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Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free?

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On 17:54 17/09 , Horace Algier wrote:
>On 17 Sep 2016 11:17:38 -0500, Elfin wrote:
>
>>>that doesn't work on very many phones. 
>>>
>> Officially only works on 3 phone.  Nexus 5X, 6 and 6P.  
>> But as some have found it works fine on lots of phones after you activate 
>? the sim on Project Fi.  Google does say they can terminate service if
>they see you using it on a non-supported phone.
>> 
>> The data sim is a nice deal.  No cost to get, no monthly 'access fee', 
>> just shares in your data.
>
>I travel to Mountainview relatively frequently, so I looked up what this
>"Project Fi" stuff is, as I know nothing about it.
>
>https://fi.google.com/about/
>
>That page (and the four that fall below is) is so full of Marketing BS that
>it rivals those of Apple MARKETING. It's actually difficult to read, it's
>so disgustingly MARKETING oriented. 
>
>Nonetheless, watching the annoying video, it says Google partnered with the
>hardware phone makers and the carriers to create a network solution.
>
>That they *start* with "finding trains" is disconcerting (who gives a shit
>about trains - I haven't been on a train in thirty years) and the *next*
>value is "streaming* your favorite songs (again, who gives a shit since you
>can *download* any song you want for free in seconds and songs don't take
>up any space percentagewise).
>
>Listening further in the video, there is a line saying "prices that make
>sense" (um, ok - I like that, but prices for what?) and then "tech that
>just works" (heh heh ... we've heard *that* before)... what that means is
>it's likely *limited* like you can't believe - and always will mean that.
>
>Yikes! That's it? That is Fi? It ends with "Join us". 
>Holy cow. 
>
>That is fi?
>Naaaaaaah. Can't be.
>It didn't say *anything* anyone actually cares about.
>(trains? streaming songs?)
>
>Whenever anyone says "it just works", what they mean is "morons love this
>stuff because it doesn't actually do anything MARKETING hasn't scripted for
>you!".
>
>So, um, what is Fi?
>
>Going *back* to the web page, the header line says it's "A new way to say
>hello".
> https://fi.google.com/about/
>
>Uh, ok. That's pretty useless. 
>New isn't better. 
>It's just different. 
>Or, maybe it's not even different.
>Being new is meaningless.
>Saying "hello" a new way is probably just as meaningless.
>
>Reading on, Fi has four parts:
>a. The Network
>b. The Plan
>c. The Experience
>d. The Phones
>
>Jeezus. Can't they just *say* what the f**c it is?
>Anyway, this is long so I'll take it up in another post.
>
> 
>
They say quite clearly what it is and how it works.  In fact it is one of the better websites for the cell providers.  That you don't understand it just speaks to your ignorance.  But that's nothing new to anyone that reads here.

And if you sign up with them you get to see just how simple account management and such can be.

But feel free to rave on as usual with more ignorance.
-- 
Elfin

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Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-09-13 16:06 +0000
  Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? ElfinArc <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-09-13 11:39 -0500
    Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-09-14 04:40 +0000
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    Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-09-14 07:48 +0000
  Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> - 2016-09-17 11:47 -0400
    Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-17 11:48 -0400
      Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Elfin <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-09-17 11:17 -0500
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            Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-09-18 00:02 +0000
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                Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Elfin <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-09-19 11:37 -0500
        Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-09-17 22:54 +0000
          Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Elfin <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-09-17 18:28 -0500
            Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-09-18 04:16 +0000
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                Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-18 19:22 +1000
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                Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-20 05:32 +1000
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