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On the Google Fi Unlimited plan, do you drop to something like 2G after 22 gigs or are you just deprioritized?
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Dec 30, 2019 22:28
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I believe you get throttled to oblivion.
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Dec 30, 2019 22:32
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It was utterly unusable the one time I hit the cap.
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Jan 1, 2020 03:08
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Would the next set of Fi phones possibly be ae to do 5G on Tmo? 🤔
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Jan 22, 2020 21:23
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Deathlove posted:Would the next set of Fi phones possibly be ae to do 5G on Tmo? 🤔 There's a high possibility that one or both of the Pixel 4as will be able to, yes.
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Jan 22, 2020 21:26
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Not sure who was my last referral but I just got the credit - thanks!
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Jan 26, 2020 19:57
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Anyone have their phone pick T-Mobile HSPDA+ over any LTE Signal recently? Mine keeps falling back unless I force it over. Edit: Like Today, not yesterday when TMo had the big issue. Edit Edit: They finally acknowledged a local issue. Laranzu fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Jan 29, 2020 |
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Jan 29, 2020 21:06
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Hello fellow Fi'ers. I have a child that is going to start middle school next year and I would like to get him a phone that can call and text but preferably nothing else. Does anyone have any experience with kid stuff on Fi? I'm aware that Android phones have a parental control story but it would probably be cheaper and easier if I could get a device that just can't do anything else (do those exist anymore?). Also, the Fi policy on children under 13 is confusing - it doesn't have to legally be in his name of anything. Obviously it doesn't have to be through Fi, as there is no real notion of a family plan, but I thought I would start here before posting in the Recommend Me thread.
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Jan 30, 2020 00:58
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pthighs posted:Hello fellow Fi'ers. I have a child that is going to start middle school next year and I would like to get him a phone that can call and text but preferably nothing else. Does anyone have any experience with kid stuff on Fi? I'm aware that Android phones have a parental control story but it would probably be cheaper and easier if I could get a device that just can't do anything else (do those exist anymore?). Also, the Fi policy on children under 13 is confusing - it doesn't have to legally be in his name of anything. AT&T's prepaid plan has a "unlimited calling and texting, no data" version. I assume all the other prepaids have a competitor. Is there something about Fi you would want him to have? The main feature is the pay-as-you-use data.
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Jan 30, 2020 17:16
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No, there is nothing in particular about Fi, other than the mild convenience of having everything through the same provider. Thanks for the tip on AT&T, I'll take a look.
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Jan 30, 2020 20:11
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Sub Rosa posted:On the Google Fi Unlimited plan, do you drop to something like 2G after 22 gigs or are you just deprioritized? I haven't noticed any throttling -- although I might be mistaking my plan for the unlimited plan. My bill just goes up every gig past 2Gigs, which happens when my 3 year old steals the phone to watch YouTube videos. There's some capping mechanism, though, that prevents your bill from going into outer space by rolling over costs to the following months.
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Feb 6, 2020 22:07
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For unlimited, you pay $flat and get x gigs of full speed and then you're dealing with throttled to uselessness for the duration of your billing cycle. For regular Fi billing (which you seem to be describing) you pay per gb up until a certain point, at which you stop paying for gigabytes. Once you hit another even higher number, the same throttling mechanic happens, but you can push a button to disable it and resume paying for gigabytes. It's like 8-15 gigs iirc. "throttled" means "functionally shut off" in that it's too slow to use for any real purpose other than that your texting and calls still work.
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Feb 7, 2020 03:49
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I'm thinking about ditching Verizon and switching back to Fi. I currently have a (paid off) Note 9, but I was thinking about getting this (much cheaper) ASUS ROG Phone II: https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-phone-ii-6-59-gsm-hspa-lte/p/23B-0033-000Z4 1. Would this phone work with Fi? 2. What would the process look like for switching to Fi using that phone? Would I be able to keep my current phone number?
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Feb 15, 2020 22:36
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Annath posted:I'm thinking about ditching Verizon and switching back to Fi. The phone will work with Fi but it can only access T-Mobile's network so it's suboptimal Switching to Fi from Verizon is painless and you can port your number easily If you do switch, please use my referral code: https://g.co/fi/r/8VU2H9
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Feb 16, 2020 05:47
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Cloks posted:The phone will work with Fi but it can only access T-Mobile's network so it's suboptimal Will that referral work if I've previously had Fi? I had it a few years ago. Not too worried about the T-Mobile only option, as Fi has better billing/plans than T-Mo anyway.
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Feb 16, 2020 05:53
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Annath posted:Will that referral work if I've previously had Fi? I had it a few years ago. No idea, worth a try at least.
