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I tried FreedomPop a few months ago. The service was terribly unreliable and call quality was poor. I cancelled after 2 weeks, and surprise the renewal still ch

by pbnjay 9y ago

I tried FreedomPop a few months ago. The service was terribly unreliable and call quality was poor. I cancelled after 2 weeks, and surprise the renewal still charged me. Which I contested with my cancellation confirmation email. Then a got a message from a collections agency about the still unpaid charge. Still no closure, worst experience I've ever had with a phone company! I used straight talk for years, and I'm now on project fi. Both are miles above FreedomPop.

jgh 9y ago
Project Fi seems cool and something I would happily subscribe to. Too bad it only works with Google phones.
- z2 9y ago
  I can't speak to any agreements or conditions of use, but technically you need only a supported Google phone to activate the SIM card and tie it to a Google account. Afterwards, the card works in any phone.
  - jgh 9y ago
    Fair enough, but that means I have to find someone who has one of those phones ;)
  - pasbesoin 9y ago
    My Nexus 5X (purchased through Fi, by the way, but recently using my Verizon SIM because of certain network coverage, etc.) bootlooped. I'm waiting for the Pixel 2, unless I decide on something else, and I picked up a Motorola G5+ to tide me over until then or I "unbootloop" the 5X and decide I can trust it. Anyway, comments on Amazon and/or Newegg about using the G5+ on Fi state that it works but that calls can only be made on the T-Mobile network. IIRC -- this wasn't a factor, for me, so I didn't make a mental note to self to particularly remember that detail.
- e40 9y ago
  Agreed. And currently available phones are really expensive. Supposedly the Moto X4 will work on Fi soon, but that's gone from a lower cost phone to a higher one, last I read. Around $400. I was hoping for $250-300, in case one of my 3 5x's bootloops or dies. At this point, I really, really like Project Fi. Too bad Google can't get more phones out, though.
tehlike 9y ago
No idea how payments work, but was it through credit card by any chance? Since you mentioned colections agency, but wanted to ask.

by pbnjay 9y ago

jgh 9y ago

Project Fi seems cool and something I would happily subscribe to. Too bad it only works with Google phones.

z2 9y ago
I can't speak to any agreements or conditions of use, but technically you need only a supported Google phone to activate the SIM card and tie it to a Google account. Afterwards, the card works in any phone.
- jgh 9y ago
  Fair enough, but that means I have to find someone who has one of those phones ;)
- pasbesoin 9y ago
  My Nexus 5X (purchased through Fi, by the way, but recently using my Verizon SIM because of certain network coverage, etc.) bootlooped. I'm waiting for the Pixel 2, unless I decide on something else, and I picked up a Motorola G5+ to tide me over until then or I "unbootloop" the 5X and decide I can trust it. Anyway, comments on Amazon and/or Newegg about using the G5+ on Fi state that it works but that calls can only be made on the T-Mobile network. IIRC -- this wasn't a factor, for me, so I didn't make a mental note to self to particularly remember that detail.
e40 9y ago
Agreed. And currently available phones are really expensive. Supposedly the Moto X4 will work on Fi soon, but that's gone from a lower cost phone to a higher one, last I read. Around $400. I was hoping for $250-300, in case one of my 3 5x's bootloops or dies. At this point, I really, really like Project Fi. Too bad Google can't get more phones out, though.

tehlike 9y ago

No idea how payments work, but was it through credit card by any chance? Since you mentioned colections agency, but wanted to ask.