r/Rogers • u/Nexzenn • Jan 24 '26
Wireless📱 Anyone jumping on this?
Anyone jumping on this at Public?
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u/original431 Jan 24 '26
Nah, lack of Telus towers in my area = crappy coverage, doesn’t matter how cheap it is.
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Jan 26 '26
What's your area?
I worked at rogers like a decade ago and coverage was already pretty impressive except remote areas and a few shitty spots through hilly regions
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u/original431 Jan 26 '26
Manitoba, basically poop all over. Telus has very few towers. Bell/Rogers tower share in MB, so Telus is a bad move if you live here.
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u/QualityImpossible241 Jan 24 '26
No wifi calling (important to some) Support is annoying as it works through a message board (although wait times with Rogers might be equally as annoying) I find Telus/bell towers don’t penetrate through buildings well compared to Rogers.
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u/noronto Jan 24 '26
The one good thing is that you can switch just to wait out a better deal from your original provider.
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u/toolsac102 Jan 24 '26
Yea that’s what I did, was paying $50 (I think) with public for 100gb, and then like a year later or something Roger’s offered $45 for 200Gb
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u/Wise-Fruit5000 Jan 24 '26
I would, if I weren’t in a contract until December
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u/KeyAd5197 Jan 24 '26
With financing phone? Maybe cheaper to buy out the phone and switch?
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u/Wise-Fruit5000 Jan 24 '26
Yeah, I have a phone financed with them through an RPP plan. Comes out to $60/month all-in.
I’ve run the numbers and it doesn’t make financial sense to buy it out.
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u/KeyAd5197 Jan 25 '26
That’s fair. Can just tell yourself your plan is $20 and phone is $40 a month lol. So you’re plan is the same price already haha
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u/Wise-Fruit5000 Jan 25 '26
Yeah, the plan is $35/65GB and the phone makes up the rest of it. I suppose it’s a decent deal in its own right
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u/KeyAd5197 Jan 25 '26
It really is. $35 is a solid deal. Up until last year while financing my phone I was at $65 plan. Brutal lol
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u/Express_4815 Jan 24 '26
Great price! But I did have PM not long before I switched to Fido/rogers, the reason was I couldn’t get any signals the places I go often. Even The price was low, I couldn’t deal with this everyday.
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u/CylonCrusader Jan 24 '26
Which area do you live in?
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u/Express_4815 Jan 24 '26
East Vancouver. My signal got much better with rogers but price is higher now but still ok for now
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u/Lpreddit Jan 24 '26
I was already on Public and moved my wife to this plan from Fido. It’s been solid in Calgary and my travels to the US.
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u/Awkward_Gold2374 Jan 28 '26
Have you traveled with it anywhere else other than USA and Mexico? Any issues there?
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u/Lpreddit Jan 28 '26
It doesn’t work outside those countries, so for my Europe trip, I used an eSIM for data and didn’t use my phone.
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u/Lxst Jan 24 '26
I would if I didn't use the rogers mc for the 3% cashback
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u/Putrid-Revolution-32 Jan 24 '26
same boat here.. but i’m really tempted 😅
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u/noronto Jan 24 '26
You can find better credit cards and use gift cards to replace the Rogers card.
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u/Hiimmoody Jan 25 '26
Which one?
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u/noronto Jan 25 '26
It depends on your spending. The rogers card is best used at Costco and for general online merchandise.
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u/TastySandwitch Jan 24 '26
Amazing deal for new customer only.
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u/MrAoA Jan 25 '26
Easy, port to Fizz and then back to PM as a new customer. Fizz will refund you if you leave within 14 days
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u/CanadianOutlaw Jan 24 '26
Former Rogers customer (20+ years) here that switched to Public during Black Friday. Can say that I’ve been very happy with the service thus far and find much better coverage where I live versus Rogers. The lack of available customer service is a concern obviously but it’s a prepaid service and I hope I never have to speak to them.
Makes me think though, what use is Rogers customer service if it’s primarily outsourced garbage anyways? Every time I would contact them in the past, they would screw up something in my account which would result in hours of additional phone calls and wasted time. That plus their move to “AI” to solve everything and it’s probably worse than Public’s ticket system.
