@Jasonxie
I still gasp and feel my stomach drop when I see a post like yours but once you check that box and click join you are in freefall.....all you can do is open your parachute and hope for a soft landing.
There are a few differences the Public Points program offers that you can take advantage of depending on how you use your mobile service and the plan you are on. If you have a $50+ plan you will get more back in points value than the $2 auto pay reward. ($50=2.5pts, $60=3pts, $70=3.5pts+5% points back on all purchases.)
Anniversary points are definitely much less than the loyalty reward the longer you are with pm. However If you suspend your account on a regular basis unlike $$ rewards that will delay the loyalty reward if suspended more than 60 days the anniversary points are awarded each your regardless of the amount of time suspended. In fact if I read the "rules" correctly you continue to earn points when suspended which should also include referrals and "give back" (community) points.
Nearly all add ons in the redemption catalogue are discounted between 25% and up to 50% off the regular price when purchasing them directly thru your self serve account. Only the $15 bill credit (15pts), the $5/500min add on (5pts) and the $5/200mb data add on (5pts) are equal value. As a result if you travel to the US frequently the 10 Day US Roaming add ons have good discounts such as the data offerings :
US Roaming Data add ons: 1gb/15pts=$15 (25% off), 500mb/10pts=$10 (33% off) and 250mb/5pts=$5 (50% off)
Similarly if you are on the $25 plan but are a generally low usage user you may want to consider downgrading and using add ons to supplement the $15 plan. Purchase the $5/500min add on as most customers find they only use an extra 100 outgoing minutes per 30 days ($1) if that! Redeem points for the 1gb data add on (10pts=$10). This will give you 250mb of plan data and 1gb of roll over data per 30 days. If you only need 500mb of data every 30 days the redemption 1gb data add on will last 4/30 day cycles. Your savings will start to add up :
30 Day plan=$15+$2.50 (extra 250mb of add on data=500mb)=$17.50+$1(extra add on minutes) =$18.50/30 days ($6.50 less/30 days×12=$78/yr). Or using a total of 750mb/30 days=$21 saves $4/30days×12=$48 (Max loyalty is $60/yr if you can save $48/yr+$10/10pts (anniversary)=$58/yr). That's only $2 less than the rewards program or $18 more using the first example.
Lastly you will likely be able to enter the lucky draw for a new Samsung S22 (or ear buds or a brand new tv!) w/June 30th deadline. With the points program still fairly new your odds are still pretty good at 1pt/entry=($1). You can dream but heck if you win you will feel a whole lot better about "accidentally" joining Public Points!
Make Public Points work for you....they are similar to the pc optimum points program. Some members cash in $10 in points a couple of times year. Others like myself earn a minimum of 50% back in points and cash in (redeem) points and earn back 100%(+) in points a couple of times a month! #PPP!!!
