How is service in areas like northern BC ?

[Kashaobk16]

I just ordered an new SIM card with public mobile and I'm excited to try them out . I have a hard time getting even 2 bars of service near Burns Lake , BC and Telus & Koodo seem to work very well but so pricey . I love how I can create a plan for 10-90 days and edit how many minutes or how much data I need. Has anyone around northern BC used PM ? If so how was the service ? Thank You 😉
Kasha

[Kashaobk16]

Ok thanks 😉

[srlawren]

Welcome to the community, @Kashaobk16!  If you are concerned, as others have stated, you could activate a 10-day plan to try it out.  If you do deicde to move to PM, please let us know how it goes.  Based on @imm1304's findings, I think you should be fine.

[Kashaobk16]

Thanks everyone for all the helpful information 😉 Have a good day !

[imm1304]

Hi @Kashaobk16!

I just punched in Burns Lake on the PM coverage map and looks like you are within the coverage area.  You can expect the same coverage as Telus in your area.  

Take a look here:  https://publicmobile.ca/en/on/coverage

[Luddite]

Well no quite as good coverage as Telus. In remote some locales Telus offers extended coverage through arrangements with other providers; this is not available to PM. Suggest you look carefully at PM's coverage map and, if in doubt, begin with the $10 test

[Kashaobk16]

Well that's good to know 😉 because I really like Telus and if it's the same I'm happy !!

[NDesai · Accepted solution]

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@manelgm wrote:

That's interesting!  Public Mobile is really garnering lots of goodwill by offering its customers lots of choice and flexibility.

And yeah, the coverage should be the same as Telus' no matter where you are.

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Yes, that's how they are differentiating 🙂

[manelgm]

That's interesting!  Public Mobile is really garnering lots of goodwill by offering its customers lots of choice and flexibility.

And yeah, the coverage should be the same as Telus' no matter where you are.

[NDesai]

PM is basically Telus. So you should have good coverage.

If you really want to check out the service, you can try with $10 plan.

http://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Getting-Started/Risk-Free-Activation-costs-10/m-p/2877...