@bluejaywpg wrote:It's interesting how the 3 Tier3s respond to each other in almost every way to create identical plans - except for the community & loyalty bonuses that PM offers.
PM's Rewards, especially if you're around long enough to collect some Loyalty and Referrals. Yeah, it's only a few bucks here and there. But what's wrong with keeping a few bucks more in your pocket? It might seem cheap until you look at how it all adds up over time.
PM's lack of hidden costs. You can be absolutely 100% confident that it's impossible for them to overbill or overcharge you, there's no hidden fees, no penalties, no surprises. I don't have similar trust or faith in Telus, Koodo, and the others. They have, in fact, established strong histories of nickle-and-dime surcharges on top of surcharges.
This is all grandly appealing to consumers who want low cost. It's a fungible good, you can basically buy the same quality same thing anywhere on the market, so the lowest cost wins. Chopping five bucks off a "monthly" cost of $15 or $25 is significant.
But I doubt it's appealing to consumers who want/need to buy more - the ones who want more data, fast speed, commodity techs like VoLTE and eSIMs, and the latest-greatest shiny new 5G phone toy to show it all off. These are the majority of the consumers who'll pay Big Plan prices, and for them Public Mobile isn't offering anything they'd want. Chopping five bucks off a "monthly" cost of $70 isn't really worth much at all, especially if it comes with "tradeoffs" or "sacrifices" you won't have to make elsewhere.
