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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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Kalid

Done evry think thnx public 

Aliabdi by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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RIP Alex Trebek

Alex Trebek, the host of syndicated game show Jeopardy! since 1984, passed away from pancreatic cancer today. He was 80 years old.  It's a sad day.  You will certainly be missed, Alex Tebek.  Rest in Peace.  July 22, 1940 - November 8, 2020

RosieR by Mayor / Maire
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Netlive - any good?

An ad for a company called Netlive showed up on my Facebook news feed.  Has anyone looked into this company?  Any good?  They are advertising 4G service with unlimited Canada wide "unlimited DIGITAL voice & texting" calling for similar prices & simil...

bluejaywpg by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Fongo Wireless gone ?

On Fongos site I cant find their wireless service anymore. Does anyone know if they took it down ?

BearFBI by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Roaming Add-Ons ...

So I just happened to be checking out the Add-Ons ... This is about a month ago. When I noticed that US Roaming Add-Ons were free. (Because of Covid, I think.) This is today. When I noticed that US Roaming Add-Ons are no longer free. But another thin...

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Korth by Mayor / Maire
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4 Years!!

Today marks 4 years with Public Mobile!!  The only issue I have ever run into was not receiving texts after the US Roaming add-on expired and that has been fixed.  My plan here cost half of what it was with my old provider for over double the data th...

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ShawnC13 by Oracle
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Trackers and Ads

I switched to using Brave browser 2 days ago. I was using Opera and Adguard previously. After 2 days of use, 4400 trackers and ads blocked and 241 MB of bandwidth saved (on my desktop). Crazy!

kb_mv by Mayor / Maire
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Good

HELLO

Jkassaye by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Hot Topic

I did not realize what a can of worms I was opening with my Geek post.Glad I did as the outpouring of support and explanations has been exceptional.Please be assured that I never saw being geeked as a negative.I just did not know what it meant, surel...

Kered13 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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UMIDIGI A5 Pro OTA update version V1.8_20201022_20201022-1050

This morning, my A5 Pro notified me about a new OTA update.  3 months after the last security update in July 2020. Changelog:Android Security Patch level updated Minor bug fixesMy A5 Pro is still running smooth.  The camera is getting better.  AccuBa...

popping by Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité
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Best Place to Get Fried Chicken

Church's Chicken is my go to. It never disappoints as it is always super tender, juicy, and crispy on the outside. KFC is my least favourite. Curious about Mary Browns though as I recently discovered it but have yet to try it.

JLakerson by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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On PM 2 months now and happy so far!

Happy so far with no issues as of yet! Have made 2 one time payments before autopay has kicked in to be sure I don't loose service. Maybe one day I'll let autopay make a payment...... Been working just fine!  Thanks PM

ccdevmike by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Flu Shot at SDM

Early riser gets the worm... I just got my flu shot at SDM(Shoppers Drug Mart) after lunch today on the first day available in AB. https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/more-important-than-ever-flu-shots-now-available-at-some-calgary-pharmacies

popping by Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité
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Biologist

How many numbers of chromosomes humans have 

KhalidNaheed by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Re: Is there any phone device plan that the PM is offering ?

Yup agreed, the “phone” was removed from landline service decades ago. It became Bring your own Device. People complaining about the cost of cell service yet they are locking themselves into a new phone every 2 years and plans with sky high monthly c...

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Cats or Dogs?

Are you a cat person or a dog person?  I didn't own a pet until recently within the last 2 years. Before then, I was always a dog person - everyone I knew preferred dogs over cats. The few encounters I had with cats had always been negative: they wou...

JLakerson by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Hello

Happy Thanksgiving

AdamLove by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Happy Thanksgiving

Enjoy the long weekend and happy Thanksgiving! Let make our community great and helpful further

Staliger by Mayor / Maire
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Phone by Google app now available for Umidigi F2

Phone by Google app is now available and can be installed on the Umidigi F2 and can be set as the default dialer. Phone by Google has better block and spam filtering capabilities than the stock F2 dialer (outdated version 2x).

geopublic by Mayor / Maire
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new member

Looking forward to being a part of this community

Erta by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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The Air Frying Thread

It's been super slow on the Community tonight, so I thought that since people have been going out to eat a lot less during recent months but eating and cooking at home more instead, I'd start a thread on my most recent obssession: air frying. I'll ad...

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