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Pack Your Bags – Public Mobile’s Trip to Mexico Contest is Here

Hello Community, We’re thrilled to announce an exciting contest to celebrate our new CAN/US/MEX plans. Get ready to spice up your travel plans because we’re sending a lucky winner on a trip for two to Mexico. Who’s Eligible?  New customers who purcha...

Ck_PM by Public Mobile
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[NEW] Important Update Regarding Recent Account Notifications

Hello Community, Due to a recent system issue, you may have received an email and/or text message incorrectly stating that your account is in suspended status. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. To validate your account status, plea...

Ck_PM by Public Mobile
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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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Short explaination of 4G vs LTE taken from internet

4G is somewhat vague, but it refers to fourth generation wireless data speeds faster than 3G, which in turn is faster than 2G. ... LTE or Long Term Evolution is the 4G wireless data format currently favored by most wireless carriers.  in short: 4G is...

jheili99 by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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OnePlus One LTE signal strength and avg speed On PM

I have installed LTE discovery app on my OnePlus One and it shows average signal strength on band 4 as -115.0 dBm. I don't understand if it's a fair or good strength. Also, average LTE speed shows as 18.9 Mbps DL and 3.8 Mbps UL. Is it a good speed?A...

nmr by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Port successful, but can still log in wind account

Hi i have a quick question not sure if anyone can answer it, my port from wind mobile over to public mobile finally worked today.  However, when i try logging into my wind account it still works, do I have to call them to cancel my old account?

tony1982801 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Porting Number from Koodo

Hello, I'm coming from Koodo mobile.  I created an account using a different email and chose the "choose new number" option, as attempting to transfer my koodo number kept giving me an error along the lines of "invalid number."  After I searched some...

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serhan by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! No LTE on zenfone 2

I just activated and everything works good, but I don't have LTE under preferred network type. I only see 2, 3 & 4g. I followed the son setting from knowledge page. I had LTE on the phone with other provider.Most of the I see 4G beside the signal bar...

tqlam by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Sim Activation Failed

Hello, I was trying to activate my sim card today and when I got to the final summary screen it showed that my account was created and ready to go but beside it a red text saying there was an error in activation and that I should see help in the Comm...

tiffanysirena by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Refer a friend

So i ported over today but im still waiting for my number to entirely be port over since it was partially ported earlier. If i havent received an sms about successfuly porting can i still get people to use my number as a referral?

ChrisM7 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! PM Statements?

Hi All, Does anyone know if PM has a way to issue statements (like regular bills)? I know I can browse through my payment history, but I can't recall that I can download statements.Please advise. Kind Regards,Beehjae

beehjae by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Generic Error

I cant login to my account, its been like this since last month and I though that it was just the website down and if I gave it some time it would fix itself. But I got a new credit card and I want to use it for my autopay. I know I can just go buy v...

Resolved! No LTE on ZTE Axon 7 (downtown Vancouver)

Hello,I just activated my SIM card and it looks like 4G is the best I'm getting. However my phone (ZTE Axon 7) supports LTE cat6: LTELTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(8...

copolii by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! New Account - Cannot Login

I'm a Rogers customer switching to PM. I got this message when trying to activate my account: ‐ Sorry, your account activation request has failed. Please visit our online community at href=" https://publicmobile.ca/community" Target="_blank">publicmo...

dsouzl by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! No Data on LG G5, switched from Telus

Hi everyone, I recently got my phone to work with Public Mobile. After some back and forth and some restarting. My phone number is now ported over and I can make/receive calls and texts. The one thing that is still missing is data.  I see under self-...

jchan by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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porting number from WIND

I bought a SIM and try to activate the SIM online, but there's an "Alternate Phone Number Regex Help" issue kept showing up. Can someone help me with this issue?  P.S. If I'm switching my phone from WIND to Public Moblie, do I have to contact WIND fi...

darvishyu by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Helpful hints when you have a problem...

Hi,I realize it is frustrating when you are experiencing an issue.. especially if it has been several or more hours since first reporting it. However.......  if you follow these steps, I think you'll get better and faster answers:1) Be very clear wh...

neilselden by Town Hero / Héro de la Ville
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No service

This is my second post about this, since 12:00 pm yesterday afternoon my Telus iPhone 6 started saying no service. There is nothing wrong with my sim tried it in my other phone and it worked fine. It was also working perfectly on my iPhone until then...

steveflanagan by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Is there tax on the bill?

I always read about $120/90 day plan. Signing up, I saw there was Tax/HST charged, but not 100% if it just showed and just actually get charged. Is the amount $120 flat (and for future, minus the rewards), or do we pay tax as well?

Sameer by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Problem Setting up Account Please Help

I just went through the process of setting up my account and I selected to port my number over from rogers. After the last page it said that there was an error and I could not continue so I had to click finish. I checked my banking and I got charged ...

paul3 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Question about cancelling

Just curious, I have signed up for the $40/4GB plan as many of you have. Wondering if I cancel before the 120 days are up, will I receive a refund of the pro-rated amount? Or will I get zero due to it being a prepaid service?Thanks

Preme by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Account Activation Failed & Can't Access Account

When I went to sign up for Public Mobile, I got an Account Activation Failed on the summary page when it finished processing. I got a confirmation email saying that my account was active as well, but I wasn't able to access My Account using my email ...

smartazz by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Service outside of London

Hi,I just ported from Fido to PM yesterday!  In London, ON I get great 4G service; however, pretty much as soon as I leave city limits, I have no service at all -- no data, voice or SMS.Any suggestions? Thanks!

pc1 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! new plan 2016 fall

how can i change to new plan (12G for  3 month). The due date of my plan is NOV 24 and new plan promo offer is end of NOV 20.  in my accunt i need wait until my next renewal date, but the promo will be closed.   so my question is  how can i chaneg to...

fisher by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Resolved! Cant Port In Active Koodo Prepaid Number

New Account Set Up, Cant port number from Koodo. I have set up a new account from PM and was assigned a temporary number. when I try to port in my active Koodo prepaid number there is an error message. " We are experiencing difficulties in processing...

GordH by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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I can't make or receive calls - Duh!

[Keywords:  Can't make calls, SMS working, Voice not working]  Just a quick warning to others. I couldn't figure it out at first but incoming and outgoing calls would fail immediately on my PM phone. Text messaging and data still worked like a charm....

hopetindall by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Resolved! Unable to login to account, sim not activating.

I recieved my sim card lastnight and went about creating an account, ported my number and set up my plan. I recieved a garbled error on the account confirmation page after finalizing the account, but the everything below the error looked like my acco...

trapper by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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