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Feb 16, 2020 06:02
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Cloks posted:No idea, worth a try at least. So I'm reading that that ROG phone isn't certified for VoLTE, meaning it can only make calls over 3G? Since carriers are phasing out 3G, I'd assume that includes the T-Mobile bands Fi uses? Maybe I will try to unlock my (Verizon) Note 9 and use that with Fi.
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Feb 16, 2020 06:06
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Unique situation here, and I cannot find an answer on any FAQs and I'd rather not ask support just yet. Me and my wife are on a flex plan currently. My sister located in a different state wants to get a Pixel 3a or a 4, and join our plan so we can switch to the unlimited as with 3 members the pricing goes down to $50 a line. I've read that only the group owner can finance devices. Would I be on the hook for my sister and have her pay me via PayPal every month for her device and plan?
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Feb 18, 2020 23:01
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BrownieVK posted:I've read that only the group owner can finance devices. Would I be on the hook for my sister and have her pay me via PayPal every month for her device and plan? This is correct, but they do have a system in place where it can request payment from your sister to you via Google Pay. The device will still be listed under her side of the account, but it'll be coming from you directly.
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Feb 18, 2020 23:22
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Takoluka posted:This is correct, but they do have a system in place where it can request payment from your sister to you via Google Pay. The device will still be listed under her side of the account, but it'll be coming from you directly. Hmmm thanks I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with that lol. I'll see if I can find a cheap used pixel for her to buy outright with her tax return. Thanks!
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Feb 18, 2020 23:45
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My son just got his first phone, and since mine is paid off, I figure it's a good time to leave my folks' Verizon family plan and start a new Fi group plan. I didn't realize until I started signing up for Fi that it was so tied to GV, and I'd like to run my game plan past this thread before I do anything stupid: My son's phone is unlocked and has no number of its own. I have a GV account with a  number that includes my son's name. I got it a while back with the intention of passing it off to him someday and don't use it much--mostly school-related texts. I'd like to transfer it to him to be his phone number under Fi; he wouldn't need a separate GV number, so I think we're okay there.Meanwhile, I'd still like my own GV number, so I intend to sign up for one using my second, more work-oriented Google account (which is mostly used for Gmail) and keep using that for school texts, etc. It should be pretty painless apart from directing people to use the new number. (And any stragglers would just wind up at my son's phone.) Then I would port my existing number from Verizon to my current phone; ideally, this part should feel no different than switching to AT&T or T-Mobile or what have you in terms of my phone retaining the same number, but with a different carrier. In the end, my son would have his phone with a personalized number, I'd have my phone with my same number, and I'd have a new GV account unattached to either phone to catch stray texts. Does that sound right? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Mar 23, 2020 13:07
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Hirayuki posted:My son just got his first phone, and since mine is paid off, I figure it's a good time to leave my folks' Verizon family plan and start a new Fi group plan. I didn't realize until I started signing up for Fi that it was so tied to GV, and I'd like to run my game plan past this thread before I do anything stupid: That's similar to my setup (except for not having a child). I have google voice tied to one of my google accounts and Fi to a different one. The only downside to that setup is that you can't use the Google Fi number as the google voice cell phone number to be tied to. It still gives me notifications for texts and calls via the google voice app on the phone, though, so it's not a huge deal. I have a third number that I've just been using Ting for because it usually gets a couple of texts a month and I rarely leave the house with it, so it's typically 3 or 6 bucks, but the second line on Fi makes more sense for full usage.
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Mar 24, 2020 00:48
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Rexxed posted:That's similar to my setup (except for not having a child). I have google voice tied to one of my google accounts and Fi to a different one. The only downside to that setup is that you can't use the Google Fi number as the google voice cell phone number to be tied to. It still gives me notifications for texts and calls via the google voice app on the phone, though, so it's not a huge deal. I have a third number that I've just been using Ting for because it usually gets a couple of texts a month and I rarely leave the house with it, so it's typically 3 or 6 bucks, but the second line on Fi makes more sense for full usage. That reminds me: I imagine Fi voicemail is pretty similar or even identical to GV; I've been using GV as my VM handler for ages now, rather than the default Verizon app. Removing my number from Verizon and registering it with Google directly should eliminate the middleman and make that part of it a seamless transition. (I don't use my cellphone for voice calls much, but that doesn't stop people who don't know any better from calling and leaving a message. Same goes for texts, actually--hence the GV account keeping all that at a remove.)
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Mar 24, 2020 02:40
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Hirayuki posted:So you log into GV with your secondary, non-Fi Google account and set up your GV forwarding (if necessary) to any number but your Fi number. Right? That should work for us. Thanks! Yeah, it's as you described. The voicemail on my phone app is basically the same as google voice in that there's the nice auto-transcribe and whatnot.
