Any Google Fi customers on MB? I'm considering leaving V's unlimited data behind!

innerspaceboy · 04-27-2016, 04:55 PM

innerspaceboy has this crazy idea...

It looks like I avg 11-15GB a month and peak at 120GB of data usage on my cell.

Thus far keeping my grandfathered-in unlimited data plan has been the clear choice. But after the last price hike, I'm paying $117 a month for one phone.

I'm thinking about Project Fi. $20 per month for unlimited talk and text, and you buy whatever data you want at $10 per gigabyte. Unused GBs are credited back to the user. It's only available on a few Nexus devices but I'm a big fan of the series.

Considerations:

I spend 99% of my life in a one-mile radius of my village. Every day. At home, I've got 65kbps FiOS so I'd just hop on my WiFi every time I walk in the door.

The cafe I visit on weekends for research/writing also has free and reliable Wi-Fi, as do most of the places I frequent in the city.

The Test:

I'm going to spend a few weeks living off Wi-Fi to see what impact it has on my data usage. On paper, if I hit 9GB I still come out ahead. I'm going to try to keep it around 3GB which would effectively cut my bill in half after taxes and fees.

Potential annual savings at 3GB = $684. Worth looking into!

Are there any Fi customers on MB? I'd love to hear about your experience with the service!

Aux-In · 04-27-2016, 08:14 PM

How many gigs do they give you upfront before you have to pay $10 per gig? Is it 0 gigs + $10 per gig?

Either way, you'd be saving quite a bit, and if you're on Wi-Fi 99% of the time, that would help too. I just left Sprint for the same reason, as they wanted $14.99 per gig if I went over my data cap. No thanks. I'll be saving $540 per year, abouts.

innerspaceboy · 04-27-2016, 08:36 PM

That's right - you pay per GB straight away. I thought that I'd have to stick with my unlimited data plan forever, but when I re-frame my activities in the context of the Wi-Fi ready environments I'm in all day long, this really sounds like a potential solution.

Thanks for your input.

Aux-In · 04-27-2016, 08:47 PM

I've not looked into Google Fi, but there are several companies who offer no-contract plans where they use the large carriers' networks. The only thing is that you can't get the latest and greatest cell phones on the market. For me, that's no big deal, as a phone is not my primary Internet device.

Cheers.

Paul Smeenus · 04-27-2016, 08:54 PM

I'd rather hatch a billion fire ants in my skull

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 04-27-2016, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

I'd rather hatch a billion fire ants in my skull

Now this I'd like to see.

Aux-In · 04-27-2016, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

I'd rather hatch a billion fire ants in my skull

Make sure you record this using your new Google Fi camera's selfie mode.

innerspaceboy · 04-27-2016, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

I'd rather hatch a billion fire ants in my skull

Do you plan to expound or are you content just leaving that extreme position? Do you have a particular hatred of Google? Are you an Apple fanboy? Do you have a fire ant fetish? Please, enlighten us.

Paul Smeenus · 04-27-2016, 10:58 PM

^ It's more of a "fuck Google" thing

Plankton · 04-28-2016, 10:23 AM

I have Boost Mobile. Unlimited everything for $55/month with no contract. I've used them since 2009 with no problems, and have only gone through two phones in that time, a POS Blackberry and now a Kyocera Android I've had for 5 years, but you can use Boost on all the major phones too.

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Aux-In Wrinkled Magazine Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: In Time Posts: 467	I've not looked into Google Fi, but there are several companies who offer no-contract plans where they use the large carriers' networks. The only thing is that you can't get the latest and greatest cell phones on the market. For me, that's no big deal, as a phone is not my primary Internet device. Cheers. __________________ Reviews l YouTube Playlist: Another Dimension "All over a bowl of bitter beans."

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