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[Nexus 6  General] chogardjr:
Well I did not have texts in hangouts or the dialer installed on my M9 but when my Fi phone rings or gets texts my M9 phone, on Sprint, also rang and got the same texts in hangouts. Also my Nexus 9, M8 and Note3 all get the same texts, through hangouts, as long as they are on WiFi. I did not do anything special for my M9 to ring at the same time as my Fi N6. This happened whether these two phones were on WiFi or not. I guess as long as you have a network connection, not cellular, any phone you also have originally signed in with the same gmail will mirror your Fi phone.

I did read all about the features but when this happened I was like WTF is the point of selling us a phone if I technically don't even need to carry it if I have another phone on any carrier. Seems like they should allow an option to purchase this service without a phone at all if we already have service elsewhere.

EDIT: Sorry I was wrong about texts from N6 coming through hangouts only on M9. It also came as a regular text from a strange number I've never seen before. Not sure how I would know this was from my Fi phone unless I had it with me. The feature seem pretty dumb IMO.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Have you activated your Nexus 6 yet? If not, you should consider returning it and wait until you get your invite. Here's why: So far, just from reading this thread, BY FAR the greatest number of Fi invites are being given out to people who do NOT YET have their Nexus 6. If you can still return your Nexus 6, you might just get your Fi invite sooner. It all depends on which you value more, having an N6 now, or getting Fi sooner than later.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] chogardjr:
Forgot to add that voicemail comes through hangouts as a transcript as well so I loose nothing by not carrying my Fi phone.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
If there's anyone that's already on Project Fi that wouldn't mind testing something out, I'm wondering if someone could see how Fi works on the latest build of Chroma (preferably on a completely clean flash, so as to get the most accurate results). Apparently, Google pushed the build Fi needs to run on to AOSP, and it's been implemented into the newest Chroma build. So, I'm curious to see if Fi works 100% fine on it now, or if there are still hiccups with the service on a custom ROM like Chroma that need to be figured out.
[Nexus 6  General] bluefalcon13:
So it seems I have answered myself on this. In order to port my current T-Mobile number to Google voice, I have to activate a third line on T-Mobile, and swap which number is on what plan (currently on the 2-lines unlimited data for $100/month) and port my existing number to Google voice. The porting of the line will terminate service on that line automatically, hence the hoops to jump through.

Ultimately, I know I will do this, soley gain hangouts integration for my current cell number, which in turn makes whatever cell number I am using not matter, thus being able to freely switch between T-Mobile and project fi at will (as well as never worrying about porting a number to a new provider again).
[Nexus 6  General] tehpud:
Got my invite as well. SIM is on the way.
[Nexus 6  General] paztine:
M2 Preview

Has anybody running M2 Preview with Project Fi ? I signed up April 22 and received two feedback from Google but no invite yet. Before I signed up I am running a stock version 5.1.1. And now since I flashed the M2 Preview would that hold off my invite..I am not sure if Google support this M2 Preview..Thanks guys..
[Nexus 6  General] neilrl79:
I would venture to say that more people who didn't already own an N6 requested an invite than current N6 owners and maybe that's why you feel like they are favoring them.

I don't know this as fact, just stating an opinion to add to the conversation.
[Nexus 6  General] fallingd0wn:
Yes. It works fine. They eventually added support for the first preview so I don't see why they wouldn't add this one.
[Nexus 6  General] paztine:
Thanks..

Thank you sir...
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Could be. My assertion was just as much speculation as yours. Though it seems odd that so many people who don't have a Nexus 6 yet are participating in a Nexus 6 forum before they have one.

--peter
[Nexus 6  General] neilrl79:
In my time at XDA, I would say it is very common for people to participate in a device forum before they own said device. This case probably more so because this is the only thread to discuss Project Fi on XDA that I've seen.
[Nexus 6  General] maddog0331:
I had Google Fi for two weeks but the signal wasn't that strong around my work premises. I was kind of disappointed because there weren't enough open Wi-Fi spots around my area...

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Nexus 6  General] neilrl79:
In my area I always here horror stories about TMo's service but I have found it to be great! I've only seen my phone go to Sprint a handful of times in the last week.

