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By david | Posted July 30th, 2010
In Toronto this past week, the Lawrence Avenue and Keele Street site was completed. Over the next coming weeks, we have sites at Finch Avenue and Dufferin Street which will help with coverage at the north end of Downsview Park and Rogers Road and Dufferin Avenue which will improve coverage for the residential area surrounding that intersection.
As for Montreal, here are the areas that we’ve added network equipment in the last week to improve reception:
- Saint-Henri: St-Jacques St. and Highway 15 – site will provide coverage up to Highway 15 south all the way to the intersection of Highway 20/720 in the east
- West of Saint-Pierre City: Boyer Ave. and Des Erables St.
- North of Hampstead: MacDonald Ave. and Plamondon Ave.
- Town of Mount Royal: Henley Ave. & Dovon Ave. and Graham Blvd.
- East of Longue-Pointe: La Fontaine St. and Emile-Legrand Ave.
- East of Pointe-aux-Trembles: Prince-Albert St. and 16th Avenue
- Southeast of Vertu: Lebeau Blvd.
- Montreal-East: Gouin Blvd. East, between Paul Dufault Ave. and Alexis Carrel Ave.
- South of Tetreaultville: De Bruxelles St. and La Fontaine St.
Next week, our work will focus on the areas of northern Boulevard Newman in LaSalle, NDG, and Montreal-West into St-Pierre City.
Tags: montreal, network, reception, toronto | Posted in Latest news | Write a comment »
By david | Posted July 23rd, 2010
For Toronto, the work progressed and continues on the sites along the Gardiner Expressway and at the Lawrence Ave W. and Keele Ave site. These sites should improve the in-building coverage for the residential areas surrounding these sites. These sites should be completed by August 2nd.
As for Montreal, the following areas have had work done, and should see improved coverage:
- Lachine: Sherbrooke St.
- Ahunstic: intersection of Charles de la Tour St. and Antonio Barbeau St.
- Montreal-North: intersection of D’Amiens St. and Pigeon St.
- Plateau Mount Royal: near St-Denis, Rachel St., Papineau Av., St-Joseph Blvd., Saint-Laurent Blvd.
- East Downtown: McGill University, near Park Av., Saint-Laurent Blvd., St-Denis St., Rene-Levesque Blvd. West, Sherbrooke Street West
- Town of Mount Royal: Dunkirk Rd. and the intersection of Rockland Rd. and Graham Blvd.
- Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve: Hochelaga St.
- Tétreaultville; the intersection of Pierre-de-Coubertin Av. and French St.
- Anjou & Riviere-des-Prairies: Highway 40, from the Ray Lawson Blvd. (Anjou) to Saint-Jean Baptiste Blvd. And the refineries areas.
- Saint-Laurent: intersection of Grenet St. and Rochon St.
Next week’s improvements will be fewer as the construction stoppage begins to affect what is possible. Currently we are planning on adding a site at St-Jacques St. and Hwy 15, which should improve the coverage from Hwy 15 to Hwy 20/720 in the East.
If you have any questions or comments, please let us know. We forward them on to the teams here at Public Mobile as they help us improve service and be responsive to you.
Posted in Latest news | 13 Comments »
By david | Posted July 16th, 2010
In Toronto, the network construction team has also been working hard to enhance our coverage. Here’s what they’ve been able to accomplish in the last week:
- Bloor St E and Parliament – coverage in the St. Jamestown area, improving coverage around the intersection of Bloor Street and Parliament and the southern sections of Rosedale
- Sheppard Ave East and Kennedy Rd – the Agincourt section of Toronto, and east of Highway 404 and North of Highway 401
- Queen St and University Ave – In building coverage in downtown Toronto, and enhance the coverage at the University/Wellington intersection
The next areas we’ll be working on include the following:
- Yonge Street and Gardiner Expressway – along the Gardiner Expressway, and in-building coverage in the commercial buildings that line Queens Quay and Yonge Street.
- Lawrence Avenue and Keele Street –Weston area, and along Keele Street
We’ll provide another update next Friday for both Montreal and Toronto. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know.
