Google has ventured far beyond internet search for its
business. It has its own internet provisioning service (Google Fiber), an army
of balloons that deliver low-cost internet service to the rest of the world and
it has even journeyed into the automotive industry with a driverless car
initiative.
Now, it’s going after mobile carriers in the United States
with its Project Fi, a mobile virtual network operator that uses the
infrastructure of both Sprint and T-Mobile (so only phones that use these
networks’ bands will be able to support Project Fi).
Subscribers of Project Fi will be able to make unlimited
calls and texts locally, send unlimited text internationally and pay $10 per GB
of data. Users go up to 10GB of data per month and Google will pay you back for
any unused data by crediting that amount to your next bill.
Moreover, Wi-Fi tethering is built into a customer’s plan and
roaming charges are very competitive. The plans are also very flexible allowing
users to change the data package from month to month. Project Fi also makes use
of usable Wi-Fi connections in order connect to the network in case the user is
in an area with bad reception.
Right now, the service is an invite-only offering and will
only work if you have a Nexus 6 handset.