I'm in a pretty rural area so my hopes of finding my phone connecting to WiFi automatically arent high.
[Nexus 6  General] bluefalcon13:
I'm already on T-Mobile, I look forward to my invite cause it can only get better... T-Mobile is pretty nice in Colorado springs, but there are some dead zones.
[Nexus 6  General] maddog0331:
My area should not be that bad according to their map coverage area that was disclosed by them....Wi-Fi calling works great but it's really important for me to get a hold of my family while I'm at work and there were a few instances where no matter what I did ie turning the phone off, clearing cache, Google Fi app cache did not work and all I had was an exclamation mark is not acceptable, I know that it can happen at any given time as not network out there is free of malfunctioning but for it to happen the whole morning.

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Nexus 6  General] rekids:
I signed up right after the get go months ago and just got bumped up to the 12 or never group :( however MAYBE that the invite will come out when the new Nexus is released and in that case would be OK since we have 2 lines that we want switched over and those family members would prefer the smaller screens. One could only hope.
[Nexus 6  General] vt0r:
Invite requested: April 23rd

Invite received: Friday, July 10th. Ordered my SIM and welcome kit, and I'll update once I receive them and have a chance to try out the service.

Location: Clifton, NJ

Nexus 6: Did not own one back in April, purchased one from T-Mobile a little over a month ago.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Please help everyone waiting by providing a look at the process!

1) What city are you in?

...snip...

5) Did you already have a Nexus 6?

Thanks for the information!!
[Nexus 6  General] jobone44:
So, I'm on cm12.1 on Verizon, but my fi sim should be here in a day or 2. What ROM or image should I have to make everything go smoothly? Link? Thanks!
[Nexus 6  General] neilrl79:
If you want to be on the official Fi build, download this and individually Fastboot flash all the .img files.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347771545
[Nexus 6  General] jobone44:
Thank you much
[Nexus 6  General] ygohome:
1) What city are you in?

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

2) Signed up for the invite.

June 28, 2015

3) Received invitation.

as of Aug 3 2015 "Invite Status: Expect your invite in 3–4 weeks"

4) When activated the service and info on the process.

not received my invitation yet.
[Nexus 6  General] FynxSyndct:
1) What city are you in? San Diego, CA

2) Signed up for the invite. April ~ish 2015

3) Received invitation. July 10th 2015

4) When activated the service and info on the process. Sim & Welcome Kit ordered - pending shipment- 7.16-20.15
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
The sim kit shipments are slooowww.
[Nexus 6  General] jivy26:
I recommend this I'm on chroma and can't activate to save my life about to flash this and see what happens.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
Are you on the newest build of Chroma, or an older one? If you're on an older build, could you try the newest build? Apparently, the newest build of Chroma is the same build that's "recommended" for Fi, but I'm curious to see if it actually works or not.
[Nexus 6  General] jivy26:
I flashed Chroma Friday and it was the 7/10 release so whatever version that was. I am going to flash 7/11 and see if it works since I have activated my Sim
[Nexus 6  General] jivy26:
Just tested 7/11 Chroma worked perfectly through ProjectFi activation :)
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
Once you've used it for a while, would you mind posting how everything is working? Sorry to nag, heh, but I'm waiting for my Fi invite and hoping that I won't have to leave Chroma in order for the service to work 100% correctly. In particular, if you have a chance to see how the open WiFi/ VPN feature works on Chroma, that'd be cool.
[Nexus 6  General] jivy26:
Will do
[Nexus 6  General] RMXO:
1) What city are you in?

San Jose, CA

2) Signed up for the invite.

July 13, 2015

3) Received invitation.

not received my invitation yet.

4) When activated the service and info on the process.

not received my invitation yet.
[Nexus 6  General] shamelin73:
Ordered min on Friday about 5pm CST. How long are they taking?
[Nexus 6  General] pslak1:
I am in Bay area CA. Signed up on April 23.