Tags: network, toronto | Posted in Latest news | 1 Comment »
By david | Posted July 16th, 2010
The network team is continuing to work hard to improve coverage. Here are the areas with enhanced coverage this week:
- Ahunstic-Cartierville: the intersection of Highway 40 and Highway 15, the crossing of O’Brien Blvd. and Salaberry St., as well as on Louisbourg St.
- Pointe-aux-Trembles: West of 2nd Avenue.
- Montreal-North: Fleury St. East as well as the intersection of Saint-Michel Blvd. and Henri-Bourassa Blvd. East.
- Côte-des-Neiges: Victoria Avenue on the west side, up to Côte-des-Neige on the east side, up to The Boulevard on the south and up to Côte-Ste-Catherine Rd. on the north side.
Our next update should include these sites:
- Plateau Mont-Royal: Parc La Fontaine Avenue, Rachel St., St-Denis St., Papineau Avenue, St-Joseph Blvd. and Saint-Laurent Blvd.
- East Downtown: the intersection of Sherbrooke and Saint-Urbain, McGill University, Park Avenue, Saint-Laurent Blvd., Saint-Denis, René-Lévesque Blvd. West and Sherbrooke St. West.
- Anjou & Rivière-des-Prairies: the crossing of Henri-Bourassa Blvd. and Rodolphe-Forget Blvd. as well as from the Ray Lawson Blvd. (Anjou) to Saint-Jean Baptiste Blvd. And the refineries areas.
One further update that will affect the next two weeks is the province-wide construction stoppage. This will affect our network construction through to August 2nd when the construction stoppage is lifted.
Thanks again for your comments – we read them all and provide feedback to the team here at Public Mobile.
Tags: Ahunstic-Cartierville, Anjou, Côte-des-Neiges, Downtown, montreal, Montreal-North, network, Plateau Mont-Royal, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Rivière-des-Prairies | Posted in Latest news | 5 Comments »
By david | Posted July 9th, 2010
Have you spotted the guys from www.freestylesoccer.ca at our Montreal locations yet? Carlos and Houcine have been doing a tour of various locations in Montreal for the past week showing off their amazing soccer acrobatics and tricks with a ball. Each trick is an amazing combination of creativity, imagination and ball control. They will be at the Boulevard Shopping Centre in Montreal this Saturday, July 10th – see details below.
On Saturday, we will also be giving a free ZTE C78 phone to everyone who buys any regularly priced Public Mobile phone. Bring a friend or family member to one of our stores and sign up to one of our unlimited plans, and you’ll both have unlimited time to talk about the big game on Sunday!
The Boulevard Shopping Centre is located at the corner of Pie IX Boulevard and Jean-Talon Boulevard East. They will be there from 9am-4pm.
Tags: free, freestyle, montreal, soccer, unlimited, ZTE C78 | Posted in Latest news | 5 Comments »
By david | Posted July 9th, 2010
Once again, thanks for your comments regarding areas that need improved coverage. In addition to adjusting existing sites based on your feedback, we also added new sites this week, which improved the coverage in the following areas:
- Saint-Laurent (Côte-Vertu Blvd & Cavendish Blvd)
- Ahunstic (Emile-Journault Ave and Papineau)
- Anjou (Les Galeries Anjou Blvd and Beaubien St East)
- Rivière-des-Prairies (Perras Blvd and Armand Bombardier Blvd)
- Lachine (south of Hwy 20, near 46th Ave)
- LaSalle (south of Parc Angrignon)
We also have sites scheduled to go up next week that will improve coverage in the following area:
- Côte-des-Neiges and Queen-Mary
We’re going to work to provide updates on Friday of every week in future weeks. We receive a report from the Network team late on Thursdays and this will allow us to keep you informed as to what we’ve accomplished during the week.
Please keep sending us your comments, and we’ll keep working to improve.
Thanks again for your patience.
Tags: Ahunstic, Anjou, Côte-des-Neiges, montreal, network, Queen Mary, Rivière-des-Prairies, Saint-Laurent | Posted in Latest news | 18 Comments »
By david | Posted July 1st, 2010
Thanks again for your comments regarding areas that need improved coverage – our network team is working hard and they have adjusted sites based on your feedback. As well, the network team is continually review the network performance. We will update you when we have confirmation of these adjustments.
