Anyone tried downgrading their plan to see if they see the $35 Black Friday Deal?

[kykyuen]

Anyone tried to downgrade their current plan >$35/month to the promotional $30/month plan?
Will the $35/month black friday plan then show up afterwards? Thanks.

[Handy1]

@kykyuen  So now you know about the diffence in speed but truth be told 4G might take second longer to load webpage compared to 5G plan in perfect conditions , but typically you won’t even notice the diffence in speed so for that reason if 20GB enough data for you I would just stick with the $30 plan and save $60 a year that’s 2 free months worth of service on the $30 plan compared to $35 plan and the fact that it’s harder to downgrade plan price it out you in better position going forward to possibly be able to downgrade plan price further and if that CAN/US /MEX plan is ever available with even 40GB instead of 50GB for possible price of $32 one day you be easily able to upgrade to it . So I think the $30 plan right now is the best value plan public mobile has 

[kykyuen]

Ah good to know, thank you both @hTideGnow @DennyCrane 🙂

[DennyCrane]

@kykyuen You can access the 5G network with a 4G plan, but your speed will be capped at 100Mbps vs 250Mbps.

[hTideGnow]

HI @kykyuen 

for the 4G plan you have, it is a 4G speed plan, which means it is about speed limited to 100Mbps.  You can however still connect to 5G network (just with speed capped at 100Mbps)  and hence you see it connectd

[kykyuen]

No @kb_mv , I listed the plans I see below:

$35 - ca/us/mex - (5g) 50GB
$45 - ca/us/mex - (5g) 75GB
$55 - ca/us/mex - (5g) 100GB
$36 - ca/us (5g) 50GB
$30 - ca/us (4g) 20GB
$40 - ca/us (5g) 60GB

@Handy1 : FYI, I'm using the $30/mo plan now - which is suppose to be 4G, but I notice it is using 5G+. So it's not even a downgrade of service.

[kb_mv]

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@kykyuen wrote:

Yeah I'm just keeping the $30 plan for the month, and have scheduled the $35/mo for next renewal period 🙂

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@kykyuen Now that you have changed to the $30 plan do you see any lower than $30? Just curious.

[Oil_dogg]

got it. thanks for the clarification

[Handy1]

@Oil_dogg  change plan immediately to the $30 plan . Then you should be able to see the $35 MEX plan . If you don’t already see it in your account . As it’s harder to downgrade plans and that one option many of us see . So by doing so it makes it easy to be able to upgrade plan price . Then if you see the $35 plan you can just schedule using the cabbage plan on renewal option and immediately. . So you don’t lose more money than you have to . To take advantage of of the $35 MEX plan 

[hTideGnow]

Hi @Oil_dogg 

if you want to change to the $35 Canada/US/Mex roaming plan but you don't have it on your My Account's Change Subsxription page.  But if see the $30 plan there now, you can use Change Now to make a immediate plan change.  After that , at least with some people, it unlocked the $35 roaming plan.  But you need to make an immediate plan change and it is no guarantee the $35 plan will be unlocked.  So, try at your own risk

[Oil_dogg]

Hi there,

Could you clarify what you mean by this strategy of downgrading for the month?! I feel like I'm missing out on a great idea but don't quite understand what it is!

[DennyCrane]

For sure. I actually force my phone into 4G because I find 5G too unstable where I live and in my office tower. Once in a while I'll switch to 5G, but I find that I switch back to 4G quickly because it's just not as good as penetrating obstacles. It's great if you're right by the tower though.

[will13am]

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@DennyCrane wrote:

@will13am Yeah, in the context of on-device data usage, 100Mbps is more than enough for everyday use. To the point that most of us wouldn't even notice a difference unless we ran a speed test.

I have a Telus line with 5G+ (up to 2Gbps), and most of the time I'm getting well under 100Mbps anyway (it's largely dependent on signal strength, network congestion etc.).

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I hope people are not getting big data bucket plans for the purpose of doing speed tests.  I think the important thing with this service is that we have access to the 5G network regardless of plan speed cap.  This minimizes latency which actually yields a better experience than raw data speed.  Most net activities involve downloading small data packets intermittently.  The effects of high latency would be felt way before a degradation in data speed.  

[DennyCrane]

@will13am Yeah, in the context of on-device data usage, 100Mbps is more than enough for everyday use. To the point that most of us wouldn't even notice a difference unless we ran a speed test.

I have a Telus line with 5G+ (up to 2Gbps), and most of the time I'm getting well under 100Mbps anyway (it's largely dependent on signal strength, network congestion etc.).

