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simon247

Basically, I have periods of time where I could benefit from a more expensive plan. The reason I always avoided that is because I noticed that once I upgrade a plan, I can't just switch to a cheaper one anymore. So I cautiously stick to a plan that's...

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I’m not asking for cheap data overseas. I just want my Canadian number to be able to receive a text message. In 2026, completely cutting off SMS outside North America is ridiculous. Banks, credit cards and other services use SMS for 2FA, so travelli...

simon247 · 05-15-2024

Hi All,I'm on my way to travel to the US for a few days with a roaming package I've already purchased, and then leave North America with a foreign SIM. I've set up phone forwarding to a Fongo number to redirect calls after my PM number becomes paperw...

simon247 · 06-18-2023

Let me preface this by saying that I absolutely love PM. I've been a customer for many long years and I'm so happy whenever I use it in Canada, and I'm proud of how the brand has grown, and service and plans improved.However, PM was also a source of ...

simon247

Thanks! Honestly that creates a really perverse incentive to stick to lower plans, even if I'd like to temporarily use a higher data or roaming plan. I was on a $24 plan, switched to $26 plan. I noticed that I stopped seeing $25 plans offered anymore...

simon247

Agreed. It feels a bit cheap and aggressive. Like "this product is not that good, move to this product that's less bad and makes us more money".

simon247

Congrats everyone. Glad to see this place still living after all these years 

simon247

International roaming missing is by far the biggest pain point. It's one of the last carriers in the world that restricts it, which is quite an achievement in 2026. It's really painful and risky to travel without access to number for 2FA and any urge...

simon247

The service in Canada is decent. What's killing the offering is the lack of international roaming, at a time when number is often needed for two factor authentication. Roaming at this point is cheap and very rare to see providers globally that still ...

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