get 3GB of data for $0* when you join Public Mobile

Poutinesauce wrote: ↑ I remember in Hong Kong I got a sim card for $17 with unlimited data for a month. And here we thank our telco overlords when they throw us some scraps. How pathetic.

stephroll wrote: ↑ Mostly has to do with population density . Same applies to many European countries.

66xx66 wrote: ↑ weak sauce.
if they bought back this promo i would jump so fast
public-mobile-public-mobile-bonus-1gb-d ... 9-2336599/

Vasyllaw wrote: ↑ The usual argument of greedy Canadian corporations without a proper government oversight, which does not hold water. $12 for unlimited data in Russia.

selinis wrote: ↑ there is no offer without demand; it'll rain upon us with one-time-deals as long as there will be people to get them; same applies to credit card companies; it's amazing how many people are buying into their limited time crap promotions. The change has to happen in the mentality of the consumer. Chisel yourself to go for quality deals. And I am not talking about the free coffee Tuesday at the burger franchise.

Emporium wrote: ↑ It probably won't change anyone's mind, but it is better than some others that offer no additional incentive. And If I am not mistaken, even though it is a 1 time bonus, it does not expire unless you change plans or let account expire. Too bad it is only for $25+ plans. My son has the basic $15 plan ($13 with prepay) which only comes with 250MB bonus data. For him it is plenty to occasionally chat with friends when he is on public transit. He has Wifi at home, and at school, so data was not critical. But last year he got a 1GB data bonus, which got added to his account. That is a nice buffer for those who will "occasionally" go over their allotted monthly data. For him, he still has over 800MB left from that bonus, and the only reason he even went over a few times, was because he had forgotten and left an pp running in background.

For a $13 plan, with unlimited incoming calls, unlimited text and 100 minute outgoing, with some bonus data, it is pretty good for someone who needs something basic. And he had also gotten a 400 canadawide minute bonus, which he has never used. Outgoing calls, he has pretty much never gone past 5 minutes a month anyhow Kids nowadays don't typically call, they just text.

BrightDays wrote: ↑Yeah, as someone who has lived in Europe, I can realize the absurdly high rates here. I remember paying about $15 (converted) monthly for unlimited calling, plus 3 GB of LTE data.

Both Europe & India have a higher population density then Canada. Canada is a much bigger country, with a miniscule population. There are no economies of scale here, hence the absurdly high prices charged. I do understand the prices being higher here, maybe not as much as current levels, but they can never be priced competitively as India or Europe or Brazil (e.g.) or HongKong, unless....

(So the easy/obvious solution) ... time to go make many Canadians
(just joking, but seriously)