Are you ever heard of Google Fi ?!
Google Fi is a google telecommunications service or actually a collection of cell services .
That it provides internet on mobile , Calls and SMS and other features .
It’s exactly as Phone Carriers, But how ? As we know Google is not a carrier !!!
Google describes "Google Fi" service as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) , Which is mean a telecommunication service that does not own or administrate any wireless network infrastructure as cellphone towers.
Instead, they deal with mobile network operators to obtain a full access to that infrastructure at wholesale rates, then sets their retail prices independently.
Google Fi has agreements with the US-based companies like T-Mobile, Sprint and the Hong Kong-based for the usage of their infrastructure.
The system switches between those three services depending on the signal strength and speed, As well, with the idea to control and save consuming data, "Google Fi" connects to Wi-Fi hotspots using a VPN generated by auto encryption system too complicated to explain it in some words.
But it was done in that way for your privacy safety and happens without you noticing.
So ALL your data traffic is totally encrypted.
Google Fi works with a specific SIM Card and software installed in your mobile phone, you must have an unlocked phone and sign up into Google Fi online, thereafter Google will send you the SIM card to put into your smartphone, and congratulations now !!! You’re a Google Fi user.
The service available in more than 200 countries without any different in the service cost or features, On the other hand the speed depends on the roaming partners and the region you're in.
The service also has Rich Communication System; it’s an improved SMS version that supports high-quality photos, video calls, GPS, file transfer, chating, and more.
Google Fi gives you possibility to make calls and send messages from any device through Google Hangouts, Also, you can forward calls and voicemails and SMS from your Fi number to any mobile number you want .
During its beta version, the system had the name of Project Fi, and it was launched only for the Nexus 6, But in 2016 Google expanded the system to more smartphones and opened it to the public.
In November 2018, Google rebranded as "Google Fi", and support more smartphones, iOS versions included.
If you want a first-class experience, you can take LG, Pixel or Motorola models which were designed for the service and brought an electronic SIM pre-programmed for Google Fi, so you won’t need to Buy the physical SIM.
Google Fi offering a monthly flexible flat-fee based plan, which you pay $20 (plus taxes and government surcharges "vary per state" but are normally between 10-20% ) at the beginning of every month with unlimited calls and texts , and customizable data allowance costing $10 for 1 GB .
Unused data is credited back to your account.
Each additional GB for data costs $10.
Outside the US, phone calls cost $0.20 per minute.
If you reach the 6GB data, which costs $60, your bill doesn’t go over, So you don’t pay anything more(your data is free for the rest of your billing cycle)
With Google Fi Billed Protection you can get unlimited plan for Google Fi where you continue getting data service and never pay more than $80, Data is slowed to 256kbps for the rest of the month after 15 GB.
However, Google Fi also has the Group Plan, where six people can share the same account, with the same features of the individual plan.
Each account has a manager who can add members ($15 per person) The group names a manager who can handle the billing and limit the use of any member and buy more data.
Group Plan features the Group Payment method, which Google Fi calculates each of the members shares of the bill and features they utilized, then the group can choose if they want to split the bill and how they will do it.
Google Fi has gotten lot of positive reviews in the last weeks, Some people have complained about the plane-price ,Others about the fact that is not supported by all kinds of smartphones right now.
With the arrival of the Mobile Virtual Network Operator Google could be a Big Game-Changer for the telecommunications industry.