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Remembering @computergeek541

Dear Community, We have some sad news to share today. We have learned that our Oracle and friend, @computergeek541, passed away suddenly on the morning of April 29, 2026. An active community member for the past decade, he was passionate about helping...

DR_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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Service Outage in Calgary?

HI Teammy phone service is down for the past 2 hours. I restarted the phone. I put my sim in another phone. NO luck. Whats happening ?  Thank you @CS_Agent

prasprime by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Resolved! Paying for long distance but not working

I am paying for the “provincial calling” option so that should give me long distance to anywhere within BC but when I try to use it my phone says “sorry, can’t complete your call as you don’t have an active long distance add on”. Does anyone have any...

LK1 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Double Charge on Bill

Seeing a double charge on my method of payment fo April Please look into this when possible

jinheluo by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! xiaomi mi a1 - cant use hot spot

Just got a Xiaomi mi A1, loving it so far but I cant figured out how to get the tethering working.I was able to do it with my zenfone2.My APN setting were detected and data is working fine.I tried to make a new APN like recommended here and I added "...

xmadror by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Ported Okay, No service

Recently had switched from another provider and got a message that my number was fully ported and the switch was successful, and account with Telus was closed, but it's still saying "no service" tried restarting and pulled the sim out and put it back...

Phone card faded

Hi i purchased a phone card for my daughter from shell but she isnt public mobile. I kept it for myself for when my phone expired so i could top up. Went to go use it this morning and all the a 4 of the numbers are faded off so i cant figure out the ...

Cormiertrisha by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! NO SIM message, account not working,

Hello, I ordered a sim and set up a new account.  I received the sim, and placed in phone.  Not getting any service...NO SIM.  Phone is unlocked and works with Public Mobile, as I have another account as well.Its been almost 10 days, need assistance ...

Kibi by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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the flash promotion

HiMay 26,27, there was a Flash promotion, I persuaded my wife to join Public Mobile in Walmart for the first-month-free-$30-plan, and ported her number. Seemed she saved $10+$30+tax = $45.20. good deal for her, but no deal for my service, because I a...

stavebe by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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"unlock SIM BLOCK"

Problem: Cannot Unlock My PhonePhone: Huawei Y530 U051 Story: I purchased and activated a SIM card from Walmart for a new number with Public Mobile. After putting the new PM SIM card into the phone I recieved a message saying 'Sim Unlock Network PIN'...

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CKGilbert by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Getting a sim card & this past weekend's plan

Hello, I have been trying to purchase a sim card to get my public mobile account started yesterday and went to 1 Walmart where they said they were sold out and a second Walmart where they said that the people who sold them were not in and they could ...

jjarvis6 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Changing $90 plan to $150

Hello, I am currently in the middle of my $90/90 day plan, but I have found out that this plan does not have enough data for me. I am planning on switching to the $150/90day plan, but there are two options: change now or change on renewal date.  If I...

kevindo27 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Transfered away from Public Mobile - can I get my old plan back?

As the title says, I signed up for public mobile a while back - wasn't happy at the time and went back to my old carrier. My needs have changed since then, and I'm willing to consider PM again, but I am comparing plans now and trying to decide betwee...

Strabonis by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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200MB Data Add-on Not Working

Hi, I just added a 200 mb data add-on to my plan as I ran out of my normal monthly allowance. It appears in the "plan and add-ons" page but it does not in the overview page. @CS_Agent

mikaloafers by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! Landline to VOIP Option

HI everyone,  This question might not be connected to public mobile directly; but given that my PM plan includes unlimited incomming calls and some family of mine from other countries asked the cheapest method to call me. Now I know that they could u...

Cheetah24 by Town Hero / Héro de la Ville
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Strange (imho) billing issue...

Hi  Community,I'll try to make this short. I'm on autopay, and the credit card I had linked, was cancelled (it was lost / stolen, and a new card number was issued).  I added the new card, but  it was too late for the payment for May.  My autopay was ...

patpond by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Walmart in Calgary on 130 Ave S.E.

Tried to buy 2 sim cards and the idiot sales person asked what plan I wanted and I said I just wanted to buy the sim cards and I would activate them at home. He proceeded to tell me that he couldn't sell me the cards without activating them in the st...

Chris_W by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! "SIM network unlock PIN" but phone is unlocked

I just picked up a Sony Xperia Z3 from a local phone shop and they told me it was unlocked. When I popped the Public Mobile SIM card in to the phone and fired it up, it said "SIM network unlock PIN". I dismiss it for now to search for answer. I go in...

BforBrian by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Autopay Not Working, No Longer Have Service

I have autopay set up for my phone, and my payment was due yesterday. I recieved a text from Public Mobile today informing me that the payment did not go through. Moments later I recieved another text telling me to ignore that message, because everyt...

lisab by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! My PM number in selfserve page

Hi. Recently switched to Public Mobile (ported my number) online.Everything went through fine but my ported number which now belongs to PM is not listed on the selfserve page. I can see only my name, email and the alternative phone number in "My prof...

_O_ by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Add data

Hi I would like to add more data to my plan  I need more data thank you

chrismuller by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! URGENT!!!! Billing Issue - Can't Use Phone

@CS_AgentI can't use my phone! I have an electrician and contractor supposed to be communicating with me today via call and text and nobody can reach me!!! I have auto-pay enabled, and it was supposed to come out yesterday (I have 500x the amount req...

kraymitchell by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Add data

Need more data not sure how to do it phone number is 250 xxx xxxx

chrismuller by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Sending & Receiving Pictures from Polaroid A600

Does anybody know how to make Polaroid A1600 send & receive text with pictures or imagesI followed instructions but still not working, is there any other set up to do ?Thanks for any help 

marilores by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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I need a PUK code ASAP.

I just recently (like about a week or so ago) accidently locked my Sim card when I was trying to set up some security on my phone. Now it's asking me to put in a PUK code that will unlock it and I have no idea what it could be. I know that I have 10 ...

Aksa1 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! My plan now has a lower price

I signed up several months ago for a 30 day plan made up of Canada wide talk, unlimited texts and 500 MB 3G data at $37. That combination now comes up as a $30 plan. Does anything change if I “change plans” and simply select that pre-made plan? Excep...

JKBC by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Duplicate number?!?!?

I just registered for a new number today at public mobile. Picked a number and checked that it was “available”. Got a text saying everything is good and my autopay reward is added to my account. That was 4 hours ago, since then I have trying to call/...

Humeramubdi by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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UMIDIGI S2 PRO SMARTPHONE

I am searching for a midrange smartphone.  A phone that I am interested in is the UMIDIGI S2 PRO SMARTPHONE. It appears to be compatible with the PM network on GSM frequencies, but not on LTE frequencies. Some reviewer's websites list additional freq...

Graeme by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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