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But that's the whole point of Google Fi. They partnered with Sprint and T-Mobile. When your in Alameda and Sprint sucks, Google puts you on T-Mobile's network,
by maxsilver 12y ago
But that's the whole point of Google Fi. They partnered with Sprint and T-Mobile.
When your in Alameda and Sprint sucks, Google puts you on T-Mobile's network, and you get better data + coverage.
When you head to the rural Midwest, and T-Mobile has EDGE or no service at all, Google can put you back on Sprint LTE and it's at least better than EDGE on T-Mobile.
If this works the way they describe, then you win in both situations -- you get the best of either network, wherever you happen to be.
- servercobra 12y agoThis is exactly where I'm at. T-Mobile is super fast in Oakland, SF, and even in the BART tunnels, but I just went home to WI and had terrible T-Mobile coverage outside of Milwaukee. So I popped in my Ting SIM (a Sprint MVNO, $6/mo to keep the line open, pay for what you use) and instantly had good coverage.
- mikeash 12y agoIf you combine two crappy networks, the result won't be as crappy, but it won't necessarily be good either.
- rizwank 12y agoIn general yes, but TMO and sprint are often the jack and Jill of coverage.