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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: 

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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:

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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

6500K
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

One of the best deals I got was down in North Carolina when I visited a used discount store. There was a pair of Bauer Vapour ice hockey skates for $8 that looked like they were only worn a couple of times sitting on the floor not even on a rack. When I asked the cashier she confirmed the price and said they were sitting there for a while. They were just my size so I scooped them up and heat molded them to my feet.  What a bargain! 

Animalred78
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

The best holiday deal I got was a 14 foot trampoline(with net) for the kids for $150 and a 55" tv for $250! 🎅🎄

sam416
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

How i can participate in Winer lottory.

Janet
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

My best holiday deal? Not having to worry about escalating cell phone bills because I am with Public Mobile! I tell everyone I know that they're crazy to stay with "the big guys".

scott537
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

My best holiday deal was a refurbished xbox one. The employees from the gaming shop forgot to wipe the hard drive, so it came with 30+ games already loaded onto it. One of the games I had bought was already on the hard drive, so I returned it to get an 80$ refund. All told, after swapping my old 360, I think I paid 150$ for an xbox one and 30+ games. 

bryclops
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

I do recall going through the FutureShop (R.I.P.) and Best Buy flyers for Boxing Day and making notes on various items that I wanted to buy such as DVDs.   Then I went on the computer at 8pm on Christmas Eve to try to get on the website which would only load after about the 10th try, and then put stuff in my shopping cart and when I was ready to checkout the website crashed and I never ended up buying the anything.  Money saved!

jeff1
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

The best deal I have gotten is a box of 12 avocodos for $5.99

GibsonSGJ
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I would have to say that ordering 10 Google home minis for my wife's daycare centers and saving over $400 as a result of the black Friday sale was a pretty sweet deal! 

Mamabang
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

The best holiday deal I've ever got will be something from Public Mobile, because I've been waiting and waiting and I've missed 2 promos so far, first by a week and the 2nd, by a day!   

I'll be waiting!  Thank you!

catcou
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

How do I stop email notifications from being sent to my inbox?

Shobo
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Best deal this year was Super Smash Brothers for Switch for $45 from Walmart. What a steal 🙂

Mariogi
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Every month I get a present the top up bonus. Thank you. 

PureOnslaught
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Best deal i ever got was a PS4 a month or two after launch with an extra controller and a game for about $150.....was the best christmas/housewarming gift after getting my new home

StuartQF
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

The best deal I got was from Shoppers on Switch. Regular price, but they gave a $125 Shoppers gift card, which I spent on Nintendo eShop gift cards. I know I'll have a couple happy kids (and parents) in a couple weeks!

evian05
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Best holiday deal? Haven't gotten any yet, but here's hoping for some good headphones deal this year! Smiley Happy

llama
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

My best holiday deal this year was a Google Home Mini for $35

aliciapei
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

The best deal I've ever received is much like everyone else, my affordable phone plan.  With the amount I save in the span of a year, it allows me to have extra money to get the ones I love something extra special for Christmas. Because I love a good deal I'm always looking at the Black Friday sales and do a lot of my shopping then.  Last year I purchased an Xbox OneS that was regular $349.99 for $240.00!  

 

Thank you for everything and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

geogolem
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

A long time ago when ps3 was a thing... I got an uncharted 3 ps3 bundle for 80$ at Sears...

 

I don't know why it was so cheap .. all the other bundles and everywhereeelse it was regularprice which was 300$

SD08
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@DonEdangR wrote:

Where do I post to enter, link plz?


@DonEdangR

You're already at the right place.  For the Day 1 contest, simply post your best holiday deal here in this thread as others have done.  (The next days of the contest may ask for something different, but this will be the place to post whatever it is.) 

Crazygray08
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Dude public mobile is the best even tho they have no tech support I have had no issues with them yet and great price range amazing deals fingers crossed I win something

ctsl
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

My best holiday deal was a pack of 5 socks for $2!

rasheed_martin
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

The best holiday deal I’ve ever gotten was one year ago. The deal was I had to switch phone companies and I got 50% off any phone of my choice. Now I have an iPhone 6s Plus!

lat34hat34
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Hey Dave!

 

Congrats on five years! I've only been with PM for a few months and I have to say I absolutely love the service. I also thank you and all the mods (as well as the whole community) for working really hard to make sure everyone gets quality service. 🙂 

 

For Day 1 of 5 of the contest, I have to say that the best holiday deal I've received was last night. My wife loves the band PVRIS and any time they come out with limited vinyl releases, they're sold out by the time you go to click on the link to buy it. While roaming for a few more surprise gifts for my sweetheart, I saw that there was a post on this merch website for their acoustic EP. that was limited to 500 copies This EP is very rare, as they only release it every now and then on vinyl. While I assumed it was already sold out, I decided to click on the post anyway. To my shock, the 'add to cart' button was still there and the price was $25. I just couldn't believe it. Naturally, I panicked and I put the vinyl in my cart and immediately cashed out with PayPal. Everything went through perfectly and today, my order was shipped out. The freaky part of the story (and I always believe in things happening for a reason) is that when I went back to look at the post again, it said that the vinyl was sold out, which means that I bought the last one they had. Not only was I able to get my wife an album she loves so much from a band whose music has helped her through so many different hardships, but for $25?! That was definitely a steal and the best deal I could ever get. However, I believe seeing her smile when she opens the gift will be the best deal of all.

DonEdangR
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Where do I post to enter, link plz?

cbgupte
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Hi Dave,

 

public mobile is doing a great job. Keep it up! 

To answer a question for the contest, I got a deal on Apple laptop during Black Friday where first 10 customers will get a laptop for 80% discount. And I was 10th in line! It was an amazing feeling. Smiley LOL

 

thanks,

 

chetan

timmmmeh
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Our best deal was cancelling with R@GERS last year, and switching to PM.

 

Went from 252$ for 4 lines, with 5 GB shared data - to 4 lines, 140$ / mth, with 13.5 GB data!

 

Going to Costa Rica with the money we saved! Thanks PM!

bradcchurchill
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

12gb @ $120 for 90 days back October 2016. It was a present for my wife for Christmas and she was more than excited. She still currently has it and she may keep it forever 🙂

lekat
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

I didn't get any good deal, but my mama did Smiley Happy I bought her a stand mixer she always wanted!

potato
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

My best holiday deal came was when I was putting myself through school and didn't have enough for a bus ticket to my sisters for Christmas. One of my instructors found out about my financial trouble in passing and bought me the bus ticket!

eibbob
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

My best holiday deal was when the last of my kids phones were up with old contracts and we saved money switching them with you ! 

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