Just signed up for Project Fi!

voyagerfan99

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I've been curious to try it for a while, and I'm also looking for a cheap international plan for when I'm in Germany next month.

I already have a Nexus 5X so I just had to order a SIM for it. Looking forward to trying it and reviewing the service in my area!
 
Awesome! I used Project Fi for 2 weeks with my 6P. As long as you have good T-Mobile coverage you will be happy with the service.

From my experience, I tried out Project Fi because as a tech geek I loved the idea of switching between carriers when one either doesn't have service or it's temporarily not working well like at a large venue. I think this was a ROM problem for me, as I never switched to Sprint, I was on T-Mobile 100% of the time, but honestly this is better since their network is miles ahead of Sprint. The second major reason for me switching was I was looking at ways to reduce my phone usage, and I thought that if I was charged per MB as I used it, I would use my phone less often when out and about. In reality though, when I was out instead of taking 30 seconds to check Snapchat I would spend a minute looking for and signing into free WiFi, waiting for it to connect and make sure it worked, then I checked Snapchat for 30 seconds. Also, I found myself spending a lot of time constantly checking data use on my phone and when background data was going on I was changing those app settings to block or minimize background data, and otherwise wasting more time. At the end of the day, I found that T-Mobile offered a better plan for the price with 5GB of LTE data for only $30/mo without any taxes, plus it includes unlimited music streaming and speed tests, which is the equivalent of around 750MB on Project Fi for the same price after taxes.

I still want to go back just because it's such a cool service and the support is amazing, but I think I'll wait until the prices come down a bit.

How much data do you currently use per month?
 
I checked my usage so far this month and I've only used 1.7GB of data this month (the billing cycle resets on the 8th of the month).

I mostly only have Fi so I can have data and text service while in Germany. The rates are the same for data, $10/GB which is fine and I don't expect to use more than that in the 10 days that I'm there.

I only plan to use it while in Germany and then cancel and take my number back for Google Voice.
 
I checked my usage so far this month and I've only used 1.7GB of data this month (the billing cycle resets on the 8th of the month).

I mostly only have Fi so I can have data and text service while in Germany. The rates are the same for data, $10/GB which is fine and I don't expect to use more than that in the 10 days that I'm there.

I only plan to use it while in Germany and then cancel and take my number back for Google Voice.
Ah, gotcha. Just so you know, speeds are limited to 256Kbps internationally, but that should still be sufficient for most things. I'm jealous of your trip, I've always wanted to go to Europe.

For 2GB you'd be paying $40/mo, how much do you pay on AT&T? Why wouldn't you stick with it?
 
For 2GB you'd be paying $40/mo, how much do you pay on AT&T? Why wouldn't you stick with it?
Because I'm still on the family plan with 26GB of data ;)

I'm jealous of your trip, I've always wanted to go to Europe.
You went to Spain when Melanie was studying there, remember? :p Though I don't know how long you had before your father fell ill while you were over there.
 
I got my sim card the other day. I activated the service but only used it for a little while (it's mainly only for when I'm in Europe).

I only get 3G service and about two bars at my house, but I can make calls and text over wifi so that makes up for the poor service. I haven't seen how it is in Hartford yet.
 
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