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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 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.

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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
        Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-17 12:20 -0400
          Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Elfin <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-09-17 11:26 -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 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
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              Re: Are others on T-Mobile in the USA getting their data constantly updated, for free? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2016-09-17 21:31 -0700
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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 23:00 +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> - 2016-09-20 05:32 +1000
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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 07:11 +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> - 2016-09-18 00:02 +0000
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