I switched over to Public Mobile today. Ported my number over from Rogers. $40 for 4.5GB with unlimited talk/text. I get an extra .5GB (so 5GB total) and $2/mo off by signing up for Autopay (they charge my credit card each month). I'm going to refer my wife (extra $1/mo off) and sign her up this evening.
Their Black Friday deal is if you sign up between today and Dec 2, then you get an additional one-time 5GB, and your second month free. That 5GB stays in your account and acts sort of like Rollover insurance. So let's say I use 5.5GB of data one month, then the .5GB that I'm over will eat into the 5GB that is just sitting there. It doesn't expire until it's all used up, which is why it's pretty good insurance. Also, the person referring you gets an additional $20 onetime bonus. So, by referring my wife, I'll get my $20 bonus, $1/mo, and she'll get an initial $10 bonus.
They operate on the Telus network, which is great for me, because it means I actually get service at work, unlike Rogers, for which work was effectively a dead zone.
The downside? They're a lean company. They don't have a customer service department, or even any number to call. Everything is done online. If you have a problem, you post a question on their community forum, and people answer and suggest solutions. If you're somebody who answers a lot of questions, you can earn additional bonuses off your bill, up to $20/mo if that's something you're in to. That being said, because there's no easy way to solve problems, this probably isn't the best phone plan for seniors who aren't at least somewhat tech saavy.
They also don't subsidize phones. If you're looking to get a brand new phone for $0, this is not the phone plan for you. You need to own your phone outright to be with these guys.
Anyway, switching over was easy. Like I said, everything is online. I went to the mobile kiosk at Superstore to purchase two SIM cards (one for me, one for wifey), then filled out the online activation form, including porting over my number from Rogers. My SIM, number, and data was functional and working on my phone within minutes.
Anyway, highly recommend. I was sick of overpaying with Rogers (my wife and I were paying $150 to share 10GB). Rogers offered me an unlimited plan for $75 for me, and $65 for my wife, but seeing as we would never use more than a few GB's each, I didn't see the point. I was more interested in lower priced plans. They best Rogers could do was 4GB for $55/month, ea. Yeah nah, thanks but no thanks.
If anybody's interested in subscribing, let me know, and I'll shoot my referral code to you. I'll get my $1/mo off, and you'll get an initial $10/mo off (basically offsets the cost of the simcard).