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US add on $15 talk and txt not working

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Hi..I bought the add on for my son who is is the US currently..it is charged to my credit card but he says he gets a message that he isn't on the American plan when he tries to call or txt..pls advise..he is on At&t service..

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mh1983
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

Untitled.pngThey make it pretty clear right off the bat that it's not a voice/call centre driven support model.

Carld123
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@Gino

As you stated..you are not actually a PM customer...and are acting on behalf of your son...so...its he said..she said i said...just a mess..the account holder needs to deal with their account...and its not hard to do....

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

What are u talking about..I spoke to a guy who said I was all set..he charged me as of Monday and the I see it isn't in the add on section so I purchased another $8 plan and it shows in the add on but still Doesn't work saying he Doesn't have an add on..I never had such an issue ever with any other carrier

Carld123
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@Gino wrote:

There should be situations where a live voice can be accessed.. issues like this can't be resolved by texting..takes too long and it resulted in me paying for a service I didn't get..

@Gino

You are paying for a service you did get...but didnt read /reasearch what you are getting for your money.......


Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

There should be situations where a live voice can be accessed.. issues like this can't be resolved by texting..takes too long and it resulted in me paying for a service I didn't get..

srlawren
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@Gino I don't mean to be a jerk, but you didn't do your due diligence if you were expecting live help.  PM advertise themselves as the phone company without a phone number.  


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Carld123
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@Gino

It sucks...but..when someone tries to do this or that on someone elses account makes things way too complicated....

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

It makes no sense how no one can see his account..this isn't customer service..wasting so much time typing messages when a carrier like bell or Rogers fixes it in 2 min over the phone..never this nonsense

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

No he needed as of Tuesday..that is why I called to set it up on Monday night..he gets back tomorrow..all these days wasted..I got charged for a service I wasn't able to use..

Carld123
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@Gino

Not bashing you Gino..but help has been offered....and as per you..he needs service on sunday only...so hurry up..post screenshots of what you paid and what the actual plan states you have.....then someone here could probably help you...

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I need someone who can talk and resolve immediately can't wait a few days..he needed it now..I payed the money and it clearly shows on the account yet no service and he tried dialing *611..and could not get thru because he had no add on 

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I can't believe that in situations such as this we can't get a live voice to resolve it..unheard of..I was fine with it but now that this occurred it is just he'll to deal with

Anonymous
Not applicable

@Gino wrote:

I sent a private message to a moderator.. this is absolutely ridiculous..when he gets back I will get him off public mobile..horrible


Well there're a lot of customers we never hear from who do just fine here. We like saving money too.

We would all like to know what resolved the issues if and when you get it going.

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I sent a private message to a moderator.. this is absolutely ridiculous..when he gets back I will get him off public mobile..horrible

Anonymous
Not applicable

@Gino wrote:

No..


 @Gino

Still no overview page from you. All we can do is guess without complete information to help you and direct you to a resolution.

I don't know if a third party can deal with the moderators either. I suppose if you had all the right information they might communicate with you.

There's a new system of dealing with them although then again I don't know if it works for legacy customers.

 

Send ONE (1) private message to them here and include your phone number and PIN to minimize back and forth identity verification delays.
Forget your PIN? Then you'll need 3 of either of these pieces of information you used when you signed up: full address, birthdate, last 4 digits of CC you might have used, email address on the account, alternative phone number you might've entered when you signed up. Or, in addition, either of these to get to 3: last payment amount and date, last add-on bought and date.
And of course your question/problem.
Then hopefully they will get back to you as soon as they can between M-F 9-9 (ET) and Sat-Sun 9-7:30 (ET). But it could be up to a couple days.
Depending on your notification settings, you would get an email notifying you of a reply. Get back here and see a red blob over the little envelope in the upper right of your screen and click on it to see the message.

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

No..

Carld123
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@Gino wrote:

Still not working..not sure what to..I would like to speak to a live voice


@Gino

Did you get things sorted out????always good to find out the outcome.......

Anonymous
Not applicable

@Gino wrote:

Still not working..not sure what to..I would like to speak to a live voice


Only your sons phone can get a live voice as it sounds like he's a long time customer which means his phone can talk to a human.. He might be able to call the 8554public number from the states.

Is there a problem for your son to do all this himself? Not that it's any of my business.

Carld123
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@Gino wrote:

Still not working..not sure what to..I would like to speak to a live voice


@Gino live voice is not an option for you....can you post a screenshot of your sons self serve page?showing add ons etc..if you can... block out any personal info first

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Still not working..not sure what to..I would like to speak to a live voice

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Yes I got a live voice and he said I was good to go..I checked his account and it is charged in the transaction history as well 

Carld123
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@Gino wrote:

I have to wait for him to call me once he is on messenger..only need it till Sunday so no issues on the days..I will check with him on the data roaming setting..It would just be easier if I can get a live voice to fix this..ridiculous


@Gino you mentioned earlier you spoke to someone at 611 when you set it up?

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I have to wait for him to call me once he is on messenger..only need it till Sunday so no issues on the days..I will check with him on the data roaming setting..It would just be easier if I can get a live voice to fix this..ridiculous

Carld123
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@Gino

Did you figure it out? Your already on day four of the add ons lifespan...

Anonymous
Not applicable

@Gino wrote:

No I did the 611 call from his phone before he left. I checked and it is set up on his account..I am not with public mobile he is..I didn't take the data plan only the talk and txt at $15 for 10 days..does he still have to turn on data roaming..might that be the issue?


Not data. But it might be just be one setting for all roaming. Somes phones have a couple roaming settings.

 

So you see it under my add-ons or whatever it's called on the overview page lower down?

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

No I did the 611 call from his phone before he left. I checked and it is set up on his account..I am not with public mobile he is..I didn't take the data plan only the talk and txt at $15 for 10 days..does he still have to turn on data roaming..might that be the issue?

Carld123
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@Gino

@Anonymous

Was thinking the same thing...gino must be a long time PM customer....hopefully you didnt add it to your own account...

Anonymous
Not applicable

@Gino wrote:

No it was all set up from the guy I spoke to when I called *611..said I was good to go as soon as he would cross the border..all he had to do was reboot his phone..credit card was charged as of Monday evening


Well...I would check and verify but that's just me.

Then the phone needs to turn on roaming for data and calls and then scan for and connect to either T-Mobile or AT&T.

 

Hold on...you said your son was in the states. How can you do 611 for his account?

Are you meaning you're trying to call him?

Gino
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

No it was all set up from the guy I spoke to when I called *611..said I was good to go as soon as he would cross the border..all he had to do was reboot his phone..credit card was charged as of Monday evening

Anonymous
Not applicable

@Gino wrote:

Hi..I bought the add on for my son who is is the US currently..it is charged to my credit card but he says he gets a message that he isn't on the American plan when he tries to call or txt..pls advise..he is on At&t service..


 @Gino

Buying add-ons is a 2 step process:

1. Put money into account

2. buy add-on

 

Maybe you've only done step 1.

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