Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad

Re:Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad by Strom on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @05:44PM (#21000405)

Apparently the word unlimited now means 22GB. [1] Also no international tethering. [2] Then you need to also account for the fact that if anything happens with your Google account (say an AdSense terms violation) you will also lose your phone service. All of that for a whopping $70/month. Seems pretty crazy to me.

I'm currently paying 17€/month for unlimited calling, texts & data. Not sure what the actual data cap on my unlimited plan is, but I haven't reached it yet. For example I've used about 160GB with iOS tethering during the last week alone and everything still works fine, currently at 85Mbps down / 65Mbps up from where I'm standing. I can stream 4K no problems and I do.

Now my current plan has only 10GB EU-wide data and no non-EU data. However my operator (Tele2) does offer a 50€/month package for EU-wide unlimited all. No international unlimited all package from them yet though.

[1] From the article: we will reduce speeds after 22GB of usage per person in a given month

[2] international tethering not supported on iOS https://fi.google.com/compatibility

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Re:Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad by mcperr3 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @07:33PM (#21001140)

I can see how this plan might not work for everyone but as an American who rarely travels internationally this is fine. And if I tried my best I could probably only consume 10-15GB a month so it's essentially unlimited to me.

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Re:Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad by Avshalom on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @08:20PM (#21001367)

Really cause 10-15 is like one movie a night at ye olde standard def

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Re:Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad by mcperr3 on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @10:55AM (#21006058)

You're right, I could rack up much more than that if I really tried but I've never been one to watch movies on mobile. It mostly consists of a few news apps and the occasional tethering for quick job-related tasks.

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Re:Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad by undersuit on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @06:19PM (#21000674)

You forgot the end of the paragraph on unlimited data:

   We may also optimize video streaming quality to 480p (DVD quality).

So just keep streaming in 4k with your current provider I guess.

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Re:Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad by norcalli on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @01:20AM (#21002562)

It's rare to see the usage of the phrase `optimize [..] quality` with a negative implication. Does this qualify as Newspeak?

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Re:Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad by peatmoss on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @02:01AM (#21002715)

“Optimize for OUR experience” is my assumption in this instance where Google is saying it.

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Re:Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad by ryacko on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @08:16PM (#21001345)

>AdSense terms violation

That would be a minor PR scandal, taking someone’s phone number away would certainly be considered an excessive response.

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Re:Google Fi’s Unlimited plan: more data at home and abroad by Strom on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @10:04PM (#21001851)

> That would be a minor PR scandal

Here's one that made it to the front page of HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18886804

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