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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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My account was hacked

Just for the benefit of others, I am passing along the experience I had over the last couple of days in the event you run across the same thing. My episode began when I could not get phone or text service, although internet was ok.  I began searching...

pjmac177 by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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5gb bonus

I bought a sim card on a one day sale. Said I'd get 5gb extra data. When do I get that? Don't see it on my account.

ChuckYeah by Mayor / Maire
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Activation issue

Hi there, I'm trying to activate a new SIM card for Public Mobile. I used to be on Public Mobile, ported my number out to Fongo (as I was out of the country for the year), and now am trying to activate a new SIM card. I got to the payment screen and ...

obixlink by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Referral Number

Hi, I signed up with Public Mobile today & used a referral number from a friend. Unfortunately, it didn't work for some reason. Is there any way to remedy this?  Thank you! 

bornmodem by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Any way I can rechoose my selected number after a timeout?

Hi, I am new to Public Mobile and had a new number chosen during activation. It was available and I got on to the review order page. Before I was able to pay and finish the process, I ran out of time and had to start all over again. I tried to choose...

chelsealzl by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Problems setting up Setting up Auto Pay with Visa Debit Card

I am having trouble setting up Auto Pay or making even a one-time payment with my RBC Visa Debit Card. This is the error message I get:Unable to Process Transaction Sorry, your credit card transaction was denied by your card issuer, so this purchase ...

opal_scent by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Impossible to start.

So I bought a sim card 3 weeks ago now. I tried everything to activated it, without any success. I deeply regret having choose Publicmobile right now. As they advice me where I bought the sim card, I bought a voucher to refill my account. It did not ...

marge by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Plan change

When I upgrade my plan do I lose referral & other bonuses that billing period?

trishe by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Resolved! Invalid sim

Hey I started setting up a sim for my friend who's coming to public mobile, I got everything in and to the review part (second to last step) and realized I had some typos, so I used the previous button to go back (not the browser back button) however...

Lukus by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Not a question but an FYI for those living in Charlottetown PEI

https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/business/charlottetown-mobile-repair-shop-becomes-authorized-reseller-for-public-mobile-cellphone-packages-320121/?fbclid=IwAR1qU4ThWxdN8L4tH77PH4xDmapqy9g0IL7t0dKNSiMbMClDGXszj7FX6uw    

GlennK by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Resolved! uncompatible sim card

Hiwhat should I do?my SIM card is not compatible with my new (second hand) iPhone SEmy present phone is a Motorola 8gb, I seem to have the smallest SIM available in hand

kraftyk by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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I’m frustrated about my Payment

So I changed my payment autopay from my bank card to my MasterCard. And I had 17.00 in credits.  They charged me for my 40.00 phone plan.  43$ to my MasterCard. 24 to my bank card and the 17$ credit is gone. But didn’t go anywhere towards the account...

HiccupC0nrad by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Suspended accounts and improper charges

Hello, I have added my parents to public mobile a few months ago and their plans had been recently suspended due to insuffienient funds even though I had set up auto payment for them. Issues I'm facing on both my parents' accounts:unable to see their...

schia by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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New Public Mobile customer start up help

Hello all.  I would appreciate any input please.  I just signed up and activated my phone.The service is now running and I can make phone calls no problem.  But text messages come in and dissapear when I go to look at them and when I go to send text ...

FrankRizzo by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Need help porting in from Freedom

Hello, I just ported my number from Freedom. The sim card is in my phone and I see the PM network, but I got a text saying I need to provide correct ESN/MEID numbers. I dont know these numbers, as I pay Freedom pay as you go and don't have any bills ...

US roaming talk text add on

HiI just purchased US roaming talk text add-on and US roaming 500mb data add on.The transaction went through.The roaming data add-on is correctly shown in the my data and add-ons secion of the self-serve overview page. However the talk text add-on is...

malonee72 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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A comparison between lowend flanker brands

I made a table illustrating the differences between the different network.. (I tried to make a text version but Public / Lithium rejected it). Any thing that is missing.. just comment and I will update this. The commonality is they are all prepaid se...

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GinYVR by Mayor / Maire
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Resolved! Bought 2 SIM cards (bought 1 May 31, then deal came June 1) now having activation problems

Hi,As mentioned above, I am a new cutomer and purchased my first SIM card online May 31.  The next day they had the 1 days sale for 5GB, so it was worth it for me to buy a second one with the intention to activate that one.  I bought both using the s...

miezzi by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Help

Has anyine else been double charged since being with this company ?? Have i twice for the last 2 months

Danielle234 by New in Town / Nouveau en Ville
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phone cards

where can i buy public mobile phone top up cards?

missbettee05 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Plan expired but I have available funds

Hi all,My plan expired 1 day before I made the monthly payment. Now it looks that it's impossible to reactivate it...the available funds are there, but I don't know what to do to reactivate the plan! Can someone help me out here?? 

juanguillen by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Invoice

where can i download my invoice?

natemartin by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Network connection problem

My phone won't connect to the public mobile network, when I try to send a message it shows error code 38 

will1505 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Remove plan?

Is there a way to remove your current plan from your account?  Im running into the “you don’t have a long distance plan” while calling local calls. A MOD fixed this for me a couple months ago when I added this plan and it did the same thing. They sai...

Resolved! No Service Today

I have no service today. I'm on autopay and the next payment is due in nine days. I have tried my sim in my other phone, that didn't help. I have tried suspending and resuming my service, that didn't help either. I sent a message to moderators 7 hour...

jarvav by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Some texts not received with new Nokia 7.1 Android 9.0

Upon transferring my SIM card to new phone, it connects to P.M. fine and calls all fine. I receive SMS texts from family with iPhone, not sure about Android. Most critically I don't receive any texts from online "text tester" or 2-factor authenticati...

Activation Problem

Hi We purchased a plan about 5 days ago now and my phone hasn't worked yet. The store will not help us at all. If I try to make a call we get a message saying that we don't have a plan but we did get one. Thanks

bshort by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Can I add a data add-on to a no data plan?

Hi there. I understand you cannot add a talk/text add-on to a data only plan as you need to have a plan with voice to use talk/text.  But what about the other way?  Can we add a data add-on to a no data (talk/text only) plan?  Sorry maybe this is an ...

shinichi77 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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how to obtain archived payment history or invoices?

Hi, I signed up for two phone lines since November 2016 and needed invoices or at least payment history since account opening for legal purposes.  I can only locate payment history for the past 6 months online. How can I get the historical records?

Ar_linlin by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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