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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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Resolved! Delay Porting - Pay for 2 carriers?

My billing from my previous carrier is coming up and I don't think my number will be ported successfully in time.  Can I call them up later to give me a refund if I prove to them that I initiate porting to Public Mobile since last week?  Or should I ...

sf1 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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phone

Hi, i wanted to order a plan with public mobile, i was doing the transcation and i checked the box in order to keep my phone number with another company and it says that i need to communicate with public mobile community.. what do i do ?

cc25 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Is a SIM tied to you?

Eh! Funny title I know.  I received two sims in the mail. And may toss one on kijiji to help someone out (and maybe make enough for a free coffee lol).  Is the non-activated SIM tied to me / my account in any way?  Thanks! Cheers!

surf99992001 by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Resolved! Porting Error - Retaining Phone No.

Like many others, I am currently in porting limbo where I do not have service.  As of this morning, my Fido account was deactivated. I have messaged the mods and understand that I have to wait for them to get to it (huge backlog). My concern at this ...

SnipaJay by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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still wating for Sim Card

order a Sim Card last week. I got confirm email say "A shipment from order 90614 is on the way" In Nov 09  18:52.But i still didn't receive sim card. Can you help me check does the card is send to my home?The order number is 90614

amy80 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Resolved! I had an issue in changing my plan

 In order to give public Mobile a try, I bought 10-day plan that expired yesterday, Nov 14th. Few days ago, I had logged in on my account  and changed my plan to 90-day promotion. When I changed it, I clicked on the key for <Change on Renewal Day> bu...

richardini by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Problems Porting from Koodo

Hi everyone. I followed the instructions found here: http://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Getting-Started/Koodo-porting/m-p/86466/highlight/true#M15256 I used a different email address, as instructeed. When I ported my number from Koodo, my ...

koodoport99 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Need help for network issue

I swtich my phone from another carrier more than two weeks. I met the following problems:1. Some times I cannot connect the networks. No cell phone singals can be reached one hour then  the signals come back;2. Even i have signals, (but some times 3G...

xctang by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Requesting a Refund - Koodo Restored My Account

I've finally sorted out everything with Koodo and got my account restored, and back into good standing (They've credited my account and gave me a bonus as well for all the trouble that was caused.)At this point in time Im requesting a Refund. I've em...

Jash098 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Xpresspost delivers how?

First post in the forums...seems to be a wealth of knowledge here. Search didn't bring an answer, so asking...how does xpresspost delivery work?  I mean, are the SIMs actually sent to my community mailbox or do I get a door knock and get them at my d...

rdb91 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Ordered a sim card on Nov 07, still not here today is 15th

I have ordered a sim card from public mobile on Monday November 07 , the order is 90227. Today is November 15, I still do not receive the sim card yet !!!!I have received the confirmation email from public mobile. Why there is NO any tracking number ...

Yang by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Invalid SIM

I just tried signing up/porting/activating and got an error after entering my credit card. Now when I try the sign-up process again it gives me an invalid SIM error. I couldn't even login to my account that I originally created so I had to create thi...

Todd123 by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Sorry, your account activation request has failed.

Hi there after going through activation i received this message "- Sorry, your account activation request has failed. Please visit our online community at href=" https://publicmobile.ca/community" Target="_blank">publicmobile.ca/community for assista...

mlwang by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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No Service - NO ANSWER

I changed my plan from a 90 day to a 30 day plan (change at the next renewal) – the payment due should be 42.00 for the next 30 days. The accounts says that the amount owing is 78.00 ..the available funds are 42.00. I have autopay so…it appears that ...

MediaGuy by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! 3G works on iPhone 5 (iOS7), but not LTE

I have successfully ported my number from Fido, everything works except for data (or LTE specifically). I got 3G data to work, but I just couldn't get LTE to show up. Option is enabled in settings. I've read that updating the iOS solves the issue, bu...

Resolved! Don't have service

I just swithced about an hour ago and got a text message confirming that my transfer request has been completed succefully.. does this mean I'm supposed to have network or is it just to confirm that they've received my request 

chrislee by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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OnePlus 3T on the Public Mobile Network

Just wanted to make a quick post to show that the OnePlus 3T should have no issues connecting to the Public Mobile Network  Public MobileFor 3G use (UMTS/HSPA): 850MHz/1900MHz bandsFor 4G/LTE use: 1700MHz/2100MHz bandsFor 4G/LTE use: 700 MHz bandSour...

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yo by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Failed Activation, No Service and No Account

Hey everyone, Yesterday (Nov.14) I tried to activate a new account - I entered my new Public Mobile SIM#, filled out the info to port my phone number over from WIND, and got through to the payment options.  I entered my MasterCard info and it wasn't ...

JesseK by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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I have no phone right now

My phone ported over after a week. I put in the public mobile sim and it will not work because needs payment, but i cannot access my account.   Last week when I signed up it wouldnt allow me access to my account and I sent a PM to 2 moderators but st...

Signup by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Can't access my account

Hi,I just activated and trying to log back in to port phone # over from koodo.But, system doesn't let me log in. It doesn't even recognize my email address whenI tried to reset password(thought I messed up with password)  Can someone help? 

Hyuna by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Alternate Phone number.

Trying to active for a friend of mine a PM account and i get stuck at "Alternate Phone Number"What's does it mean ? The phone number which he port or any random numbers ?And also Authorization Name : ? The owner name or what's the point ?

Ionut by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Cannot receive calls or texts FOR A WEEK NOW

This is really ridiculous!! I have been private messaging on this community forum and posting on the fb page and no one has read my message even!! My phone hasn't been receiving calls or texts for a week now since I activated and I'm still paying for...

aifraim by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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password reset

This is not working   I have tried many times to reset and nothing.. no email... i need to pay my bill... I have not changed my password so I dont know what is going on... getting a little frustrated.

Bobbi by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Resolved! Ported from Koodo - But Phone Number Did Not Transfer?

Hi all,Ported from Koodo last night successfully. Service deactivated on Koodo sim and activated on PM. However, my number showing on my outgoing calls are my Public Mobile number, and not the Koodo number ported over. Additionally, when anyone calls...

PoweredByPho by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Resolved! Mod response time

Hello PM staff..  could we please get an update in regards to the current MOD RESPONSE time for heavens sake so people get an idea as to what to expect.......we all know about the  backlog, but 3+ days to wait as well as not saying why is not helping...

jheili99 by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Urgent, failed activation and Fido port

Last week Thursday (5 days ago) I tried to activate my new PM SIM online. I got the credit card error message which said to contact PM. I sent an email at that time. No reponse up to now. I then started reading up on these forums at all of the horror...

mystikal_325 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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How are the mods determining the order of response?

I get that there is a huge backlog and I can understand the lack of support due to the lower price. We get what we pay for. But it is really frustrating seeing mods replying to threads that are created after you when you have been waiting for a respo...

kevinl by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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