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[UPDATE] Last day to get our limited time 4GB / $40 promo plan!

Brooke_C
Retraité / Retired
Retraité / Retired

 

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

 

  • This is the only promotional plan during this period. No other plans are affected
  • During the promo period, there will be two plans totaling $120: (1) the 6GB unlimited province-wide talk and global text plan and (2) the promotional plan, which has 12GB of data. Please be sure to choose the plan with twice as much data for the exact same price!
  • If you have signed up for the promotional plan, you will be able to keep it after the promo period, as long as you are an active customer. This means that, as long as you are an active customer on this plan, your plan price will remain at $120, even after your initial 90 days. No surprises. 

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:

 

  1. If your plan ends during the promo period: You can sign up for the plan in self-serve, as you normally would to change your plan
  2. If your plan ends after the promo period: You can future date a rate plan change during the promotional period, and have the promo plan take effect after November 20th. For example, if you’re currently on a 90 day plan that ends on November 28th, you will be able to sign into self-serve anytime between October 25th-November 20th and future date the promo plan to take effect upon your existing plan’s completion. Come November 21st, you would no longer be able to future date the promo plan.

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

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Cyber
Mayor / Maire

@al77,

 

I think you forgot to add taxes. The 12GB promo plan is 120$ + taxes.

 

Add funds to account and try to change again your plan.

al77
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

@Brooke_C

 

tried to change plans, set it up to change my next renewal date and topped up funds accordingly. i just got a notification saying my plan is suspended today (the renewal date) because not enough funds and there is $120 in my account.  It also will no longer let me request a plan change again either, just says error processing. 

 

any assistance sorting this out is appreciated...the site does seem terribly buggy any time i make a change to my existing 90 plans, has happened before.

Alpaca
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

@GS911 wrote:

I have a few questions about this plan and I apologise in advance if they have already been discussed, but I wasn't able to find it.  Wanted to clarify the following before I make the switch.

 

1.  Are call display and voicemail included?   What level of voicemail is included, i.e. voicemail lite type thing  (4 or 5 messages only)?

 

2.  Is it full LTE speed up to the 12 GB or does the speed get throttled after a certain GB?

 

3.  Is it possible to get referral rewards in addition to 90 day pre-payment rewards?   Are these rewards perpetual i.e. meaning forever as long as my referral remains a PM customer?


Thanks in advance.

 

GS


I believe the Voicemail is 10 msgs with a total of 5 minutes each. But personally, I'm missing Visual Voicemail. Gotta get used to not having it... 😞

Rockdaddy22
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité
1 yes and yes not sure what type
2 full lte/3G depending on location
3 yes, as long as they remain active

GS911
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I have a few questions about this plan and I apologise in advance if they have already been discussed, but I wasn't able to find it.  Wanted to clarify the following before I make the switch.

 

1.  Are call display and voicemail included?   What level of voicemail is included, i.e. voicemail lite type thing  (4 or 5 messages only)?

 

2.  Is it full LTE speed up to the 12 GB or does the speed get throttled after a certain GB?

 

3.  Is it possible to get referral rewards in addition to 90 day pre-payment rewards?   Are these rewards perpetual i.e. meaning forever as long as my referral remains a PM customer?


Thanks in advance.

 

GS

imm1304
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@fermata_, just keep your phone line active.  Your line is active as long as you have an active plan on your account.  

 

Once the plan expires without you renewing it, the account is suspended for 90 days.  If you don't pay for more than 90 days after your plan has expired, then your line will be permanently deactivated and you won't get back on this promo.  

Rockdaddy22
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité
Yes the simple version 🙂 Just keep the phone plan active

fermata_
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
  • If you have signed up for the promotional plan, you will be able to keep it after the promo period, as long as you are an active customer. This means that, as long as you are an active customer on this plan, your plan price will remain at $120, even after your initial 90 days. No surprises. 

What exactly does it mean to be an active customer?  Does it simply mean that I am able to renew my contract ever 90 days, or does it mean I have to be on the community forums posting/helping to be an active customer?

imm1304
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

Hi @Elvira!

 

If you are a light or medium usage long distance caller, these add-ons can go a really long way to ensure you have minutes when you need.  These add-ons don't expire... you can take as long as you wish to use them.

 

There are also free apps to make calls across the US and Canada using wifi or mobile data. Fongo and Google Hangout dialer are 2 very popular such apps.  Having nationwide data coverage with 12GB of allowance means that you can afford to use these app to call long distance as well.  

