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Post by mayneack »

russdill wrote: post #18
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.

My international use on fi over the last couple years has been almost entirely on t-mobile, so it might not matter much in practice.

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Post by Someone1234 »

notatoad wrote: post #131
Someone1234 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is a niche price. More expensive for high data users, but less expensive for low data users. Flexibility is really king here, if 9 months of the year you use As to "why is the US/Canada so expensive?" Urban areas subsidies rural cellular. The US is hugely populated on the East and West coasts and a cellphone network that only targeted those population centers would be as cheap or even cheaper than Europe. But most…

In canada, the cheapest phone plans are available in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, our two least-densely-populated provinces.

And they too are using infrastructure built by national networks and government grants, therefore they too are subsidized by urban areas.

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Post by ukoki »

adventured wrote: post #79
seanalltogether wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah moving from the USA to UK, one of the things I definitely don't miss is us telecom pricing. I just signed up for a new plan here for 20 GBP per month that gives me 15GB of data and free call/text/data roaming in US, Canada, Australia, etc.. I pay less money for access to more data in America then my American family does.

That's not a far less expensive plan per GB though. 20 GBP is about $25 USD. T Mobile US is offering 50GB LTE at $70 per month. Adjusting your 15GB to that nets you $83 per month. T Mobile also offers free call/text/data roaming as well to dozens of other countries as part of the plan.

You can also get unlimited everything at £20/mo though.

Three in the UK (http://www.three.co.uk/) have unlimited mobile data for £20/mo on a 12 month contract. You get:

- unlimited calls and texts in UK and 71 other countries

- unlimited mobile data in the UK in including use as a wifi hotspot

- up to 15GB data in 71 countries including use as a wifi hotspot

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Post by otterpro »

I use Tracfone because it is cheaper if I don't need unlimited talk/text. I probably average around $10/month on my Tracfone for everything, as my data usage is very light, and I only use about 100 minutes of voice. I'd use Google Fi when I'm traveling overseas, since it includes roaming, which is a killer feature.

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Post by jayalpha »

Majestic121 wrote: post #9

Is 10$/GB a reasonable price in the US? It seems completely out of whack to me. For comparison, I have 20GB + unlimited call/texts for 10e/month, with optional 2e/GB recharges, and that's not even the cheapest available offer

"Is 10$/GB a reasonable price in the US? It seems completely out of whack to me."

I basically travel non-stop. And wherever I land, I receive a message.

"Welcome to India we got you covered"

"Welcome to Russia we got you covered"

"Welcome to China we got you covered"

"Welcome to France we got you covered"

"Welcome to Uganda we got you covered"

I can live with 10 US$/GB

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Post by codezero »

Someone1234 wrote: post #58
Majestic121 wrote: post #9

Is 10$/GB a reasonable price in the US? It seems completely out of whack to me. For comparison, I have 20GB + unlimited call/texts for 10e/month, with optional 2e/GB recharges, and that's not even the cheapest available offer

It is a niche price. More expensive for high data users, but less expensive for low data users. Flexibility is really king here, if 9 months of the year you use As to "why is the US/Canada so expensive?" Urban areas subsidies rural cellular. The US is hugely populated on the East and West coasts and a cellphone network that only targeted those population centers would be as cheap or even cheaper than Europe. But most…

I believe it's also capped at $100 – after that you get unlimited data, but it's rate limited.

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Post by blocked_again »

tjohns wrote: post #114
blocked_again wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

US has one of the worst mobile data in the world. I remember having to pay around $30 for ~3 - 5 GB of mobile data the last time I visited US. Worst of all the connection speed was pathetic. And it was not even 4G. When I visited Thailand recently I got unlimited 6 mbps 4G mobile data for a week for around 8 dollars. India on the other hand have carriers offering 4G data at around $0.08 per GB. US definitely have to…

You should be getting LTE and decent connection speeds in most metro areas of the US. What carrier were you using, and what part of the country were you in?

T-Mobile. I was traveling through California, Oregon, and Nevada.

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Post by throwaway5250 »

lghh wrote: post #2

Google Fi is one of the best services that Google offers. I am trying to cut down on my Google dependence, but I don't see myself leaving Fi any time soon.

It's the best service I've tried. But if Google decides to unperson you, your phone and all of your services might die instantly, never to return.

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Post by kxr »

codezero wrote: post #147
Someone1234 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is a niche price. More expensive for high data users, but less expensive for low data users. Flexibility is really king here, if 9 months of the year you use As to "why is the US/Canada so expensive?" Urban areas subsidies rural cellular. The US is hugely populated on the East and West coasts and a cellphone network that only targeted those population centers would be as cheap or even cheaper than Europe. But most…

I believe it's also capped at $100 – after that you get unlimited data, but it's rate limited.

Capped at $60 for data.
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