not common for LEGO sets 

 

hes gonna be so happy on Christmas Day 

Concrete
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Best holiday deal I've gotten was $60 off a new ipad

Jenny6745
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Best deal I’ve had is going to the cash and my mother paying for my purchases despite me being an adult 😂

Echoaki
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Woohoo! Who doesn't love the holiday's!

 

Speaking of holiday's; I bought my boyfriend a new phone and got him a good deal on a phone plan at a mobility store here in Windsor, Ontario. It's the best phone company I've ever had. Thanks for that! Happy holidays 

 

Vicky and her boyfriend

anwaismaeel
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

My best savings was the 10$ a month plan  from public mobile 

Chrissy9811
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Im a new customer. And so far no issues. Fast and reliable service. Happy that i chose you. Merry Christmas everyone and good luck

laurenneallison
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Best holiday deal was discovering this company! Best prices in the industry. So happy with my move to public! Thank you!

lamnx39
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

My best deal so far is to move from Fido with $35/month with only talk and text to PM $40/month with 5GB data and free 2nd month and $25 friend referal credit and $2/month discount for automatic payment. I wish that I would have moved here sooner.

Bearcat_w
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Community has been great for me. Resolved my issues.

viccallan
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

I would have to say the best holiday deal I ever had was between Canadian Thanksgiving and US Thanksgiving when I met my fiance in person for the first time. 

 

 

aaronroyce13
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Good job on your improvements that you have made. A great holiday deal I got was half price on a new Samsung tablet. Now enter me in your contest please

natasha123
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

The best holiday deal I ever got was last year when my husband and I bought my daughter her first phone... We ended up getting her an iPhone 6 for 250... We have never seen our little girl so happy... That was the bestgiftb I could have ever gotten

raknahss
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Best Holiday deal for this season.
Public Mobile Subscription with huge benefits:
$25 referral + $10 for six months + $2 Autopay reward + $ for contribution to the community

Cheryllong
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

There are so many ways to waste money in this world....but finding a way to truly save money is amazing!

thanks Dave!

Bilukmike
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Awsome . Chances at prizes for just being a customer!

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