There are new sites going live in the next week, which will improve coverage in the following areas:
- Côte-Vertu
- Ahunstic
- Rivière-des-Prairies
Additionally, we are extending the remorse return period until July 13th for those customers that activated their phone prior to July 6th. This means that if you are unhappy with our service, you can return the phone with the original invoice and packaging and we’ll provide you with a full refund.
We are aware that some customers haven’t had ideal experience to date, and we apologize for that and thank you for your patience.
Tags: Ahunstic, Côte-Vertu, montreal, network, Rivière-des-Prairies | Posted in Latest news | 20 Comments »
By david | Posted July 1st, 2010
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.
Tags: C78, cheer, soccer, ZTE | Posted in Behind the scenes, Latest news | 16 Comments »
By david | Posted June 28th, 2010
Thanks again for all your comments over the weekend as well as your patience. We read all of your comments and we are working hard to resolve issues you have. Network coverage was the biggest question over the weekend, and we now can provide you with timing and areas of the city that will see improvement in the coverage through the next few weeks.
Here are a list of areas we are working on in Montreal during the month of July.
- Rivière-des-Prairies: July 1st-5th
- Côtes-des-Neiges/Queen Mary: improved today, June 28th
- Côte-Vertu: July 1st-5th
- Lachine: July 10th-20th
- LaSalle: July 10-20th
- Ahunstic: July 1st-5th
- Verdun: July 15th-30th
We will continue to keep you posted as we get new information from our network team regarding their progress.
Tags: Ahunstic, Côte-Vertu, Côtes-des-Neiges, coverage, Lachine, LaSalle, montreal, network, Queen Mary, Rivière-des-Prairies, Update, Verdun | Posted in Latest news | 23 Comments »
By david | Posted June 25th, 2010
This morning, we turned on the network in Montreal, giving Montrealers another choice for wireless service. We’re giving wireless customers unlimited talk and text service at a predictable price. No contracts, no credit checks, no surprises.
For those that took advantage of our pre-network launch offer, they’ll now be enjoying unlimited Canadian long distance for life as part of their $40/month unlimited talk and text service. For those who want to become unlimited, visit one of our 31 stores now open in Montreal. Check our store locator for the store closest by.
**UPDATE**
We heard that a few of our customers experienced some difficulty setting up their Public Mobile phones in Montreal this morning. Our network and systems are ready to get your talking, all you’ll need to do is follow these steps:
1) Turn the phone on and make sure the battery is fully charged.
2) Check your signal bars to be sure you are in the coverage area.
3) Press *228 and ’send’ (green button).
4) Listen for a message to confirm your phone has been properly set up.
If you’re still having issues, please call us at 1-877-999-5055 and we will be happy to help you.
Tags: live, montreal, network, unlimited | Posted in Latest news | 24 Comments »
By david | Posted June 24th, 2010
Public Mobile, ZTE and the Export-Import Bank of China have agreed to the terms of a $350M financing arrangement that supports Public Mobile’s plan to build a wireless network stretching across its licensed area from Windsor to Quebec City.
This vendor financing arrangement, combined with hundreds of millions of dollars in equity commitments from its shareholders, means Public Mobile has a fully funded business plan and can build out its entire licensed area.
From a national perspective, this partnership is important because it supports Public Mobile’s investment in building a competitive wireless network. It will also continue to create and provide Canadian jobs. Construction of the network has already generated 100 high tech jobs in Ontario and Quebec.
“This is a significant deal for both Public Mobile and ZTE,” said Alek Krstajic, CEO of Public Mobile. “ZTE provides the world’s top mobile operators with high-quality and high-capacity network performance,” added Krstajic.
ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions and has provided products and services to major telecom operators in 140 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
To see the complete press release, click here.
Tags: Cina, financing arrangement, partnership, ZTE | Posted in Latest news | 3 Comments »
By david | Posted June 18th, 2010
Thanks again for all the blog comments about countries you would like to see included in our unlimited long distance calling feature. While we are working on adding more countries to our overseas long distance calling feature, we have some great news: we will soon be providing free unlimited international texting as part of our $40 unlimited talk and text plan. We’re delighted to be sharing it with all of you! With it, you’ll be able to send texts to 190 countries. The new feature will be effective as of July 15th. Are your fingers ready for more texting?
