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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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Resolved! Data not working

I bought the US Roaming Talk-and-Text add-on and the 1GB of data add-on (the $30 one) before heading down to the states (Texas) on vacation. Now that I'm here, I've tried turning on the data so that I can use Lyft but it's not working. The talk and t...

Stovetop_24 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! 10 Dollar credit

Today I referred my mom. To. Public. Mobile but I didn't receive the 10 credit so don't know if I am. Getting that one or the 25 dollar credit... 

Pur3aznboi by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Adding messaging to plan

hello just bought the plan 2 days ago but think now would need messaging is there a way to add thatto the plan now?

Gpuniani by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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SIM card not valid

Hi. I just purchsed a new sim card and $40.00 plan from Walmart. It was activated in store. My phone says otherwise. I get the message that it is not activated nor valid. I was told by the staff that this happens when phones are locked and I will nee...

quikbudgie by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Issues with payment

My account has been suspended due to the fact that auto-pay did not take money out of my account. I've waited a couple of hours in hopes that it would've gone through by now but it hasn't. I've even resubmitted my credit card information but it says ...

anok by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Help Changing Plan From An Old Plan

I am trying to change my plan from an old outdated plan. It seems like it is not possible to change the plan online. They tell me to call *611 to change the plan, but it seems like there is no way to change the plan by calling. Any advice on changing...

Data usage times????

Have been going through data rather quickly. When I look at my account it shows that everyday between 12:00 pm to 1:00pm I am using between 20-90 MB of data. How is it possible to be only using data at the same time every day. 

newf2456 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Ahhh help

I have 45 in my account and can’t activate any plans and even when I go to add more money it’s says card cannot be verified and it’s the same card I always use, even tried another card and same message it’s been 3 days now and no phone 

Carterdyer8 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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my Phone stop working

My phone stop working from mtoday. i have auto payment. message i am getting is payment due?? i tried doing payment but not going through. i tried 2 diffrent cards also.This is a big problem and i am not happy about it. how come my phone suddenly sto...

aaryarane02 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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I forgot my account number and password. What can I do next.

I dont know why my account was disconnected when I have auto payment on it. and My credit card still works fine. That phone is for my grandmom and I didnt remember the account number and password. I tried to create the new one. But when I entered the...

zmh1175 by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Frequent Dropped Calls since July 20, 2018 in Downtown Toronto area

I have had PM for a couple of months now. I worked on the phone a lot and started to notice there's consistent call drops/ends itself as soon as the 15 minutes interval is hit from July 20, 2018 onwards. I've been using it in the downtown Toronto are...

carmenhon100 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Tips if you're not completely sold on PM

1. Keep your old line/number/plan/account active on your previous wireless carrier 2. Change your account to prepaid (if not so already - this extends the time available to test PM without incurring additional costs. Most wireless carriers will suspe...

jingsz by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Confusing offers

I have only been a public mobile customer for a week and I very much appreciate the savings and the rewards, etc. but I have to say that the mulitple overlapping offers are a source of much confusion. There have been so many different offers since we...

Rascal by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Reddit referral Program (might be duplicate)

This might be a duplicate but wanted to share how awesome this is - If you're looking for a way to get a referral, look no further than this: https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicMobile/comments/8xyup5/need_a_referral_then_use_the_public_mobile/A downside ...

jingsz by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Canada wide, but outside home province

Hey guys,  Just wondering I'm heading home for the weekend and wondering if I happen to need to make phone calls if it would require long distance on my phone.  I have Canada wide, but heading outside of my home province. Thanks!

Hestya by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Port Incomplete (No Incoming Calls)

Hi, I signed up for a Public Mobile account about 3 weeks ago.  I ported my old number in - it works for everything except for receiving phone calls. Internet works on the account and I am able to send and receive SMS messages and also able to make c...

Alejandra by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Still waiting for number to port from Koodo, employee may have typed my phone number wrong?

Yesterday I went to wow mobile in Toronto to buy a PM sim card and activate it. The employee who helped me told me that it would take some time for my number to port over, and that I would know when it happened because my Koodo sim card would stop wo...

emdlopez by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Locked out of my account

Hi, I'm locked out of my account. I clicked on the forget password button and the website said it would send me an email, but nothing has come through 12 hours later. Very frustrated as my service has been suspended (forgot to update my credit card i...

kitty123 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Sim not supported, but was?!

My Iphone 6 is supported, but when I put the new Sim card in I get this message:" The sim card that you currently have installed in this iphone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy that is currently assigned by the acti...

lreber by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Friends Account Deactivates

Hi  @CS_Agent  I got a weired text this morning:  Public Mobile here. Just to let you know, your Refer a Friend reward will be less on your next payment due to one of your friend's account inactivity. I checked with my  friend and she told me her acc...

JosePuma by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Can you have 2 phone numbers on 1 account?

Hello, I want to add a second line to my account but was not sure if i was able to do so. I have sent a message to a mod earlier today, but have not received any reports from them. So I am asking the community. Thank you in advanceCheers

Scottrenouf by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Are there any sales soon we should know about?

Hi PM, I am unsure if this is a valid question to ask, but I am referring two more individuals and I was wondering if there were any new deals or promotions happening in the next couple days that I should know about to let them know. Thank you!

dtran3 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Logging onto Community

I regiastered in the Community, and received the confirmation of my email, but now when I try to login it won't let me recover a password.Should I just register a new username and password? 

PeterL by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Traveling outside of province

I live in Ontario and have province-wide talk. We are traveling next week to BC. I don't forsee needing to make voice calls while away, as we will be with family and can use their phones as needed, or I can text. However, am I still able to receive i...

jt123 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Data not working

I paid for 3 months up front. The data stopped working and did not restart upon entering into the third month. Literally the worst (non-existent?) customer service I've ever come across from a cell company - which is saying a LOT. So now it's been 4 ...

Mckay16 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Trying out service first before porting in from Rogers

Hi there,I ended up signing 2 new accounts with PM yesterday at Walmart (Free Sim Cards and 2nd month free).  Popped in the 2 new sim cards and it worked without any issues (although I had to manual input the APN settings to enable data).  I would li...

Qtips2016 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Data used even without any apps used?

Hey guys,I'm new with PM and got the $30 plan with 500Mb of data. I'm down from a 4Gb data plan and I'm now a bean counter! I deactivated all apps on my phone to use data (unless on the wifi), but looks like it still use data according to self-serve....

belisch by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Refer a friend $25 reward not applied

Hello! I signed up yesterday and had a referrer but instead of $25 (as per the current promo), I got $10 as credit.Can a moderator please help me resolve this?  Thank you so much! Eric

Akersar by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Getting a plan for your oversea visitor

Summer time is a great time for friends and family visiting from oversea. With the current $25 referral promo, activate a $10 50 minutes + 50 outgoing texts plan with $25 referral credit.  After used up the 50 minutes or texts, use the following link...

popping by Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité
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