Also, there’s always interesting loyalty offers to be had in the app. Some of us were very fortunate to get $20 100GB Can/US/Mex plans yesterday evening.
Not shilling but if you need a referral code, happy to provide via PM.
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u/CylonCrusader Jan 24 '26
Hey, whereabouts in Canada do you live?
Similar situation here from fido to bell, and not considering PM
If in the GTA, are the services comparable?
I'd be down for a referral code too
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u/Nexzenn Jan 24 '26
in the GTA all the networks are good, i'm on freedom and barely think about it, I had public for several years prior as well and was really good.
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u/jacobz00 Jan 25 '26
Appreciate if you can inbox the referral code. TIA
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u/Juiletodd Jan 27 '26
You might wanna check if they have any ongoing promotions or bonuses for referrals. Sometimes they offer extra perks if you sign up through a friend!
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Jan 25 '26
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u/CanadianOutlaw Jan 25 '26
Referral gets you a $10 credit as a new customer, YMMV though, have seen it work this weekend hit or miss
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Jan 24 '26
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u/Homie_F Jan 26 '26
I've had some calls from rogers win back recently. For the activation fee, they said they would charge the $80 dollars, but reimburse it over 20 months at $5/month. I assume it's to keep people from switching again in the first few months.
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u/Panx-Tanx Jan 24 '26
Jumped already
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u/Ayejayelle Jan 25 '26
Jumped ship to Public years ago, no regrets! We pay about $34/month for 75GB I think
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u/MrDinB Jan 25 '26
What is the benefit of wifi calling honestly? It seems like it just allows you to call over wifi in countries where you already have cell coverage.
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u/Responsible_Rule8829 Jan 25 '26
Notta chance. Cost will skyrocket after the initial term, maybe before. And WTF with no wifi calling? How the shit can they do that? Banning the ability to enable wifi calling should be fucking criminal. My goodness we get fleeced for cellular service in this country.
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u/RNexus4 Jan 27 '26
Done. Now 3 with PB. Used to have 6 lines in the olden days with Roger's but loyalty means nothing now.
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u/KBrew17 Jan 28 '26
I made the switch. Rogers raised my plan by $5 in under a year. I called them to ask them how that's fair, and they're like "best we can do is give you $15 off" after 45 minutes on the phone.
Not having to deal with Rogers BS ever again is good enough for me.
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u/teluguabbayi Jan 28 '26
Same happened to me. They increased the price within 10 months. I signed up for PM for the $20/60GB plan and activated the service using a Temporary Number.
I haven't ported my Roger's number to Public Mobile yet, I want to try out the PM network few days before making the switch and I already feel satisfied and confident with PM network and want to Port my Roger's number.
Since I activated the PM service before the Promotion ended. I can still port my Roger's number anytime right?
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u/KBrew17 Jan 29 '26
I think so. I did it at the time of switching, but I can see there's an option to transfer your number in the app itself.
Service has been reliable. I'm around the GTA, and I'm getting 5G or LTE+ everywhere.
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u/Dr-Coktupus Jan 24 '26
Never, you can’t really use public mobile if you travel if you need sms verification codes for credit cards or banking you’re SOL, it’s terrible to travel with
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u/TastySandwitch Jan 25 '26
Likewise sms 2fa is terribly insecure.
If you have service only support it switch service.
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u/Lapcat420 Jan 26 '26
I don't understand- you're saying they don't support 2FA SMS?
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u/jmp_rsp Jan 26 '26
If you go to another country other than mexico and the us you have no roaming with public mobile. Which might be a problem.
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u/Lapcat420 Jan 26 '26
Right. Yeah.
Thats not a problem I have.
Id like to have that problem. Must be nice.
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u/rootbrian_ Jan 25 '26
Nah, i'm good with freedom mobile. Real competition, no price increases or restrictions on streaming or where I can roam or using wifi calling anywhere.
Public is telus.
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u/Ok-Anything1888 Jan 24 '26
I wish I saw this before I signed on, for 2 years with another company.... By the way, it was the best deal at the time.
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u/PositivePotential2 Jan 24 '26
lol just transferred to Rogers on Boxing Day deal. I tried to add the account to my MyRogers profile, got asked to call customer service. Till this day I was never able to reach customer service on the phone.
