Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Country suggestions for the unlimited overseas long distance

By david | Posted July 29th, 2010

Thanks for your suggestions of all the countries you’d like to see included in our overseas long distance feature. There were many, many different countries requested (with some of the more popular requests being Haiti and Pakistan). While we are always working to add new countries, we do look at what we are charged to connect these calls, and how we can offer unlimited service for our customers. In some cases it currently just isn’t possible.

We have been able to include 190  countries in our unlimited international text feature, which is included in our $40 talk and text plan.

We’ll continue to work on ways we can add these countries to our overseas calling feature, but in the near future we don’t see a large decline in the costs for calling these countries, so any changes won’t be immediate.

We hope you understand. Thanks again for all your comments and suggestions, we really appreciate them.

Have you seen Walter?

By david | Posted July 22nd, 2010

Check out the latest Public Mobile TV ad that aired during the World Cup featuring Walter.

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Unlimited overseas long distance and international texting has arrived

By david | Posted July 15th, 2010

Beginning today, talking and texting to countries outside of North America just got easier.

For just $15 per month you can add the unlimited overseas long distance feature to your existing $40 plan allowing you to dial 45 countries and have unlimited talk with your family and friends.

We’ve seen the blog comments asking us to add countries such as Haiti, Jamaica, Lebanon, Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh,  Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Guyana, Trinidad, Algeria St. Vincent, Iraq, Bahamas, Morocco and more. We are working hard and doing our best to add more countries; we most recently added Guadeloupe to the list, as well as adding mobile phones in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Guam.  As much as we’d always like to be adding countries to the overseas long distance plan, sometimes conditions beyond our control necessitate removing a country. We’re sorry to let you know this past week we had to remove Jordan from the plan due to a Jordanian government tax that was implemented that affected the connection charges.  We will continue to update you as we add new countries.

In addition to launching overseas long distance, we’re also adding international text to the $40 plan tomorrow which will allow you to send texts to 190 countries around the world. For all those asking us to add additional countries to the overseas long distance feature, take a look at the list of countries we provide international texting to. Many of the countries you’ve asked for are now included, so you’ll be able to text friends and family around the world as part of our unlimited talk and text plan.

To view the complete list of available countries and check the availability of the number you want to call, click here

Get ready Montreal, Public Mobile is almost here

By david | Posted June 22nd, 2010

Summer isn’t the only thing to officially arrive in Montreal this week! The Public Mobile network is set to launch this Friday, June 25th. The launch marks the end of our pre-network offer of free unlimited Canadian long distance for life. That’s right, free, unlimited, Canadian, long distance, for life. It’s the beginning of a long distance relationship that everyone will love! So come on out and enjoy this first official week of summer by paying us a visit at one of our Public Mobile locations around town. To find a store, use our store locator.

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Living la Nuit Blanche sur Tableau Noir with Public Mobile

By david | Posted June 17th, 2010

Last weekend was a busy one in Montreal with many events such as the F1 Grand Prix, fireworks at La Ronde and a street sale on Mont-Royal. Were any of you taking part in the activities on the Plateau? If so, you may have seen our Public Mobile crew out and about having fun in the street, handing out oranges and orange juice. Our favourite color! For everyone who stopped by, we were happy to have met you.

Thanks to Steve, the owner of the 943 Mont-Royal East location who provided the pictures. To find the store and its business hours, use our Store Locator on the Public Mobile website.

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60 Public Mobile Stores and counting…

By david | Posted June 8th, 2010

In March, we opened 25 Public Mobile stores, our goal was to double that number by mid May. We’re pleased to announce we’ve exceeded our goal and now have 60 store locations open – 22 in Montreal and 38 in Toronto.  We’re not done yet though. We are planning many more store  openings to make our service even more readily available to more people. To see which store is nearest to you, visit our store locator.

Your Definition of ‘Unlimited’

By david | Posted March 23rd, 2010

We’ve told you what ‘Unlimited’ means to us, and how we’re incorporating it into Public Mobile. Now it’s your turn. What does ‘Unlimited’ mean to you?
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Public Mobile Hold On-Hold

By david | Posted March 22nd, 2010

We hope when you call Public Mobile we answer immediately. If we can’t answer your call immediately, we wrote this little song that we hope will bring a smile to your face. Take a listen to  “Hold On-hold” by clicking on the link below.

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To download the song, right click here and ”Save/Download the link as” on your computer.

Music and lyrics: Chris Tait, Pirate Toronto.
Performed by: Roma Page

TV ads

By david | Posted March 19th, 2010

Here are our first three TV ads. We think they’re great because we used real people we’ve met in the communities we are going to serve. The ads began airing yesterday on various stations so you may have already seen them.
What do you think of them?

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Thinking Twice?

By david | Posted February 25th, 2010

Have you ever had to think twice before sending a text message? Have you ever not answered a call from a friend or family member because it was the middle of the day? Have you ever been irritated by a telemarketer chewing through your prepaid minutes? So have we. Which is why Public Mobile  lets everyone talk without worrying what day and time it is, or if you’re running out of minutes. We asked a few people around Montreal these questions if they have had to think twice before dialling and here’s what they had to say.

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Happy Holidays!

By david | Posted December 23rd, 2009

Public Mobile would like to wish you a very merry holiday season and a happy new year. Over the next week, we’ll be with family and friends and in and out of the office so won’t be posting anything on the blog. But we’ll be back in the New Year and we look forward to hearing from you!