> our considerations are 1) complete Internet access, 2) coverage, and 3) cost.
Anyone know how Google Fi compares on this criteria? I've been considering switching over for Fi's better security [1], but curious what Fi users think of the service. Since it piggybacks on other networks, does it inherit any of their service restrictions or other problems too?
Internet Access - err... it works? I am able to stream Netflix and YT without being locked to 480p.
Coverage - it's basically TMo coverage.
Cost - Fi is a bad deal if you plan to use a lot of data. It's almost 10$/GB (in the worst plan) or around 70$ for an "unlimited" plan, however it can get cheaper with a group (https://fi.google.com/about/plans/) . For me, its a great deal; I'm always close to a WiFi and rarely need mobile data. My bills ended up being around 25$. I'd say Fi's killer "feature" is it's international roaming charges... though I doubt that will be useful anytime soon :')
In the US, at least, Google Fi is essentially a T-Mobile MVNO. It was previously T-Mobile, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular, but T-Mobile bought Sprint, and U.S. Cellular divested a fair amount of its network.
I saw conflicting reports about whether Google Fi was affected by T-Mobile's reported text message censorship. I don't know where it stands on this iCloud Private Relay issue.
Anyone know how Google Fi compares on this criteria? I've been considering switching over for Fi's better security [1], but curious what Fi users think of the service. Since it piggybacks on other networks, does it inherit any of their service restrictions or other problems too?
[0]:https://fi.google.com/
[1]:https://blog.kraken.com/post/219/security-advisory-mobile-ph...