Mobile phone service for a single device, Receiving authentication calls/SMS while abroad (for under a year)
It's a cost-effective mobile service for domestic or short-term international use, but support is poor and long-term international policies are restrictive.
Long-term international use (data disabled after a year abroad), Users requiring robust customer support
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They peddle the same overpriced phones payment plans and try to keep you on the network, blurring the line between device cost and plan cost. They also distinguish between regular data and hotspot data.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Mobile phone and data service
Fi works well and costs me a reasonable price per month so I stick with it.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Mobile phone service for a single device
Google Fi has a policy in place where they disable your data phone access if you've been abroad for over a year. Google has a bad reputation for customer service, and they made a half-baked attempt at building out a customer support team with Google Fi, but it's a joke.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Mobile phone service for receiving authentication calls/SMS while living abroad
There are some things like Google Fi that can only use a non-workplace google account.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Mobile phone service, but with a compatibility limitation.
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