06-17-2020 06:21 PM - edited 01-05-2022 11:44 AM
Hi my daughters phone is not working but public mobile took money out of account ( account is pre paid monthly ) so why is her phone not working
06-17-2020 08:27 PM
Check your account online to make sure your account is indeed active and make sure the settings in the phone are turned on.
You can try to power cycle your phone as well.
I hope all is working now.
06-17-2020 07:37 PM
Q: Who loves Public's Auto-Pay system?
A: The competition.🤗❤️
06-17-2020 07:28 PM
06-17-2020 07:27 PM
@hairbag1, i totally agree and second with that! I came from a 90-day plan and changed when the 30-day plan came with a better data plan, but, I still put in enough money every 90-days or so just to make sure. Now that I am on a lower plan of the system, paying between $1 to 6 a month isn't as bad anymore compared to $31-34 a month! Not as much babysitting!
06-17-2020 07:22 PM - edited 06-17-2020 07:26 PM
@Karlee wrote:It’s ok I tried to search the payment history and it wouldn’t let me sign in ... but user name and password works here ?! Yah know what I worked all day it’s almost 8 where I am and yah know what I complain about bell Aliants high rates but I think I’m just switching her out tom . I can’t even and when you e mail it’s not about you ... you are redirected to SIMon ..... good luck public mobile ! I’m spent
@Naepalm...the failure to Autopay is one of the more frequent complaints customers experience while using PM. It's been an issue for awhile now and I wonder why PM doesn't invest in making Autopay a bit more "user friendly" and robust.
Too bad that another customer has to go elsewhere. ..would be nice to know what the cause of the failure here is. IMO...Autopay should be one of the features that work without incident ...every time !!
Since I started manually paying my account ahead of time...I haven't had any problem with Autopay. ...but not everyone has the time or desire to "babysit" his account when Autopay is supposed to do it.
06-17-2020 07:20 PM
@Karlee, first of all you are doing great so far. Most people who get frustrated just give up entirely. Keep with us for a few more seconds, and we will push you through the finish line.
You mentioned after logging in, you see that your account is suspended. It may appear something like this:
As you can see in my screenshot my plan expired. As long as you know that your autopay has been working for you, go ahead and click on the reactivate plan.
Speaking from past experiences, my autopay from my credit card has never worked well for me, so instead, I manually add funds into my account. Autopay looks at your available funds then your credit card. Granted, this can be a weird thing on my part or set-up, I am okay with that. Maybe, you have the same issue. If that's the case, I believe @gblackma may have explained on how to add funds to your account.
Let me know, what else you need. More than happy to help. Be safe!
06-17-2020 07:02 PM - edited 06-17-2020 07:04 PM
@Karlee wrote:It’s ok I tried to search the payment history and it wouldn’t let me sign in ... but user name and password works here ?! Yah know what I worked all day it’s almost 8 where I am and yah know what I complain about bell Aliants high rates but I think I’m just switching her out tom . I can’t even and when you e mail it’s not about you ... you are redirected to SIMon ..... good luck public mobile ! I’m spent
User name and password for community is different than MY ACCOUNT. MY ACCOUNT login is an email address.
And for first step with any issue with an iPhone or iPad......reboot it!
06-17-2020 06:57 PM
@Karlee if the account is suspended there is no need to remove the sim as that is an account issue not a sim issue.
06-17-2020 06:55 PM
If you are done trying with the community the moderators can help you out quite quickly, contact them here. I understand your frustration and hope that they will be able to help you. Thank you for pressing on even this far!
:
https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/notes/composepage/note-to-user-id/22437
06-17-2020 06:52 PM
It’s ok I tried to search the payment history and it wouldn’t let me sign in ... but user name and password works here ?! Yah know what I worked all day it’s almost 8 where I am and yah know what I complain about bell Aliants high rates but I think I’m just switching her out tom . I can’t even and when you e mail it’s not about you ... you are redirected to SIMon ..... good luck public mobile ! I’m spent
06-17-2020 06:49 PM - edited 06-17-2020 06:53 PM
@Karlee it failed Public mobile is prepaid not postpaid. you pay in the beginning of the month for your services.
if you want to reactivate her account you need to add available funds then click the reactivate button
if I am wrong you can contact customer support here choose the second option
https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/bc/get-help/articles/contact-a-moderator
make sure to check your inbox(top right corner envelope icon) periodically, for a message
Moderators are available from Monday to Friday from 8AM to Midnight EST and from Saturday and Sunday from 8AM to 10PM PM EST
06-17-2020 06:49 PM - edited 06-17-2020 06:49 PM
"Look on the right-hand edge of the iPhone, below the power button. You should see the outline of the SIM tray, with a pinhole at the bottom end. Insert the pin on the SIM removal tool into the hole and press it in against a spring until the SIM tray releases. Pull the SIM card tray out of the handset."
Found this as a description for you.
06-17-2020 06:47 PM
It didn’t fail I’m looking at 3 months of bills ?
06-17-2020 06:44 PM
She is using an I phone 6
06-17-2020 06:43 PM
Yes the account is suspended
06-17-2020 06:43 PM
06-17-2020 06:42 PM
I have no clue how to look at payment history I can only see public mobile takes monthly payments directly out of my bank account
06-17-2020 06:42 PM
@Karlee check your bank statement and make sure you were actually charged... the auto-pay most likely failed.
06-17-2020 06:41 PM
All of our phones are on bell expect our daughters . Surprisingly enough pubic mobile was highly recommended with absolutely 0 customer service . It’s says account suspended but public mobile took there money as her account is pre paid monthly I can see the money came out
06-17-2020 06:39 PM
Ok I will try that I’ve never taken a sim
card out 😬
06-17-2020 06:37 PM
@Karlee try these tricks to restart/ reset your phone service. You could try in order:
1. Restarting your phone. Turn your phone off, wait 30 seconds and restart.
2.Putting your phone on aeroplane mode for 5 minutes. Take it off and restart.
3.From your self service account enable the lost/ stolen feature log out, wait 5 minutes, log in and take it off. Log out and restart your phone.
4. Add $2 through One Time Payment to your account and restart your phone .
If these tricks don't work contact a moderator and ask them to reset your service. There are 2 ways to contact the Moderator Team:
Keep an eye on the envelope top right of your screen. The mods answer will show up there. Stay safe.
06-17-2020 06:35 PM - edited 06-17-2020 06:35 PM
06-17-2020 06:25 PM - edited 06-17-2020 06:25 PM
@Karlee wrote:Hi my daughters phone is not working but public mobile took money out of account ( account is pre paid monthly ) so why is her phone not working
This sounds as if this could be a renewal failure. When you say took money out of account, are you referring to the Public Mobile account or your bank account/credit card?
I would log into your self serve account to examine the Public Mobile payment history.
06-17-2020 06:25 PM
@Karlee Can you try to use the sim in another phone to see is it a sim issue or phone issue? Is her account active in self-service? Maybe Autopay failed.
06-17-2020 06:24 PM
you will need to be a bit more specific.
Is everything not working?
Try turning the phone off, remove the SIM card for a few minutes. Then Reinsert the card and turn it back on.
What device is she using?