How to activate my Public Mobile SIM Card with referral code? How to configure my Android and iPhone?

How to activate my Public SIM Card ?

  • If you bought SIM Card from us and paid first month, the SIM card is already activated. It's just plug & play into an unlocked phone. Also you need register a self serve account here:  https://selfserve.publicmobile.ca/self-registration/
  • If you bought SIM card from other stores and just need a referral code to activate. Please send empty body e-mail with subject "Referral" to pm@ModemOutlet.com  (NOT case sensitive).You'll get automatic reply with referral code and a short tutorial. Please check your spamming folder if you didn't see it in 5 minutes.
  • OR if you don't have e-mail but has Cell Phone, you can send a "Hello" SMS to  416-999-4449 for the Referral code

Here is a sample e-mail to ask Referral code:

 

How to configure my Android Phone or iPhone to use data ?

  • If you're using iPhone (iPhone 4s and up), both data & call will work out of box. Just need a reboot. 
  • If you're using Android Phone, you need configure APN , save and reboot.  

First you need located the APN setting, it's either Access Point Name, or APN in Setting of your phone, after do the setting:

Set up your APN

  • Name: Public Mobile
  • APN: sp.mb.com
  • Proxy: Leave blank
  • Port: Leave blank
  • Username: Leave blank
  • Password: Leave blank
  • Server: Leave blank
  • MMSC: http://aliasredirect.net/proxy/mb/mmsc
  • MMSC proxy: 74.49.0.18
  • MMS port: 80
  • MCC: 302
  • MNC: 220
  • Authentication type: Leave blank
  • APN type: Leave blank

If you feel  it's difficult to do the setting, please pay local phone repair store and ask them do it for you.