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> Google Fi is expensive for individuals. Their initial premise was $20 base for unlimited text/phone and $10 / Gb. Pixel 3 user here. I pay $30/month on avera

> Google Fi is expensive for individuals. Their initial premise was $20 base for unlimited text/phone and $10 / Gb. Pixel 3 user here. I pay $30/month on average. What on Earth are you torrenting on your phone? I've never used more than 5 GB data in a month. Just wait till you're back on wifi before watching YouTube...

ARandomerDude 7y ago
Completely agree. I work from home and I rarely user over 1GB. It's very cheap for me.
leet 7y ago
But Tmobile family plan costs you $30/month with unlimited data. I think it is crazy that we have to pay $10/ GB for data specially when I am traveling around the country with no wifi.
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- UncleMeat 7y ago
  An individual tmobile plan that includes international support is $70 per month.
- derekp7 7y ago
  The cheapest plan (essentials) is $60 for the first line. The second line is $30.
- sliken 7y ago
  Which $30 unlimited plan? The grandfathered one with a max of 60 minutes of voice you get through walmart? I had a family plan through t-mobile and after years of getting more expensive per month (no enterprise discount, increasing number of taxes/fees, etc) I switched to google fi and halved my bill. Some tips for those trying to minimize bandwidth: 1) tell google phones to backup pictures/videos on wifi 2) preload maps for any cities you visit more than monthly 3) get a podcast app (if you listen) that preloads them when on wifi 4) get youtube red ($10 a month) for no ads, downloadable youtube videos, and downloading your top 500 songs. With the above, even when traveling quite a bit I average 1-2GB a month. I generally use nav every time I drive just to get the traffic info/warnings.
reaperducer 7y ago
I've never used more than 5 GB data in a month Good for you. I'm on WiFi at home and at work, and I just checked my bill and I used 5.53GB last month, and my wife used 9.72GB. I don't consider either of us to be heavy mobile users, especially since we can't get cell service in our home.
- saltcured 7y ago
  Ha, I used 200 MB of LTE and 800 MB of WiFi in the last month. I have willfully pared down my phone's footprint, but I assume you must do frequent streaming on your phone and/or you have some apps really running amok? For cost-sensitive people who are content with T-Mobile networks and open to MVNOs, I suggest looking at Mint Mobile. The best ongoing rates are had when you buy in bulk: $15/20/25 for 3/8/12 GB LTE per month, as a 12-month package. It also has unlimited voice/sms, and it throttles rather than charging extra when you exhaust your LTE quota. Oh, and they also support T-Mobile's WiFi calling, so you can have phone service in your home without cell signal...
  - ineedasername 7y ago
    How's mint's coverage in the real world? I was checking out their map, but I never really trust those.
    - saltcured 7y ago
      AFAICT, it is identical to what a T-Mobile subscriber would see, though I imagine as a Mint Mobile user, we are deprioritized compared to the current high-paying T-Mobile customers in a congested cell.
      - ineedasername 7y ago
        I use T-mobile now, so I suppose switching wouldn't be to much of an issue in terms of coverage. I'm currently grandfathered in on an old pay-as-you-go plan that gave 100 minutes a month (I don't talk on the phone much), unlimited texts, and "unlimited data" (5GB then basically nothing). However T-Mobile makes it increasingly hard to stay with that plan, like eliminating the ability to refresh your plan earlier than 30 days, and for the few times I use it as a phone the service is spotty-- full signal, data works fine, but it might take a few minutes for a call to connect, sometimes failing and requiring multiple attempts. Mint might be an improvement.
berbec 7y ago
Linux ISOs. What else do you torrent, sir???
the_mitsuhiko 7y ago
Since I effectively have no data cap I use north of 40GB on my phone without trying. A lot is from tethering though.

ARandomerDude 7y ago

Completely agree. I work from home and I rarely user over 1GB. It's very cheap for me.

leet 7y ago

But Tmobile family plan costs you $30/month with unlimited data. I think it is crazy that we have to pay $10/ GB for data specially when I am traveling around the country with no wifi.

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UncleMeat 7y ago
An individual tmobile plan that includes international support is $70 per month.
derekp7 7y ago
The cheapest plan (essentials) is $60 for the first line. The second line is $30.
sliken 7y ago
Which $30 unlimited plan? The grandfathered one with a max of 60 minutes of voice you get through walmart? I had a family plan through t-mobile and after years of getting more expensive per month (no enterprise discount, increasing number of taxes/fees, etc) I switched to google fi and halved my bill. Some tips for those trying to minimize bandwidth: 1) tell google phones to backup pictures/videos on wifi 2) preload maps for any cities you visit more than monthly 3) get a podcast app (if you listen) that preloads them when on wifi 4) get youtube red ($10 a month) for no ads, downloadable youtube videos, and downloading your top 500 songs. With the above, even when traveling quite a bit I average 1-2GB a month. I generally use nav every time I drive just to get the traffic info/warnings.

reaperducer 7y ago

I've never used more than 5 GB data in a month Good for you. I'm on WiFi at home and at work, and I just checked my bill and I used 5.53GB last month, and my wife used 9.72GB. I don't consider either of us to be heavy mobile users, especially since we can't get cell service in our home.

saltcured 7y ago
Ha, I used 200 MB of LTE and 800 MB of WiFi in the last month. I have willfully pared down my phone's footprint, but I assume you must do frequent streaming on your phone and/or you have some apps really running amok? For cost-sensitive people who are content with T-Mobile networks and open to MVNOs, I suggest looking at Mint Mobile. The best ongoing rates are had when you buy in bulk: $15/20/25 for 3/8/12 GB LTE per month, as a 12-month package. It also has unlimited voice/sms, and it throttles rather than charging extra when you exhaust your LTE quota. Oh, and they also support T-Mobile's WiFi calling, so you can have phone service in your home without cell signal...
- ineedasername 7y ago
  How's mint's coverage in the real world? I was checking out their map, but I never really trust those.
  - saltcured 7y ago
    AFAICT, it is identical to what a T-Mobile subscriber would see, though I imagine as a Mint Mobile user, we are deprioritized compared to the current high-paying T-Mobile customers in a congested cell.
    - ineedasername 7y ago
      I use T-mobile now, so I suppose switching wouldn't be to much of an issue in terms of coverage. I'm currently grandfathered in on an old pay-as-you-go plan that gave 100 minutes a month (I don't talk on the phone much), unlimited texts, and "unlimited data" (5GB then basically nothing). However T-Mobile makes it increasingly hard to stay with that plan, like eliminating the ability to refresh your plan earlier than 30 days, and for the few times I use it as a phone the service is spotty-- full signal, data works fine, but it might take a few minutes for a call to connect, sometimes failing and requiring multiple attempts. Mint might be an improvement.

berbec 7y ago

Linux ISOs. What else do you torrent, sir???

the_mitsuhiko 7y ago

Since I effectively have no data cap I use north of 40GB on my phone without trying. A lot is from tethering though.