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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

sheva1987
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

My favourite festive look is red sweater and casual pants!

 

Happy holidays! Keep up the great prices! 

ooakosiryan
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

my favourite festive look is any "3d" sweater: ornaments hanging off, antlers protruding, an elf sewed into it...anything super extra like that haha

lilyzhangsc
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

favourite festive look:

 

hats are the most important, red hat and scarf!

My favourite festive tech get up is wearing my Hi-Viz winter coat, my wireless (with behind the head wire) earbuds rocking out to Christmas tunes while walking to and from work for 90 minutes each day!  45 minutes trudging through snow, slush, and sleet is awesome rocking-out to my Spotify playlist!

tim5681
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

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inasten
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I have lots of Christmas earrings, shirts and socks and I wear them throughout December.

mimmo
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

My sweater.Screenshot_20181211-065612.jpg

 

 

Dfuz
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

I prefer to look fat and jolly. The fat helps with the cold as a bonus.

darmac
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

My favourite festive look is a santa hat with lots of red outfits to go with it, especially since red is my favorite color lol. Thanks for the contest and Public Mobile service!

clarissadee
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

My favourite festive look is definitely an ugly Christmas sweater, a red/black/or green mini skirt, and striped over the knee socks.

K-Town
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

my best deal was a jacket! 

Ciph
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I usually go with an outstanding ugly Christmas sweater. Although, I have tried a green elf hat and the santa hat a few times.

will13am
Oracle
Oracle

My wife had many Christmas sweaters, I don't have any.  I settle for dressing up the car with simple deer antlers. 

yerxa
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I keep it simple with a Santa hat.

Rxtodd
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

A holiday Blazer with Christmas lights print.

GR
Mayor / Maire

A Santa hat! 

MarkSevy
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

My favourite festive look is all the bright holiday lights around town. We also have a light up boat parade that cruises through the harbour which is breathtaking.

 

My kelpie in a Santa hat is worth checking out for sure too!

jasonlush00
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I often dress as Santa Claus fit my niece's at Christmas time.

Gonzo
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

A Santa hat with Groucho Marx glasses complete with eyebrows and moustache.

RC31
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

My favourite looks involves Christmas socks and anything red

Day 2 of 5

Winter time often means a lot of us are bundled up in scarves and long coats - but as the holidays approach it gives us license to break out those festive sweaters and other fun apparel. Reindeer antlers? Check. Santa hat? Check. A great phone plan deal? Check. It’s time to show off your pride of doing wireless differently! To enter for a chance to win 1 of 5 Public Mobile Swag Bags, let us know your favourite festive look! Entrants must be an existing Public Mobile customer; please read Contest Rules for more details.

Psygineer
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

Day 2

 

My festive look is rather simple, each day of December I wear a different festive tie. The rest of the year I only wear a holiday themed tie on the actual holiday, but at this time of year it is every single work day.

Alan_K
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

Thanks for the responses so far - Day 2 is now live Smiley Happy If you want some cool new gear from Public here's your chance! 

 

Winners from Day 1 will be announced shortly.

sheva1987
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

 My best holiday deal is U.S. Talk, Text and 250mb Data bundle for 20$. 

 Thank you for providing affordable options for cell phone plans in Canada!

Happy holidays! 

sheva1987
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

 My best holiday deal is U.S. Talk, Text and 250mb Data bundle for 20$. 

 Thank you for providing affordable options for cell phone plans in Canada!

Happy holidays! 

DPEast
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

The $10 monthly package with text and talk is a great way to keep the phone on at a low price. Out of country for 6 months with 2 brief visits home, kept my number and service throughout. With the rewards from auto pay, refer a friend and loyalty my bill was $5 a month. Public mobile rocks.

dna2016
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

Day 1 of 5:

 

My best holiday deal, from what I can remember was getting over $1000 off a new Samsung TV, original price was about $2300, got around $1000 - $1100 off, and also got a Samsung Subwoofer and sound bar from $200 - $100.  Funny thing is the original sale was only about $700, and there was no deal on the subwoofer.  My girlfriend and I looked at every sales rep beforehand and tried to decide who would be the right person to haggle.  Looks like we picked the right one, lol.  Smiley LOL

_parth23
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Being with public mobile is the best deal ever 

Jay3
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Thank you for the good plans would like an app to be able to get into my account but do like the device thanks

StuartQF
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Look in topic options in this thread and unsubscribe

liste
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

My "best holiday deal" was a Black Friday special from Keurig - 2 free items, free shipping and 10% off!  A value of something like 40$ for around 8$ !

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