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I went for the Fi discount to get a Pixel 8. The USB port on my 3a is coming loose and the pro is way too big for my taste. Hopefully it doesn't suck.
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I still have like $400 left on my 7 device payment, or I'd also consider the Fi deal for the 8. Although maybe I can still come out ahead a bit if the trade in value is decent.
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Oct 5, 2023 11:13
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Trading in a 6 for a 8 Pro. Trade in is only $90 but the discount on Fi is pretty good.
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Oct 5, 2023 11:44
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I'm still paying off my dogshit S22, am I still able to trade it in? Never traded in a phone before but this thing is such a piece of trash that I need to switch back to a Pixel ASAP
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Oct 6, 2023 13:21
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Fhqwhgads posted:I still have like $400 left on my 7 device payment, or I'd also consider the Fi deal for the 8. Although maybe I can still come out ahead a bit if the trade in value is decent. I'm in the same boat; I decided to pass on the 8 because it doesn't seem like much of an upgrade from the 7. I'll move to a nine next year.
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Oct 10, 2023 05:48
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Was hoping someone had an idea on how to help. Been a Fi user for a long, long time. My wife and I got our new Pixels and went through the transfer, we're using eSIM, again for a long time. We don't have cell service at our house, we use WiFi calling. Since we switched phones, text messages don't go through and calls go straight to "call ended." Double and tripple-checked to make sure WiFi calling was enabled. Even Google voice, with using a different Voice-only number does the same thing. Weird. Okay, maybe we need to drive into town to get cell service so the transfer can finish. Odd, never had that problem before, but let's try it. We get to town, data works. Still can't make calls. Mixture of call ended, or going to the most obnoxious busy signal I've ever heard. Rebooting phones, etc., did nothing. Stayed in signal for about 30 minutes, no change, and decided to go home. Get home and now the phones do the same thing as before, right to call ended. I try making calls or texts from the computer, same problem as from the phone. Call ends. What in the hell? Going to reach out to Fi support in the morning, but I know that's usually a poo poo-show.
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Oct 13, 2023 05:08
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Does "rebooting phones etc" include a full reset and fresh activation attempt when in full service? I had to do that in similar circumstances (activating at home when out of service) and it resolved the issues I had activating service in all cases If that didn't fix it, good luck with fi support.
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Oct 13, 2023 05:38
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Thanks for the suggestion. No, just a reboot. When you say "full reset," what do you mean? A factory reset of the phone? Deleting/re-creating the eSIM?
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Oct 13, 2023 06:11
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Nuking the Fi app's data, followed by fully resetting the new phone, and in either case restarting the activation from scratch again on working service, would be what I meant, yeah. support will probably have you do these things either way but it's worth a shot
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Oct 13, 2023 10:11
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Thanks for the suggestions. Resetting Fi, the eSIM, the phone, nothing worked. Reactivating in on my old phone let my old phone work. Trying reactivating on my new phone when in cell service didn't fix it. You know what did? Pausing and reactivating my service in the Fi app. So if anyone is having issues with Fi, add that one to your toolbox. Fixed my wife's phone right away as well. No other steps necessary. And yeah, their support was useless. Thanks Fi thread!
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Oct 13, 2023 20:45
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I've got a Google Fi upgrade plan I've been using for 2 years to pay off my pixel 5a , and my upgrade offer is a pixel 7a at more monthly cost than a pixel 8. Im gonna wait a month or so for any issues to show up then probably buy 8 and charge my company the $24 bucks a month with Device protection in case I crash the screen, to pay for it with my phone bill reimbursement since I'm on call. I can't think of a reason to get that 7a for $26 a month... Makes no sense
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Oct 21, 2023 01:00
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Afaik, the upgrade is just financing a phone and device protection over 24 months, but if you aren't currently paying off your phone, a 7a should be $299 ($12.46/mo), 8 should be $399 ($16.62/mo), and 8P should be $599 ($24.96/mo) without any trade-in.
