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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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Top Contributors - Congratulate

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 announ...

J_PM by Public Mobile
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Black Friday @ BestBuy

The phone section at my local Best Buy was crazy busy (The Area was closed off and made appointment only.) But then BestBuy and Visions are the only electronics stores in my city. How was your shopping and  / or local stores busyness?

fixin1 by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Black Friday Shopping

I wasn’t planning to go out to the malls during the Black Friday zoo but unfortunately the battery on my Samsung tablet battery swelled up and forced the screen to bulge.So I had to go to the local Samsung store at the mall. Good thing there was a $2...

BKNS27 by Mayor / Maire
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How is this company in business?

With customer service this bad, the phone plans should be bargain basement, but they are not. The only thing that works is their payment system. They have my money, I have nothing. I just want my phone numbers back so I can go back to a system that w...

Suestreet by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Great election night in Nova Scotia

Conservatives with a majority government and NDP having there best showing ever I think . Love how the liberals are being silenced. And I’m sure the turd will delay the federal election now knowing his time is coming to an end … bye bye Justin the wr...

Handy1 by Mayor / Maire
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Verizon

Moved to Support

Dunkman by Oracle
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New plans are awful.

I was a customer just a few months ago. Let it expire unfortunately.Used to get 34 a month unlimited calling 50gb then reduced speeds.Why are these plans now suddenly gone? No more unlimited reduced data? These new plans aren't useful. What's up with...

Fiel6280 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Traveling to UK from Ontario - What to use for Roaming?

Anyone have any recommendations for using my phone in the UK as public mobile only does roaming for usa.I've heard of e-sims not sure how they work.I've used in the past a sim card i got on amazon but was a bit of a hassle and with postal strikes wai...

JONMILLS by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Here's what I think Public should do in regards with the Plans

They really should consider Only the 5G Plans, as the 4G LTE is practically default backupThey also should consider having 90-150 Day Cycle in their More Pricier Plans so that the savings would be worth that kinda investingStarting off:$15 500 Can-Wi...

makkahn28 by Mayor / Maire
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Telus Limited Time Offer Nationwide Talk & Text 100

I'm currently on the PM $19 plan. I'm thinking of going for this Telus promotion and porting over. It works out to $8.33 per month. It seems like a no-brainer but since it's $100 up front I'm looking for some opinions before I commit. Are there any g...

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Joe_G by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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611

Moved to Support

Dunkman by Oracle
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Getting tired of PM's targeted deals

Whose the pm bean counter who thought up the idea of not allowing their customers to downgrade to cheaper plans or similar priced plans with different features? I only have 4 plans to choose from in my account and can't even select the $35 can/us/mex...

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shabby by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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How do I get Weather on Lock Screen Android Widget?

I have been trying add weather updates directly on my lock screen on Android. I heard there’s some widget thing you can use but I’m not sure how to set it up or even where to find it. Is it something I need to download or is it already there on my ph...

Viralsweet by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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cant activate asian esim

I ordered an sim from Hollowly but says qr code cant be activated. Is there a code from Public Mobile?

wendy4me by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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The End For Lightning - Lightning to 3.5mm jack sells out on Apple CA.

Original Link: https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/11/18/apple-sells-out-of-lightning-to-3-5mm-headphone-jack-adapters/Apple is making the end for lighting come closer and closer, now they are on limited - no quantity of the Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jac...

fixin1 by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Mike Tyson vrs Jake Paul

As title says Tyson vrs Paul in 5 hours event will be on Netflix who’s your money on community I’m personally rooting for Tyson grew up watching him as the bad guy in boxing and today he’s the good guy and Paul’s the heel . Hoping Mike comes in fast ...

Handy1 by Mayor / Maire
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Telus offer to Public mobile customers

I seen this on Google anyone cash in on it.https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2024/11/14/telus-tempts-public-mobile-customers-with-24-plan-to-switch/ 

noah12 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Canada Post Lockout/Strike

Looks like Canada Post is being locked out on Friday so pickup new SIMs from your local Telus/Koodo/Mobile Klinik store ($10) or from Amazon ($5).

BKNS27 by Mayor / Maire
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Does Authentication App work in Mexico?

Hello, I am wondering if my Microsoft Authentication App will work in Mexico?  I will have an esim in the phone for my data. I will still have my PM sim card in the phone.  I know I will not be able to send texts, but will I be able to receive any te...

What new phone technology trends should we keep an eye on?

With so many advancements in phone technology happening so quickly, I'm curious about the latest trends we should be keeping an eye on. It feels like every year, new features are making our phones faster, smarter, and more intuitive. Whether it’s And...

Islasmith by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Switch

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Dunkman by Oracle
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