05-29-2018 08:19 AM - edited 01-05-2022 04:50 AM
So, I've been here at Public Mobile for almost 2 years nows. Started on a 30 day plan, province wide calling, with global texting, and 1 GB of 4G Data. $42/30 day. What a steal!
Decided I was in love with the service, upgraded to 90 day plan, with 6GB 4G data, and the other regular options, $120/90 day. Better price, more data, fewer payments per year. What's not to love?
90 days later... it happens - the solid gold deal from the Fall of 2016 - the plan that for $120/90 days I currently subscribed to, with 12 GB over 90 days! 6 extra gigs, at no additional cost! Yeah baby!!!
Today, with 12 days left until renewal, @IWIK's Data Witness app, for the first time ever in my time with Public Mobile, warns me I've hit 50% of my data limit.
I love this place!
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05-30-2018 11:18 AM
i hope i never have to get rid of my promo plan!
05-30-2018 09:57 AM
@Korth, oh I know those texts come out... but if I was to get to 75%, I'd be freaking out.
As for the monitoring apps, I find Data Witness is within a percent (1%) of the total Public Mobile shows. That's more than enough accuracy for me.
Note.. as MMS is not tracked on Public Mobile for data use.. I set Data Witness to ignore the MMS app I use.
05-30-2018 09:10 AM
Yup, that's why when I was on the fall promo, and people asked why I needed 4GB - I said that 3 of the 4GB is for future proofing. I was using about 1GB at the time, now it's up to 2.5GB (though on Koodo now)
05-30-2018 09:03 AM
"Public Mobile here ..." will send texts informing you when 75% and 95% thresholds are reached. At 100% it just cuts you off, no more Data until your plan renews or you purchase an Add-on. (Not sure if text messages are sent to inform you about Add-on Data thresholds, never used any of these Add-ons myself, but it seems like this might be a good idea.)
Data monitor apps are good, but results are measured on the device-side. The numbers are often a little different from results measure (by billing) on the network-side. Not a consequential detail when at ~50% usage, but can be a problematic one when close to ~100% usage.
05-29-2018 09:26 AM
@stonechucker wrote:So, I've been here at Public Mobile for almost 2 years nows. Started on a 30 day plan, province wide calling, with global texting, and 1 GB of 4G Data. $42/30 day. What a steal!
Decided I was in love with the service, upgraded to 90 day plan, with 6GB 4G data, and the other regular options, $120/90 day. Better price, more data, fewer payments per year. What's not to love?
90 days later... it happens - the solid gold deal from the Fall of 2016 - the plan that for $120/90 days I currently subscribed to, with 12 GB over 90 days! 6 extra gigs, at no additional cost! Yeah baby!!!
Today, with 12 days left until renewal, @IWIK's Data Witness app, for the first time ever in my time with Public Mobile, warns me I've hit 50% of my data limit.
I love this place!
50% threshold is guaranteed for me. It is the 90% threshold that is difficult to reach. It does happen from time to time.
05-29-2018 09:22 AM
I have been here since Fall 2016 Promo as well love that promo very much don't know when PM will have that promo again or better promo 🙂 wishing one day PM will have sharing data plan as I have never used up my 12GB data.
05-29-2018 09:18 AM
@stonechucker, totally know what you mean. I have only been here a year and a half but came in on the fall promo. I never use all my data but I do use more than 50% when I get near the end I start to hit up youtube pretty hard and try and use up some of the data I am paying for lol.
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