[will13am]

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@kykyuen wrote:

I had my $40/mo plan with 70GB data for a long time, and I rarely go over 10GB/mo. 
So if you don't mind 4G, the $30/mo option is great. I'm actually surprise they offered it since it's a downgrade of plan which Public Mobile dislikes.

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I am a bit confused here.  Why are you pursuing plans with way more than 10GB data?  

[will13am]

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@kykyuen wrote:

Oh and the $30/mo promotion plan I see in my account is 4G, that's why I will need to switch it back to the $35/mo black friday deal so I get 5G back.

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If the 4G speed cap was set at 10 mbits/s or lower, I would see a reason to have anxiety over wanting a little more bandwidth.  At 100 mbits/s for a single device, I would argue that your home internet offers lesser performance on a per device basis.  I would not pay a wooden nickel more for 5G speed over 4G speed for plans with identical usage.  

[kykyuen]

Yup, I've listed the plans I see below. If you are on a plan that's > $35, then I think it's worth it to downgrade for the month, and schedule your plan of choice for the next renewal period.

[Handy1]

@slusagm  yes that’s why taking the $30 plan smart move for anyone that wants to save money . pM smart enough to know the community would figure this out and make lil extra $ to allow them a work around to get the more attractive plan . The $30 downgrade is still a compromise is one stays with it much less data and slower speed so pick  your poison 

[slusagm]

possibly you are correct.  But there is a chance people can still see 1 or 2 plans below the current price.  Like people on $35 or $36 plan still see $30 plan

[Handy1]

I would venture to say OP sees all plans over $30 and none under $30

[kykyuen]

All plans that are above $30/mo:

$35 - ca/us/mex - (5g) 50GB
$45 - ca/us/mex - (5g) 75GB
$55 - ca/us/mex - (5g) 100GB
$36 - ca/us (5g) 50GB
$30 - ca/us (4g) 20GB
$40 - ca/us (5g) 60GB

[slusagm]

@kykyuen   when you are at $30 plan now, what other plan options you see?

[kykyuen]

I had my $40/mo plan with 70GB data for a long time, and I rarely go over 10GB/mo. 
So if you don't mind 4G, the $30/mo option is great. I'm actually surprise they offered it since it's a downgrade of plan which Public Mobile dislikes.

[Handy1]

@kykyuen  Yes the data speed would be my primary reason for wanting to switch back also not so much the MEX part of things even though it’s nice to have I value data and speed and price over everything else 

Adding @kykyuen  I’m in the 60GB $34 plan and see the $35 MEX plan but considering the $30 plan just to save $4 a month just because of how hard it is to downgrade plan price these days and future proof myself from loss of potential friend refferals going forward 

[kykyuen]

Oh and the $30/mo promotion plan I see in my account is 4G, that's why I will need to switch it back to the $35/mo black friday deal so I get 5G back.

[kykyuen · Accepted solution]

Yeah I'm just keeping the $30 plan for the month, and have scheduled the $35/mo for next renewal period 🙂

[Handy1]

@kykyuen  Your an amazing community member for sharing this info , I knew in my heart it would work and why I have been suggesting it to those that didn’t see it in there accounts . Just makes sense it would work .thanks again you rock 🤘 

adding now just schedule the plan change to the $35 Mex plan for next renewal if you still want it but I think the $30 plan worth keeping anyways if you don’t need more then 20GB of data and for the extra $60 a year you save your stil covered for the U.S. use you would need to visit MEX 4X or more a year with add on to make going for the MEX plan worth it at that point 

[kykyuen]

Okay I just tried it for the community lol.

It works. I'm able to see the $35/mo black friday plan immediately afterwards.

[kykyuen]

Yeah, coz your plan is lower than the $35 Black Friday deal, so it would show for you. Lucky!

[makkahn28]

Mine and my Mother's was the $34 Can-US 5G 50GB

When I found out on the  New $35 Can-US-Mex(CUSMA) Or could be called(CAUSMEX) 5G 50GB, Checked in my Self-Serve, and it was available

[will13am]

Judging by the how price downgrades are generally not allowed, I think it is a safe bet to get the $30/20GB CAN-US plan which seems to be a bit of an exception.  On the next plan cycle that should open up access to all plans costing more than $30.  I don't have a working crystal ball to see into the future, I am pretty confident that boxing week is still a thing in Canada.  Positioning an account with a $30 plan now going into boxing week won't lead to disappointment.  I have put my money where my mouth is, my accounts with the $34 plan have been downgraded just in time for Christmas.  😂