I switched to Fi 3 years ago and am generally very happy. I ran 1 phone for under $40 for a year and have been running 2 for under $60 for the last two. This low price depends heavily on my using my own WiFi network for *most* usage, and one of these phones gets *very little* Web/Mail use anyway. One month, while both of us were on the road, I think we triggered at least $50 in extra data charges... but this was perhaps because when I didn't have WiFi, I used the phone (over MVNO) to hotspot my laptop.
I'm generally happier with this system than I ever was with previous carriers/systems which included Verizon, TMo, ATT ... If you (Gil) don't have WiFi at home, I'm not sure it would work out for you, or if you spend a lot of time *away* from WiFi and then demand a lot of data over your phone (streaming video)... Oh yeh... and I was switching to a Pixel for other reasons anyway. The second phone I got for it's compatibility with Fi was a Galaxy (I think) and was under $200 cash price. On 11/12/19 8:17 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote: > Thanks again Carl. Just checked. Fuxing hell. The damn phone or > Google, or the Cellphone people keep claiming isn't compabile with > there networks. > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 10:23 PM Gillian Densmore > <gil.densm...@gmail.com <mailto:gil.densm...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Oh that is nice. > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 8:59 PM Carl Tollander <c...@plektyx.com > <mailto:c...@plektyx.com>> wrote: > > My Google Fi (TMobile & Sprint & someothercarrier & Wifi) > averaging about 45/mo. Around 27 base with taxes, then > $10/GB. It could get up in the 80 buck range if you used a > lot of data but they cap the costs (not the data) at 6GB, so I > would never pay more than around $90 which is unlikely for > me. Nice international path. There's a new GoogeFi > unlimited plan that's a lot cheaper; I may switch soon after > I run the numbers. The Pixel phones (just got a 3XL) have > spiff radios that allow Fi to switch between best available > signals (TMobile, Sprint, wifi) pretty seamlessly (you don't > notice when it switches). Granted, eventually Sprint and > TMobile will merge, but it's still a reasonable plan. > > Google Fi is a Multiple Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). More > on MVNO stuff. https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/26/best-mvnos/ > > Carl > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 3:22 PM Gillian Densmore > <gil.densm...@gmail.com <mailto:gil.densm...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi all my Tmobile plan at the moment is now at least 80 > dollars. (it's unlimited data FWIW) . Thinking that's > pretty hefty, I've been trying to find better deals and > are frustrated at the lack of I've found. > > What are folks experience here? Comcast has been in the > cellphone business for a while and seems cheep BUT the > phone has to be compatible with there weird stuff. AT&T is > them. > Any pointers on what the fux to do to get a fuxing > expensive bill to not be reemed throught the noes? > I like unlimited data because I keep needing it for the > weirdest times. But this fuxing ridiculous, to have a > fuxing expensive bill with hit and miss reception. Surely > there's something that doesn't suck nuts, and isn't a > fuxing rip off. > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. > Strangelove > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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