# Google's Project Fi Cell phone service

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-project-fi-cell-phone-service/748741>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 12, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-project-fi-cell-phone-service/748741 "2016-03-12T15:11:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-project-fi-cell-phone-service/748741/1 "2016-03-12T15:11:34Z")

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Just wondering if anyone is using this service and what your experiences with it are. I currently have TMobile and over all and satisfied with it and my coverage. Google has just opened it up to anyone and are having a big sale on the Nexus 5X.

The one drawback is that they only offer if for Nexus, but since I am an Android user, it’s not a problem for me.

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**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-project-fi-cell-phone-service/748741/2 "2016-03-12T16:04:02Z")

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I have it and I love it so far. I haven’t had any issues with coverage (outside of the fact that I’m in a complete deadzone. Only Verizon has coverage where I live. Luckily, wifi calling works awesome).

With Verizon I had a 2gb plan for 75 dollars a month, despite the fact that some months I’d only use half a gig of data. Last month I used half a gig and my bill came out to 35 dollars, counting insurance and taxes.  
I’m very happy with it. I have the 6P and I love the size and the fingerprint reader to unlock my phone.

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**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-project-fi-cell-phone-service/748741/3 "2016-03-12T16:33:17Z")

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I have the Nexus 5x and have had Google Fi for about 6 weeks or so. I too live in an area where the only good cell coverage is through Verizon.

The two minuses I have discovered are the battery life on the phone and crappy call quality when trying to participate in a teleconference from home (I am guessing it was trying to use WiFi). If I leave the phone on all the time I will need to charge it almost every day. With the teleconference, the sound quality was poor and the call was dropped after a few minutes. Luckily for me I have alternatives, so not a real big deal for me, but if this would be your only phone and you live in a spotty cell coverage area, something to consider.

I can’t complain about the price, for sure, I like only paying for the data I use. This month’s bill was only $23. And I like everything else about the phone itself.

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-project-fi-cell-phone-service/748741/4 "2016-03-12T19:57:42Z")

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I’ve had it since October. Very happy with it. Bills are running $30/month. service works great for me, on cell networks and wifi.