Project Fi

New smartphones come and go every year, and every year the prices for these phones also rise higher and higher. There will always be room for what many call "wallet-friendly" phones, especially if they come with tempting financing options. That is what Google's MVNO business is offering by letting you buy a Pixel 4a and a protection plan with a two-year monthly subscription. Ironically, that doesn't include a Google Fi cellular plan itself.

Continue Reading

New customers to Google Fi from this point forward will be able to work with an iPhone eSIM system. Users with an iPhone XR, XS, XS Max, or 11 series device will be able to work with an iOS eSIM in place of a physical SIM card for use with Google Fi. This system was previously enabled for some newer Android devices, and was just enabled for some iPhone devices this week.

Continue Reading

Google has announced the launch of a new Google Fi Unlimited Plan that works in a way similar to other unlimited offerings from competitors, making it more familiar for consumers. The new plan offers a number of perks, including discounted pricing when the customer has more than one line, a bundled Google One membership with cloud storage and more.

Continue Reading

After a prematurely published embargo, Google has formally acknowledged that it was expanding its Project Fi, now officially called Google Fi, MVNO service to more smartphones. Shockingly, that even includes more recent iPhones. But while it has indeed embraced more Android phones and iPhones, it isn’t doing it without prejudice. Fortunately, Google has provided a simple online tool to show you what features you won’t get unless you opt for a phone that’s fully supported on Fi.

Continue Reading

As of this article's release, Google Fi is compatible with the iPhone - not all iPhones, but some of the newest of the new. This update comes not long after Google's opened their gates to compatibility with a large number of devices outside the devices they sell from their own stock. "Fi works on this iPhone," the message read, "but it's in beta."

Continue Reading

Even before it started making its own smartphones, it was already a cellular carrier. Well, not exactly but Project Fi allowed Google to be an MVNO, piggybacking on T-Mobile's, Sprint's, and US Cellular's networks and offer a new take on carrier plans. But despite being in business for years, Project Fi hasn’t exactly outgrown its roots. That might soon be changing with a premature revelation of Project Fi’s expansion to Samsung Galaxies, OnePluses, and, surprisingly, iPhones.

Continue Reading

Today, Google announced some improvements coming to Project Fi, all in the name of bringing users "the best connection." Obviously, that comment suggests that Google is attempting to bolster network speeds, but having a quality connection requires more than simply having a fast one. Google has also made some improvements to security, so this is a more holistic approach to improving connections hosted on its network.

Continue Reading

On the hunt for an affordable “pure” Android phone with a hefty discount on Google’s Fi MVNO? Your only option to date would be 2017’s Moto X4 (the Pixel 2 doesn’t really count as “affordable”). The only catch was that Project Fi only offered the lower configuration for the Android One phone. More than a year later, Google is now offering the Moto X4 with more “gigs” to keep the smartphone alive on its Project Fi network.

Continue Reading

Today we're running down the five distinct phone models available with Google Project Fi. To begin, we'll talk about how each phone performs regardless of cost. Then we'll list the cost. Then we'll decide which phone is best for you, the end user. This is a current exploration slash guide for the prospective Project Fi user.

Continue Reading

Project Fi has a couple new deals for customers looking to upgrade their phone or make the switch from their current service provider. Chief among the deals is a chance to get an LG smartphone with a $300 price reduction, though the MVNO is also offering the Pixel 2 XL smartphone with a $250 discount.

Continue Reading

Google's MVNO service Project Fi has made an announcement that has some subscribers upset: it'll be shutting down text forwarding next month. Subscribers have a little under a month to decide on a game plan, though Google says the service's call forwarding feature will remain. The feature is used by some for business or to maintain boundaries with acquaintances, among other things.

Continue Reading

Two new Project Fi phones have gone up for preorder, with a pair of Android handsets from LG's latest line-up joining Google's carrier. The LG G7 ThinQ and LG V35 ThinQ have both been added to Google's roster of "Fi-friendly phones," offering an alternative to the Pixel 2 XL.

Continue Reading