Posts Tagged ‘montreal’
By david | Posted June 30th, 2011
It’s that time of year! July 1st,also known as Moving Day in Montreal, is fast approaching and we want to help ease some of the inevitable stress that comes along with it!
Our $15 unlimited talk plan is cheaper than a landline! So pack up the old landline and enjoy the convenience of a cell phone. Plus, there are no hidden fees and you can keep your current phone number when you make the switch. It’s that easy. So say goodbye to your old home phone – and hello to Public Mobile.
In case you haven’t seen our latest ads around town, scroll down to take a peek.
Tags: cell phone, mobile, montreal, plan | Posted in Our coverage, Phones, Plans and Features | 5 Comments »
By david | Posted June 25th, 2011
This month marks one year since we began offering service in the Montreal region!
Public Mobile has certainly grown in more ways than one in the past year and we want to thank our team of dedicated employees and loyal customers who have played a big part in allowing us to remain competitive in the Canadian telecom industry.
Over the last year, the Company has grown in Montreal and has expanded off the island into the South Shore and parts of Laval with services provided and community outreach programs.
Our company continues to grow and so does our desire to make a difference in the communities we service. Public Mobile has been adamant about supporting youth and making a difference in its areas of business. In Montreal alone, the Company has been sponsoring 58 local soccer teams in an effort to improve children’s health and encourage fitness from an early age. Public Mobile also gave away 5,000 back to school supply kits for elementary and high school students in an attempt to provide school supplies to children who might otherwise go without.
We’ve said it once – ok, maybe more than once – and we’ll say it again: we are committed to finding ways of making talking affordable and available to Canadians everywhere. This past year was just the beginning so stay tuned!
Tags: montreal, one-year anniversary, public mobile | Posted in In the news | 2 Comments »
By david | Posted November 19th, 2010
Construction is continuing in both Toronto and Montreal and the areas surrounding both these cities.
This past week in Toronto there was lots of construction of new sites which will become operational over the coming months.
In Montreal, we are happy to let you know that coverage in both Laval and Pointe Claire has expanded. We’ve posted a new map at http://www.publicmobile.ca/pmconsumer/coverage that shows the new areas. Montreal also had a number of sites become operational this past week;
- Located near the intersection of Rue Pullman and Blvd de Ste-Anne-de Bellevue this site expands coverage to Montreal West.
- Located near the intersection of Rue Hodge and Rue Petit this site expands coverage to Mont Royal
- Located near Blvd Le Carrefour and Blvd Daniel Johnson this site will strengthen coverage in the surrounding commercial (including Carrefour Laval) and residential areas.
- Located near the intersection of Rue Meloche and Ave du Chateau Pierrefonds this site improves coverage surrounding area.
Tags: montreal, Network Update, November 19, public mobile, toronto | Posted in Our coverage | 9 Comments »
By david | Posted August 20th, 2010
Here’s the latest news from our network team and what they have accomplished in the last week.
The Montreal network had a number of neighbourhoods and areas see improved coverage. They include:
- Dorval (east of the airport): intersection of Griffith St. and McArthur St., Onesime-Gagnon.
- Riviere-des-Prairies: on Saint-Jean-Baptiste Blvd. near Perras Blvd, and on Armand Chaput Ave. (south of RDP).
- St-Pierre City & Montreal-West: Sherbrooke St. West and Westminster Ave.
- North of Verdun: Rozel St. between Charlevoix St. and D’Hibernia St.
- Bout-de-I’lle: Notre-Dame St. East and Raoul Jobin St.
- LaSalle (south west)
- Saint-Laurent (west of Vertu): Muir St.
In Toronto, the site which experienced a minor construction delay went live earlier this week and will cover the area north of Downsview Park.
Thanks for all your blog comments in the past week – we really appreciate them.
Tags: dorval, LaSalle, montreal, network, Riviere-des-Prai, Rivière-des-Prairies, Saint-Laurent, St-Pierre, toronto, Verdun | Posted in Our coverage | 7 Comments »
By david | Posted August 13th, 2010
Our Montreal network team was able to complete a number of sites this week, so you should see further improved reception. Here’s a list of what they were able to accomplish
:
- East of Anjou: Pierre-Bernard Blvd. and De Forbin-Janson St., Yves-Prevost Blvd. and Azilda Av.
