<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
(	O
pronounced	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
Project	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
MVNO	O
telecommunications	O
service	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
that	O
provides	O
telephone	O
calls	O
,	O
SMS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
broadband	O
using	O
cellular	O
networks	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
T-Mobile	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
is	O
a	O
service	O
for	O
US	O
residents	O
only	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
by	O
invitation	O
only	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
opened	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
it	O
work	O
with	O
additional	O
device	O
models	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Pixel	O
and	O
Pixel	O
XL	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
rebranded	O
Project	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
as	O
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
and	O
made	O
it	O
work	O
with	O
more	O
device	O
models	O
,	O
including	O
partially	O
with	O
iPhones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
renamed	O
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
smartphone	B-Application
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Sprint	O
and	O
T-Mobile	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
Pixel	O
and	O
Pixel	O
XL	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
introduced	O
a	O
Group	O
Plan	O
,	O
letting	O
subscribers	O
add	O
extra	O
members	O
to	O
their	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
announced	O
bill	O
protection	O
which	O
caps	O
the	O
charge	O
for	O
data	O
at	O
$60	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
later	O
dropped	O
US	O
Cellular	O
,	O
leaving	O
T-Mobile	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
network	O
usable	O
with	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
automatically	O
switches	O
between	O
networks	O
depending	O
on	O
signal	O
strength	O
and	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
automatically	O
connect	O
to	O
open	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
hotspots	B-Application
while	O
securing	O
data	O
with	O
encryption	O
through	O
an	O
automatic	O
VPN	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
users	O
could	O
originally	O
use	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
Google	B-Protocol
Hangouts	I-Protocol
on	O
any	O
phone	O
,	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
or	O
computer	O
to	O
call	O
and	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
also	O
implements	O
VoLTE	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
staged	O
rollout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
works	O
over	O
5G	O
and	O
it	O
automatically	O
switches	O
between	O
different	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data-only	O
SIM	O
card	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
supported	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
and	O
car	O
modems	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Volvo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
allow	O
end-to-end	O
encrypted	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data-only	O
SIM	O
card	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
other	O
compatible	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
2013	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Nexus	B-Device
9	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Group	O
Plans	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
feature	O
"	O
Group	O
Repay	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
automatically	O
calculates	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
members	O
 '	O
individual	O
shares	O
of	O
the	O
bill	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
easy	O
payments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
offers	O
an	O
'	O
Unlimited	O
 '	O
Plan	O
for	O
its	O
users	O
for	O
a	O
flat	O
rate	O
of	O
$70	O
per	O
month	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
50GB	O
of	O
high	O
speed	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fi	O
's	O
'	O
Unlimited	O
 '	O
plan	O
also	O
includes	O
100	O
GB	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
One	O
storage	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
important	O
to	O
note	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
does	O
not	O
honor	O
promotions	O
for	O
current	O
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
not	O
explained	O
on	O
promotional	O
offers	O
and	O
many	O
customers	O
have	O
noted	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
Wireless	O
has	O
a	O
history	O
of	O
assuring	O
customers	O
that	O
promotional	O
offers	O
are	O
valid	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
day	O
after	O
it	O
expires	O
,	O
will	O
email	O
customers	O
to	O
let	O
them	O
know	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
n't	O
eligible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicole	O
Lee	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
praised	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
plans	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
six	O
months	O
,	O
I	O
've	O
barely	O
touched	O
my	O
monthly	O
2	O
GB	O
data	O
allotment	O
and	O
frequently	O
receive	O
money	O
back	O
each	O
month	O
from	O
unused	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
