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Public launched their new branding and every one of their plans for ON are 3G speed only lol.
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Aug 23, 2019 18:30
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On the bright side, they gave me a free gig of data.
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Aug 23, 2019 18:42
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less than three posted:Public "3G speed" is 4G LTE with the speed capped at 3mbps. Fine to use because you get all the latency improvements of LTE and the speed advertised is actually delivered. I went from Koodo LTE to Public 3G about a year ago and notice no difference at all except when downloading extremely long (hour long+) podcasts, takes an extra minute.
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Aug 23, 2019 19:28
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Scudworth posted:I went from Koodo LTE to Public 3G about a year ago and notice no difference at all except when downloading extremely long (hour long+) podcasts, takes an extra minute. I'm on Wifi at home and the office, I'm not sure I would even notice anything at all. I guess I do look up at the odd thing at malls/stores and probably would be annoyed with the latency increase but whatever.
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Aug 23, 2019 19:51
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Aug 25, 2019 07:51
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Lord help me I'm contemplating jumping to Freedom today for the 55$ 15+3+2gb iphone xr + $200 walmart gift card 2 yr contract deal, but I don't want people to hate me like they did the last time I used Wind. I'd get shouted at for being uncallable. Update: I’m now contractually bound so people will hate calling me but I will get service in subways. shadow puppet of a fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Aug 25, 2019 |
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Aug 25, 2019 17:24
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Coverage has really improved since it was called Wind, I don't think you'll have the same issues.
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Aug 25, 2019 20:30
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When I was on Wind I couldn't get internet in remote locations like... Rogers Arena... Or under any skytrain overpass... That was 3-4 years ago, hopefully they're better now.
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Aug 25, 2019 20:50
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I still don't get freedom reception even in my own apartment. It may not have improved as much as you think it has.
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Aug 25, 2019 22:42
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Those poo poo fucks at Freedom tried denying me the $20 discount. The plan is still up on the front page of their their website and I was told I'd get it at Walmart but calling customer service to ensure everything is ok they said the $20x24 month discount expired on the 23rd. I had to insist it cannot be expired after they tried to get me to hang up. Fair warning to anyone else who thought Shaw were anything less than piss stains. I was transferred to the Loyalty department and was immediately told I'd be setup with the discount. My belief in that is not terribly high.
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Aug 25, 2019 23:03
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If complaining about freedom covergae, please indicate if you've got a band 66 LTE phone. I do and base my statements on that. In my north van apartment, a friend on a grandfathered Wind plan had poor coverage, whereas I've got coverage equal to my old Rogers plan now.
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Aug 26, 2019 00:47
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Heners_UK posted:If complaining about freedom covergae, please indicate if you've got a band 66 LTE phone. I do and base my statements on that. In my north van apartment, a friend on a grandfathered Wind plan had poor coverage, whereas I've got coverage equal to my old Rogers plan now. I have a Pixel 3 XL, so yes it supports band 66.
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Aug 26, 2019 00:51
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Chris Knight posted:Public launched their new branding and every one of their plans for ON are 3G speed only lol. I just traded from an old 1GB LTE plan to a 4GB 3G plan now that I'm out and about far more than I have been in years. Considering I just look at the forums, web browse and use Maps, 3G is plenty fine for me, and I ran out of data on that 1gig plan completely today.
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Aug 28, 2019 23:16
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I have yet to run into an issue where Public Mobile 3G speed limitations are a problem. I suspect it wouldn't be for everyone or if I was hotspotting for my laptop or something it might be, but for anything I ever do on the phone it's perfectly serviceable.
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Aug 29, 2019 20:04
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I appreciate the Public Mobile 3G reports, I wouldn’t have tried it otherwise but based on y’all I’m sure it’s plenty for me. Cheaper plan ahoy.
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Aug 30, 2019 02:41
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Echoing that I'm 75% of the time on home and work wifi, and when I'm not I'm using maps and maybe streaming some youtube videos, a podcast, or the forums, and have never had an issue with 3G speed. I mean I wouldn't want to browse the .gif thread back in the day before .gifv files, but it's been totally fine for me otherwise.
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Aug 30, 2019 03:25
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Dillbag posted:Echoing that I'm 75% of the time on home and work wifi, and when I'm not I'm using maps and maybe streaming some youtube videos, a podcast, or the forums, and have never had an issue with 3G speed. I mean I wouldn't want to browse the .gif thread back in the day before .gifv files, but it's been totally fine for me otherwise. If you set Youtube to only stream at 480p on cellular, then 3mbps should be fine for that too, and speaking from experience, you won't hit 4gb unless you're watching videos every day..
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Aug 30, 2019 03:31
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Happy to report that freedom mobile did both, give me the promised discount and using a band 66 iPhone XR has not dropped calls or texts. It’s nice to have service in subway stations as well and not have to fumble with the trash free wifi login between stops As someone with no plans to ever leave the 416/647 coverage area I can recommend them wholeheartedly It’s nice to see Vympelcom all grown up
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Sep 5, 2019 19:03
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I'm roaming in Powell River on the Freedom National network. No problems at all here. Ferries were fine (in so far as I had the same coverage as everyone else). Keep in mind that my post can be summed up as "it works now!"
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Sep 5, 2019 22:44
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Anyone know when koodo usually does their BOGO booster sales? I need to top up soon but don't want to buy and find out the sale is the next day.
