i did 24 years with rogers, switch to public last december. so far it has been decent, definitely cheaper. have had 2 offers to switch to koodo and might do so this month. A year ago i was paying $140/month for less than I now pay $35/month for. Crazy.
Public Mobile
$45 for 6GB or $50 for 8GB (3G plans - LTE Lite)
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- robertmay
- Newbie
- Jul 28, 2008
- 37 posts
- 55 upvotes
- calgary
- Dunkster
- Deal Addict
- Nov 17, 2017
- 2441 posts
- 3157 upvotes
Public Mobile has its advantages and disadvantages.
If you are the DIY type of person and cost conscious, PM works well. If you need phone or face-to-face support and immediate support, PM does not work well.
Most of the time, things work fine and you won't notice any big difference from other providers. It is just when the service goes down, recently, you will need to wait 1-2 days to get things resolved.
If you are the DIY type of person and cost conscious, PM works well. If you need phone or face-to-face support and immediate support, PM does not work well.
Most of the time, things work fine and you won't notice any big difference from other providers. It is just when the service goes down, recently, you will need to wait 1-2 days to get things resolved.
Public Mobile, Tangerine
- pazivai
- Sr. Member
- Jun 30, 2013
- 676 posts
- 266 upvotes
- GTA
agreed to 100.100%Dunkster wrote: ↑ Public Mobile has its advantages and disadvantages.
If you are the DIY type of person and cost conscious, PM works well. If you need phone or face-to-face support and immediate support, PM does not work well.
Most of the time, things work fine and you won't notice any big difference from other providers. It is just when the service goes down, recently, you will need to wait 1-2 days to get things resolved.
The mods were very helpful, resolved my US talk issue, transferred unused credits from migrated account to another new PM account. Hatching the new one for incoming promo,
Self Referral Tips for Koodo - Click here...I only response to real deals, otherwise I am blank
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- pazivai
- Sr. Member
- Jun 30, 2013
- 676 posts
- 266 upvotes
- GTA
Yes it's crazy, and definitely going to be crazier. If you want to migrate, officially the expiry date is not announced. But there is a rumour that this offer might close on Sep 27th. No official confirmation though.
Self Referral Tips for Koodo - Click here...I only response to real deals, otherwise I am blank
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- Dunkster
- Deal Addict
- Nov 17, 2017
- 2441 posts
- 3157 upvotes
For those interested in this plan, just a friendly reminder that the $25 friend referral promotion is ending on September 13
Here is the RFD thread:
https://forums.redflagdeals.com/public- ... s-2210470/
Here is the RFD thread:
https://forums.redflagdeals.com/public- ... s-2210470/
Public Mobile, Tangerine
- np66666
- Jr. Member
- Aug 24, 2014
- 104 posts
- 222 upvotes
- CALGARY
Do these plans include out of province roaming? What's the US roaming like on public mobile?
- pazivai
- Sr. Member
- Jun 30, 2013
- 676 posts
- 266 upvotes
- GTA
They are Canada wide, so everywhere within Canada, is no roaming.
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- Dunkster
- Deal Addict
- Nov 17, 2017
- 2441 posts
- 3157 upvotes
The US roaming comes in 10 day add on plans, ranging from $8-20. There is no international roaming to other countries.
https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/plans
Public Mobile, Tangerine
- Feneant
- Deal Guru
- Mar 20, 2003
- 10476 posts
- 656 upvotes
- New-Brunswick
I swapped to PM in time for the 25$ referral which was nice and unexpected. Where the speed is no issue what I do notice however is the signal on 3G isn't nearly as good and I'm not sure if that's to be expected? I mostly get 2 bars and find myself refreshing websites a lot to get them to load but when they do load it's just as fast as it was on Koodo.
Oh, and I wasn't even on PM for 24 hours that I got a Koodo 10GB for 60$ offer but I didn't bite. At this point I don't want to spend over 50$ a month.
Oh, and I wasn't even on PM for 24 hours that I got a Koodo 10GB for 60$ offer but I didn't bite. At this point I don't want to spend over 50$ a month.