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Oct 21, 2023 02:36
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The 7a is 25.80 a month with Device protection... The 8 is 24.62 month with protection. The upgrade deal is just bad it seems like At least when I go through Fi.google.com that's my only options except to go 8 pro and is 37 usd a month with protection. Edit: my phone has been payed off since early September and the offer for that was the 7a at a higher price than the 8. Wendigee fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Oct 21, 2023 |
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Oct 21, 2023 06:39
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Your pricing seems weird/off from what I paid for mine and I was doing the exact same thing as you mentioned. I had the pixel 5a on the two year subscription payment thing but that was only $9 a month. Now I just upgraded to the pixel 8 pro and that's $24.96 for the same two years. Maybe it's because I don't use the device protection that yours is much higher. But yes as the other person mentioned, the "free upgrade" is a weird way to word it as you don't get anything free, you just get a new phone and keep paying the same subscription fee monthly, at least in theory. The other thing relevant like the other poster mentioned is that the new phones just came out, so they are going to be the current, hot, discounted product that they're tryna push everyone to get. Versus the last generation, budget version which is the 7a that you mentioned that they are likely trying to push people away from. Unless there's a feature you like on that phone more than the 8, which I can't think of any, then it obviously makes more sense to get the new hotness, with the newest features, newer SOC, longer life span, longer updates, etc. Especially for the lower price. Unless you want to wait for the holidays or something and see if they do some kind of blowout pricing to get rid of the leftover 7a stock for super cheap.
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Oct 26, 2023 20:40
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I'm wondering about this Google Fi promotion that's offering $350 in bill credits over 24 months. I have a 6a currently on AT&T's prepaid plan. If I switch over to Fi then I immediately get the $350 in bill credits (as long as I keep the service active)? frosteh fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Oct 29, 2023 |
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Oct 29, 2023 03:34
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Your phone bill will be free for a year and change.
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Oct 29, 2023 04:11
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Is there really no way to find your account # without going through the Leave Fi section?? I have to checkmark several boxes that say "You agree that all this will happen" and the last button says "Leave Fi"?? Like, what the hell?
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Dec 30, 2023 04:08
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It's not your primary Fi phone number?
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Dec 30, 2023 04:16
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Hirayuki posted:It's not your primary Fi phone number? I haven't seen any places mention that. Would the Remove Person button do it? I've got two people leaving the group but I'm still the primary and staying.
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Dec 30, 2023 04:19
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Just formalizing the fact that if you have any issues whatsoever they'd rather you just hosed off to another carrier than bother support about it
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Dec 30, 2023 04:19
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Admiral Joeslop posted:I haven't seen any places mention that. Would the Remove Person button do it? I've got two people leaving the group but I'm still the primary and staying.
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Hirayuki posted:If you're going to remove two people anyway, go ahead and do that; I don't think that would magically reveal your account number, though. I happened to have a Fi bill at hand when you initially posted, and sure enough, there are no account numbers on there. It would make sense if the primary phone number (yours, in this case) were the account number, but it's no more than a hunch on my part. But if you don't need the account number to remove people from the group, don't sweat it. They need the account number to transfer their numbers, they told me. You do, in fact, have to go all the way through the cancellation process to get the account number (which is definitely not just your phone number) then cancel the pending cancellation. It's almost as bad as needing to call an actual person so they can try to talk you out of cancelling.
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Dec 31, 2023 16:36
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That's crazy. Thanks for figuring it out, as opaque as it was.
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I'm dealing with porting out numbers right now too. Evidently the account number and PIN for my number don't work for the other people on the plan (my wife and son), and they have to do it from the app on their phones? Unbelievable pain in the rear end to do something that should be a couple of clicks on the website.
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I have a Pixel 7 and phone call quality issues are driving me nuts. The person on the other end often has a hard time hearing me. I've tried wifi calling on and off, using the speaker-phone on and off. A google search tells me it's not an uncommon issue with the Pixel 7. Has anyone solved this or have something I can try?
