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Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by _underflow_ » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:14 PM UTC

Anyone looked into potential privacy implications? I understand my current carrier can potentially deduce things about my habits in the unlikely event that they were so inclined, but Alphabet et al seem to make a not insignificant portion of their profit from data gathering - that is, they don't need to be interesting in me particularly to sell data about me to those that are (whether for benign ad targeting or something more nefarious)

I don't mean to seem paranoid, but with the current hype around Google's tumultuous relationship with "Don't be evil", I'm not sure I want them having that data on me too.

Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by madspindel » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:14 PM UTC

I am paying $10 for 2GB data, unlimited talk and text so this looks very expensive to me.

Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by kyrra » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:15 PM UTC

pmilla1606 wrote: post #4

This is compelling. I like the "pay as you go" model for data. I'm on an iPhone though and do enjoy visual voicemail - I wonder how much I would miss it? I also wonder what their beta status for iOS means and what their roadmap looks like.

https://fi.google.com/compatibility

Check compatibility for Apple devices. the one that I notice immediately is that visual voicemail does not work, rather you get the messages texts.

Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by iamgopal » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:15 PM UTC

Not even in my wildest dream I have imagine that, India could have cheaper and faster internet than most of other countries. Now for 2 USD/month I'm using 3GB data per day at 4G speed.

Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by russdill » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:15 PM UTC

I was really hoping they'd bring down the data rate as part of coming out of the "project" phase.

Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by xutopia » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:15 PM UTC

Canada has the most expensive plans in the first world and we don't have access to Google Fi yet. It's ridiculous how expensive it can be to have data here.

Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by gcburn2 » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:15 PM UTC

The biggest part of this undoubtedly has to be the ability to use phones outside the Nexus/Pixel lines. I've been a Project Fi customer for a few years now and love to wax poetic about it, but always have to add the caveat of "oh, but you can't use your current phone.". Which is a bigger deal when many of my friends are using iPhones and would never consider switching to Android.

Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by russdill » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:16 PM UTC

Someone1234 wrote: post #10

Maybe bigger news is that they now officially support (in "beta") iPhones, Samsung's S line, and many other handsets. If you use a non-Fi native device it won't support Sprint (T-Mobile only) and fast switching from WiFi to cellular is disabled. It might have limitations but at least it is officially supported. People have already been using non-supported devices on Fi with these same limitations, it was just technic…

I'm guessing international support will also be limited.

Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by jchw » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:16 PM UTC

_underflow_ wrote: post #11

Anyone looked into potential privacy implications? I understand my current carrier can potentially deduce things about my habits in the unlikely event that they were so inclined, but Alphabet et al seem to make a not insignificant portion of their profit from data gathering - that is, they don't need to be interesting in me particularly to sell data about me to those that are (whether for benign ad targeting or somet…

There is a support document with information about some of the privacy and data collection.

https://support.google.com/fi/answer/6181037

Re: Project Fi Is Now Google Fi

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Post by dcchambers » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:17 PM UTC

russdill wrote: post #7

pmilla1606 wrote: post #4

This is compelling. I like the "pay as you go" model for data. I'm on an iPhone though and do enjoy visual voicemail - I wonder how much I would miss it? I also wonder what their beta status for iOS means and what their roadmap looks like.

Fi has visual voicemail.

Not fully compatible with iPhones though.

From the Google Fi Compatability checker (https://fi.google.com/compatibility):

"Voicemails won't show in the iOS visual voicemail app, but you'll get them as texts and can call to check them"