PC Mobile

PC mobile is a Canadian mobile virtual network operator and a brand of prepaid long distance cards operated by Loblaw Companies. Its mobile telephone products and services operate on Bell Mobility (prepaid) or Telus Mobility (postpaid) infrastructure, but use proprietary branding and payment media with the President's Choice supermarket store brand.

History

PC Mobile started in mid-2005^[1] as another President's Choice product of Loblaws Inc., although the domain name PCmobile.ca was registered on January 17, 2005. It offered prepaid products and services as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) reselling Bell Mobility services in Canada. There are also PC long distance cards sold with competitive international rates. The company originally only sold CDMA feature phones. Various HSPA+ feature phones, Android smartphones and SIM cards were added throughout the early 2010s, as CDMA handset models have been gradually discontinued.

In 2013, PC Mobile announced the sale of postpaid phones and monthly services at its full-service The Mobile Shop kiosks.^[2] According to the PC Mobile privacy policy for the postpaid services only, "PC Mobile is a business name of Loblaws Inc. used under license by TELUS Communications Company for the operation of the [postpaid] PC Mobile voice and data Monthly services."^[3]

Loblaws continues to operate the prepaid services as a Bell MVNO, as previously.

Products

Smartphones

PC Mobile offers the following smartphones with monthly plans:^[4]

Android: Moto G4 Plus, Moto G Play, LG X Power, Samsung Galaxy J3, Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo, LG G4, LG G3

The following mobile phones are available through prepaid PC mobile plans.^[5]

LG X Power, LG K4, Samsung Galaxy J1, Moto G (3rd Generation), ALCATEL Onetouch pixi 3, ZTE Grand X2, LG F4NR

References

↑ McLean, Catherine, "Milk, eggs, bread... and cell phones?", The Globe and Mail, August 17, 2005
↑ Hardy, Ian, "PC Mobile launching Postpaid services and smartphones June 5th" mobilesyrup, May 27, 2013, retrieved July 25, 2013
↑ "PC Mobile Terms of Service and Privacy Policy", retrieved October 14, 2016
↑ "Phones - Monthly | PC mobile". www.pcmobile.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
↑ "Phones - Prepaid | PC mobile". www.pcmobile.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-28.

External links

Official Website

Canadian mobile phone companies

Network operators	Bell Mobility Eastlink Wireless Freedom Mobile Ice Wireless Rogers Wireless SaskTel Mobility Telus Mobility TBayTel Mobility Vidéotron Mobile

MVNOs	CityWest Mobility Chatr Cityfone Primus Zoomer Wireless Fido Koodo Mobile Latitude Wireless Public Mobile PC Mobile Solo Mobile Virgin Mobile Canada Ztar Mobile 7-Eleven SpeakOut Petro-Canada

Defunct	Amp'd Mobile Clearnet Communications Clearnet (Telus Mobility) DMTS Mobility Inukshuk Wireless Mike Mobilicity NorthernTel Mobility Sprint Canada Télébec Mobilité

Related	System access fee

George Weston Limited

Corporate Directors	A. Charles Baillie Robert Dart Peter Eby Phillip Farmer Anne Fraser R. Donald Fullerton Anthony Graham Mark Hoffman Allan Leighton John Makinson Robert Prichard Wendy Rebanks Galen Weston Galen Weston Jr.

President's Choice brands	President's Choice President's Choice Financial PC Points PC Mobile

Food or drink brands	Arnie's Bagels Brownberry Country Harvest Exact George Weston Bakeries (Canada only) Interbake Foods No Name Wonder Bread (Canada only)*

Loblaw Companies stores	Atlantic Cash & Carry Atlantic Superstore Dominion Extra Foods Fortinos Freshmart Loblaws Maxi No Frills Provigo Real Canadian Superstore SaveEasy Shoppers Drug Mart SuperValu T & T Supermarket Valu-mart Wholesale Club Your Independent Grocer Zehrs Markets

Property	Maple Leaf Gardens (Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens)

*Rights to these brands in the United States are owned by different companies.

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