12-22-2020 01:48 PM - edited 01-05-2021 03:10 PM
Promotion has expired.
Hey Community,
For a limited time only, new customers can get their second month free when they activate on any plan online or in-store. (Plus an additional 5GB of free data when they activate on select plans!)
This offer is available to new customers only. Rules and conditions apply.
5GB Free Data Plan Eligibility:
*Second month free promo applies to new activations on all plans.
How to Get this Offer:
How to Activate:
To learn more about Public Mobile, click here.
- The Public Mobile Community Team
12-24-2020 04:22 PM
@Anonymous wrote:
@SDS wrote:How to get this offer if I'm a current customer?
Nothing stopping you from buying a SIM and activating using your current referral code and grabbing all the promos.
Otherwise, these offers are rarely for existing customers. How many other providers do that anyway.
I did that a year and a half ago and am still working down that initial 5gb pot of data what with all the freebies given two summers, last Xmas, this summer, this Xmas.
@Anonymous - The only problem with that approach is the phone number. Unless something has changed recently, I don't think you can't port your number from one PM account TO another PM account.
12-24-2020 04:18 PM
@SDS wrote:How to get this offer if I'm a current customer?
Nothing stopping you from buying a SIM and activating using your current referral code and grabbing all the promos.
Otherwise, these offers are rarely for existing customers. How many other providers do that anyway.
I did that a year and a half ago and am still working down that initial 5gb pot of data what with all the freebies given two summers, last Xmas, this summer, this Xmas.
12-24-2020 03:47 PM
@SDS Not possible. For new sign ups only.
There are free holiday gifts if you haven't collected them yet. 2 gigs/500 international call minutes.
See link below.
Happy Holidays!
12-24-2020 03:42 PM
How to get this offer if I'm a current customer?
12-24-2020 01:59 PM
Thanks @Triguy and @computergeek541
Finally got it
12-24-2020 01:57 PM
@totalUser wrote:I haven't been able to submit the address, i just get a changing person graphic and the only thing I can do is change the region.
It has been couple of days like that.
Am I the only one going so long?
A few others and I noticed a similar issue not long ago with the Plans page. If you scrolled down, the rest of the content would be there. For me, I what I did was just kept refreshing the page until it looaded properly.
12-24-2020 01:57 PM
Try using this link.
12-24-2020 01:55 PM
I haven't been able to submit the address, i just get a changing person graphic and the only thing I can do is change the region.
It has been couple of days like that.
Am I the only one going so long?
12-24-2020 11:40 AM
@adh6501 wrote:I just activated an eligible account and then saw this message. Can I have it these promos applied to my activation?
You might be out of luck. Did you sign up your email address before activation? If not, you do not meet the criteria. System is finicky at times. You could try to sign up your email address now and see what happens in the next 30 days. Or you could try to contact moderator to see what they can do for you. Click on chat bubble on right lower corner of website and type: contact moderator and follow prompts to submit ticket.
Don't forget to purchase your free holiday add ons. 2 GB data and 500 long distance minutes.
12-24-2020 11:33 AM
I just activated an eligible account and then saw this message. Can I have it these promos applied to my activation?
12-23-2020 11:10 PM
12-23-2020 02:14 PM - edited 01-01-2021 02:11 AM
If you preregistered your email address for this promotion and then activated your plan(s), the credit will be in your soon if not already. If you activated without checking the web site or here in the community for promotions first you most likely missed out. But check your account for the amount of available funds you have which depends on whether you used a referral code and whether you signed up for Autopay.
Be certain that you have picked up your two Christmas gifts in your online accounts as well.
AE_Collector
12-23-2020 01:32 PM
I feel the same way. If I knew about this deal I would have waited a little longer to switch to Public.
12-23-2020 10:58 AM
My wife and I just signed up on Sunday the 20th. Did we miss out on the boxing week promos?
12-23-2020 10:11 AM
Did you add the freebies for 2GB data and 500 international LD minutes ? Also there are two contests.
12-23-2020 10:01 AM
What do I get for being a loyal customer??🥺
12-22-2020 08:35 PM
12-22-2020 08:28 PM
Nice one
Thanks
12-22-2020 07:57 PM
If you note the small print * offer is stackable with other promotions ...infers that as long as you re-register your email with the new offer you will get the 5gb add on bonus data.
