10 dls plan

[terrycallaway]

Which network is the one assigned for this plan, 2G it 3G?

[srlawren]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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 @srlawren: I see some familiar names in this thread from 2017.

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[Anonymous]

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@srlawren wrote:

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@SD08 wrote:

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@srlawren wrote:

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@Alan_K @Brooke_C I'm going to once again call to your attention the "3G" terminology causing confusion.  Normally I call this to your attention and say that it's confusing new/prospective customers, but in this case, it's a long-term customer @dna2016.  Please, rename your "3G" plans.  They are not 3G.  This is every bit as bad as AT&T calling their 4G LTE network "5Ge" when it's not 5G at all.

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@srlawren 

I agree.  I've heard the label "LTE Lite" suggested instead of "3G."  I think that works well, since it actually runs on the LTE network.  (Credit to whomever suggested it first, though just who escapes me at the moment.)

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@SD08 well, it's certainly less confusing and misleading than "3G" for a throttled 4G offering!  

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 @srlawren: I see some familiar names in this thread from 2017.

[srlawren]

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@SD08 wrote:

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@srlawren wrote:

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@Alan_K @Brooke_C I'm going to once again call to your attention the "3G" terminology causing confusion.  Normally I call this to your attention and say that it's confusing new/prospective customers, but in this case, it's a long-term customer @dna2016.  Please, rename your "3G" plans.  They are not 3G.  This is every bit as bad as AT&T calling their 4G LTE network "5Ge" when it's not 5G at all.

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@srlawren 

I agree.  I've heard the label "LTE Lite" suggested instead of "3G."  I think that works well, since it actually runs on the LTE network.  (Credit to whomever suggested it first, though just who escapes me at the moment.)

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@SD08 well, it's certainly less confusing and misleading than "3G" for a throttled 4G offering!  

[SD08]

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@srlawren wrote:

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@Alan_K @Brooke_C I'm going to once again call to your attention the "3G" terminology causing confusion.  Normally I call this to your attention and say that it's confusing new/prospective customers, but in this case, it's a long-term customer @dna2016.  Please, rename your "3G" plans.  They are not 3G.  This is every bit as bad as AT&T calling their 4G LTE network "5Ge" when it's not 5G at all.

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@srlawren 

I agree.  I've heard the label "LTE Lite" suggested instead of "3G."  I think that works well, since it actually runs on the LTE network.  (Credit to whomever suggested it first, though just who escapes me at the moment.)

[srlawren]

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@steff12321 wrote:

You can use any network type (LTE, 4G, 3G, 2G)

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@steff12321 this is quite wrong.  First of all, for all intents and purposes, LTE and 4G are the same thing*.  And Public Mobile does NOT have any 2G network, at all.  Telus and Bell do not operate 2G GSM networks, so Telus, Koodo, Public Mobile, Bell, Virgin Mobile, and Lucky Mobile users do not have any access to 2G, period.

* technically they are different by the official definition of the standard but by "de facto" usage they have become synonymous.

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@dna2016 wrote:

@terrycallaway PM is more of a 3G provider.  They used to offer a lot of 4G/LTE but for the past year they've been "downgrading" their offering to 3G only.  

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@dna2016 this is also wrong.  Public Mobile's "3G" offerings are still delivered over 4G/LTE but artificially throttled to "3G-like" speeds of 3Mbps.  Nothing has changed in terms of PM's network offerings:  talk over 3G UMTS only; text over 3G UMTS or 4G LTE; data over 4G LTE (regardless of plan data speed), with fallback to 3G HSPA/HSPA+ where LTE coverage is not available.

@Alan_K @Brooke_C I'm going to once again call to your attention the "3G" terminology causing confusion.  Normally I call this to your attention and say that it's confusing new/prospective customers, but in this case, it's a long-term customer @dna2016.  Please, rename your "3G" plans.  They are not 3G.  This is every bit as bad as AT&T calling their 4G LTE network "5Ge" when it's not 5G at all.

[dna2016]

@terrycallaway PM is more of a 3G provider.  They used to offer a lot of 4G/LTE but for the past year they've been "downgrading" their offering to 3G only.  I guess it's a way to show the differences between their tiered companies.  So if you want 4G/LTE then look to their sister/parent companies Koodo and Telus.  

All their plans will operate no problem on the 3G, even the $10 plan.  But keep in mind the $10 plan does not offer any data.

[SD08]

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@terrycallaway wrote:

Which network is the one assigned for this plan, 2G it 3G?

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Public Mobile (actually its parent Telus and network partner Bell) does not operate a 2G network.  Therefore, as mentioned, PM voice calls would go through the 3G network.  AFAIK, Rogers is the only one of the big 3 that still operates any 2G network.

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@terrycallaway wrote:

Which network is the one assigned for this plan, 2G it 3G?

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Public Mobile uses UMTS(3G) for voice and optionally HSPA data and LTE(4G) for data.

Adding any data add-on will give you LTE with this plan.

[steff12321]

You can use any network type (LTE, 4G, 3G, 2G), but the speed is restricted to "3G Speeds" on the 3G plans, which means you should expect around 3Mbps. 

However, you will have the latency (ping) advantage of LTE if you have the signal strength and that network type selected. 

Edit: There is no data on this plan, so the above does not apply to you. You can still use whichever network type is available based on signal strength and phone capabilities.