What networks does Google Fi Wireless use?
Google Fi Wireless uses T-Mobile's network to provide its base coverage and an extended "network of networks" that includes US Cellular to provide further coverage for certain phones.
If your phone is compatible, it will switch between network providers automatically depending on which service will provide the best coverage in your area. This is only available for phones "Designed for Fi," however, which includes Google Pixel phones as well as many Android models.
Does Google Fi Wireless work with an iPhone?
While you can use just about any phone with Google Fi, iPhones are tricky. Google Fi is optimized for Google Pixel phones and select other Android models certified as "Designed for Fi," meaning that they'll have certain benefits that non-"Designed for Fi" phones will not.
This is significant in terms of coverage, as "Designed for Fi" phones will have access to the full range of Google Fi's network sources, including T-Mobile cell towers, US Cellular towers, and a range of hotspots, but iPhones and non-"Designed for Fi" phones will be restricted to just T-Mobile coverage.
Is Google Fi Wireless actually unlimited?
"Unlimited" data is mostly just a reference to a fixed price per month for access to a certain amount of high-speed data. With each of the two unlimited data plans offered by Google Fi, you can use high-speed data up to a certain data cap before your data speeds will slow down due to deprioritization.
This doesn't affect how much data you can use, it just affects the speed. With the Simply Unlimited plan, your data speeds will be capped after you use 35GB of high-speed data, and with the Unlimited Plus plan your data speeds will be capped after 50GB.
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I was having the same issue. I renamed my network and setup the guest network with the old name and password. I kept all my smart devices like lights etc on the guest network. I moved my thermostats, Chromecasts, Google homes and TVs to the newly named main network. It has been working great for over a week now. I was having to reboot the network at least once a day. I have over 60 devices total on the network. Using the guest network definitely helped.
More on reddit.comI thought I'd save someone time and money and give an honest review of Google Fi services. I really wanted to love it, but.... I'm switching back to at&t. I'm in NJ and NYC area.
Pro's: good connection overseas, no issues connecting to network upon arrival to Europe ( compared to At&t ), no international data charges.
Con's: spotty connection, no connection at all in specific areas. IT support is useless and openly mean at times. I contacted them when I discovered that I have no network connection at work watsoever - no phone calls, no data (never had this issue with at&t), 2 weeks and 5 IT support reps later - the issue still persists. Notification "Sim card is not provisioned" and "emergency calls only" is a normal thing. I have Google 7 pro phone and iPhone on the second line ( with the same issues).