Google fi is giving out instant invites today
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Were you using it at all? I had that phone and while the battery life was good, it would drop to about 55% between 6a and 4p with moderate use while at work. In fact, I'm getting similar (Down to about 45-50%) life from my new Note 5...SumnerH said:
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Listening to a couple hours of podcasts, a short phone call or two, and light texting. Obviously loads of screen on time would change the equation.
Got my Nexus 6P in the mail today and activated it. So far so good, though I haven't done much with it.
I have chatted with Project Fi support twice, and both times it has been extremely quick and extremely helpful. The customer service is already a million times better than AT&T.
The hardest thing so far is trying to figure out how to use an Android. I've been an iPhone user for the past 812 years or so, and I'm a bit lost.
I have chatted with Project Fi support twice, and both times it has been extremely quick and extremely helpful. The customer service is already a million times better than AT&T.
The hardest thing so far is trying to figure out how to use an Android. I've been an iPhone user for the past 8
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The iphone has been around since 2007 so it's only 8 years if you had the original model.
I know this thread is about Google Fi but some of you mention being on a family plan. You might want to consider Cricket Wireless if you're interested in saving money. I get 5 lines for $100. Each line has unlimited talk/text and 2.5GB of high speed data and then unlimited throttled data (128 kb/s). It's an AT&T MVNO that is a subsidiary of AT&T. I've been a subscriber for about 2 years.
I was considering signing up for Google Fi when I got my 6P but hesitated when I saw that Google Voice would no longer be accessible via the internet. For me, texting via Chrome on my computer is a huge plus and I'm not ready to give that up. If they add that feature to Google Fi then I'll probably give it a try.
So a couple of weeks in with the 5x on Fi, the service is awesome and I'm glad I switched. But the battery life of the phone is pretty mediocre. I can do nothing but surf the web for 30-45 minutes and see it drop by 5% or more, and it'll regularly be down to 55-65% (sometimes even lower) at bedtime after a day of light usage--a couple hours listening to podcasts, a few phone calls, but nothing severe and not much screen on time. That's even after shutting off the stupid "OK Google" always listening junk, the constant traffic/sports/news/etc card updates, and a lot of other stuff that was sucking battery.
I basically can't imagine taking even just a weekend trip with this phone without having to drag along a charger, which sucks.
OTOH, the pricing is as great as advertised, and the wifi calling is fantastic--there are a few underground locations with wifi access that I've had no problem making calls from, where Verizon and AT&T aren't available. And the OTA updates are completely on point.
I basically can't imagine taking even just a weekend trip with this phone without having to drag along a charger, which sucks.
OTOH, the pricing is as great as advertised, and the wifi calling is fantastic--there are a few underground locations with wifi access that I've had no problem making calls from, where Verizon and AT&T aren't available. And the OTA updates are completely on point.
It's called Hangouts and can be installed on any Android phone and is a Chrome plugin that does not require Chrome to be open to use. Like everything Google does there's a whole bunch of stuff that's way better than GV (like video calls, MMS, group messages) and whole bunch of inexplicably stupid decisions like no searching through your history (though it does log it in Gmail for some reason) and no ability to search through only your contacts (a search for John Smith will pull up every G+ user with John Smith in the name in no particular order). That being said, I made the switch to Hangouts ages ago and haven't looked back.
An unexpected package arrived from Project Fi. It's a present! And they thanked me for my support.
Who gets presents from their cell provider? (I do, apparently.)
I won't spoil the surprise and say what it is.
Who gets presents from their cell provider? (I do, apparently.)
I won't spoil the surprise and say what it is.
So I bought my Nexus 6, am waiting on Project Fi's sim card, and have set up my account to transfer out of T-mobile when I receive the sim card next week.
I have a Project Fi data question (paging @Monbo Jumbo or other Fi'ers). And I ask as someone who really knows nothing about smartphones, or data, or stuff and stuff.
I checked my data on my current smartphone to gauge the data usage in order to estimate how much I'll need for Fi. The number I get from the data measured on my smartphone month to month is less than what T-Mobile tells me I use(when I check it via My T-Mobile account online).
Is what my smartphone telling me (which is less data) the "true" measure of data I'll use... i.e. what Project Fi will be charging me? The difference is fairly significant, and of course I can change up Fi to suit my actual usage, but I wouldn't mind being on the mark with Month #1, or at least closer to it.
Thanks!
I have a Project Fi data question (paging @Monbo Jumbo or other Fi'ers). And I ask as someone who really knows nothing about smartphones, or data, or stuff and stuff.
I checked my data on my current smartphone to gauge the data usage in order to estimate how much I'll need for Fi. The number I get from the data measured on my smartphone month to month is less than what T-Mobile tells me I use(when I check it via My T-Mobile account online).
Is what my smartphone telling me (which is less data) the "true" measure of data I'll use... i.e. what Project Fi will be charging me? The difference is fairly significant, and of course I can change up Fi to suit my actual usage, but I wouldn't mind being on the mark with Month #1, or at least closer to it.
Thanks!
Does the data measure on your phone take in to account data via wifi as well as cellular? That could explain the large discrepancy between your phone and what TMobile is telling you.
YMMV but my T-Mo bill for my previous cycle said I used 17GB. With 8 days left in my first Fi cycle I've used 1.44GB. There are a couple of things in play here. With T-Mo I had unlimited data and my battery sucked so I left WiFi except where I had no LTE signal and Wifi was available. This drove my cell usage up. The second factor is that Fi actively seeks to be on WiFi and has an international database of open hotspots so now I'm almost always on WiFi. The third factor is that I'm now paying by the GB so I actively seek out WiFi connections when Fi doesn't find them for me.
I guess what I'm getting at is that the whole experience is so different that what I used to use on T-Mo has no bearing on what I use on Fi. Beyond even that, it doesn't really matter with Fi. There's no penalty for choosing too low of a plan and no penalty for choosing to high of a plan. The selection of a Fi plan is really just about budgeting and not about cost.
I guess what I'm getting at is that the whole experience is so different that what I used to use on T-Mo has no bearing on what I use on Fi. Beyond even that, it doesn't really matter with Fi. There's no penalty for choosing too low of a plan and no penalty for choosing to high of a plan. The selection of a Fi plan is really just about budgeting and not about cost.
This is such a great service.
Here's a quick summary of your January 27 statement: Your total is $25.31
Here's a quick summary of your January 27 statement: Your total is $25.31
$24.57 for my last month. And I've only used 0.03GB this month, which ends next week, so that should set a new low for me.
Quality has been perfect everywhere I've been so far.
Edit: Plus, AT&T never sent me Legos for Christmas.
Quality has been perfect everywhere I've been so far.
Edit: Plus, AT&T never sent me Legos for Christmas.