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I ordered my Public Mobile SIM on the 5th, their estimate was that it would deliver yesterday but it still hasn't arrived. Is this the norm?
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Oct 18, 2023 02:21
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I wouldn't know, I'm still using my Wind Mobile card from 2014 
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Oct 18, 2023 02:40
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Mister Facetious posted:Are Canadian phone plans starting to get good? Am i missing a hidden catch here? $40/40g 5g, 90 day prepay. I was with public for years and recently jumped ship to Freedom for their cross border plan. slidebite posted:So I just discovered something, Just to be clear: does the new public one include US to Canada roaming calls? I suspect it does but I notice the word Roaming is not used in the offer.
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Oct 18, 2023 20:24
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No, it's data only in the US last I checked. Calls and texts from inside the US are standard roaming rates.
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Oct 18, 2023 20:29
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Rogers includes calling/text/data in the US in most of their plans now too. I haven't looked at Bell but I assume they're 1:1 there as usual. It just seems to be the new thing they're adding on to plan refreshes now that they already did 'you have to upgrade to get 'unlimited'', and 'you have to upgrade to get 5G'. Anything to not have to consider actual unlimited data.
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Oct 18, 2023 20:32
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I signed up for the Public Mobile Canada-US plan the other day with an eSIM and activated within a few hours, using both voice and data while in the US. I haven't tried to call a Canadian number yet but I could if you want. e: yeah I just tried to call a random automated Canadian number and it worked just fine.
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Oct 18, 2023 20:45
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Yeah if you wouldn't mind  Roaming and the ability to call Canada would be really nice. Freedom is ok but if there is a problem they're painful to deal with.
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Oct 18, 2023 20:47
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I swear to christ the PM US plan I signed up for last week said it was only data in the US and that roaming rates applied to calls and messaging, but y'all are right, this is in the small print: ⁺⁺Whether in Canada or the US, this plan includes unlimited calling, text, picture and video and messaging to phone numbers within and between Canada and the US. Data can be used in both Canada and the US. I'll be in OR on the 25th if no one has tested by then.
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Oct 19, 2023 01:47
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Dillbag posted:I swear to christ the PM US plan I signed up for last week said it was only data in the US and that roaming rates applied to calls and messaging, but y'all are right, this is in the small print: Upload some pics with your international data! 
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Oct 19, 2023 04:11
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Huh I'm really interested in switching back. The public/Telus network is good. When they have the 3-month contract plans listed, is it still a bill paid monthly or do you have to pay it all up front for the 3 months? Can I use my old public sim that I used up until the spring or will I need to go get a new one?
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Oct 19, 2023 04:41
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slidebite posted:Huh All up front, every 90 days. Not three months. I've been using the same sim since before i joined public Mobile, so there shouldn't be an issue
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Oct 19, 2023 04:54
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If you deactivated the sim by porting out or letting the account lapse you probably need to get a new one.
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Oct 19, 2023 05:02
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In Norway for work and boy is it disgusting driving through actual underground tunnels with perfect cell service and back home its just zip almost everywhere despite Bell's coverage map saying its all within service area.
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Oct 20, 2023 21:50
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Im in Italy and I paid 8 bucks for 3 gigs for the week and have service pretty much everywhere. I didn't even have to sign a E: also didn't have to go to a store in the mall to pick up a printout of a QR code for my esim!
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Oct 20, 2023 22:08
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Are there any iPhone apps that will show you different carrier signal strengths or is that at a lower level that the applications layer on the phone can’t access it? Probably not but it would be useful because I’m on Telus and the coverage is dogshit in my area and wondering if Rogers would be any better (doubt it)
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Oct 20, 2023 22:37
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codo27 posted:In Norway for work and boy is it disgusting driving through actual underground tunnels with perfect cell service and back home its just zip almost everywhere despite Bell's coverage map saying its all within service area. Bell doesn't even have service inside the larger Loblaws buildings 
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Oct 20, 2023 23:08
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Okay but most Loblaws are bigger than Norway.
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Oct 21, 2023 18:16
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FYI Public Mobile says the US plan deal ends Oct 23, but they also said it would end two weeks ago so  Texting, calling and data roaming on TMobile are all fine. They haven't complained about activating and using it within the US (I've heard Google Fi complains if you roam internationally for too long). If you don't actually go to the US much I see they also have a 3GB/15 day US roaming addon for 25 points ($25), which is a ripoff compared to esims like airalo but if you need to keep your number on a two week trip, it could be worse.
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Oct 21, 2023 18:29
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Public Mobile roaming plan report: had to set phone to only connect LTE, I.e. turn off 5G, on both an iPhone and an Android in order to get a data connectio in California. Otherwise, the LTE connection on my Samsung would continually flash on and off and would never connect. I assume the same thing was happening on my wife's iPhone. Partner network was AT&T.
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Oct 29, 2023 00:03
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I couldn’t find a thread about it so I’ll ask here. Does anyone still do deals on home internet or is it just a get hosed and take it thing.
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Nov 4, 2023 00:51
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There will probably be deals at fido and virgin home internet on us Black Friday weekend this month. They’ve agreed to compete for new customers on that day for wireless last year and will probably go buck wild this year with a bundle deal
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Nov 4, 2023 01:02
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sbaldrick posted:I couldn’t find a thread about it so I’ll ask here. Do you mean cellular internet specifically or just generally? There's a thread. It's pretty dead because no, there aren't many deals, TekSavvy is for sale and the other independent ISPs were bought up by the big 3. The best you can do is check through RedFlagDeals' forums, there's usually a thread where people report getting discounts by calling customer retention lines but even that is dicey.