Still waiting for invite. From last 2 week status says 3-4 weeks.
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
Maybe I'm too conditioned to one or two day deliveries per Amazon Prime. Mine was ordered on the 8th and received it today (13th). I saw a recent story that Google is watching their costs these days so maybe it's all related.
[Nexus 6  General] shamelin73:
Just got an email they are FedEx 2 day from Carol Stream IL with a welcome kit. I should have it tomorrow the 15th.
[Nexus 6  General] stupidchicken03:
1) What city are you in?

Sacramento, CA

2) Signed up for the invite.

April 22 2015

3) Received invitation.

June 3 2015

4) When activated the service and info on the process.

Was pretty damn straight forward.

I did not have a N6 yet, so I ordered the 64GB and set it for the monthly payments option. Signed up for a 3GB plan. After fees/phone payment/ect my bill is $75.49 give or take (depending on if I use more/less of the 3 GB of data).

I was grandfathered into Vz unlimited data, granted I was paying $118 per month (single line) with a 15% discount. On an average month I would use 12-15 GB. But I was never on wifi at my job and rarely at home. About 5 GB of that each month was streaming Google Music from my phone via Bluetooth to my car. So I figured as much as I have always loved my unlimited data, I was paying too much (especially over the last 11 years...). I could cut down by using wifi at work and at home and then load music onto a flash drive or something for in my car.

Kinda still working out the kinks with the music part of this. I have just over 64GB of music. I have it all sorted and stored local on my home PC and have Google Music Manager set to auto upload when I add new music. At first I got a 128GB micro sd card and put all my music on there. I used a micro usb flash drive adapter to play my music off the card thru my phone. But it can take upward of 10mins for the phone to "scan the media" each time i plug it in. And if I leave it plugged in, it drains my battery and I cant charge simultaneously.
[Nexus 6  General] electryon:
1) What city are you in?

Detroit, MI

2) Signed up for the invite.

April 23 2015

3) Received invitation.

July 15 2015 @ 1:45 PM Eastern Time

Ordered SIM only at 1:50 PM Eastern Time

4) When activated the service and info on the process.

Waiting for SIM card to arrive

I did not have a N6 when I requested my invite on 4/23 but purchased one since. Welcome Kit is listed on my order.

*Update - Just wanted to edit this to state I submitted my order 7/15 at 1:55 PM and received my SIM and Welcome kit 7/16 at 9:47 AM. That was with the free shipping option.
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
Project Fi Official Image ()

For those who are interested in flashing the Nexus 6 official build for Project Fi (LVY48C), now is available in the Factory Images for Nexus Devices website: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images. Enjoy!!!
[Nexus 6  General] sponge_bob_128:
Forgot to pop the SIM and AT&T started installing their bloatware...

(Even with a 10c/min nodata GoPhone plan). Reflash time. AT&T won't bloatware it up after setup is complete.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
subscribed within 24 hours of google starting to accept requests, in an area of excellent tmobile and sprint coverage. waiting for my invite, finally made it to the "12 weeks or never" club. anyhow, any reason NOT to flash the Fi version to my nexus 6?

since there is very strong anecdotal evidence that google is favoring invites to people who don't have nexus 6'es yet, i've stopped using mine, and stuck my sim into my old galaxy note 2 (forgot how much i miss the s-pen), so i suppose it wouldn't hurt anyway since i might not use my N6 again until the invite arrives...

-peter
[Nexus 6  General] 1heffer:
My n6 showed up 8 days ago with a pre-installed sim, still no swag.
[Nexus 6  General] BadFish79:
What city are you in?

Phoenix, AZ

2) Signed up for the invite.

April 23 2015

3) Received invitation.

July 15 2015 @ 11:50am

4) When activated the service and info on the process.

Waiting for SIM card to arrive

I didn't have a N6 when I requested my invite. However, I purchased one since through T-Mobile. Welcome kit was listed in my order.
[Nexus 6  General] artiemon:
What city are you in?

Fort Collins, CO

2) Signed up for the invite.

April 23 2015

3) Received invitation.

July 15 2015 @ 1:04pm

4) When activated the service and info on the process.

