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Esim not installed

Acepp
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

I just signed up for an account and opted for an esim. I am getting an error that says esim cannot be installed no matter what I do. I have checked my emails and I have not received an activation email either.

 

Any suggestions or help?

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softech
Oracle
Oracle

@Acepp 

You were using the Public Mobile app to subscribe?

If you used PM app and got to Step 6 of the Activation,  there is a chance that the Public Mobile esim is already installed and just not properly enabled

On Android:  Check your Sim Card Manager and see if a Public Mobile eSim is there.  If so, make sure it is enabled.  

On iPhone: check Settings > Celluar and see if the eSIM is there.  If it is, make sure the PM eSIM is set as Primary on "Cellular Plan Label" and "Turn on This Line" is toggled on

 

if you don't see the Public Mobile esim there, check the Welcome email, there should be a QR code for the esim for you to scan and install manually.  If you cannot find it in Inbox of your email, check also the Spam box.

If the Public Mobile eSIM is there, disable or delete those non PM sim (eSIM/Physical sim). 
If the non-PM sim is physical, remove it.  If the non-PM sim is an esim, disable using the SIM Manager on the phone (or set as Secondary and turn off "Turn on this line" for this non-PM esim)  

Then reboot the phone and click Reset All Networks on your phone and it will work.  (Please note that Reset all Networks will also erase your saved Wifi and Bluetooth connections, but you just need to add them back after). Also, it is possible you have to reset it multiple times for it to work.

If it still does not work, you will need to have PM support to further assist. Please open ticket using Public Mobile Expert Messaging , Select Start a Chat to begin (You will need to use your current Community account to login to submit the ticket):
          https://expert-messaging.publicmobile.ca/guest/pre-chat
**You'll get email/sms alert when agent replies. or monitor here: https://expert-messaging.publicmobile.ca/message-centre

** If you cannot receive 2FA code via SMS and hence unable to open ticket, please use another email to setup a different Community account and do not link a phone number to it.  Having this new community account without a linked phone number, the 2FA will be  sent to the email address only, you would then be able to create an Expert Messaging ticket.