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"but that doesn’t change the fact that Google has produced a service that works, is easy to use, switches quickly between networks," I've had what can only be described as a hellish experience with Google's Fi service since I got it. My bugs include but are not limited to: - SIM cards randomly not being associate with both networks, the fix for which is clearing the Fi app data, restarting the phone, and then re-runn…
"but that doesn’t change the fact that Google has produced a service that works, is easy to use, switches quickly between networks," I've had what can only be described as a hellish experience with Google's Fi service since I got it. My bugs include but are not limited to: - SIM cards randomly not being associate with both networks, the fix for which is clearing the Fi app data, restarting the phone, and then re-runn…
This does not match my experience. I've had Fi for a few months now and I have 0 complaints. I'm in NYC and switched from AT&T, but even when visiting New Hampshire I haven't been affected by dropped calls or bad service.
Most people I've talked to with pre-existing devices have had varying degrees of problems.
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It's not pre-approved APs as far as I'm aware, it's any public AP that has no password or landing page, and isn't manually set by you. If you have wifi assistant enabled, it will automatically try to connect to anything that's open from what I've seen.
That's not what Google Fi support told me: > Thank you for contacting Project Fi Support! My name is Sydney and I will be glad to assist with your issue regarding WiFi services today. First, your phone should connect automatically to open WiFi networks. They have to be Google verified networks to automatically connect. Here is an article regarding our feature known as WiFi assistant and how it works. And I did try co…
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This does not match my experience. I've had Fi for a few months now and I have 0 complaints. I'm in NYC and switched from AT&T, but even when visiting New Hampshire I haven't been affected by dropped calls or bad service.
Did you have a pre-existing device, or did you buy a new one. Most people I've talked to with pre-existing devices have had varying degrees of problems.
edit: I also had no previous Google Voice account to transfer FWIW
"but that doesn’t change the fact that Google has produced a service that works, is easy to use, switches quickly between networks," I've had what can only be described as a hellish experience with Google's Fi service since I got it. My bugs include but are not limited to: - SIM cards randomly not being associate with both networks, the fix for which is clearing the Fi app data, restarting the phone, and then re-runn…
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Did you have a pre-existing device, or did you buy a new one. Most people I've talked to with pre-existing devices have had varying degrees of problems.
Yea I bought a Nexus 6 when I signed up. I thought that was the only supported device though. edit: I also had no previous Google Voice account to transfer FWIW
Many of us had pre-existing 6's and I think most people with troubles are there. Be thankful you haven't had to interact with support. Individually they're all nice and want to help, but collectively they have no agency and minimal education.
https://republicwireless.com provides seamless wifi->cell and cell->wifi handover of calls.
There is a connection between Google (or is it Alphabet) and Bandwidth.com (the Republic Wireless parent company) that I can't quite figure out. Google Voice is mostly based on Bandwidth.com technology, and Republic Wireless and Google Fi are very similar products. Republic Wireless even claims they are about to release a dual-carrier option like Project Fi which they call Tempo. It is possible that they are just com…
"but that doesn’t change the fact that Google has produced a service that works, is easy to use, switches quickly between networks," I've had what can only be described as a hellish experience with Google's Fi service since I got it. My bugs include but are not limited to: - SIM cards randomly not being associate with both networks, the fix for which is clearing the Fi app data, restarting the phone, and then re-runn…
When Fi was announced they mentioned that public wifi traffic would go through a VPN to google's datacenters. At the time I assumed that they'd just run ALL traffic through the VPN, since that'd make for some very seamless switching. As bad as that would be from a privacy perspective, I trust Google more than T-Mobile or Sprint. By running everything through the VPN, you'd be able to have TCP connections that didn't…
"from a privacy perspective, I trust Google more than T-Mobile or Sprint" From a privacy perspective, I would not trust an advertising company (Google) more than a telecom. Google is perhaps better about disclosure to a Government entity, but they would be worse about exploiting your data for their own ends.
"but that doesn’t change the fact that Google has produced a service that works, is easy to use, switches quickly between networks," I've had what can only be described as a hellish experience with Google's Fi service since I got it. My bugs include but are not limited to: - SIM cards randomly not being associate with both networks, the fix for which is clearing the Fi app data, restarting the phone, and then re-runn…