- Eastern of Saint-Laurent: Authier St. and Bourdon St.
- LaSalle: northern part of Newman Blvd. and from Hwy 20 to De la Verendrye Blvd. (North-South) and De Monk Blvd. to Dollard Av. (East-West)
- North of Outremont: Marie-Anne St. East and Marquette St.
- Cote-des-Neiges & NDG: Mariette Av. between Fielding Av. and Somerled Av.
- NDG: from Queen Mary to Upper Lachine Road (North-South) and Cavendish to LaVerendrye Blvd. (South-West, North-East)
- Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension: Robert Blvd. and 24th Av.
In Toronto, the team has been out working on the areas east, west and north of the city as we prepare to expand our network coverage this fall. Currently we are doing everything from site acquisition to construction to testing of new sites that have been powered up.
We hope these updates are helpful to you and that you’re seeing improvements in these areas.
Please keep the comments coming, we’ll do our best to incorporate your feedback into how we build and tweak the network.
Tags: Anjour, Côte-des-Neiges, LaSalle, montreal, NDG, network, Outremont, Parc-Extension, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Michel, toronto, Update, Villeray | Posted in Our coverage | 13 Comments »
By david | Posted August 6th, 2010
In Montreal in the last week, we’ve added equipment in the following areas to improve reception:
- Riviere-des-Prairies: we expanded coverage in many areas of RDP such as: Gouin Blvd. East and Alexis Carrel Avenue, 87th Av. and 4th St., Maurice-Duplessis Blvd. and 50th Av., 3rd St. and 63rd Av., on De la Riviere des Prairies Blvd. between the 7th St. and La Martiniere St., 71th Av. between 5th St. and 6th St.
- Montreal-East: Marien Av. and De Montigny St.
- Dorval (near the airport): Saint-Francois Rd. and Vanden Abeele St.
In the upcoming 2 weeks, we’ll be adding more sites that will improve coverage in NDG, St-Pierre City and LaSalle.
As for Toronto, we are continuing to work on the sites mentioned last week. Construction issues delayed these sites from being turned on this past week, but issues are now resolved and completion of these sites is close.
We’re continuing to work to expand and improve our coverage and we hope you’re noticing a difference. Please keep the comments coming as we do forward them on to the network team.
Tags: dorval, LaSalle, montreal, montreal-east, NDG, network, RDP, Rivière-des-Prairies, St-Pierre, toronto, Update | Posted in Our coverage | 6 Comments »
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 Our coverage | 10 Comments »
By david | Posted July 23rd, 2010
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.
Tags: concerts, events, montreal, nuit d'afrique, public mobile, publicmobile | Posted in People and Places | Write a 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 Our coverage | 6 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 People and Places | 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 Our coverage | 21 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 Our coverage | 20 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 Our coverage | 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 Our coverage, Plans and Features, Promotions | 26 Comments »
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.
Everybody Talk!
Tags: free, June 25th, long distance, montreal, pre-network launch, summer, unlimited | Posted in People and Places, Promotions | 5 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 In the news, People and Places | 1 Comment »
By david | Posted June 4th, 2010
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.
Tags: Dealers Rally, Kyocera, montreal, Panel Discussion, public mobile, Samsung, toronto, ZTE | Posted in People and Places | Write a 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 Our coverage, Plans and Features, Promotions | 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 In the news, People and Places | 6 Comments »
By david | Posted March 3rd, 2010
Working for a new company is exciting for everyone involved. We filmed our Montreal team talking about the experience they’ve had so far.
Tags: montreal, new company, team, working | Posted in People and Places | 1 Comment »
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.
Tags: call, metro, montreal, orange, orange line, pubic mobile, text message | Posted in People and Places | 3 Comments »
By david | Posted February 19th, 2010
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.
Tags: montreal, stores, toronto | Posted in People and Places | 15 Comments »
By david | Posted January 27th, 2010
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.
Tags: employees, montreal, one thing, toronto | Posted in People and Places | Write a comment »
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.