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Nov 4, 2023 01:15
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The last big deal was the booth at the CNE in August. They were signing up people for bell 1 gig Fibe for $50/mo IIRC. Actually caused momentary competition in the market place with others (rogers/etc) to offer the same deal for like a day or two. Then the cne ended and so did the deals.
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Nov 4, 2023 01:21
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I don't know how the hell it continues happening, but freedom hosed up on my auto pay *again* Literally the third time since July. Done with this poo poo. As soon as public has another one of those promos that includes Canada US calling, I'm all over it. I don't even care about 5g.
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Nov 6, 2023 21:44
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slidebite posted:I don't know how the hell it continues happening, but freedom hosed up on my auto pay *again* $60/60gb (90 day pre-pay):  Referral link: https://publicmobile.ca/en/on/plans?referral=EY23QJ
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Nov 7, 2023 00:11
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Not bad, but I'd rather something more like this 40/40 as the 60GB does nothing for me BUT If nothing else is launched before the end of the month and I renew, I might just cancel it and do that 60 instead.
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Nov 7, 2023 00:38
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Public Mobile has $34 for 20gb data with 4g speeds over 5G connection right now. All the other flankers are doing 20gb for $39. https://subscribe.publicmobile.ca/en/on/activation/plans/20GB-4Gspeed4
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Nov 7, 2023 16:00
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Actual good news for poor people that still qualify for assistance: https://apple.news/AwsL-snQrRGacCHxQSODehA (Financial Post) quote:Rogers launches mobile plans for low-income Canadians
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Nov 8, 2023 06:10
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Risky Bisquick posted:Public Mobile has $34 for 20gb data with 4g speeds over 5G connection right now. All the other flankers are doing 20gb for $39. Does anyone know if switching to these new PM plans forces you to their new reward system too with the “PM points” rather than just getting direct reductions in your monthly bill?
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Nov 8, 2023 18:55
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Shofixti posted:Does anyone know if switching to these new PM plans forces you to their new reward system too with the “PM points” rather than just getting direct reductions in your monthly bill? I'm still using the original loyalty discount system ($1/referral, $1/yr, $3 for autopay, iirc). Obv new customers will be opted into their newer system, but you get ten bucks off the first month with the referral code :-/, and there's some incentive system for being active and helpful on their forums. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Nov 8, 2023 |
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Nov 8, 2023 22:58
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I hope ai or just a maniac with cudgel can finally, entirely kill off the mba wet dream of incentivized gamified unpaid support forum posting. That awful idea has been alive too long.
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Nov 8, 2023 23:17
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shadow puppet of a posted:I hope ai or just a maniac with cudgel can finally, entirely kill off the mba wet dream of incentivized gamified unpaid support forum posting. That awful idea has been alive too long. Reddit isn't going away any time soon, op
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Nov 9, 2023 00:06
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Shofixti posted:Does anyone know if switching to these new PM plans forces you to their new reward system too with the “PM points” rather than just getting direct reductions in your monthly bill? I've upgraded plans like 4 times this year and I'm still on the old one with all my old discounts. The extra data buckets I was awarded from events/outages/loyalty is no longer usable on my new plans, but they're still on my account if I ever drop back to an old plan, and now I have like 40GB a month and will never need those buckets anyway.
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Nov 9, 2023 14:06
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Tbooth Wireless offering 75gb for $50 at a mall in London. Dunno how that compares to anyone else, but it sounds good
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Nov 11, 2023 18:21
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Public black friday deals 20GB 5G @ $34 30GB 5G @ $40 Both Canada wide (no US)
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Nov 14, 2023 21:30
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Fido is offering me 50gbeees for $40 as an existing customer. And a $0 per month over two years Pixel 7 if I want to lock in. Also $40 off per month for various Samsung 23 models. If that’s the extent of their back Friday madness. Boo. I was riding so high on my $25 /20gb line that expires in Feb and just hoped to get more of the same not a massive shove up the arpu ladder.
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Nov 14, 2023 22:40
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Don't know if it's a black friday deal but I just checked my Koodo account and they are offering me a 100Gb 5g plan with Canada/US calling, data and texting for $60/month.
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Nov 14, 2023 23:05
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From Rogers in Quebec, I'm seeing $60 a month for 100gb Infinite Premium (Data/text/calling in US and Mexico) for 2 years. Goes up to $65 after. I'm a preferred eligible account, but on a regular consumer plan currently so I don't think that factors in.
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Nov 15, 2023 02:41
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Squibbles posted:Don't know if it's a black friday deal but I just checked my Koodo account and they are offering me a 100Gb 5g plan with Canada/US calling, data and texting for $60/month. They texted me that a couple days back and it's not ever called a Black Friday deal but 'tis the season. Didn't go for it but this thread did make me check the offers on Koodo and I upgraded my plan. Mostly because this whole time I only was on 4G?!
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Nov 15, 2023 03:05
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Fido silently, and for free I hope, pushed me into visual voicemail and now I look forward to Chinese scam calls due to my stinky.  Isn’t there some hefty patent royalty to be paid to apple for this alien tech? Or is the iPhone now so old that the patent expired along with the rounded corners on ui elements one.
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Nov 15, 2023 19:00
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