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Jun 5, 2024 21:24
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I couldn't get RCS to work for a while and I didn't realize it's because I had sync turned on to the web client. Why can't it work like that, it's not a loving problem for every other message client like Telegram, WhatsApp, or Signal
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Jun 28, 2024 00:04
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Has anyone tried Fi in Japan? I travel there in the winter and am curious if things will just work when I land.
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Yes! I've used it three or four times so far, and it works perfectly. Enjoy your trip!
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Aug 16, 2024 02:18
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Hirayuki posted:Yes! I've used it three or four times so far, and it works perfectly. Enjoy your trip! 
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Aug 16, 2024 03:03
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Looks like the referral codes have gotten better. Here's one if anyone needs one. Here's a referral code to get a $60 credit when you join Google Fi Wireless! Redeem it at https://g.co/fi/r/32WHPC
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Hughmoris posted:Has anyone tried Fi in Japan? I travel there in the winter and am curious if things will just work when I land. Hirayuki posted:Yes! I've used it three or four times so far, and it works perfectly. Enjoy your trip! Your mileage may vary. On every trip I've taken my phone worked perfectly and while you get a warning about possible overages I looked at my bill later and didn't see any. I'm on the unlimited plan btw. My friend also on FI on that same trip had an awful experience. None of their phones on a family plan worked and had to find free wifi to contact me when they arrived. After that they called google (tethered to my phone) and they were told their plan wouldn't allow use in Japan and had to switch plans AND pay a fee. They did and it took about a day for google to turn on both voice and data on their 3 phones. When they got back they got a monster sized bill for use there and it made my friend cancel their plan and switch to another carrier. Again a family plan. So yeah, ymmv.
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Aug 20, 2024 15:31
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Sounds like the quintessential Fi experience.
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Internet Explorer posted:Sounds like the quintessential Fi experience. Yeah I guess. I've been with Fi since the start in 2015 and never had an issue with them. Just a great experience, I miss the physical freebies though like the battery pack and knock-off legos you could make a phone stand with. Really fair trade-in values when I upgraded, and nice customer service. My friend hadn't been with them as long, I was the one who recommended Fi to her to begin with, and just hassle after hassle. When she switched apparently they might have overcharged her on paying off her phones (I've never financed a phone with them, so I don't have any experience to share personally) that shes trying to fight.
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I meant to mention a few days ago but anyone wanting to preorder a new pixel 9, pro, pro xl or fold I think buying through Fi is a better deal than the Google store just like the last pixel drop. Also if you sign up for FI and buy one at the same time it's decent
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I have two payments left on my 7 Pro and it's still chugging along just fine. I don't think there's a need to upgrade to the 9. I could probably hold out another year and see what's up then. I'm only keeping Fi around at this point to keep my US number, anyway. Not sure if there's a cheaper way to keep it than using Fi's lowest tier monthly plan?
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I'm on a 6 pro with a sus charging port and I'm not sure I'll make it another year. At least they made a small pro version again, haven't had that since my 3
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Fhqwhgads posted:I'm only keeping Fi around at this point to keep my US number, anyway. Not sure if there's a cheaper way to keep it than using Fi's lowest tier monthly plan? When I moved to  last fall I ported my US number to Google Voice. Still usable.
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I first bought an S22, then switched to a Pixel 8 when the S22 was the worst phone I've ever used. The Pixel 8 is giving that statement a run for its money, this phone is dogshit. Haven't even finished paying it off and it's having OS issues. This thing has literally the worst signal, data or just plain SMS/voice, out of any phone I've ever used. I'm honestly not sure what kind of phone I want next, used to swear by the pixels but this things is just objectively a bad phone.
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I don't want the gemini poo poo at all, but I do want a telephoto lens and they keep that pro only for obvious upsell reasons.
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Not on Google Fi anymore, but for you Pixel 6/7 people: if you can hold out for Black Friday, I've gotten really good deals on my last couple of phones then. I have a 7, and I'm planning on waiting until then.
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