Upcoming Changes to our Old Rewards Program

[J_PM]

Hey Community,

We have an important announcement to share with our subscribers who are currently enrolled in our old Rewards program.

We’re making changes to our rewards program and are sharing how these changes impact some of our subscribers. Starting in May, we’ll be retiring our old Rewards program and moving all subscribers to our Public Points™ program. 

We launched the Public Points™ program in January 2022 to provide our subscribers with more ways to earn and spend rewards, with greater flexibility. As part of our commitment to continuously evolve our products and services, it's time to retire our old Rewards program and shift our focus on enhancing our Points program.

To show our appreciation for your continued loyalty, subscribers on our old Rewards program will receive a special thank you. We'll send you a text message when it has been added to your account by March 31st. 

We’re excited to continue providing you, our valued subscribers, more opportunities to earn and spend rewards with Public Points™ moving forward.

To learn more about your move to Public Points, check out our FAQ here.

The Public Mobile Team

[George998]

I would have thought you grow a business you (apparently) want to keep, by treating your existing customers fairly and then offering good value to new customers.  When I leave to go to one of your competitors you lose my monthly payment but your costs do not go down one cent.  What a bunch of corporate geniuses...

[hTideGnow]

HI @RoadFlyer 

this is what showing as your account has not moved to Public Points yet.  Once you changed, the upcoming bill wil showing different thing, you will need to pay in full, but earn points after

[RoadFlyer]

My account just renewed today. It still shows Pre-Authorized Payment discount, and Loyalty discount for June 1. I'm sure that will change soon, but I'll take another month of the old loyalty program if I can.

[fixin1]

@ValeryD1 - You will get:

• 1.70 points / month
• 5 welcome points when you go into the dashboard as a one time welcome
• 10 "Loyalty" points annual as a sort of thank you

You will get 35 points in the first year if you keep $34 plan, then after that 30 points in the other years.

You can manually redeem the points for a $15 bill credit & Add-ons.

[Dunkman]

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@golfball wrote:

My account has already switched to points not long after midnight. My points balance is 0... guess we're not getting any loyalty bonus.

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@golfball 

You should receive the welcome 5 points within 1-2 days of migration to points system.  It takes that amount of time for PM to complete the full conversion.   

[golfball]

My account has already switched to points not long after midnight. My points balance is 0... guess we're not getting any loyalty bonus.

[CBella03]

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Both my husband and I did not opt in to the new points system when the change was initially optional. This is because the points system is not the same as my current discounts. We disagree with being forced to this change. Some of the differences are: 

Currently we roughly get (each) $12/year for anniversary switching we will only get 10 points/year which equates to $10/year. To note on the current system this reward continues to go up until the fifth year. Which also does not appear to be there with the new loyalty system. 
Currently we get $2/month for having pre-authorized payments set up. The equivalent of this type of reward with the new system I believe is 5% back for every dollar spent, which will equate to $1.10/month. 
We now have to wait for points and manually apply myself instead of having them automatically applied. 
For all of these reasons we do not agree to the switch and we are requesting to not be forced to change as it goes against the rules that prevent arbitrary price hikes as outline by the ccts. Please advise how we can not have this change happen. 

[fixin1]

@RetiredGuy1 - Nice to hear that! I didn't quite see Dunkman's post here today so thanks for bringing that up!

[RetiredGuy1]

@Dunkman posted earlier today:

“Yes, starting tomorrow, legacy rewards customers will be migrated to the new points system.  Confirmed by Public mobile staff.  Migration will occur in batches and likely be done by the third week of May.”

[fixin1]

@computergeek541 - Ohhh. Yes, I just thought "May 2024" in the FAQ was gonna be May 1st 2024. So yes, you are correct.

[computergeek541]

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@fixin1 wrote:

This is the last day for the Legacy Rewards.

You will be missed and hopefully you make a comeback, we are awaiting your return Mr. Legacy Rewards.

Your son Points Jr is getting on our nerves as this is the last day before you retire and Points Jr gets head CEO of Public Mobile rewards. Points Jr was much better as a Sub CEO.

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Today isn't the last day for legacy rewards.  In May, the changes willl start, but no completion date has been announced.  I'll actually still be receiving the old rewards for my account for my renewal in May as Public Mobile cannot make the change to my account until at least 30 days after April 15.

[fixin1]

This is the last day for the Legacy Rewards.

You will be missed and hopefully you make a comeback, we are awaiting your return Mr. Legacy Rewards.

Your son Points Jr is getting on our nerves as this is the last day before you retire and Points Jr gets head CEO of Public Mobile rewards. Points Jr was much better as a Sub CEO.

[RetiredGuy1]

Yeah, if the source is a CS agent saying so then I’ll have to remain skeptical until I see the points in my account. 

[ShawnC13]

This has been asked before with screen shots or the wording and the CS also saying yes but haven't seen it come through.  Hopefully they have changed

[mikasik2]

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@RetiredGuy1 wrote:

Source?

