CAN/US /MEX plans are finally here community

[Handy1]

As tile says CAN/US /MEX  plans have arrived community wow weeee have a look 👀 

Black Friday sales shaping up to be the best ever 

[Smartby]

Same here! its stupid as its prepaid plans, shouldn't restrict this way!

[Genuine]

 https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/mb/plana9wzhuxpwpm?network=ALL does include the 500 long distance minutes for the $35 CAN US MEX plan, but when you select it, you have to login. And when you login, you will see the $35 CAN US MEX plan WITHOUT the 500 long distance minutes.

[Genuine]

The $35 plan is there for me, but the 500 Long distance minutes is NOT but the 500 minutes does show up at  https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/mb/plana9wzhuxpwpm?network=ALL 

[hTideGnow]

thanks @DennyCrane , yes, you are guys were correct, the LD minutes are not there

I am not too sure it just now included or PM missed putting it there.  I would be surprised they have have 2 different $35 roaming plans 

[DennyCrane]

@hTideGnow Does it show up with the LD minutes for you? I still saw the regular version without the 500min. I even cancelled my scheduled plan change to see if it would pop up, but I just got the regular version again. Makes me wonder if the 500 are there, but it just doesn't show on the plan change screen.

[hTideGnow]

hi @Genuine 

no, it is not for new activation only.  You link you posted didn't say that either

and this $35 plan shows up on some customers' My Account too

However, with the target marketing PM is using, not everyone got this plan.  There is bigger chance for people with $35 plan or under will see this $35 roaming plan

[DennyCrane]

Great find! Where do see that it says New Customers only? I tried to change to it and it doesn't show as an option though (I'm still on the $34/50GB Can/US plan with a scheduled change for next week to the $35/50GB Can/US/Mex plan (with no 500 minutes LD).

[Genuine]

They added 500 Long Distance minutes to the $35 CAN USA MEX plan - the LD minutes are available ONLY to new customers ONLY at this Link  https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/mb/plana9wzhuxpwpm?network=ALL 

[hTideGnow]

hi @Mexicowboy 

it is not new activation only.   But not everyone sees all 4 Canada/US/Mex roaming plans as PM is using targeted marketing now

So, there are now $29, $35, $45, and $55 roaming plans.  You should see at least $45 and $55, for the $29 and $35, you might or might not see it depends on your current plan

Login My Account and go to Change Subscription to check

[Mexicowboy]

Question: it seems unclear whether this is restricted to new customers only. Can you clarify whether existing subscribers can move to a new plan at these prices?

[1Savager]

That’s what I did! Had to pay for new $30 plan but moving forward I’ll have the one that suits me best. 👍👍

[hTideGnow]

HI @1Savager do you see a $30 plan?  A workaround is to use Change Now to change to a $30 plan first.  With that, you might see the $35 roaming plan and you can then schedule a plan change after

[1Savager]

50g Can/Us for $39

Would like Mexico also for $35 I do not need anymore Data at this time

[hTideGnow]

hi @1Savager 

upgrade?  Yeah.  But what plan you have now? which plan you want to change to?

[1Savager]

Same here trying to figure out if we can upgrade somehow ??

[DennyCrane]

@alegator_23 

1) Data stops. No unlimited throttled data.

2) My Telus line allows all of the above, so I suspect it's the same:

 

[alegator_23]

Additional questions:

1. What happens when you exhaust all of your 50GB data plan, will the data stop to work, or will it reduced to low speeds and you will be able still receive emails and do basic stuff like whatsapp ?

2. Some one confirmed that you can call / text from

CAN -> US, CAN-> MEX,

MEX -> CAN, MEX->US,

US->CAN, US->MEX   

Will domestic calls and text be covered as well means US -> US, MEX->MEX , CAN-CAN ??

[JZ3]

Hi hTideGnow, I asked a similar question yesterday on CAN US MEX data plan using mobimatter vs upgrading here - do you know how bad the latency is or if it’s something where if you’re at cancun for instance it won’t really be noticeable? I heard my hotels wifi might be spotty so not sure if 10GB of data will be enough for me for a week’s stay if I have bad wifi and limited data since it’s more expensive than simply paying $5 more on top of my existing plan for this. I just want to be able to hotpot to my iPad if necessary. Thanks! 

[hTideGnow]

hi @sam97 

this is true for roaming with all carriers.  Alright you are using the other carriers, all traffic will come back to Telus network first. And also true VPN would not change that

While there can be additional latency, but that is minor enough that won't be noticible

[sam97]

"When roaming in USA or Mexico, data traffic is routed back to Canada, resulting in additional latency. Even using VPN will not mitigate this." is this true?  

[computergeek541]

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@sam97 wrote:

I have the following queries for 35 CAD per Month (USA-CAN-MEXICO): 

1. Can I make calls to the USA and Mexico from Canada?
2. Can I make calls to Canada and Mexico while I'm in the USA?
3. Can I make calls to the USA and Canada while I'm in Mexico? 

Same questions are also for DATA. 

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Yes, all are included.

[sam97]

I have the following queries for 35 CAD per Month (USA-CAN-MEXICO): 

1. Can I make calls to the USA and Mexico from Canada?
2. Can I make calls to Canada and Mexico while I'm in the USA?
3. Can I make calls to the USA and Canada while I'm in Mexico? 

Same questions are also for DATA. 

Thanks for your time . 

[DennyCrane]

You're good then. Calls/text/data will work in the US with that plan.

[Liz71]

Sorry, I have an  Iphone 13. 

[DennyCrane]

@Liz71 What iPhone specifically? The iPhone 8 and newer all have VoLTE.

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/get-help/articles/volte

[Liz71]

Thanks for replying and clarifying some things for me. I have an Iphone. Ill check some settings and do what you suggested. 

[Dan-PM]

@Handy1 great info and also I don't think Freedom is avaialble in all provinces, i.e. the Atlantic provinces

[DennyCrane]

@Liz71 Yes, turn data roaming on and leave your network selection set to Automatic. In fact, leave data roaming on all the time (even when in Canada) so you don't ever forget; you'll never be charged extra with this prepaid service anyway.

Yes, calls are included as well. What phone do you have? The US networks are a bit different and require a VoLTE device for phone calls to work.

[Liz71]

I signed up for the Canada/US/Mexica plan. We plan to go to the US in the new year. So, since I have not done this before- do I turn on my roaming or leave off when in the US and the data still works? And if I get a phone call from a tour operator while in the US, that call is included in my plan? ( It does also say unlimited minutes in the plan)

I'm a little uninformed with some of this phone plan perks and would love to learn. 

[Dan-PM]

Fingers crossed the BF sales will still be on there in a couple of weeks  🤞