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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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  • 39 replies
  • 24 Bravos

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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What are the best CHAT Apps and Video call apps?

Since Facebook bought What's app, I've been having a lot of issues with that app.It freezes my phone often either in texting and/or in a video call.  In fact, I had to update the app because it didn't function until I updated it and was mad to see FA...

skrdan by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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CPU performance (processors)

I recently purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad A485 with AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 2300u CPU and 256 GB SSD.  When surfing the internet, and playing online games I find that it's much slower and lags in comparison to my Lenovo Thinkcentre desktop with an Intel i3-7100...

elhota by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Volkswagen GTI reliability

For my next car I'm thinking of buying a used VW GTI (2016-2020).  I've heard that they are not that reliable especially compared to Japanese cars.  But I really like them much more than the alternatives, which would be the Honda Civic and Mazda 3.  ...

elhota by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Red Hydrogen

Phones made by the Red brand. Makers of very high-grade and extremely high-priced photographic/cinematic gear.(My only exposure to this company was repairing a "Red Rocket X" JPEG2000 accelerator card; excellent hardware performance spec, average har...

Korth by Mayor / Maire
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Bell, Virgin Adjusting Basic Plans

MobileSyrup received a report from a reader noting that two of their Basic phone plans — plans from Bell that include a small amount of calling minutes, texting or data — were going up in price. One plan was increasing by $3 CAD while the other was g...

DOA by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Porting scam

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/canadian-consumers-stung-by-cellphone-porting-scam-its-the-creepiest-thing/ar-BBZWzct?li=AAggNb9

Triguy by Mayor / Maire
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Corona Virus

Fight the Virus song: inventive with a useful messsage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoIwXucWHE0

Luddite by Oracle
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Electric Cars

Anyone out there have an opinion or advice on purchasing an electric vehicle?  We've researched a bit and test drove a Tesla and a Kona (Hundai).  We preferred the  Kona for comfort and visibility.  One detraction  of the Tesla is that in BC there is...

ecowen by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Similar to TextNow 9.99 Sim but with LTE Tech

Is there a comparible sim like this https://www.textnow.com/wireless/sim-card that uses LTE ?  That you can pop into your phone and enables you to call and text in the US or Canada.  Thanks. 

zblackma by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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What is an oracle

Hey I was wondering what or who is an Oracle? Why are they the only one able to transfer my question to the right topic? 

Chandell25 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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not a problem but ..

I just think this is a cool idea, especially right now I'm bored and have some free time and found this "help the community" I never knew what it was first but found out that just responding or liking a post saves me a $ or more+ on my phone bill. Wh...

Chandell25 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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New 30 day record

I don't recall seeing anyone cross 1200 bravos in 30 days.  @gblackma , take a bow and then maybe a break.  You don't want to burn out like a Roman candle.     

will13am by Oracle
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Whats your hobby?

Hi, Would anyone like to share their hobbies? Mine is microcontroller programming and circuit designJust a few of my personal projects:WiFi Hot Tub temperature monitor. ESP8266 with a temperature probe and using Adafruit.io for the data and triggers....

CoolLick by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Greetings everyone, love PM

Hi Everyone, I'm loving PM, especially for saving me lots of money compared to the ridiculously priced plans offered by the big companies.Somehow they justify this by offering you gigaquads of data that you don't necessarily need or will ever use.Any...

CoolLick by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Public Mobile App

Wouldn't it be nice if Public Mobile had an app? We could check our data usage, and have more discussions directly on the app. Just sayin...

vpierre by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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Looking for Community Feedback

Hello Everyone, I'm doing a case study on Public Mobile/Telecom customer experiences. Hoping to looking to you for some insight on the top customer experience issues that you have felt/seen within the community. Any and all insight, feedback and sugg...

helpersingh by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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EMUI 10 Mate 20 Lite

Hey everyone; Has there been any word on the EMUI 10 hitting Telus/PM for the Mate 20? If not, anyone know of a way to "force" the download? Cheers; ShädøwWølf

ShädøwWølf by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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$75 20GB Infinite plan deal

Rogers launches limited-time $75 20GB Infinite plan deal The deal is eligible for Rogers' add-a-line discount, letting you get 20GB for $65 per month

dboxtvinfo715 by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
  • 821 Views
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