 

ka-zu-ki
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

it took a while but I guess there's only one or two people per shift looking over the PMs everyday. 

 

service isn't much different from koodo though which is a good thing. 

LeSong
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Just done setting up my account and switching my number over from Koodo ..
Loving the service so far as it's not much of a diffrent from Koodo thought 🙂

LeSong
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Just done setting up my account and switching my number over from Koodo ..
Loving the service so far as it's not much of a diffrent from Koodo thought Smiley Very Happy ..

fch
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
 

Elvira
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

This sounds like a great promotion! I wonder if there is any equivalent promo that includes Canada-wide calling?

Thanks!

 

Nevermind, I simply searched and found my answer. The promo plan is not available with Canada-wide calling. However, someone suggested just getting the LD add-on...not a bad idea!

 

htran
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Hi there ,

I agreed  same your an idea . Smiley Very Happy

Well done PM.

nexusfan
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
Yes you can collect rewards and get auto pay discounts

VK
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

I have S7, always see 4G, never saw LTE on my screen. Not a big deal but just wanted to know if I'm missing anything.

 

I have done making TLS option while resetting phone in one of the links here but still couldn't see LTE coming on screen(below link)

 

http://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Phones-Hardware/Changing-Samsung-Phone-Info/m-p/53208/...

 

Please let me know.

 

 

ka-zu-ki
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

thanks for letting me know. I'm more worried that i didn't even get an email for my self-serve account. so i don't know what's going on with my payment either. 

WearySky
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@ka-zu-ki send a private message to @Mary_M with your account info (phone #, etc).  She (or one of the other mods, they all see all PMs sent to any of them) will be able to help you.  Please try to be patient, as there are thousands of people flooding into PM to take advantage of this promo so they are very overwhelmed with contact requests right now (this is not indicative of normal service levels, it's just that I believe PMs systems have been overwhelmed with the incredible demand).

ka-zu-ki
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

where can i submit a ticket? I don't even have an account on public mobile. and it won't let me try to get a new password since my phone doesn't work. 

Mary_M
Retraité / Retired
Retraité / Retired

Hey @gojeffgo

 

Your port appeared to be stuck - we have submitted a ticket to have it pushed through, however it will take about 48 business hours. Can you power cycle your phone and test your services ? (don't be alarmed if you're experiencing mixed services for the time being)

 

Thank for your patience, I truly appreciate it.

 

Mary

** Please do not post private info such as: phone number, account number, pin etc.. This is a public forum. **

WearySky
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@gojeffgo - did you port a number over?  Or is this just with a number assigned by PM?  If you ported, it sounds like a port that didn't complete.  You'll have to message a mod (you can message @Mary_M - all of the mods see all the PMs to them) and they can help you out.

gojeffgo
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I've had the new plan for almost 24 hours now and still cannot receive calls/text (data works fine). Is there something that I might have forgotten to do?

Udonitron
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

@srlawren wrote:

@boldventure this is a known bug that you can get corrected by private messaging one of the moderators with your own phone number and the phone number of the pseron you referred.

 

However, I never put the connection together before--I think you've nailed the cause!!  I bet the system gets confused if the referred person activates first with a temporary number (which I always recommend!) and then later ports over their real phone number.  I wonder if that's it...  @Shazia_K, is that right?  



Good idea, didn't realize I could do that. 
Should have to be safe and make sure reception and data speeds were comparable to Rogers. 
Here in Victoria I am getting about 20Mb/s which is OK but not as good as I was getting with Rogers. 
I can live with it for the saving I am getting. 

spmckinnon
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Yup, tried again and it worked!

boldventure
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

is there a way to check the SIM card number and mobile number in My Account?

Ionut
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

@boldventure try to send a private message to one of moderators and when they come online they will help you. or just make a new thread 

Ionut
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

@spmckinnon it happened to me as well. But if you retry it will work Trust me. 

Also i found out that i played a bit with the plan and i get this error . Playing with the options, cancel, come back, play again with the options and so one and i get this error.

boldventure
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

I just activated my wife's SIM but can't receive or send call or text.

I tried to call but the number is not in service

PhoneSeeker
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

@spmckinnon I would reccommend trying it again in 2-3 hours. Also try a different browser. If it still doesn't work, private message a moderator to change the plan for you.

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