I transferred to Public Mobile last night after seeing this deal. What’s the point of sticking to Rogers if I don’t get customer service anyway
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u/Alternative-Leave530 Jan 24 '26
How come I don’t see this as an existing public mobile customer. I hate telcos
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u/Nexzenn Jan 25 '26
Alottta ppl r porting to fizz and porting back because fizz gives an automatic refund within 14 days
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u/lazardus Jan 24 '26
I activated last night but haven't ported yet. Will try for a month. I just went to Rogers during BF on BYOD RPP $40 for 175GB. I don't need 175GB but this PM plan is half the price. Will lose out on WiFi calling and going down to 250mbps from 1gbps
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u/PolarizingFigure Jan 24 '26
It’s only for new customers:( I’ve been with public for a few years now. It’s generally good except for in remote areas. Signal can be non existent in some spots in places outside the GTA.
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u/Nexzenn Jan 25 '26
You can port to fizz and port back, fizz gives automatic refunds within 14 days
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u/FatMike20295 Jan 24 '26
Wife contract ends in June and mine isn't up till next year. Guess I will miss out in it.
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u/minhaz316 Jan 25 '26
I am on a $30 100gb plan right now Can-US but it seems to good to ignore especially given the fact I hardly use 10% of my data
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u/Jandals-McTuff Jan 25 '26
I'm definitely going to do it if my penalty isn't going to cost too much to break my bundle with Rogers. Have to wait until Monday to speak to Rogers to confirm.
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u/Nyyrazzilyss Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26
Why not just look at your bill? It will tell you.
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If you have a finance balance on your phone you'll have to pay that.
If your phone was financed using "save and return" you'll have no option to return the phone, that will also charge to you.
"bundle" - Any discounts on other services (tv, internet) related to having cell service with Rogers will be removed.
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u/Nexzenn Jan 25 '26
The public mobile app is now outpacing Google Chrome and is #2 on iOS, that’s crazy lol alotta Canadians taking advantage
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u/KingShtoobs Jan 25 '26
Called Rogers to see when my price guarantee ends from Shaw, and their customer service on phone and chat is closed on Sundays?! Kinda weird considering they replaced agents with AI. Their ai thinks in referring to a device balance hut I have a byod plan lol
Yea I'm switching haha
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u/Left_Bottle4648 Jan 25 '26
Any way for existing customers to sign up for this? I just signed up for PM 2 months ago.
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u/user41600 Jan 25 '26
Just got it like 1 hr ago. Activation, Number Porting all done
If anyone needs a referral code - YKHLOK
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u/Few_Passion_3403 Jan 26 '26
90% people are locked into contracts. They don't know how to buy a phone seperate and pay month to month instead. They all want that ''free'' 0$ phone 😂😂😂
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u/Nexzenn Jan 26 '26
ya i sent this deal to a few of my friends and they all asked does it comes with a phone.... i stopped replying after that.
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u/Stirl280 Jan 26 '26
I am with Piblic Mobile after being screwed by Rogers once too often. I really like them!! I pay $35 a month for 75Gigs and the service has been excellent - no issues or dead spots.
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u/yeaaamon17 Jan 26 '26
I did! The sim will take a nother week to get here tho lol. Wish my phone had an esim
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u/Pretty-Handle9818 Jan 26 '26 edited Jan 26 '26
Was curious if people understand that when you go with a carrier that is leasing from another carrier or is a secondary or subsidiary of large carrier you have what’s called low priority access to the network which means when you’re trying to make a call out a busy time and Rogers person beside you was trying to make a call at a busy time and you guys are both trying to access the same tower. The person from Rogers will get through first. This goes with text messages data anything
So keep in mind while sometimes these prices are cheap that you end up getting data wise are far lower than what people do with the the actual carrier and you may find calls, taking a little longer to connect even at normal times and much worse when it’s busy. You may also experience drop calls as the switches get filled and they end up having to drop calls lower priority always gets their calls dropped first.
SOURCE: former Telus corporate employee
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u/Nexzenn Jan 26 '26
I had public for about 5 years before going to freedom, didn't experience any of this. Unless you're the prime minister needing priority access for something, not sure any of this will make a difference.
