Do the opposite of what you just did with the plans

[rob79]

Instead of offering less for more, offer less for less, like you said you would.

The new plans are insane. Those of us who have switched to PM did so for VALUE. Your new plans offer no value.

You don't sell phones, you don't have any kind of live support, there are constantly a ton of *real* problems (activation issues, billing issues, etc) being posted about on these forums, so it's unreal you expect people to pay these new prices.

If you want to drive people to Koodo/Telus, just shut down PM instead of talking out both sides of your mouth.

Even though the plan I signed up for a month ago was cheap by Canadian standards, it was still rediculously expensive by international standards. I told a few friends I switched and they were interested. Now I'm going to tell them to forget about it.

[will13am]

I think Public Mobile should seek a refund from whatever marketing company that came up with the less for less schtick.  Cut the price, go back to the previous offerings.  Then cut the crap, get rid of the marketing company. 

[rob79]

@will13amyeah, I don't care about their marketing. I came to PM after doing actual research into every different carrier, every plan, and weighing my options. The idea intrigued me, so here I am. I'm a frugal, tech savvy, person. I weighed my options and realized I had been buying my own unlocked phones (for less than other carriers sell them for subsidized), and always google my tech issues before calling tech support (because I can solve my own problems 99% of the time). I think MOST people who are using PM probably share my mindset. Why pay for stores, phone subsidies, and call centres when you don't use them?

Every company makes a "we're different!" ad campaign, but actually being different is what made PM stand out. They had lower prices, and explained how they could offer them in a simple manner (no call centres, no stores).

Now they're charging the same as everyone else, but STILL have no call centres or stores.

Talk about having your cake and eating it too.

[makkahn28]

Read this:

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Public-Lab/To-Plan-OR-NOT-To-Plan-That-is-the-Questio...

[makkahn28]

I think the CRTC MUST Get involved, and perhaps ruling that this tactic PM is experimenting with be Outlawed, Unacceptable, and perhaps that PM just make the necessary adjustments to the 4G, and that ANY 2 Tier system be rendered obsolete, Un 21ST Century, Consummer Unfriendly

[tigge811]

I was hoping PM offered the same $40 plan they offered for Freedom Mobile customers but they haven't.

With 6 Rogers account expired I'm looking to sign them up to a plan.  PM was the provider I was going to go with but now its more expensive than a couple other provider and no customer service and stores to boot. I see PM as just another service providers with expensive plans.  

Maybe I'll just go month toomth with Rogers and pay the $59/month for 6gb of 4G or LTE service.

Really 3G in 2017 ................LMAO

[guinness22]

 45 a month LTE.  2 GB. Charge 50 a month for add on if you want 1GB.  But the base of Pm clients are on low incomes and Pm gave them a service till Friday .  Or u can have a tier add on system . 50 for first GB then 65 for secobd GB .  Just give us a decent Monthly plan so we can have a phone for a fair price . 

[jshmeek]

Charging $50 for an additional gigabyte of data wouldn't be the way forward. I'd understand a $150 6GB LTE/90 day price hike over the old $120 (and the current $180/90 day), and 3G plans for cheaper than they're advertising now (with higher data amounts standard) eg. $100 9GB/90 day 3G plan or similar. The price for add-on data should really be lowered a bit from what it is now, maybe $25 a gigabyte instead of $30.