To see the complete list of countries, click here
Tags: 190 countries, 40$ plan, International Texting, More Countries, public mobile | Posted in Latest news | 42 Comments »
By david | Posted June 15th, 2010
Soon, Public Mobile customers will be able to buy a phone or pay their bill at any Gateway Newstand.
Public Mobile will have in excess of 200 retail locations exclusively dedicated to selling Public Mobile phones in Toronto and Montreal when the 152 Gateway locations are combined with the 66 Public Mobile stores that are already open in Toronto and Montreal.
Public Mobile signs and/or kiosks will begin opening in Gateway locations in Toronto and Montreal over the next few months.
To see the complete press release, click here.
Tags: Gateway, GO, montreal, Newstands, Partner, toronto, TTC | Posted in Latest news | 1 Comment »
By david | Posted June 9th, 2010
Thanks for all the comments around countries we should add to our overseas long distance plan. The suggestion list is long and includes countries like Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Philippines, Pakistan, Laos, Mexico, Haiti, Turkey and Thailand. We’d love to add all these countries and more.
In building the plan we tried to balance the number of countries (taking into account that each country has a different connection charge, with some being significantly more expensive) against the price of providing the service to our customers. We think we’ve come up with a pretty good mix of both number of countries and cost, but there’s always an opportunity to change and add to the list if we get enough comments and suggestions.
Tags: Bangladesh, countries, Haiti, Laos, Lebanon, long distance, Mexico, overseas, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey | Posted in Latest news | 91 Comments »
By david | Posted June 7th, 2010
Never before has calling so many countries from your cell phone been so affordable. Starting July 15th, Public Mobile is offering unlimited calling to 45 countries for $15 a month.
All Public Mobile customers who have the $40 unlimited talk and text plan have the option of adding unlimited overseas calling for an additional $15. There are no credit checks, no contracts and no surprises.
Canada has the highest per capita immigration rate in the world (Canada’s Immigration Program – Oct. 2004), and according to Statistics Canada, 2/3 of all Canadians self identify as being of ethnic origin. So it’s no surprise that a vast majority of Canadians want to make overseas calls. Yet, Canada has some of the highest long distance cell phone costs in the world. Public Mobile’s overseas long distance plan provides consumers with something that hasn’t existed until now – great value, flexibility and simplicity.
Continue reading
Tags: $15, 45 countries, long distance, one price, overseas, unlimited | Posted in Latest news | 30 Comments »
By david | Posted June 2nd, 2010
Public Mobile now have updated plans, adding more value to the $40 unlimited talk and text plan, and adding an unlimited talk plan for only $24. Our updated $40 unlimited talk and text plan now includes voicemail and call display, plus, if you don’t feel you’ll use the text part of the plan, you can trade it for unlimited Canadian long distance. Our new $24 plan includes unlimited talk with call waiting, call forwarding and conference calling, great for those who just want to call and talk. And without credit checks, contracts or surprises.
Check out the new plans at http://publicmobile.ca/portal/consumer/plan/plan.xhtml.
Tags: $24, 40$, plans, public mobile, unlimited, unlimited talk | Posted in Latest news | 1 Comment »
By david | Posted May 26th, 2010
We’re happy to announce that our network is now on! At midnight May 25th we turned on the our network in Toronto, giving all our customers unlimited talk and text service. For those that took advantage of our pre-network launch offer, they’ll now be enjoying unlimited Canadian long distance for life as part of their $40/month unlimited talk and text service.
For Montreal, we’re continuing our pre-network launch offer – For a limited time, join us and take advantage of free unlimited Canadian long distance for life! All you have to do is purchase a phone and subscribe to our $40 monthly plan before the official Montreal network launch on June 25th and you are in!
You can check our network coverage areas at http://www.publicmobile.ca/portal/consumer/coverage/coverage.xhtml .
To find a store to purchase a phone, use our store locator http://www.publicmobile.ca/portal/consumer/coverage/storeLocator.xhtml
Everybody talk.
