10-25-2016 09:04 AM - edited 11-20-2016 02:49 PM
Note: The promo plan has been removed from our website; however is still available in the activation portal and in Self-Serve.
We will be honouring the promo plan for all customers who ordered their SIM card between October 25th-November 16th, but did not receive it before November 20th.
Why the November 16th cut-off date you might ask? SIM card orders take 1-2 business days to arrive at your home, and Canada Post does not deliver on the weekends. Knowing that there is a lead time for SIM cards to arrive, we have temporarily stopped SIM card ordering until after the promotion is complete. This is because anyone who would have ordered a SIM card after November 16th would not have received their SIM card in enough time to sign up for the promo plan. We didn’t want anyone to get your hopes up and then be disappointed.
If you get a SIM card at one of our pick-up locations this Friday and Saturday, you will need to sign-up for our promo plan on or before November 20th. The promo plan will not be honoured for these customers after November 20th.
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Hey Community,
Yes, you read the subject line correctly! From October 25th to November 20th, we will be offering an amazing promotion where you can get 12GB of data, unlimited province-wide talk and unlimited global text on a 90 day plan for only $120. This equates to 4GB each month for the low, low price of $40 every 30 days. If there was ever a time to get friends and family to join Public Mobile, now would be it!
Check out the full details below to see how you and your friends and family can sign up for this awesome plan!
Things you need to know
Getting the plan
Pick & Pay Customers
If you are an existing Pick & Pay customer and are interested in taking advantage of the promo plan, you have two options:
This means that everyone has the option to take advantage of this great deal, regardless of when your existing rate plan ends.
Legacy Customers
If you are a legacy customer who is interested in having this promo plan, you will need to call into the call centre and upgrade to the Pick & Pay plan. Please note that, once you switch to a Pick & Pay plan, you will be unable to switch back to your old plan and will lose access to the call centre.
New Customers: You want to join because the grass is really greener over here
As a new customer, you can add the promo plan when you are prompted in the activation process. You will need to have your SIM card in hand in order to activate, so please be sure to order it first!
-Public Mobile Community team
11-21-2016 11:00 AM
Hi @john-i,
Thank you for letting us know about this! 🙂
Could you send me a private message with your Public Mobile phone number or account number so I can take a look at this issue?
11-21-2016 10:41 AM
11-21-2016 10:40 AM
@mharichu, ive been getting incoming calls, and texts and all of my data works. Its only your SIM card or something went wrong during activation
11-21-2016 10:38 AM
11-21-2016 10:31 AM - edited 11-21-2016 10:35 AM
speaking of billing... why do I have a $12 credit showing on my account? I signed up for the auto-pay, so that should be $6, right? But what's the other $6 for? Certainly not complaining 🙂
[edit:]
It looks like a mistake:
Date Transaction TypeCredit (Payments)Debit (Charges)Balance
Nov 18, 2016 | AutoPay Reward | $6.00 | $12.00 | |
Nov 18, 2016 | AutoPay Reward | $6.00 | $6.00 | |
Nov 18, 2016 | Unlimited Provincial Talk/Appels Illimités dans la Province | $51.00 | $0.00 | |
Nov 18, 2016 | Unlimited International Text/Messagerie texte à l'International | $45.00 | $51.00 | |
Nov 18, 2016 | 12GB Data/Données 12 Go | $125.00 | $96.00 | |
Nov 18, 2016 | 90-day pass/Passe de 90 jours | $25.00 | $221.00 | |
Nov 18, 2016 | Fall 2016 Promo/Offre de l’automne 2016 | $126.00 | $246.00 | |
Nov 18, 2016 | Credit/Visa Debit TopUp-Réapprov crédit/Visa Débit | $120.00 | $120.00 |
Auto pay bonus applied twice.
11-21-2016 10:30 AM - edited 11-21-2016 10:30 AM
On Saturday I was able to activate two new lines and port them over in less than 30 minutes.
It ws a very simple, seamless process.
I have to commend Public Mobile on their system.
I was with Bell for 14 years and never had any interaction (phone/email/website) as smooth as this.
I hope Public Mobile continues to work this way.
I have been spreading the word by mouth and social media.
#PublicMobile #PM #4GBfor40 #PM4Life
11-21-2016 10:24 AM
@john-i the billing history never shows the tax
That screenshot isn't same as what your credit card bill will say
11-21-2016 10:20 AM
11-21-2016 10:17 AM
I Googled the stuffing out of it! I spent hours giving it mouth to mouth before posting. She is dead dead!
