When Telus did buy Public Mobile, the rumors were saying the same thing about Public Mobile shutting down. It never happened. And, even when Telus annouced that Public Mobile customers back then would be switched over to new plans and a new netowrk, I believe that some of the articles that I read still got it wrong but erroneously reporting a Public Mobile shut-down.
I'm used to hearing about carriers badmouthing other carriers by pointing out something bad about the other company, sometimes it being true stuff, while other times, completely made up. But this is kind of funny that another Telus-owned brand (or dealer store) is making stuff like this up. It makes it look like as if Telus doesn't know what's going on within their own company.
There has been no official shutdown of Public Mobilie notice. And no, Koodo does not own Public.
The sad part is that it would not surprise me one bit if Public Mobile did shut down and customers were merged into Koodo. However, that's all speculation and may never happen. Anything said by almost anyone on this matter is really just a guess. There is no official information about any such plans and even if someone within the company did know something, that person wouldn't be allowed to tell us anyway. Anything said by anyone within the company about this is just going to tow th company line and say that they're not going anywhere, which at least for now, is true. Right now, that Koodo salespersons/dealer salesperson is either badly mistaken or dishonest.
