Hi everyone,
We’re very excited to announce that Fi SIM cards are now available for purchase in 500+ Best Buy stores across the US.
These SIMs will be sold separately from devices and are priced at $9.99. When you purchase a Fi SIM from participating Best Buy stores, you are eligible to receive a $10 service credit upon SIM activation on Fi (with a limit of one qualifying activation per person and a limit of six qualifying activations per group plan). Note: While Best Buy employees will not be able to assist in Fi SIM activations, it’s easy to do on your own by following the steps listed here.
FAQs
1. Are only new Fi members eligible for the $10 service credit?
Any user (current or new to Fi) can buy a Fi SIM and get the $10 service credit if it’s activated on Fi (with a limit of one qualifying activation per person and a limit of 6 qualifying activations per group plan, and with no port-in requirement).
2. I purchased a Fi SIM from Best Buy, how do I receive the $10 in service credits?
Within one week after activation, you will receive an email confirmation of the service credit and will see the $10 credit on your subsequent bill(s).
3. I purchased a Fi SIM from Best Buy, but I’m having difficulty activating it.
Try following the steps listed here. Still having issues? Let us know below or contact Fi support.
4. Which Best Buy stores are carrying the Fi SIMs?
We recommend contacting your nearest Best Buy store for product availability.
5. What types of SIMs will be available for purchase?
Google Fi Talk & Text SIMs will be available. Note: Data-only SIMs will not be available.
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For more information, you can read through our terms and conditions here.
Questions? Check out our FAQ page, or let us know here!
Best,
Kelly, Google Fi Community Manager
I am getting ready to travel to Europe and bought a Google Fi sim from Best Buy to put in a older phone for use while I'm gone. I currently have Verizon and have no intentions of leaving Verizon upon return. I threw the sim card in my older phone (S7) and it's telling me my Google account cannot be used for Fi because it's not authorized. Ok, fine, I created another account but it just directs me to the Google Fi website to purchase a plan, with free sim card as if I hadn't boughten a card already. What the hell is happening?
You get a free SIM for Fi service. You can buy one for $10, and get a $10 credit, or sign up for a new account and they'll send you a free one. Or, if you're in a hurry (this was me), you can buy a SIM, get the credit, and keep the free one as an unactivated spare to keep in case you lose one, lose a phone, or have some other issue that makes the old SIM unavailable.
However...so, I'm guessing you've done this before?
"I currently have Verizon and have no intentions of leaving Verizon upon return"
"it's telling me my Google account cannot be used for Fi because it's not authorized"
If so, you've violated your TOS and gotten banned from their service, once they associate this new account with you, they'll likely ban you entirely from Google Pay and any associated services. From their perspective, this is fraud.
Besides the other commenter bringing up valid points, Fi requires at least 51% usage in the US. It's not an international-only service. Besides the questionable things the other comment goes over, if it's for any long amount of time, Fi can cut your service off because you will be using 100% outside the US.
Why not just get a euro sim when you arrive? Cheaper, too, unless you aren't going to use any data whatsoever... and that will likely still be cheaper than Fi, even at $20/month.