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> I could get Fi notifications and check voicemail online. I used to do that as well, and still have Google Fi, but aggravatingly, all its integrated features
by cge 5y ago
> I could get Fi notifications and check voicemail online.
I used to do that as well, and still have Google Fi, but aggravatingly, all its integrated features fell victim to Google's butchering of messaging services. You can no longer get or send SMS via hangouts, and can no longer get voicemail notifications online: both appear to require that you be actively connected to mobile service, like every other provider.
Considering that these were major selling points, it's particularly annoying that they just disappeared.
- gregjor 5y agoYou can get voicemails with the Fi mobile app. Fi isn’t the best solution for everyone. You can find other services if you need a US phone number that can forward and receive SMS. I used Twilio too. I needed a US number that my customers could reach me on wherever I was, in case of emergencies, because I do a lot of system admin and infrastructure work. The OP had a different problem: cheap roaming and calling back to the US.