Project Fi

Many consumers, especially in the US, prefer to buy their phones from their mobile carriers, not really out of loyalty to the network. More often than not, it's the subsidies and financing options that soften the blow when buying a new and more expensive smartphone. Manufacturers have, of course, started offering such options to convince people to buy phones directly for them, and Google's new Pixel Pass takes that idea a bit further by putting Pixel 6 buyers knee-deep in its services for a long time.

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While many have their eyes set on the more premium Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, Google will be getting its mid-range offering out of the way first. Considering how much it might have in common with the Pixel 5, however, it might not even be accurate to label the Pixel 5a as a mid-tier phone. Regardless of specs, however, it will be the price that will determine where it slots in, and, based on an early sighting on Google's Fi MVNO network, it definitely fits the bill.

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Today we're taking a peek at the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G and its first appearance with Google Fi. This version of the smartphone is essentially identical to the device you'd get anywhere else - but here you'll find it available with options for payment plans, one-time price action, and the Google Fi network providing your cellular and mobile data.

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Google's mobile phone group Google Fi just revealed a phone plan called Simply Unlimited. This is a smartphone carrier plan with unlimited data, calls, and text messages for approximately $30 USD (per line, so long as you're signing up three lines). For that price, Google Fi includes unlimited data, calls, and texts in the USA, as well as unlimited data and texting (not calls) in Canada and Mexico.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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