11-21-2016 09:30 AM
I always get charged tax...
I would be happy if they didnt charge me hehe
@john-i wrote:
It says they were going to charge me $120+tax.
My Credit card was only charged $120.
11-21-2016 09:15 AM
11-21-2016 08:58 AM
11-21-2016 08:54 AM
Signed up on Saturday Night. No issues.
Went from Telus to Public Mobile
It says they were going to charge me $120+tax.
My Credit card was only charged $120.
Nov 19, 2016 | AutoPay Reward | $6.00 | $6.00 | |
Nov 19, 2016 | Unlimited Provincial Talk/Appels Illimités dans la Province | $51.00 | $0.00 | |
Nov 19, 2016 | Unlimited International Text/Messagerie texte à l'International | $45.00 | $51.00 | |
Nov 19, 2016 | 12GB Data/Données 12 Go | $125.00 | $96.00 | |
Nov 19, 2016 | 90-day pass/Passe de 90 jours | $25.00 | $221.00 | |
Nov 19, 2016 | Fall 2016 Promo/Offre de l’automne 2016 | $126.00 | $246.00 | |
Nov 19, 2016 | Credit/Visa Debit TopUp-Réapprov crédit/Visa Débit | $120.00 | $120.00
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* Also signed up for Auto Pay. Got $6 in "AutoRewards." On Feb 16 2017, I only have to pay $114.
11-21-2016 02:07 AM
@bcsteeve oh man, that sucks! What kind of phone is it? Maybe try googling the phone make and model and "unbricking" or "unbrick guide" to see if you can find a way to restore it?
11-21-2016 02:06 AM
@yoyoio sorry, you are too late if you completed your activation after 11:59 PM EST (eastern standard time--Toronto/Montreal time).
11-21-2016 01:44 AM
I just signed up, and I m having trouble getting the plan? Does Mod have to manually change it?
11-21-2016 12:53 AM
Well sheeeeeiiit. All that drama getting myself on the plan, and now I don't have a phone to go with it.
Stupid phone.
I wasn't getting the data to work and eventually I did a factory reset. That got the data but then something was wrong with the storage (not sure what). I did another reset and the thing never came back on! It is completely dead. Ugh.
11-21-2016 12:42 AM
I just sneaked in...
A couple of hours ago my phone wasstill with Telus. I have been contemplating whether to port over to PM over the past few weeks. My Telus plan was't bad ($55/5GB grandfathered corporate plan) but I figured that saving $15/month is nothing to sneeze at. So I decided to take the PM offer and did the port online shortly prior to midnight. Everything went smoothly, with my number ported over from Telus almost right away.
There was a bit of concern at first as for some reason my initial PM data connection was only under HSPA (despite that I was connecting to Telus on my phone under LTE for the past year). Fortunately power off & on of my phone and it connected back to LTE under PM.
11-20-2016 11:27 PM
PM is fair and consistent with their plans and changes. So I don't worry about them leaving me out of some special deal.
Its really up to you.. if you wanna wait, then just wait for the peace of mind. Not much to lose.
11-20-2016 10:44 PM
11-20-2016 10:36 PM
@pmed, it will be really very hard to beat the current promo plan.
I wouldn't worry about being left out either. Get used to the PM experience 😉
11-20-2016 10:18 PM
11-20-2016 10:00 PM
11-20-2016 09:38 PM
Hi @Lia!
You can send a private message to one of the mods with a brief explanation. You will be able to get on the promo plan but it will have to be done by a PM staff so that you don't lose the money you paid today.
Please have patience and eventually your message will get a response. But do send in a private message now.
11-20-2016 08:53 PM - edited 11-20-2016 08:53 PM
Strange wording. The fact that you failed to select the correct item is not the same as it "not letting" you select the right plan? I mean... choosing the correct items *is* the plan.
11-20-2016 08:43 PM
Just realized that it was preset on choosing 'no text' which was causing the problem and not letting me select the right plan.
Sould I send a private message and ask them to make that change?
Thanks for your help!
Lia
11-20-2016 08:17 PM
Tried that, but still doesn't let me select it.
I'm using Firefox should I use a differrent browser?
Thanks,
Lia
11-20-2016 08:11 PM
11-20-2016 08:10 PM
11-20-2016 08:08 PM
Thanks for your reply.
It was there, but it didn't let me select it.
Should I do the same for my husband? Selecting the plan for $120 is it a good option?
thanks,
Lia