12-22-2020 07:49 PM - edited 12-22-2020 07:55 PM
@i_refaat wrote:Is the addition of 5GB monthly, or its just 1 time add-on un renewable? Please confirm
It is a one time bonus. Does not expire until consumed.
12-22-2020 07:49 PM
One time add on that rolls over each month until depleted. Value =$75
12-22-2020 07:47 PM
Is the addition of 5GB monthly, or its just 1 time add-on un renewable? Please confirm
12-22-2020 07:24 PM - edited 12-22-2020 08:51 PM
And anyone activating a new plan in a promotion window (that meets the promotion requirements) got the promotion. Now having to register an email address first messes that up frequently. I am guessing that the email registrations ARE registered against the specific promotion. But if one registers for more than one promotion before activating who knows what happens.
And yes @darlicious , I never really fit the term “trumps” into conversations all that often and now that I think to use the term more often, I no longer want to.
AE_Collector
12-22-2020 07:02 PM
Before we had email registraions for promotions an updated promotion would take prevalance over the previous promotion by the date activated. Anyone activating yesterday would get a second month credit. Anyone activating today ( $25+) would recieve a free month credit and the 5gb data add on. If tomorrow pm added a free sim card then only those who activated then would get the sim card as well.
The most important part of this would be to re-register your email for the current promotion.
12-22-2020 06:01 PM - edited 12-22-2020 06:03 PM
Hi @darlicious & @AE_Collector
Based on the feedback I've received from Mods in recent weeks, they apply the first promo applied for when the same e-mail address is registered on concurrent promos.
That seems odd to me - since if someone decides to register the same e-mail address for a subsequent promo, it would seem to me the intent in doing so would be to benefit from the subsequent promo (as opposed to a prior one...)
It certainly would be very good for PM to clarify this for prospective members who may be registering the same e-mail address for promos which are running concurrent to each other.
Anyone else have any insight on what happens in this case?
12-22-2020 04:34 PM
Wow now that's an update! The only thing missing from last years black friday promotion is the free sim card but for anyone who purchased one from CCS they are practically free! Great job on upping the ante.....now if you snuck in a bonus referral credit for the referrer we would be right back to this time last year minus the pandemic of course. Theres always surprise gifts from Santa to open on Christmas morning......Ho, Ho, Ho!
I agree some clarification on registering or re-registering email addresses would be good unless the latest promo trumps ( not that trump!) all other promos and a registered email address just needs to be used to activate regardless of when it was registered.
12-22-2020 04:24 PM
@Triguy wrote:@esjliv Try this link.
https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/boxingweek
Hi @Triguy thanks - Yes, I did see that path as well. 🙂
Just thought it would be a good thing for @Catherine_T / PM to correct for those who chose to click on the provided link.
12-22-2020 03:36 PM
I dont understand how these overlapping ever changing promos work with regard to registering your email address. IS the registration of an email address logged against the specific promotion? Thus if you register your email address for the Dec 11-14 promo but before you get activated a better offer such as the Dec 18-21 promo has come and now the Dec 22 offer is better still. What offer would you receive?
AE_Collector
12-22-2020 03:30 PM - edited 12-22-2020 07:13 PM
Add-on perks like the holiday gifts are never lost no matter what plan changes you make.
Perks like the 5Gb add-on for new accounts of $25 or higher can be lost by changing plans. I didn't study the offer closely but don’t believe that I noticed a specific clause stating plan changes will forfeit the remainder of the add-on but that has been stated in some prior offers.
AE_Collector
12-22-2020 03:00 PM
Way to go, Public Mobile. Loving the sweetened offers.
Some have asked what happens if they just registered for the most recent promo by end of day yesterday.
That's a great question - and one I've asked the Mod's before.
They replied that if you enter the SAME e-mail address for a later promo, if you activate during the time the first promo is still in effect, that it would default to the first promo registered for.
It seems like there are, therefore, 2 options:
I know, it's confusing. Other than the options above, I could imagine your only option otherwise would be to seek Moderator assistance after the fact and plead your case which promo you wish to apply for the activation.