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Montreal and Toronto Network Update – September 2

david — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:30:26 +0000

We have had another week where a lot of work has been done behind the scenes to improve our existing coverage, and we have been building new sites that will let us expand our coverage as well.

In Montreal, we’re continuing to work on covering areas on the island of Montreal, Laval and the South Shore. Our network team was able to reinforce the following areas:

· LaSalle: Intersection of rue Airlie and ave. Stirling

· Mont-Royal: Intersection of chemnin St-Claire and ave. Standstead

· Mont-Royal: Intersection of chemin Churill and ave. Montgomery

· Saint Paul: Intersection of rue Jolicoeur and rue Mazarin

It’s a similar situation in Toronto. We’ve been working primarily in the areas that we’re expanding to in Mississauga and Brampton.

As mentioned last week, we’ll update the maps on PublicMobile.ca that show the new coverage areas as soon as we can.

Public Mobile Gives 5,000 Students Free School Supplies – AVAILABLE NOW

david — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:45:43 +0000

Going back to school is expensive and many families can’t afford to buy everything their children need to start the year off right.

That’s why we’re giving away 5,000 back to school supply kits for elementary and high school students in Toronto and Montreal.

We identified the most needed items for elementary and high school students and put together specific supply kits for each group: elementary school students will receive a spiral bound notebook and a pencil case containing a pencil, pen and eraser, while high school students receive a scientific calculator. Our goal is to provide school supplies to children who might otherwise go without.

Public Mobile also helps families manage tight budgets by providing unlimited talk and text at a fixed price. Public Mobile’s plans are all unlimited, which means parents will never be surprised by price, no matter how much their children talk or text.

We want to help hard-working families by giving kids the tools they need to succeed. Students can stop by any one of our stores to receive the free school supplies kit (limit one kit per student, kits available while supplies last). Our store locater can be found online at www.publicmobile.ca.

Friendship pays at Public Mobile.

david — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:44:13 +0000

Refer your friends to Public Mobile and get a $20 credit for every friend who joins! There is no limit to the number of friends you can refer, so the more friends that join, the more you save. Plus, if a friend joins before September 12th, they receive their 1st month free and 50% off selected handsets (see http://blog.publicmobile.ca/blog/2010/08/23/50-off-select-phones-your-first-month-free).

Getting a referral credit is easy:

First, refer a friend to Public Mobile. Second, have your friend choose one of our unlimited plans. Tell your friend to mention your name and phone number when they purchase at the store. The $20 credit will appear on your account within six weeks, provided both accounts are in good standing.

So hurry up and get friendly, this offer ends on September 30th.

Montreal and Toronto Network Update – August 27

david — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:46:54 +0000

This week’s network update highlights only areas we have completed. However, we are also busy working on other sites. For example, we have started putting the pieces together on the West end of Montreal in Laval and on the South Shore, and construction has started in Mississauga and Brampton – more news on these areas to follow in the coming weeks.

Here’s the list of improvements in Montreal:

LaSalle: intersection of Vezina St. and Clement St.
Outremont: intersection of Woodbury Ave. and Willowdale Ave., this expands coverage to Laurier

Here’s the list of improvements in Toronto:

This week we reinforced the coverage in the Harbourfront area.

As we get closer to launching new areas we’ll update you on this blog, as well as update the map on PublicMobile.ca.

Thanks again for all your comments and feedback.

Jayme Rae Dailey’s Tips for Back to School on a Budget

david — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:08:39 +0000

So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s Jayme Rae Dailey says she can’t live without her cellphone. Jayme Rae appeared on CTV Montreal’s news at noon and on WoW tv in Toronto providing students with back to school tips. Among them, Jayme Rae says students can stay on track with their budget by choosing a cell phone plan with a predictable price and unlimited talk and text so they aren’t surprised by their bills.

Keeping in touch with friends and family around the world is important to Jayme Rae. She recommends an unlimited long distance or overseas calling plan like the ones offered by Public Mobile so that students can stay in touch without cutting calls short.

Some of Jayme Rae’s other back to school tips include:

Make a budget and stick to it
- Keep costs fixed

Keep an agenda to stay on track
- Write down your budget, your appointments, and expenses. Re-evaluate your budget before it gets out of control

Eat cheap but eat well
- Try Jayme Rae’s Power Pancake recipe: mix two egg whites with a packet of instant oatmeal. Fry lightly in a non-stick pan, flipping once.

Jayme Rae Dailey was a top three finalist in the 2009 season of So You Think You Can Dance Canada.

