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$10 Free Account Credit with Activation of Public Mobile Service (for new customer being referred)

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As of today, Public Mobile has changed the referral system. Referral codes are now needed during the activation process.
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computergeek541 wrote: As of today, Public Mobile has changed the referral system. Referral codes are now needed during the activation process.
Looks like they also censored the phone numbers for people you refer.
Simple change, but way overdue.

And the button to open the referral list only takes one click now. Wow!
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ledasulu wrote: Looks like they also censored the phone numbers for people you refer.
Simple change, but way overdue.

And the button to open the referral list only takes one click now. Wow!
Yeah, it did take them a while to implement this. Privacy concerns were expressed to Public Mobile and people were also stealing Public Mobile to Koodo migration offers in the past.
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Agree. I used to see my referee's phone number in full. Now, I see only the last 4 digits. It is a better system.
Have too many phones... This is how I limit my monthly phone payment.
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embguy wrote: Agree. I used to see my referee's phone number in full. Now, I see only the last 4 digits. It is a better system.
In general, this is better for privacy. However, there are some instances in which the person already knows your phone number, but either forgets to bring the code with them to the store when they activate or don't want to have to bother asking the other person for the code. That could end up In a lost referral.

An example of the new codes being beneficial is a work place where someone is perfectly willing to share the code with a co-worker, but doesn't necessarily want to give out a phone number.
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