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Sep 8, 2019 23:17
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Heners_UK posted:I'm roaming in Powell River on the Freedom National network. No problems at all here. Ferries were fine (in so far as I had the same coverage as everyone else). Does it call it roaming still? Until last week I was on one of their ancient plans that got you nothing once you left the city. Now I've switched to a big gig plan (with free pixel 3), and the one time I went out of town my phone said roaming and wouldn't make a call. I dunno if I just takes a few days, or a setting didn't get updated on my previous phone, or what.
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Sep 9, 2019 21:31
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The network name is "Nationwide" and it is identified as a roaming network.
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Sep 9, 2019 22:28
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Koodo has this bot on their site now that pops up and offers you a $35 deal, which is the activation fee that is waived anyway if you order online. Not the sketchiest thing ever, but I dont like it. I actually responded back to it the first time and even got a text days later asking me about my experience with it.
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Sep 10, 2019 16:53
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Okay, the time has come to jump over to Public Mobile. I've been on that $60 for 10GB plan every carrier was offering a while ago, but I usually use less than 1GB, maybe 5GB if I'm traveling a lot. I think my wife is still on a crazy expensive plan with Bell (should have dealt with it earlier, I know). Public Mobile has an ad with RBC for this offer which seems pretty decent: quote:Valid From: July 02, 2019 - September 30, 2019 Then you've got to use the code RBCREWARDS at checkout and pay with an RBC card (obv). https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/plans/RBC-offer Between my wife and I this should be a good chunk of savings as we'll get on cheaper plans in general, plus that extra $10 off for the first 6 months. Sims are on order. Let's hope everything works out. edit: Oh god, please don't flood my inbox with referral codes. I might not be able to use one in addition to the RBC one, and if I can I have a friend whose code I'll use anyway. odiv fucked around with this message at 17:54 on Sep 10, 2019 |
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Sep 10, 2019 17:48
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PM'd you a referral code on the off-chance no one else has. 
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Sep 10, 2019 17:53
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Goddamn, looks like it's time to move the wifey over from Bell. She has an Apple watch but she's willing to lose the untethered connectivity for the deal. Actually, it's more because Bell is loving terrible. They spent the last 6 months billing her random, unwarranted small charges on her bills. Like 10-30 cents. But then she would have to call them every time and be on hold for 20+ minites to reverse the charges. They said it was a bug or something and there was nothing they could do so she ended up makkng a full-bore CRTC complaint with investigation and afaik they were fined lol.
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Sep 10, 2019 18:05
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No one should be with bell.
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Sep 10, 2019 18:53
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codo27 posted:No one should be with bell. Robelushawgeco delenda est
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Sep 10, 2019 18:55
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So just to be clear, the new Public Mobile RBC deal is for $10 off your bill for six months and a one-time 5GB data credit on your account, not a monthly increase of 5GB to your data limit, correct?
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Sep 11, 2019 18:33
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That is my understanding with Public bonus, is it's a 1-time. ALTHOUGH, I got a 1GB bonus last month and now my acct says this so I dunno (the 2GB is my US roaming) e: And like above, if anyone wants a Public referral, let me know. It supposedly gives you a $10 credit.
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Sep 12, 2019 00:35
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Huh, base two megabytes. Odd that between base two and base ten, they went with the one that benefits the customer more.
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Sep 12, 2019 01:16
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Heners_UK posted:The network name is "Nationwide" and it is identified as a roaming network. Maybe I'm stupid and missing something, but I'm in Powell River this week and my only choices are two LTE networks and a 3g network, and all of them are called "AWAY". I figure I'm safe if I let it connect automatically but for the rest of the month I'm gonna be on edge that I'm gonna get extra charges when my bill comes around. I'm on a pixel 3 with Android 10 if that makes a difference.
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Sep 12, 2019 02:56
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Anyone want to DM me a Public Mobile referral number? If you can beat any of our Facebook friends it's yours. NOT RISKY BISQUIK YOU HAVE ENOUGH REFERRALS THANK YOU VERY MUCH lol e. Got one, thanks for playing everyone Dillbag fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Sep 16, 2019 |
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Sep 15, 2019 23:43
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Aww, man... 
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Sep 16, 2019 00:25
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Dillbag posted:Anyone want to DM me a Public Mobile referral number? If you can beat any of our Facebook friends it's yours. Speak of the devil and he shall appear, who needs a referral I paid  and got pms now
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Sep 16, 2019 04:05
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Apparently Koodo is offering some 12gb/65 bucks and loving 20gb/$80. Of course I never see such offers!
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Sep 16, 2019 11:40
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codo27 posted:Apparently Koodo is offering some 12gb/65 bucks and loving 20gb/$80. Of course I never see such offers! If it helps anything, I called Koodo a few weeks ago asking for an offer that I heard some others were receiving calls about - I think it was the 20GB for $80. The rep couldn’t give me that but she gave me a 10GB for $60 plan with a 6GB addon for $15.
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Sep 16, 2019 12:00
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I'm still on the PM 12GB LTE/3 mos plan. I think at this point I'm down to paying $36 a month since I never need more than the 200 minutes or whatever it came with. slidebite posted:That is my understanding with Public bonus, is it's a 1-time. It's because they're all one-time permanent allotments. That means that you'll never start to use it until you go over your subscription data for the month. Whatever you don't use before your plan data returns is kept for the next time you run out.
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Sep 17, 2019 17:10
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I got on a 10GB Infinite/unlimited plan from Rogers for $60. Thanks, loyalty offer.
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Sep 17, 2019 17:16
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CLAM DOWN posted:10GB Infinite/unlimited Is it 10gb or unlimited? 
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