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Like the title said. Activated 2 Unlimited Plan lines today in the USA (worked fine locally) and got on a plane to South America. Upon arrival, cannot connect to any network. Google FI support clarifies via chat this is intentional as I have not been an active customer in the USA for a long enough period to be entitled to the full product.
If anyone from the Google FI team reads this and wishes to remind me that this is entirely within your T&C I would recommend you make this clear to customers signing up. Perhaps you can say “Roaming in 200 countries - but not in the first 3 months”.
Support states per the FI policy it will not clarify how long the USA service needs to be active before global data is available - They literally told me to reach out to them prior to my next international trip the day before I leave to ask if their algorithm magically approved me for using their full product.
Edit: leaving this post up. tried to clarify to potential folks interested in signing up for this service to understand this unique product with global roaming to understand this will not be available to you for the first few months. Buyer beware. If you plan any travel within the first few months of signing up for Google Fi, reach out to their support prior to departure to ask if it will work when you arrive at your destination.
Was wondering will my iPhone still receive 2FA/calls or texts if I travel to Europe ? I plan on a long term trim away from the USA and don’t want to lose my cell number. Currently with T-Mobile. I guess I could stay with T-Mobile and turn data off on the iPhone and still be ok ? Not sure. Thanks.
I switched to the flex plan, my cycle started, and I found out folks in my plan need to travel intentionally. I called Google Fi and they told me there is no way to switch back to international until June, and the only way to get international coverage before the trip is to cancel my Google Fi account and go with another provider. They stated there is no alternative. This seems absolutely bizarre to me, especially considering i was a loyal member since inception of project Fi.
Can people confirm that this is correct?
I couldn’t tel the difference Unlimited Premium vs Standard when it came to international data roaming