Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking accounts

Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by relaunched on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @09:42AM (#21524604)

said no one that lives in the US, ever!

It always blows my mind how that whenever you go anywhere in the world, you can get amazing mobile plans (data and call / sms) for $10-$30 dollars per month.

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by jayshua on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @10:01AM (#21524847)

Probably has something to do with the size. I'd imagine covering a country like Denmark or Ireland is considerably easier and cheaper for a smaller company then covering the US would be.

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by postsantum on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @10:09AM (#21524956)

You would be surprised to see prices for mobile Internet in Russia

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by davchana on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @11:00AM (#21525566)

& in India.

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by tylerhou on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @11:48AM (#21526172)

How is the rural coverage? Is it better than the rural coverage in the US?

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by davchana on Friday November 15, 2019 @09:55PM (#21550680)

Yes, atleast 3G is everywhere, 4G is I think most of the places.

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by ceejayoz on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @10:08AM (#21524932)

The EU and EAA - with a roughly similar land area and population to the US - has free roaming by law. Your French plan is good in Norway.

The US could institute a similar regime that'd permit state/local carriers to exist and compete.

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by aliceryhl on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:33PM (#21539100)

I pay 20 USD/m for 40 GB/m in Denmark, and I have up to 8 GB / month in the rest of the EU.

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by blihp on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @10:02AM (#21524862)

Agreed. Just goes to show what is possible when you have some combination of real competition and/or regulation. Here in the U.S. we have neither.

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by daveFNbuck on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @11:26AM (#21525920)

I have Google Fi, and my bill is always below $30/person using the flexible plan.

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Re:Google plans to partner with banks to offer checking acco... by jeanofthedead on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @03:36PM (#21529234)

I'm on Mint Mobile (an MVNO of T-Mobile), and my bill is $15/person. Just switched from Fi.

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