- icemasta
- Deal Fanatic
- Sep 26, 2006
- 5614 posts
- 1078 upvotes
- Toronto
Signal should be identical to Telus. Which carrier were you comparing it to?Feneant wrote: ↑ I swapped to PM in time for the 25$ referral which was nice and unexpected. Where the speed is no issue what I do notice however is the signal on 3G isn't nearly as good and I'm not sure if that's to be expected? I mostly get 2 bars and find myself refreshing websites a lot to get them to load but when they do load it's just as fast as it was on Koodo.
Oh, and I wasn't even on PM for 24 hours that I got a Koodo 10GB for 60$ offer but I didn't bite. At this point I don't want to spend over 50$ a month.
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- Feneant
- Deal Guru
- Mar 20, 2003
- 10476 posts
- 656 upvotes
- New-Brunswick
- blapt5
- Newbie
- Jan 15, 2014
- 91 posts
- 33 upvotes
I recently ported my Ontario number with Koodo (on the $48/MB plan) to Public Mobile for the $50 8gb 3G speed with US calling plan.
I opted for PN's most expensive plan for the extra data, and partially to make it more likely to get one of the offers (I read on this thread that the cheap plans likely won't qualify).
Think there's anything else I can do?
I opted for PN's most expensive plan for the extra data, and partially to make it more likely to get one of the offers (I read on this thread that the cheap plans likely won't qualify).
Think there's anything else I can do?
- imposter
- Sr. Member
- Apr 15, 2004
- 835 posts
- 329 upvotes
My wife noticed network issues with Koodo yesterday as well. I didn't see anything myself, but I don't spend nearly as much time on my phone.
- QN5252
- Deal Addict
- Nov 12, 2014
- 1172 posts
- 1004 upvotes
- Kingston, ON
No need to post this in two different threads.blapt5 wrote: ↑ I recently ported my Ontario number with Koodo (on the $48/MB plan) to Public Mobile for the $50 8gb 3G speed with US calling plan.
I opted for PN's most expensive plan for the extra data, and partially to make it more likely to get one of the offers (I read on this thread that the cheap plans likely won't qualify).
Think there's anything else I can do?
- pooper
- Deal Fanatic
- Nov 29, 2007
- 6073 posts
- 6034 upvotes
- No Bum Deals
Wait.blapt5 wrote: ↑ I recently ported my Ontario number with Koodo (on the $48/MB plan) to Public Mobile for the $50 8gb 3G speed with US calling plan.
I opted for PN's most expensive plan for the extra data, and partially to make it more likely to get one of the offers (I read on this thread that the cheap plans likely won't qualify).
Think there's anything else I can do?
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- pooper
- Deal Fanatic
- Nov 29, 2007
- 6073 posts
- 6034 upvotes
- No Bum Deals
Holy Crapballs! They stripped you to the bone.
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- will888
- Deal Expert
- Dec 12, 2009
- 29536 posts
- 20456 upvotes
On behalf of the Rogers family, board of directors and all share holders, thank you very much for the loyalty and the cash. These things happen if you don't shop around.
Public Mobile customer, $34/50GB CAN-US, $29/30GB, $24/4GB
Tangerine, EQ, Simplii,HSBC customer
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- robertmay
- Newbie
- Jul 28, 2008
- 37 posts
- 55 upvotes
- calgary
i was a financial victim of my own laziness and false sense of having a "relationship" with Rogers.
- robertmay
- Newbie
- Jul 28, 2008
- 37 posts
- 55 upvotes
- calgary
oh yes they did, for years and years. I was just too stupid and lazy to switch.
- wearysky
- Deal Expert
- Nov 28, 2013
- 21329 posts
- 10938 upvotes
- Oakville
Are you putting your phone into 3G-only mode? Don't do that. Leave it in LTE. These are "3G" plans in speed only, but it's still an LTE connection (it's just speed capped to 3mbps).Feneant wrote: ↑ I swapped to PM in time for the 25$ referral which was nice and unexpected. Where the speed is no issue what I do notice however is the signal on 3G isn't nearly as good and I'm not sure if that's to be expected? I mostly get 2 bars and find myself refreshing websites a lot to get them to load but when they do load it's just as fast as it was on Koodo.