Watch Jayme Rae on CTV. Go to: http://montreal.ctv.ca and click on “Newsmaker: So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s Jayme Rae Dailey”

And check out Jayme Rae on Wow tv:

Mandarin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW54tEc8ApM
Cantonese: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1vfXBrn59o

World Journal, August 26, 2010

Unlimited Fun in Toronto

david — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:02:19 +0000

Public Mobile was all over Toronto in July. First, we were at the Salsa during the St.Clair Street Festival on July 17th and 18th. If you were there you saw everybody having fun, dancing in the street amongst great food, dance lessons and of course, amazing music. Maybe you even spotted some of our crew dancing (or trying to dance) and meeting as many of you as possible.

Then, we were at the New Bloor Festival on July 24th to celebrate our local business, community, arts and culture in the middle of the street. We absolutely loved the market-feel, events, activities, exhibitions and the chance to connect, share and learn from all the locals from all the different communities.

It was so great to meet and chat with so many of you at these two festivals. Thanks for showing up and learning a little bit more about Public Mobile.

Unlimited fun at the Festival International Nuits d’Afrique 2010

david — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:04:17 +0000

As you may already know, we attended the Festival Nuits d’Afrique from July 13th to 25th. Our Public Mobile booth was in the village (Place Émilie Gamelin) where we had the chance to meet tons of great people.

The festival attracted thousands of people and the atmosphere was amazing. It gave people the opportunity to discover young artists like Mallu Magalhaes, Rommel Ribiero and Bambara Trans (the 2010 winners of the révélation Radio-Canada Musique prize). The Festival Nuits d’Afrique also had the honour of presenting great artists like Kassav’ on the big Metropolis stage for the closing night.

We hope to see you there next year !

Public Mobile at Festival Nuits d’Afrique 2010

david — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:01:36 +0000

We’re proud to announce that we will be attending the 24th edition of Festival Nuits d’Afrique. The Festival is a leading event in Montreal and was the 2005 and 2007 winner of Montreal’s Excellence in Tourism Awards at the Gala des Grands Prix du Tourisme Quebecois.

Hosting some 80,000 visitors, the Village des Nuits d’Afrique at Place Émilie-Gamelin will have more than 400 artists play 53 concerts in 5 different concert halls. You’ll also be able to find our team there, and they’ll be able to answer any questions you have about Public Mobile. Here’s hoping you come see us at the Festival Nuits d’Afrique 2010!
The Festival will run from July 13-25. More details about the program and artists here at http://www.festivalnuitsdafrique.com/en.

Toronto Network Update

david — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:17:49 +0000

A question came in over the weekend pointing out that we hadn’t updated everyone on the Toronto network. While we’ve been working hard improving the Montreal coverage and letting everyone know what we’ve been doing, the network build in Toronto has continued as well. Since the end of June we’ve added the following sites that improve coverage at the following locations:

Bloor Street and Bathurst Street
Lakeshore Boulevard and Spadina Ave.
Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue East
Victoria Park and Sheppard Avenue East
Bloor Street East and Parliament Avenue
Highway 401 and Meadowvale Avenue

We’re continuing to build and expand the network as fast as we can, and appreciate your patience and feedback as we do so.

We’ll have an update for both Montreal and Toronto on Friday, letting you know what’s been happening in the past week.

Meet Public Mobile – 225 Wellesley East store

david — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:16:57 +0000

Thameen (left) and Alex (right) help introduce customers to unlimited cell phone service in Toronto

We stopped by the Wellesley Street store the other day and spent some time with two of the guys that work there – Alex and Thameen. They are excited to be working for Public Mobile and the opportunities it presents being a new company starting out. Both are currently students studying here in Toronto – Alex studying International Business, and Thameen studying Electrical Engineering.

Thanks for all your efforts guys.

There’s something else to cheer about.

david — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:58:09 +0000

Join us to celebrate the biggest day for soccer fans worldwide. For one day only, July 10th, Public Mobile will give a free ZTE C78 phone to everyone who buys any regularly priced Public Mobile phone. Sign both up for one of our unlimited plans, and you’ll have unlimited talk in time for the finals. Now you have another reason to celebrate, so call all your friends and tell them about it!

To see which store is nearest to you, visit our store locator.

Toronto Dealers Rally for Network Launch

david — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:57:08 +0000

On May 25th, Public Mobile celebrated the network launch in Toronto with their dealers and employees. They enjoyed good food, entertainment and had a panel discussion with the executive team and Public Mobile’s handset vendors, Samsung, Kyocera and ZTE. We’re looking forward to a similar celebration at the end of June as we turn on the network in Montreal.

