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Public Mobile: “We can see ourselves as being the ones consolidating”
A few days ago Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom and WIND Mobile financial backer, said that both Mobilicity and Public Mobile are “dead on arrival” and they will inevitably be acquired by WIND. It seems Public is standing their ground that this will not happen. In an interview Bruce Kirby, Public Mobile VP of strategy [...]
To help hard-working families, Public Mobile gives out 5,000 free school supply kits
Public Mobile has always said their wireless services are targeted to value conscious Canadians. Public recently reduced the prices of their handsets, decided to give 1-month free service and also introduced a referral program. So the discounts are a plenty over at Public right now. We hope this continues when they introduce some new handsets [...]
Public Mobile intros $20 referral credit
Public Mobile is continuing to give out the discounts. They recently slashed the prices of their handsets and now announced their simple referral program. If you’re a current Public Mobile client and refer a friend to join and sign up with an unlimited plan you get a $20 credit on your bill. Public nicely states [...]
Quote: Wind says Mobilicity and Public Mobile are “sort of a one-trick pony”
The new entrants have been battling it out even before they launched. Wind came out a couple weeks ago stating they have crossed the 100,000 customer mark, no word on where Public Mobile is at for customers. When it comes to Mobilicity they stated that they “had 3,000 subscribers just over a week after we [...]
Public Mobile offering 50% off phones plus 1-month free service
Another new entrant has decided to slash prices and give free service. Public Mobile operates in Toronto and Montreal and offers a couple Unlimited Talk and Text plans ($24 or $40 per month). They have 4 devices in their lineup (ZTE C78, Kyocera Tomo, Samsung R312, Kyocera G2GO) and here’s the deal when it comes [...]
Public Mobile decides to knock $40 off most expensive phone, still most expensive
If you fancy Public Mobile then you’ll be interested in their latest promo. The Kyocera G2GO has a slide out QWERTY keyboard, 2.4-inch display, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, MP3 player… some decent specs. This is currently listed on their website for $180 outright and is the most expensive phone in their lineup. If you’re quick [...]
Public Mobile to launch a couple new phones, plus data
Public Mobile now is in full swing with operations in Toronto and Montreal. About a month ago they were having some network issues and have slowly been increasing the number of cell sites and expanded their coverage. When opened their doors back in March they also announced 4 devices: ZTE C78, Kyocera Tomo, Samsung R312 [...]
Report: Mobilicity & Public Mobile have less than 7,000 subscribers, combined.
There’s an interesting article on the GSMA’s Mobile Business Briefing that gives insights into the number of subscribers our new entrants might have. Currently there are rumours out there that have WIND Mobile bringing in 100,000 subscribers since launching last December. However, there are no stats of either Mobilicity or Public Mobile. We’re not sure [...]
Public Mobile to offer 1 month free service promo?
When new entrant Public Mobile opened their doors they enticed potential customers by offering a promo of free Unlimited Canadian long distance for life. Months latter and now launched in both Toronto and Montreal it seems a new promo is coming. We’ve been tipped that customers who join Public Mobile between August 3rd and August [...]
Public Mobile introduces Overseas Long Distance & International Texting
Public Mobile now operates in both Toronto and Montreal and has a couple monthly rate plans to choose from. Today they have announced Overseas Long Distance and International Texting is available. Here’s the deal when it comes to these offerings:
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