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[NEW] Blog Post: Phone Recycling

The Call to Recycle: Transforming Old Phones into New Opportunities In an age where technology evolves at lightning speed, most of us have old mobile phones collecting dust in drawers. But what if those forgotten handsets could help reduce waste, sav...

J_PM by Public Mobile
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Blog Post: Unlock the Power of Public Points

The More You Know: Unlock the Power of Public Points Introduction As a subscriber to Public Mobile, you're likely familiar with the variety of unique perks that come with using our service. Among them is the Public Points Rewards program, which is a...

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J_PM by Public Mobile
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Blog Post: Why 5G is the Future with Public Mobile

When it comes to technology, standing still is the same as moving backward. That's why at Public Mobile, we're not just keeping pace with change; we're leading the way with Canada's first 5G subscription phone service.  What's So Special About 5G?5G ...

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J_PM by Public Mobile
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Top Contributors 2023

Hey Community,    Thank you to everyone who contributed to the great conversations this month!    We'd like to encourage community members to congratulate other members and share comments under this thread. However, we will keep the Top Contributors ...

J_PM by Public Mobile
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What I see is missing, exchange of Recipes for cooking

There should be something, like if someone has a great recipe for food, would be awesome to exchange or share. I tried this Cabbage Roll but was more like a Stew, tasty and absolutely delicious. Even Art stuff, something to enhance community and the ...

makkahn28 by Mayor / Maire
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Orange is going red

The assimilation of the little 3 will soon be complete.   https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-seeks-to-buy-shaw-for-204-billion-in-deal-that-would-transform/#c-image-0

will13am by Oracle
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Prices of Wine

Hey  @darlicious, Thanks for reminding me how much effort is put into what amounts to the value of a lower-end bottle of wine. But hey - that's not why we do it. It's all about the satisfaction in knowing that others have been helped along the way. M...

HALIMACS by Mayor / Maire
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February Stats and Stuff

As each months Top Contributors post/thread gets more and more vague I thought I wohld throw out a little insight into the numbers for February. These are generalized as there was the loss of posts/stats early in the month and I did do some manual co...

Will Public Mobile follow

Let's hope so.  Maybe with enough feedback, the price increase will be rolled back.   https://mobilesyrup.com/2021/03/09/koodo-reverts-canada-wide-calling-provincial-calling-change/ 

SMS verification - other free options that work?

I can't be the only person to have run into this, so I thought I'd ask here. I didn't see anything super relevant via search So, currently my issue is gmail though other services are starting to request this too, I've been delaying sign ups I'm inter...

Pawprints1986 by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Domain names

What determines the price of domain renewal? Because last year domain renewal prices were much cheaper than this year. Does a domain registrar have to warn about price changes?

Nasmerk by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Re: Name

@darlicious wrote:Lets try this again..... @Anonymous That was a typo so thanks for correcting my outing by outing.....I won't mention @BearFBI 's last name to jog your memory but I don't think mentioning one's first name is a big privacy/security is...

dabr by Mayor / Maire
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Re: Impossible to use data

@Anonymous wrote: @QUEStions1 : What is the make/model/submodel of the phone? Of course the obvious one of that you have to turn on mobile data. Has it ever worked here? Likely an APN issue. Or Apple folks can chime in on that front.@Anonymous  https...

esjliv by Mayor / Maire
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Chaos at Dotmobile.

  They increased their user base by 21k not even in two days.  I think they extended it to tommorow because of the website issues for signing up as a founding member.  Get your subscriptions everyone ! Free phone service for life.  I've been sitting ...

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BearFBI by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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London Drugs flyer specials

Feb 26 - Mar 3$0/in store activation. Not sure if that means a free SIM or free SIM and no up front cost.$20 credit (voucher) on a >= $25 plan.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Anyone here use an M1 mac ?

Im in the market for a new laptop and the M1 macs are outstanding. Im a windows guy and the M1 Macs are just too great to miss. Performance, Battery life, and overall design is unbelievable. ALSO THE MAC AIR'S ARE SUCH A GOOD PRICE. I'll have to get ...

BearFBI by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Charitable Initiatives

I was wondering what kind of corporate citizen Public Mobile is. Is it involved in the community doing charitable things? The owner Telus might be in charge of this sort of thing. I don't know.

govserv1 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Space based cellular broadband network ?

I just found out about this today.  https://ast-science.com/spacemobile/ There's a company planning on making a sattelite phone constellation simmaler to Spacex Starlink but it works with EXISTING mobile phones through 3G, 4G AND 5G.  I have many que...

BearFBI by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Electric Bikes

Anyone out there have an Electric Bike?  We're thinking of getting a Rad Rover.  I'd love to get some opinions.

ecowen by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Picture puzzle - Find the camel!

For community users who like puzzles or anyone who just has some time on their hands.   Unfortunately, I'll never know how long it would have taken me to find the camel, as someone provided the answer before I had finished trying...or maybe I might n...

dabr by Mayor / Maire
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Imessage on Android, but there's a catch....

I actually discovered this a couple months ago. I thought I would share it here. I've been using "Imessage" on my android for a while now and I simply love it. SMS is absolute garbage and I can finnaly participate in imessage group chats, send high q...

BearFBI by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Rogers 45$ 25GB winback offer.

Came across this article today... https://mobilesyrup.com/2021/02/19/rogers-45-25gb-winback-offer-canada-data-deal/ That's a lotta data for a small price.  If I had a plan in the 45$ range and I was coming from rogers to PM I certainly would switch b...

BearFBI by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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