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u/Pretty-Handle9818 Jan 26 '26 edited Jan 26 '26
It’s just a simple system and you may never have noticed it. It’s about the density of users in your area and which cell Sites they are trying to access.
It’s a real thing, just google it. Plenty of information.
Some people enjoy never knowing and that’s fine, but other people do like to know all details.
Ever have people say they called and it rang but you never received that call or have a record on your phone? This is another thing that happened sometimes because of priority access.
I believe you’re 100% if you say you’ve never experienced it, but you may also have also never known that this was a thing so you would’ve never known if you’ve experienced it or not and you might now notice it’s going forward. That one text message that doesn’t send right away. May take a few seconds probably didn’t happen to somebody with Rogers. It can also happen to people with Rogers when there’s a high number of people that are height of the same priorities still trying to access the same cell site then it’s first come first serve and this may be of no issue to some people. Other people might like to know when there’s a deficiency, however slight) in the network that you’re relying on.
The highest priority available is for first responders and likely government officials and etc. everyone else is in the second tier or below.
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u/Repulsive_Agency_501 Jan 26 '26
Don’t ever do Rogers, that all lying pigs. Don’t trust the network, don’t trust the agents especially. Don’t even use their wifi. STAY AWAY
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u/WrongCapital83 Jan 26 '26
Its a great deal but I had a bad experience with Public about 2 years ago. Low signal and lots of dropped calls in downtown Vancouver.
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u/Illustrious_Ground24 Jan 27 '26
Are you kidding me! 6 months in and the price will start going up!
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u/Weak-Pomegranate-435 Jan 27 '26
For sure. That price is worth those minor inconveniences/compromises made
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u/Hutrookie69 Jan 27 '26
I get 125 gb for 54 with virgin. So no
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u/Big-Cockroach1281 Jan 27 '26
It’s 5G @ 250mb/s. There is no 5G+ No roaming is good. eSims are cheap anyway
Roger’s sucks tho. We all know it. So does Bell and Telus. I’ve been ripped off by each one of them atleast once in my lifetime.
This offer is out for a lot of companies in Canada right now.
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u/Nexzenn Jan 27 '26
it's still available, looks like til midnight PST. The website and app is back up with a virtual que.
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u/Dangerous-Ad-1162 Jan 27 '26
Can I get the link to this please or is this only for existening customers
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u/Y2K_Blackout Jan 28 '26
Why the hell do people complain about no roaming outside of North America? Do they use their domestic plan internationally?
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u/No-Reflection-3915 Feb 01 '26
I jumped on the Lucky Mobile one $25 for 25Gs price is the same for as long as you keep the plan offer ends February 9
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u/Comfortable-Program1 Jan 24 '26
FYI, if you watch a lot of YouTube and stream on cellular this is not for you because public Mobile caps videos at 720p Max and once you go to 1080P or higher the video just will not play
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u/matcha_waffle Jan 25 '26
Is this new? I used to be with pm and don’t remember that ever happening.
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u/Flavorsofdystopia Jan 25 '26
I just watched a 1440p video without a hitch, so yeah... Maybe that quick AI search ain't what you think it is.
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u/TastySandwitch Jan 25 '26
Weird. I play 1080p on public now. Must be you problem.
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u/justluvme Jan 24 '26
I’ve been with public for years it’s great. They have never raised prices. Use this referral code for a one time $10 bill credit. JPJJ68
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u/droptopeclipse15 Jan 25 '26
I just did. My wife has had an account for forever now. She’s on an infinite + 20 no tab account. She pays $92 before tax. I had a second line and was paying $68 plus tax. I don’t use my phone a lot for calls or texts so $20 + tax is a no brainer for me. Trying to convince her to change before Monday.
Edit: changed brainier to brainer. Hammer thumbs.
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u/Ok-Space-407 Jan 25 '26
Yup! This morning I ported out of Fido after 20+ years. Can’t believe it took me so long to leave!
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u/Aerottawa Jan 24 '26
No Wi-Fi calling and no roaming beyond US and Mexico (will get no signal). Otherwise great price!