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Google could have ended up paying for some of the R&D needed for phones to work on both existing networks at the same time.
by stu2010 8y ago
Google could have ended up paying for some of the R&D needed for phones to work on both existing networks at the same time.
- cptskippy 8y agoThe technology has always been there, Google just paid T-Mobile and Sprint enough to convince them to set it up.
- amluto 8y agoAs far as I can tell, Google’s technology is a giant hack, and I doubt a merged Sprint/TMO would want to use it.
- cptskippy 8y agoI haven't looked into how Find works but a roaming profile on one carrier and clever APN configs seem like they'd get the job done.
- phamilton 8y agoThe seamless phone call handoff is the tricky part. As I understand it, Google Fi does the equivalent of a remote screen session. The call is originated from a google server and the phone connects and reconnects to that server.
- cptskippy 8y agoT-Mobile has been evaluating and deploying that technology since early 2006, I would be surprised if Google developed this technology themselves. I was part of an early Beta for T-Mobile using Nokia flip phones that would work over a regular WiFi router. Part of the testing involved originating calls on WiFi and then transitioning to Cellular and vice versa.