Tags: 40$, coverage, montreal, network, public mobile, talk, toronto, unlimited | Posted in Latest news | 2 Comments »
By david | Posted March 18th, 2010
Today’s press conferences announced the official launch of Public Mobile in Toronto and Montreal.
The company is opening 10 stores in Montreal and 15 in Toronto with more stores planned over the next few months. Customers can now purchase a phone and sign up for $40 unlimited talk and text service with the added bonus of unlimited Canadian long distance being included as part of the pre-network launch offer.
Journalists and industry people also had the opportunity to meet the team behind Public Mobile as well as view parts of the advertising campaign. The campaign is unique, it features untouched images of people from the communities that Public Mobile will serve.
To see the press release, click here.
Tags: free, long distance, montreal, press conferences, stores, toronto, unlimited | Posted in Latest news | 5 Comments »
By david | Posted January 19th, 2010
Alek appeared on the CBC Business show ‘The Lang & O’Leary Exchange’ to explain why Public Mobile wants the Federal Court of Canada to review the government’s decision to approve Globalive’s ownership structure.
In the interview Alek explains that Public Mobile is not looking to stop Globalive from operating, he simply wants the same rights when it comes to raising outside capital. This will provide benefits to consumers, allowing networks to expand faster and more competition in Canada.
Here’s the interview.
Tags: Alek, alek on cbc, cbc interview, challenge, crtc, federal court ruling, foreign capital, investment, The Lang & O’Leary Exchange | Posted in Latest news | 2 Comments »
By david | Posted January 18th, 2010
Public Mobile is looking to add people to our team! We’re hitting the market soon, if you’re as enthusiastic as we are about what we’re building, then we’d love to meet you.
Tags: come join the fun, employment, hard-working sociable people needed, public mobile is hiring, team | Posted in Latest news | Write a comment »
By david | Posted January 13th, 2010
“What we’re hoping is that the federal court will say in fact this is a change in the law” – Alek Krstajic
On FOX Business Network, Public Mobile’s CEO, Alek Krstajic, explains why he is asking the Federal Court to review the Canadian government decision on Globalive. Public Mobile supports competition and would like to see all wireless companies receive the same access to foreign capital.
Tags: Alek, alek on fox, crtc, federal court ruling, foreign capital, fox interview, investment | Posted in Latest news | 10 Comments »
By david | Posted November 3rd, 2009
My name’s Alek, and I’m just one of the many people behind Public Mobile. I’m pretty proud to see how far we’ve progressed since we began, but also recognize we’ve got a way to go for our dream of affordable and accessible mobile phone service to come true.
Everyone has something interesting to say, and the right to say it. That’s what inspired us to create Public Mobile – that communication is a right, not a privilege.
We will offer a flat-rate, no-contract, no-nonsense plan that makes it easy for people to plan what they spend, while talking and texting as much as they want.
What all of us here at Public Mobile want most is to be a company that matters to you. We’re working hard to give you something of real value, and know that keeping your business means treating you like a real person. We have set up this blog to allow people to ask the team here at Public Mobile questions, share ideas and tell us what is important to you. We will let you know about what we’re up to, and what we’ve got planned for the future.
So, let’s get this conversation started.
What would you like to talk about today?
Alek
CEO, Public Mobile
Everybody Talk.
Tags: affordable and accessible phones, Alek, hello, this is public mobile, what the future holds for us | Posted in Behind the scenes, Latest news, Questions & answers | 31 Comments »
Montreal Network Update
By david | Posted June 26th, 2010
Thanks for all your feedback. We are reading all the comments, and trying to respond to you each via email. We are turning on new sites every day. We’ll post updates from our network team later this afternoon on the action plan for the next few days to improve our network. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
**UPDATE – 10/06/26 at 6PM**
After speaking with the network team we can provide you with the following update. We currently have sites up and broadcasting across Montreal, and we will be adding more over the next three weeks to solidify and expand our coverage.
The following areas we’ll be adding sites in the next week – Côte-des-Neiges, Verdun, Papineau, and LaSalle to solidify the coverage of our network. We’ll also have a repair to one of our sites completed Monday which will also add to our coverage.
We appreciate your patience as we build our network and we’ll keep you updated as we add sites. Please keep sending us your comments, and we’ll keep working to improve.