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Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by cptskippy on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:35PM (#21009856)
I pay $145 a month on T-Mobile for 6 lines with "unlimited" everything, international data, and discount international call/text.
Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by joecool1029 on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:49PM (#21010029)
Around the same for me as well. And I do find the "unlimited" is pretty much as advertised even with deprioritization since I live in a rural area. My average use on one of the lines is 250GB/mo. It usually sits around 35mbit down, 5mbit up... this compares favorably with cable options in my area.
Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by cptskippy on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:57PM (#21010103)
I don't think I've ever been throttled though I go over the 2GB kickback limit every so often and it costs me $10.
Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by dwg on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @06:10PM (#21010838)
T-Mobile international data is too slow. 128kbps at present. If you travel a lot, or even a little but use your phone a lot for on-the-fly planning, work, etc., Fi is a better option. In fact, that is Fi's greatest advantage for me.
Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by cptskippy on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @07:15PM (#21011500)
I guess if you're playing on social media or youtube but it's fine for Maps, Email, and Messaging. When we were in Italy for a few weeks it was more than enough as most places had free WiFi.
Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by allset_ on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @08:42PM (#21012089)
In my experiences in Sweden and the Netherlands, it's a struggle to use T-Mobile's 2G international data to perform simple tasks, even using Maps and sending messages on Signal.
Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by derekdahmer on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:25PM (#21012316)
I just came back from Europe and opted to pay for the upgraded international T-Mobile plan since 2G is barely usable. LTE was around $35 for 15gb. It was way more useful than 2G but it also felt like I wasn't getting full LTE speeds for some reason.
Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by umeshunni on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:09PM (#21012222)
Same here. WhatsApp seems to work fine but most other messaging apps struggle at 128kbps.
Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by dwg on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:30AM (#21013827)
When _good_ Wi-Fi is readily available it really helps but I found that I can’t depend on it and it’s much more convenient to have fast service on my phone. Nothing More frustrating than not losing time trying to get find good internet to handle changes of plans, or find a good restaurant, etc.

Even throttled fi, which is very slow, is twice the speed of t-mobile’s regular speed... I can’t imagine trying to check out photos of a few place to compare on maps with those speeds.

Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by mnm1 on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @06:07PM (#21010798)
Does that include taxes and fees? Does it include unlimited tethering? I'm paying the same for 4 lines with unlimited everything except only 2gb per line for tethering. Seems like I might be getting ripped off...
Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by cptskippy on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @07:19PM (#21011536)
T-Mobile One plans include all of that in the price. The only fees are on international charges.

I'm not sure what the official stance is on tethering but I think it's just throttled. I bring my own device and I have never experienced throttling or denial of tethering thought so Idk.

Re:Google Fi Unlimited Plan by outworlder on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @07:48PM (#21011773)
Can you even sign up for T-Mobile One anymore? I thought they had replaced it with 'Magento' or whatever and grandfathered One.