IF true, then let me be the first to say:

Oh Mikky, you're so fine
You're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mikky
Hey Mikky

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I just asked CS if switched to points voluntarily if I could get the original migration offer before it was forced and she said that's what would be happening anyway. 

[mikasik2]

Looks like we are getting 1 point per month since our account was activated when migration happens.  That will be a few free months for some people.

[hTideGnow]

HI @Chalupa_Batman tomorrow is May 1st

I am on the old rewards too. I hope you can stop it and I will take the free ride

but I likely see a discouraging face from you 🙂

[Chalupa_Batman]

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@RetiredGuy1 wrote:

@LitlLdy Absolutely agree. Its been 56 days since the announcement and despite many justified concerns, questions, and overall uncertainty regarding different aspects of the changes, not a single update has been forthcoming? Methinks one can only conclude PM doesn’t care.

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It seems the CCTS cares. Let's continue to go that route. And for those of you who filed a complaint and it was denied, you probably complained about the removal of the point system. The actual complaint should be about the loss of earned credits. If you've been denied, then file again with those terms. You will have success...  at least be heard. 

[Chalupa_Batman]

Hey @hTideGnow 

It's not about "Stopping This". It's about the fact we were given loyalty credits, for me it was $7. I'm not complaining about the removal of the Legacy Rewards program, I'm..  and I'm sure I can speak on behalf of most in this forum, the removal of the credits we EARNED for being loyal to the brand. I am 99.9% positive that most here, just want the same credit on Public Points they were earning on Legacy Rewards. It's that simple.

[RetiredGuy1]

@LitlLdy Absolutely agree. Its been 56 days since the announcement and despite many justified concerns, questions, and overall uncertainty regarding different aspects of the changes, not a single update has been forthcoming? Methinks one can only conclude PM doesn’t care.

[LitlLdy]

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@RetiredGuy1 wrote:

@LitlLdy  They could have handled the forced migration better though. For example, they could have moved forward with only the points system for all but recognized loyalty much better by keeping the “one point for every month with PM” provision they so conveniently removed the day before the announcement. Instead, a subscriber of say 10 years gets the same 10 anniversary points as someone who joined PM as recent as December 2021? Pfft.

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@RetiredGuy1 , I know. It could’ve been handled much better in a few ways. They’ve lost a lot of long time loyal customers due to how they handle this situation! 😞 They have even had plenty of time to respond to their tread to address our concerns but choose not to take the time nor care to!

[RetiredGuy1]

@LitlLdy  They could have handled the forced migration better though. For example, they could have moved forward with only the points system for all but recognized loyalty much better by keeping the “one point for every month with PM” provision they so conveniently removed the day before the announcement. Instead, a subscriber of say 10 years gets the same 10 anniversary points as someone who joined PM as recent as December 2021? Pfft.

[LitlLdy]

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@hTideGnow wrote:

Thanks @Dunkman  for the information. 

So, it is a GO ahead in the end?  I thought people on this thread can stop this. 

Oh well, end of an era.  

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@hTideGnow , In my opinion there isn’t much hope on Public Mobile going back on their decision on this. 😞 This has been planned for some time. I don’t see them wanting to keep 2 different rewards systems any longer than they already have. I am surprised that Public Mobile didn’t make the switch from the old loyalty rewards right away when the points system was introduced 2 years ago. Instead it looks like they were hoping that customers would voluntarily make the switch to the points system on their own 1st.

I would very much prefer the old loyalty rewards system over the points any day.

P.S. I know I’m not @Dunkman 😆 Just putting my 2 cents worth in. 😁 

[RetiredGuy1]

Reddit (with a smattering of curse words for added colour to the conversations)

[jimbobs2023]

Nearly 1,400 posts on RedFlagDeals on this topic as well as multiple mentions in other posts on that forum.  What other forums have people been complaining on?

[hTideGnow]

Thanks @Dunkman  for the information. 

So, it is a GO ahead in the end?  I thought people on this thread can stop this. 

Oh well, end of an era.  

[Dunkman]

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@golfball wrote:

I heard the old rewards were being shut down on May 1st (tomorrow). Is that true?

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@golfball 

Yes, starting tomorrow, legacy rewards customers will be migrated to the new points system.  Confirmed by Public mobile staff.  Migration will occur in batches and likely be done by the third week of May.  

[golfball]

I heard the old rewards were being shut down on May 1st (tomorrow). Is that true?

[El_Gato]

The old $15 plan wasn’t too bad if you didn’t use voice too much. Wondering if it’s now at 4G. I ask because 3G plans are no longer offered.

PS  Just started a new thread on this subject. 

[fixin1]

@MomOfMax - The "Loyalty" Bonus data that has an expiry date will get used up first but when it is all used up it will automatically go to the other 5GB that you first mentioned about.

It should look like this in usage breakdown:

• 5GB Holiday ($0) data (Used last) * No expiry date *
• Loyalty Bonus 5GB (Used first) * 150 days expiry *

All add-ons expire when used up, but every add-on except international calling has an expiry time.

USA roaming bundles: 15 days
Canada Data Add-on: 30 days
"Loyalty" bonus data: 150 days.