Do you know Peter Bregg?

david — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:05:55 +0000

Have you seen our ads out on the street? If you have, you have been looking at the work of one of Canada’s most accomplished photographers, Peter Bregg. Peter has spent 40 years covering events around the world like the Vietnam War (1973), Iran hostage crisis (1979), Poland’s Solidarity movement (1981), and the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. Peter also at various points worked as either a photographer or photo editor for the Associated Press, Canadian Press, Maclean’s magazine and HELLO! Magazine.

Besides being a great photographer, Peter has a big heart and has also donated his time to PhotoSensitive, a collective of photographers who use their talents towards social justice. Peter’s work within PhotoSensitive has taken him to locations such as Mozambique, Rwanda and Zambia. Images from the PhotoSensitive and the causes they represent can be seen at www.photoSensitive.com.

Public Mobile feels really lucky that Peter came to shoot our photos – we think they look great.
To see more of Peter’s work, visit www.peterbregg.com.

Alek in the Office Part 3- On doing the right thing.

david — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:38:11 +0000

We’re continuing our conversation with Alek, and asking him what sets us apart and how we’ll be able to provide our customers with the value and service we’re promising. From the very beginning, Public Mobile’s core focus has been the customer. We know that to succeed as a company, we have to take care of our customers and keep them happy. Here Alek talks about our primary goals and about doing the right thing for the customer.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Working for a new company

david — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:40:29 +0000

Working for a new company is exciting for everyone involved. We filmed our Montreal team talking about the experience they’ve had so far.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Public Mobile stores update

david — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:50:43 +0000

A number of our stores are close to being completed. We visited some of them the other day and took some pictures to give you a quick peek inside. We’re really excited as we get closer to launch and can’t wait to greet you at the door.

What we know for sure – Public Mobile in French

david — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:52:27 +0000

We’re very proud of the team we’ve assembled and we want to introduce you to as many of them as possible. Back in November you met a handful of the Public Mobile team when we posted a clip featuring our Toronto employees talking about ‘one thing’ they wanted you to know about Public Mobile and the service we want to provide. Here’s a small glimpse at our Montreal group of friends and employees talking about what makes Public Mobile special.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Alek in the office – Part 2

david — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:20:16 +0000

As we’ve mentioned, our plan was to launch Public Mobile at the end of 2009. It’s taken a little longer than we originally anticipated, but we’d never want to launch a network that didn’t meet our standards. We’ve also been listening to get an even better understanding of the kind of provider you’ve been waiting for. We’re doing some testing and overall tweaking to ensure that you will have the best service that we can provide. The launch date is now scheduled for the first half of 2010 and we’re working hard to deliver a service you’ll be happy with.

Wondering what we’ve been up to? Below, Alek talks about what goes into building a cell phone company from the ground up.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Alek in the office – Part 1

david — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:26:14 +0000

We’ve had some questions recently on where Public Mobile fits in the mobile phone marketplace, and where we see ourselves in the future. We are hard at work building a business for value-conscious customers who are not well served by the current incumbents. We want to build a company that customers, our employees and our investors can be very proud of.

We also asked the question to Alek, and here’s what he had to say on where he sees Public Mobile in 5 years.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Meet Brian

david — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:14:48 +0000

You first met Brian on our rooftop and now it’s time to visit his office.

Click here to view the embedded video.

A company built for Canada

david — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:02:09 +0000

A look at why the Public Mobile team believes that Canadians are ready for a new kind of mobile phone company.

Click here to view the embedded video.

A Rooftop Tutorial

david — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:42:39 +0000

Meet Brian. He’s been working in this industry for over 20 years and he knows his mobile phone technology. Who better to explain how antennas and mobile phone signals work than him? You’ll also get to check out the view from our rooftop.

Click here to view the embedded video.

A quick update

david — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:13:28 +0000

Hey everybody,

Our apologies if some of your comments did not appear on the blog immediately after posting them. We have changed the comments section and your questions and feedback should now immediately appear on the blog. We want to ensure that this blog is an open forum for transparency and truly a medium to answer your questions. Check out the comments section of the blog posts for some answers.

Thanks for your patience!

The Public Mobile team

One thing about Public Mobile

david — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:06:01 +0000

We may be biased but we think we have assembled the best team in the business. Not only are they talented and all around terrific individuals but they share in our philosophy. Here’s what they have to say about Public Mobile.

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Alek in the car

david — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:04:22 +0000

Take a ride with Alek, Public Mobile’s CEO, and find out how his childhood helped to shape the company he runs today.

Click here to view the embedded video.