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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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Top Contributors 2023

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 ...

J_PM by Public Mobile
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Has anyone been contacted by their previous provider?

Good morning all, I was wondering if anyone has been contacted by their previous provider in attempts to get them to come back.  I have received a call yesterday from Rogers saying that they have a great plan for me and it is the cheapest on the mark...

stevenanto by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Fun

Anyone wanna have some fun 

Savebig2 by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Phone__Camera__Action!!

I now have three phones with the camera being the most important component for me. So I thought I would test how well each phone's camera performs in the same conditions. Anyone who cares to can hazard a guess at which took what? Or add your own comp...

Telus Optik TV and an external Alexa

Has anyone done this? Any cost from Amazon other than the Alexa?Does it work well?Any comments would be appreciated, about an Alexa box and Optik TV. 

Remove your masks in public?

@darlicious Are you guys allowed to remove your masks in public? I dont see our province letting us do that anytime soon sadly.  For me the only way to tell that covid is truly over is when costco is giving out samples again lol [new title to reflect...

stevenanto by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Re: Does the moderator team actually read the tickets?

@darlicious wrote:@LurganIeUk There is a reason I buy a lot of stuff from crappy tire.....their refund/exchange policy!: Unfortunately the only cell phone they have ever sold is the rca model. It survived a surprisingly long time in the bf's hands bu...

Heat wave

I’m glad the heat wave in BC has come to an end. I’d take 35 degrees over 48degrees any day

Layla2 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Re: keeping my moms home phone number

will do... and I will probably cancel bell fibe also... they are charging her $300 per month for phone internet and cable and she's using the app for tv at my sisters and she can't even get half the channels she pays for  .....crooks l

Jomp by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Change SIM card

Hey question for the community. How does one change the SIM card in the self-serve?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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A suggestion

 Now that everything is starting to open up, I feel like Public Mobile can maybe give a small data and calling bonus, like the ones that appear around Christmas time, if they’re feeling generous. Why? Just to encourage everyone to start going outside...

Asher2 by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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Got curious and poked around on koodo a bit

Their plans have changed up a bit. They now have something called post paid "starter" plans which seem to want to closely mimic plans here right down to the 3g only data I'm still sticking with pm lol but I get curious every so often   And their reg...

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Pawprints1986 by Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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Re: Persistant text ads

Hello z10user4 .....Life is excellent in Leduc  , however, we just celebrated my 20 years of retirement!!I suppose as an afterthought, I will probably buy Julie a new smartphone, as I DO understand your thoughts on the red numbers. I first started o...

Demas11 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Proxies for mobile gaming?

Is it possible to use proxies in mobile games? I want to boost game characters and change geolocation.Will there be friezes? Or what connection speed should proxies provide?

Nasmerk by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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Phone colours in Canada Vs elsewhere

Is it just my imagination or does it seem like phones in Canada are quite limited in colour compared to the US/world?   Always white, black/dark blue, or grey?Why don't we ever see fun vibrant colours?

rossputin by Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
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I didn't start this thread.

Edit: I did not start this thread. It is an extraction from a thread.  @Coleben1213 : Let's see...7 + <edited by srlawren sorry z10user4> * 6 = 150? What do I win?   @srlawren : I was just about to.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Egregious activity

No further bravos need by S--S who has a 7 account cheerleading team posting bravos solely to their account; 700 and counting. Sad, really.  See: https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/kudos/userpage/user-id/34150/tab/users-who-kudoed/sort-di...

Luddite by Oracle
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Phones, audio and bluetooth

Hi there Perhaps audio enthusiasts will best know the answer to this, who knows. I have a Galaxy S8 which I use for listening to music among other things. It has a headphone jack which is great, it also has bluetooth. So now that I got the 2 topics a...

B12 by Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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Re: NEW $70 for 15GB Plan

@Anonymous wrote:You mean like baby hands? Or three-fingered sloth hands? @Anonymous 

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srlawren by Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité
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How and how much do hackers earn?

Maybe some of you have familiar hackers? How do they make money? And what amounts are we talking about?How difficult is it at all to become a hacker?

Darleon by Great Neighbour / Super Voisin
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The Phone Number We Must Not Speak of

That number... which we are told we are not allowed to post publicly... is out in there blowing in the wind with it's pants down, on Lucky Mobile's site...https://www.luckymobile.ca/support/phone/phone-number-transfer Though its the older "ToTelus" v...

Nezgar by Mayor / Maire
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Random

Is cereal soup is a hamburger or a hot dog  a sandwich people like to think about and question but what is the  actual answer 

Rob6116 by Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen
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