Refund

[Blessedwon]

Hi, I just purchased the $25 plan for my son from walmart. I prepaid the year upfront for $300.  I would like to know how to get a refund. Pls assist.

[Anonymous]

We may never know. Buddy marked a post as the solution and we haven't heard from him since.

It would be nice to hear what if anything the mods do for him.

[Pawprints1986]

I'm also curious why so much paid up front? is there even any benefit for walmart itself to pay that much up front? 

[AE_Collector]

No idea why someone would prepay for a year unless not wanting to have a credit card registered and not wanting to have to worry about top ups every 30 days. Thus there would be no discounts. But even more difficult to figure out why if this was just set up the OP is already trying to get it refunded.

AE_Collector

[Naepalm]

@will13am  yeah makes sense was just befuddled to here he prepared for a year wondered what the drive was behind that. 

[will13am]

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@Naepalm wrote:

@will13am  right but I was wondering if walmart gave him a tablet or something. Discount on a phone or tablet, not the actual plan. 

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What skin does Walmart have in the game when a customer tops up for a year of service?  I believe there is a commission paid for the activation and that is it.  It is not easy to develop a loyalty commission for a prepaid service that has no contract.  Would you give me a tablet if I put $300 into my account?

[Naepalm]

@will13am  right but I was wondering if walmart gave him a tablet or something. Discount on a phone or tablet, not the actual plan. 

[will13am]

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@Naepalm wrote:

@Blessedwon did they offer a better deal to pay for a year up front? Or did you get something for free to do it that way? 

just curious. 

cheers

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$25 x 12 = $300.  Looks like no discount was given.  You know that there are no discounts for prepaying for additional service.  

[Naepalm]

@Blessedwon did they offer a better deal to pay for a year up front? Or did you get something for free to do it that way? 

just curious. 

cheers

[gblackma · Accepted solution]

@Blessedwon  Public Mobile is a prepaid service. There usually aren't any refunds. Everything is done online here. Contact the moderators (Customer service here) and explain your situation. Since you have no self service account, use this private message link to contact them directly 

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/notes/composepage/note-to-user-id/22437

Check your private message sent box (click on the envelope top right of your screen) to make sure the message was sent. Also keep an eye on the envelope, the mods answer will show up there.
You can also enable email notification to receive a private message notification sent to your email.
Go into your community account > my settings > PREFERENCES > Private Messenger > enable "Receive email notifications for new private messages" > Save

Stay safe. 

[Staliger]

@Blessedwon Click on ? on bottom right to start a chat with bot Simon and follow directions to contact moderators and create a ticket. They may help you.

[gblackma]

@Blessedwon have you set up your self service account? If not, do so now https://selfserve.publicmobile.ca/self-registration/. Why do you want a refund?  Isn't the phone working properly? Thanks.

[JoyLuck]

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@Blessedwon wrote:

Hi, I just purchased the $25 plan for my son from walmart. I prepaid the year upfront for $300.  I would like to know how to get a refund. Pls assist.

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You will have to contact a moderator about this refund you are wanting. 

Step 1: Choose the ? button at the right bottom corner of this page or choose “Get Help” at the top of the page and then choose the “Chat with SIMon” button.

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