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Important Update: eSIM QR Code Now Included in Activation Summary Emails

Hi Community, We're happy to share some news that aims to make your eSIM installation process smoother and easier. As of June 15, we've started including an eSIM QR code in our activation summary emails. Why does this matter? If you encounter any dif...

Ck_PM by Public Mobile
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Troubleshooting Login Issues: OTP, 2FA, EverSafe

Hey Community, We are working very hard to resolve errors some of you are facing when logging in or creating a new ID. For Eversafe ID specific issues, our agents are currently unable to support a fix. Please hang tight until we provide an update.  I...

A_CX_PM by Public Mobile
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Unable to reset my password

I had forgotten my self serve password so I reset it. I have reset the password almost 20 times and everytime i go to log in with my new password it says i cant that they dont match. Is there someone who i could get answers from?  Thanks in advance 

kylerm by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Emojis and character counts in texts

I’ve recently learned some emojis can apparently be up to 70 characters and can drastically use up your 140 ****CORRECTION 160**** character count maximum allowed per text message... but which ones? And how do you really know? Does the text count on ...

ElleBee83 by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Text message count wrong?

Hi, I just signed up with PM and when I logged in to my account for the first time and viewed the usage of my texts, it says I used 8 when in actuality I’ve only sent one! I have now learned that text messages are limited at 140 characters. I don’t b...

ElleBee83 by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Resolved! SIM card doesn't fit into my phone

I checked and my phone is supposed to be compatible.  My old card doesn't have a chip, it has  gold bars on the back that connect to the phone.  The old car says it is micro, but it is notched.  It is a SD CO2G card.  What now?  I have already regist...

tekla by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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urgent please help me

I got  a call from you that my plan is not included talk but in reallyty my plan is include unlimited canada wide talk. so why i got thoes calls?? help me with my issues i mailed to moderated teams at morning but still i got  no answer help me its ur...

Resolved! Hard to use Plan Overview Site on Mobile

Hello!I'm a happy Public Mobile user and don't have a lot to complain about at all, but I was just wondering if anyone else has had the same issue as myself in regards to using my mobile Device to view my usage on the Plan Overview page of your site....

dannycdee by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Mobile data (mostly) stopped working

A few months ago my mobile data stopped working. It will rarely (very rarely) work, but usually not. When I turn on mobile data, the mobile carrier logo in the system bar is a solid right angle triangle - no plus, no LTE, no 3G, just a triangle. When...

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zulban by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Cannot make calls/calls go to voicemail after port

Hello all, I just ported my number from Petro Canada mobile to Public Mobile maybe 5 hours ago. 3 hours ago I get a text from PM saying that it was successful.  I turned off my phone and turned it back on and tried to make a call, but it ends immedia...

MacMe by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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iPhone problem with data

I created huge word document on my iPhone 7 via MS Word app. When I tried to open it and to add some changes, I saw Word was unable to read the document. It may be corrupt. My colleague on job said that I had to apply recovery word tool from Microsof...

tillyhall by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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No Service

Am disappointed in Public Mobile. I was approached last week Saturday by a young woman regarding a promotion on Bathurst- Toronto. I figured that am the best client since my Rogers phone plan is expiring next week. The deal was for me to try your ser...

gustomanila by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Suggestion thread: ideas, changes, features

PM closed the Public Lab in Feb 2018 for reasons explained in this thread.  In summary: PM always welcomes new ideas and suggestions but decided (after much discussion) that the Public Lab wasn't really the best way to interact with and respond to th...

Korth by Mayor / Maire
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Koodo now has an Extra Large tab

I was browsing the Koodo website and noticed that there is now an Extra Large tab. Previously there were only small, medium and large. 

bryclops by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Received wrong promotion

Hi AllOn the weekend there was a flash sale $10 promotion which I did not want as the $20 promotion is better than the flash sale. I told the Walmart employees I wanted the $20 promotion obviously that is better but I noticed in my account I only got...

Christine77 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Given a number already in use

I recently purchased and activated a phone at walmart. The number i was assigned was still attached to a prepaid rogers phone. I don't get my texts at times and I'm pretty pissed off at the trouble it's causing me, for work in particular. How do i ch...

LukeMP by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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I don't even know what is going on anymore.

First, PM fails to honor my community rewards from April. Then, they start sending me surveys asking me why I left. Now, they even lock me out of my own account. I tried logging in as normal and gets denied. Tried changing my password, and gets denie...

CalvinW by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Resolved! Is activate.publicmobile.ca down?

Just got a new SIM card and I need to activate it. https://activate.publicmobile.ca/ keeps timing out for me, across different browsers and devices. Is the website down, and is there an expected time before it's back online? Thanks!

rvoogjarv by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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I have forgotten my password

Hello Thank you for your time in reading this,  my issue is I'm having trouble setting up my email,  the direction do not match my setting on my phone and I have forgotten my password, can you please help or know someone one,  Thank you, carolyn The ...

Runperiod5 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Re: UNLOCKED BlackBerry Z10 STL100-3

I have created my account, my cell number from other carrier has been transferred over, paid for service, account active, blackberry z10 message "SIM NOT DETECTED" Tried the tape, tried all other suggestions, inserted the sim card in friends phone an...

lindalachance by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Switched from iphone to LG5 - can't access data

I switched my PM sim card from my iphone to an LG5. But my data isn't working on my LG5 now. I set up the Access Point info as per PM android APN specs (see print screen below/attached) and have re-started as well as turned off and restarted it sever...

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sam121 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Payment

How do I make sure my paument activated my plan properly I put my 40 dollars voucher on my account and it still says my plan expires may 30 2018 that doesn't make sense??? 

Solo101 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Autopay

Why hasnt autopay taken payment?

Chiefkeith by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! issues with service?

Hi all,I am reposting with new information based on Community memebers troublshooting. I recently had to replace my phone, I have the same number, plan, SIM.For some reason for the last two days Ive had limited service but mostly no service at all. B...

Geoffrey by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! OnePlus is the Public Mobile of phone hardware

Hey folks, Okay, so in my humble opinion, I think that OnePlus is to phone hardware what Public Mobile is to Canadian service providers.  Let me explain why I think this with a comparison table: CategoryPublic MobileOnePlusPre-paidPM only offers pre-...

srlawren by Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité
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Resolved! How do I unlock my phone?

I am traveling in Europe and want to use a local SIM card. I’m a Public Mobile customer and have an iPhone 5s locked to Telus system. Can anyone help me?

Deagle by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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