11-26-2018 09:32 AM
*This offer is online-only.
Hey Community,
From November 26 to December 2, 2018 at 11:59PM ET, customers who activate online on a $30+ plan (30-day plans) or a $90+ plan (90-day plans) can get $10 off every 30 days for 6 months. This will be applied as an account credit and the offer is available to new customers only.
How to Get this Offer:
Here’s what else you should know:
To learn more about Public Mobile, click here. For FAQs, check out the spoiler below.
-Public Mobile Community Team
FAQs
Question |
Answer |
Can this promotion be combined with the current Refer-a-Friend promotion? |
Yes. This promotion can be combined with the current online Refer-a-Friend offer. If you refer a friend who enters your phone number as their referral and signs up on a plan that is $30/mo or more online then you are eligible for the Refer-a-Friend credit and your friend will get the Refer-a-Friend credit AND this online promotion. |
How long will this plan be in market? |
This is a limited time offer and is subject to change without notice. Please refer to Public Mobile’s Service Terms. Please note that the promotion will not be honoured after it has ended. This includes SIM cards that have been purchased online, are in-transit and not yet activated. |
Will I keep the same plan forever? Will my plan change? |
Please refer to our Terms of Service for more information about our plans. |
12-03-2018 03:40 PM
@NYT, copied from the very first post in this thread:
*This offer is online-only.
I'm not sure how it could be much clearer. Sorry, you will not get this. Walmart is supposed to sell you a SIM if you ask for it. If they refuse, you should go somewhere else, or escalate to a manager.
12-03-2018 03:35 PM
Well, that's part of the catch.
I went in-store to Walmart to buy a SIM (I didn't want to wait for mail or Canada Post strike delays). The instructions to port a number were not clear online, so I asked the guy in Walmart. He did the sign-up online in-store for me.. he said there was no difference.
This promo is why I joined PM... am I SOL now? 😞
12-03-2018 03:31 PM
@NYT, as asked by another user, did you activate in store, or online? If in store, there is no credit.
12-03-2018 03:28 PM
Thanks for the quck reply!!
I activated a few days ago, but apparently the credit was due to be paid today.
12-03-2018 03:17 PM
@NYT wrote:I didn't receive my credit today for this promo. How can I get this fixed?
How long has it been since you activated. The credits are not instantaneously applied. Check the conditions in the OP of this thread.
12-03-2018 03:17 PM
First question..as always..was the activation done ONLINE...not IN-STORE..
12-03-2018 03:15 PM
I didn't receive my credit today for this promo. How can I get this fixed?
12-03-2018 12:25 PM
@Rex1983 wrote:What do I need to do should it been their portal and not the PM site just so I can be prepared if I need to dispute it
If you want the store rep to help you, bring your laptop with you and use the following link to activate your plan. You will not get the $2 autopay credit if you do not enable the autopay during activation. I will not use the store computer to enter your credit card info.
12-03-2018 11:56 AM
Unique situation......
12-03-2018 11:46 AM
What do I need to do should it been their portal and not the PM site just so I can be prepared if I need to dispute it
12-03-2018 11:44 AM
@Rex1983 wrote:It was walmart
So now you will just have to wait and see if it shows up as it is still early on the 3rd. We just don't know if you were on the consumer activation site or the retailer one.
* I am happy to help, but I am not a Customer Support Agent please do not include any personal info in a message to me. Click HERE to create a trouble ticket through SIMon the Chatbot *
12-03-2018 11:41 AM
It was walmart
12-03-2018 11:39 AM
@Carld123 wrote:Thats a double screw over from walmart...you did the work..they got the credit....
Did I miss something? I didn't see where Walmart was mentioned as the store they went into? It maybe but until then we don't know as there are other retailers that do activations as well.
* I am happy to help, but I am not a Customer Support Agent please do not include any personal info in a message to me. Click HERE to create a trouble ticket through SIMon the Chatbot *
12-03-2018 11:39 AM
So in other words I got screwed and there’s nothing I can do about it? That kinda makes me want to cancel honestly
12-03-2018 11:34 AM - edited 12-03-2018 11:36 AM
Thats a double screw over from walmart...you did the work..they got the credit....
12-03-2018 11:31 AM
Long story short the guy seemed he had no idea what to do so he pulled up PM site and said here create a account and you can start your service. So I created my online account and activated my service. Then because of a error, ported my number after the service was activated
12-03-2018 11:31 AM
If you did it at the store, then it's an in-store activation.
It may look like the same website, it probably is. But I'm betting there's information such as an IP Address that is known for each of the retail locations doing the activations.
Sadly, it seems you've only done an in-store activation.
12-03-2018 11:28 AM
@Rex1983 wrote:I was going to activate in store but they told me they couldn’t at that time so I did it online with the rep standing there
So you activated at a retail location on their computer? Did you go through the PM website to activate it and did you have to create a self serve account while you were doing the activation? This is the first time I have heard of a customer doing a self activation in store.
* I am happy to help, but I am not a Customer Support Agent please do not include any personal info in a message to me. Click HERE to create a trouble ticket through SIMon the Chatbot *
12-03-2018 11:25 AM
I was going to activate in store but they told me they couldn’t at that time so I did it online with the rep standing there
12-03-2018 11:23 AM
@Rex1983, did you activate in-store, or online (ie not in-store)? If in-store, you will not see $10 reward.
If you did activate online, perhaps there's a short delay, as it's only 11:22 ET at the time of this writing on December 3rd.
12-03-2018 11:23 AM
Yes online
12-03-2018 11:21 AM
You did activate online..not in store?
12-03-2018 11:19 AM
It’s December 3rd and I have yet to see the $10 added to my account. Anyone know what’s going on?
12-03-2018 11:19 AM
12-03-2018 10:22 AM
12-03-2018 09:59 AM
I activated a SIM for someone 4 Provinces, and 3 time zones away. He got his locked in account activated, and I'm sending the SIM via mail today.
There are lots of ways to work around the errors.
12-03-2018 09:58 AM
@mlorne wrote:I tried to activate a new SIM card on Saturday to take advantage of this promo. I received a "General Error" and couldn't complete the activation. Then when I tried it again on Sunday, it says invalid SIM. Sent a PM to the moderators but haven't heard anything. It seems that I will miss the promotion due to a non-specific technical error and a lack of timely communication. Hardly off to a good start with a new customer.
Why should I want to enter into a long term relationship with Public Mobile at this point?
I suspect that the Saturday attempt resulted in a partially successful activation which then prevented the subsequent attempt on Sunday. I would not worry about missing out. You should be able to get the problem resolved through the moderators and receive the promo given that the activation was started on Saturday.
12-03-2018 09:54 AM
I tried to activate a new SIM card on Saturday to take advantage of this promo. I received a "General Error" and couldn't complete the activation. Then when I tried it again on Sunday, it says invalid SIM. Sent a PM to the moderators but haven't heard anything. It seems that I will miss the promotion due to a non-specific technical error and a lack of timely communication. Hardly off to a good start with a new customer.
Why should I want to enter into a long term relationship with Public Mobile at this point?
12-03-2018 09:49 AM
According to the promo...the first 10$ is added today....
12-03-2018 09:48 AM
Signed up on Sunday Dec 2 2018 and didnt receive the $10.00 discount for 6 months on new activation.