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Mar 24, 2020 03:23
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Tried to use fi with my Unihertz titan, modem worked but refused to register the phone and GI support told me to get a supported phone or pound sand Edit nevermind, I got it working and registered on my own! CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 05:56 on Mar 24, 2020 |
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Mar 24, 2020 04:40
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Today my phone told me a restart was required to complete set up, I did so and now it doesn't get better than 3G. does this have to do with Sprint networks being absorbed by T-Mobile?
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Apr 12, 2020 00:03
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Google Fi Dialer Codes: Force Jump to Sprint: *#*#34777#*#* Force Jump to T-Mobile: *#*#34866#*#* Force Jump to Next Carrier: *#*#346398#*#* Turn On Auto Switch: *#*#342886#*#* Repair Bad Activation: *#*#34963#*#* Current Network Info: *#*#344636#*#*
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Apr 12, 2020 00:17
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Or install the Signal Spy app.
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Apr 12, 2020 04:53
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Has anyone on Fi figured out the "SMS messages in group texts show up with random delays" issue yet? Happens on Pixel 3. My group texts are useless, and it seems to be worse the more people are in a group.
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Apr 13, 2020 14:46
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Sub Rosa posted:On the Google Fi Unlimited plan, do you drop to something like 2G after 22 gigs or are you just deprioritized? Adding to what others already said, you CAN pay to lift the throttle. I accidentally used my 22 gigs while traveling, forgot my hotspot was on. You can pay some large amount like $10 per gig to go back to normal speeds again for the rest of the cycle.
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Apr 13, 2020 14:48
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smoobles posted:Has anyone on Fi figured out the "SMS messages in group texts show up with random delays" issue yet? Happens on Pixel 3. My group texts are useless, and it seems to be worse the more people are in a group. Anecdotally: this happens to the three of us in my family chat. Pixel, Samsung Note and an iPhone, and it's not just on my end (mom sends something, sister receives it eight hours later). So I guess if it's any consolation, it's not just you or your phone?
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Apr 13, 2020 16:29
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smoobles posted:Has anyone on Fi figured out the "SMS messages in group texts show up with random delays" issue yet? Happens on Pixel 3. My group texts are useless, and it seems to be worse the more people are in a group.
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Apr 13, 2020 21:40
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Of course, I JUST switched to Unlimited data starting in March. And now I'm stuck at home for god knows how long using almost no data. I thought about switching back, but the bill is confusing and I fear by the time my metered plan kicked back in I'd be back to going out in the world and using data again.
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Apr 13, 2020 22:46
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OldSenileGuy posted:I fear by the time my metered plan kicked back in I'd be back to going out in the world and using data again. lol you're good
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Apr 14, 2020 02:49
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Looks like google just added support for iphone esim (if you have an iphone from the last couple of years). Tried it, doesn't seem to work if you have an existing account. New accounts only.. Hopefully that's temporary.
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Apr 17, 2020 09:48
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Is there any current way to disable Sprint towers entirely? Everything that I've found online seems outdated and the delay on Sprint is just puzzling.
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Apr 18, 2020 17:22
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My phone's power button became super sensitive sometimes and is clicking itself and opening the camera and going into bootloops. Fi support had me factory reset the phone. 1. My phone number doesn't work until I install the Fi app. 2. I go to log into my Google account on the phone and it asks for two factor identification. 3. I can't get a SMS code because of #1. 4. Luckily it sent a direct message to a tablet I'm logged into. What if I didn't have a tablet?
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May 8, 2020 07:01
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FogHelmut posted:My phone's power button became super sensitive sometimes and is clicking itself and opening the camera and going into bootloops. Fi support had me factory reset the phone. SMS integration with hangouts means you can get SMS 2FA codes in your browser on any internet enabled device. I actually prefer to get auth codes on my PC because it's easier to copy and paste them.
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May 8, 2020 07:57
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poeticoddity posted:SMS integration with hangouts means you can get SMS 2FA codes in your browser on any internet enabled device. Messenger integration with the PC is probably the biggest selling point of Fi for me.
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FogHelmut posted:My phone's power button became super sensitive sometimes and is clicking itself and opening the camera and going into bootloops. Fi support had me factory reset the phone. For future, use the app-based two-step authentication on your Google Account (and wherever else available) instead of the SMS, and store the backup codes provided and (and an image of the generating QR code) in a secure location that you can get to in an emergency. That way, as long as you have the backup codes, or a device that has an authenticator-compatible app that knows what time it is, you'll be able to get back into the account (assuming the reason you're locked out is accident, rather than malfeasance).
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