Google Fi

Joe Paonessa - Feb 11, 2019

It’s been almost 4 years since Google first launched its Google Fi wireless brand.  That’s a long time for Google to devote to the service. The company, after all, is known to actively promote and throw a lot of weight behind projects to only pull the plug or rebrand them a

Joe Paonessa - Dec 20, 2018

Google has perhaps gotten a little more serious about growing its Google Fi wireless brand.  To help make the brand a household name, Google just gave away one year of free service and a Google Pixel 3 to audience members at a recent taping of the Ellen DeGeneres show.  Fans

Joe Paonessa - Nov 28, 2018

Google Fi has officially announced support for iPhones and other devices including those manufactured by HTC, LG, Samsung and more.  When I checked out iPhone compatibility it came back as being available but in beta testing.  Meanwhile, I also checked out the compatibility of my newly purchased Samsung Galaxy S8

Joe Paonessa - Jun 5, 2018

Today Project Fi added the ability for its subscribers to add children under 13 to their family plan using a Google Account managed by Family Link.  Family Link allows parents to manage their children’s screen on time and usage. Keep An Eye On Your Child’s Phone Usage With Project Fi

Joe Paonessa - May 30, 2018

Project Fi, the MVNO owned by Google has announced the addition of 3 new phones to its lineup.  Two of those phones are manufactured from LG and they include the $899 LG V35 ThinQ and the $749 G7 ThinQ.  The third phone comes from Motorola, and it is the Moto

Joe Paonessa - Apr 11, 2018

Google is currently running a couple of stellar deals on the Moto X4. Those who purchase the Moto X4 can save $100 on the device and get it for $249.  Those who purchase 2 of them will also get a $249 service credit on top of the device savings. The

Joe Paonessa - Feb 8, 2018

Several days ago a lawsuit was filed in a California court that alleges that Google is billing its Project Fi customers for data that it isn’t providing for. The suit claims that Project Fi customers are being billed for data that they are consuming while connected to their at home

Joe Paonessa - Jan 17, 2018

Google Project Fi subscribers just got a new featured that Google is calling “Bill Protection.”  With Bill Protection, those that consume more than 6 GB of high speed data in a month will no longer have to pay $10/GB for each additional GB of data that they consume.  Instead, their

Joe Paonessa - Nov 21, 2017

Those of you that are Google Project Fi customers may want to make a push to get your friends and family to sign up for the service.  Just in time for the holidays, the Google owned MVNO has announced a new referral program that it is calling Fi It Forward. Through

Joe Paonessa - Jun 27, 2017

Today Google announced that those who have G Suite accounts can now use their own domains and associated email addresses to signup for service with Project Fi. Prior to this change, in order to subscribe to Project Fi you needed an email address ending in @gmail.com.  This change is currently

Joe Paonessa - Oct 12, 2016

Google Introduces Group Plans For Project Fi Google has made a change to its Project Fi no contract phone plans.  The US Cellular, Sprint and T-Mobile MVNO is now offering group save discounts. With the new group save feature, up to 6 lines can be managed through one account. Google

Joe Paonessa - Jul 13, 2016

Google’s Project Fi, has added a 4th network partner in “Three.”  Three is the first official European wireless operator to partner with Fi, and 4th partner overall.  The other partners include T-Mobile, Sprint and US Cellular. With the addition of Three, Project Fi users will now be able to use

Joe Paonessa - Jun 8, 2016

Google has announced that it has added a third Project Fi network partner which should further improve coverage for subscribers of the MVNO.  The third network partner is US Cellular which is the nations 3rd largest CDMA wireless provider and 5th largest provider overall.  US Cellular provides coverage in 23

Joe Paonessa - Mar 9, 2016

Now that Google’s Project Fi is officially out of Beta and open to all, the search Giant is offering a promotion to try and entice you to sign up for service.  The pseudo carrier is offering up to $150 off of the Nexus 5X when you buy it directly from Google

Joe Paonessa - Jan 1, 2016

With 2015 now in the rear-view mirror it’s time to reflect back on the year as it pertained to the world of MVNO’s and no contract cellphone plan providers. Welcome to the first annual BestMVNO.com end of the year MVNO and prepaid provider awards. (Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links,