The time limited $10 50/50 plan was too good to pass on, so I activated my spare SIM on a Calgary number, and have cancelled my other VOIP service. Call forwarding is included in the $10 plan, and does not use minutes!
I bought my new SIM at a Wal-mart, and referred myself. (Different e-mail address required.) Set up auto-pay and got the plan for $8.00 plus tax per month. And as someone else pointed out, the tax rate for an Alberta number is 5% GST only. (I live in BC, but need an Alberta number also.)
I'm on a province-wide calling plan within BC, and in a pinch, I can also use this spare account for Canada wide calling, as the 50/50 plan is Canada-wide minutes. I used to use Skype for long distance calling, but have cancelled that as well. Another $3.00 to put towards the Public Mobile plan! (Thankfully, my newest phone is dual SIM, making the temporary switch super easy...)
If anyone needs help figuring out their options, feel free to send me a private message. There's of course, a plethora of topics in the community to search for... how to port a number from another carrier, how the plans work, how to reduce the cost of your plan via rewards to as low as ZERO, etc...
Private messaging will require that you set up an account on the community, which is SEPARATE from your actual self-serve Public Mobile account. If you are having trouble activating a SIM for some reason - do not despair. Set-up the separate account on the community (which just needs e-mail and password), and you'll be able to communicate with other Public Mobile customers and of course, contact a 'Mod' (Public Mobile employee) to get that help you need help activating a SIM if something 'glitched' on your first attempt.
Cheers!