Waiting for SIM card to arrive

I didn't have a N6 when I requested my invite. However, I purchased one from Google about a month ago & using it on Sprint.
[Nexus 6  General] TokedUp:
Wow
[Nexus 6  General] SilentO:
Signed up April 22 and expecting another 12 plus weeks wtf
[Nexus 6  General] bluefalcon13:
So where are you all seeing these weeks out stuff, or is it just a WAG?
[Nexus 6  General] adrman:
fi.google.com
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
If you already signed up, you will be able to check your invite status at http://fi.google.com/signup.

However, if you have signed up very recently you may not be able to see the status yet until they prepare your invite for a new batch, you may want to check it a couple of weeks later.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] kolyan:
Just headup, Sprint calls are sometimes static, Sprint does NOT have simultaneous data and calling, Sprint (and now Fi) has a bug with Nexus 6 where if connected to WiFi, incoming calls do NO go through. (I think text msgs too maybe). This been going on for 3-4 months now without fix insight.

So I am glad I am mostly on T-Mobile network and can force it with codes if I have too. I am sure not all are effected by ****ty Sprint, but I am and I have Sprint tower on my roof
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
I was on Sprint with my N6 and never had this issue. It was within your time frame
[Nexus 6  General] wekebu:
I have been on Sprint with my N6 for 8+ months. I do not have this problem. About once a month I dial a number and get no sound, no ring, no answer. The call went to Pluto.

I will have my SIM on Monday, so can tell you if static starts with Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Okay, my N6 is now LVY48C. I still have no SIM in it, and am using my old Note 2, hoping to speed up my "12 weeks or never" status because of the heavy bias given toward people who don't yet have N6's. Though I wonder if maybe having my N6 already on the Fi version might actually speed things up? (rhetorical question, we'll never know).

"I can hardly wait till mid-summer" :rolleyes:

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
Well, I believe it worked for me, once you have it installed and try to activate, they will know that you have a Nexus 6 device, when I did that, my invite went from 4-8 to 1-2 weeks, I'm not sure if was a placebo or what, but before the 4-8 weeks, I didn't have a status. I'm not sure if that's going to expedite it but you won't lose anything trying. Hope you get it soon dude!
[Nexus 6  General] metallized:
Anybody here who's status recently changed to 12 weeks or more and then changed to something else/fewer weeks ? Just wondering
[Nexus 6  General] fuzzybuffalo:
Location: Moore, OK

Invite requested: Almost 3 months ago

Invite received: Expect your invite in 12 or more weeks.

Almost 6 months to be able to sign up, I think I will sign a Sprint contract, maybe when that's up in 2 years Fi will be ready.

meh, maybe not.

Nexus 6: 2 of them
[Nexus 6  General] droidnew:
Interesting

I signed up for a Project Fi invite the first day it was available. I was not using a Nexus 6 at the time. I was expecting it to take 4-6 weeks to receive the invitation but it took a little longer, I received my invitation email on July 10. The interesting part of this is that my invite came the day after I traded the phone i was using for a non branded 64 gig Nexus 6. I activated the Nexus 6 on July 10 (with Verizon) and received the invite on July 10. I know it was a coincidence.....or was it?!?
[Nexus 6  General] czap:
Location: San Juan, PR

Sign Up: Apr 22

Invite: Jul 10

Ordered: Jul 17

Est. Delivery: Jul 20

*** EDIT ***

Received phone. Ported number from AT&T and activated. Everything working good so far. The only issue was that once the number was ported, during the activation process the phone kept locking the SIM and showing a message stating that the SIM was locked. Had a chat with support and after a little troubleshooting they recommended to wait 24 hours and call them back if it was not working. Thankfully the issue resolved itself overnight.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
if you read over this thread from the beginning, (and lucky-you, if you have the spare time to do it), you would probably find that the HUGE majority of invites have been given out to people who did NOT have a Nexus 6 at the time of invite. AFAICT, most of us who have had the nexus 6 since it first came out, as far as i can tell, are still waiting.

i made it into the "12 weeks or never" club a couple of weeks ago. i wonder if there are any of us who have had the nexus 6 since the beginning, and signed up for an invite within the first 24 hours, are not even in the 12 weeks or more window? guessing that "12 weeks or more" is sufficiently vague that almost everybody whose chances at an invite are infinitely remote, is in that club.

-peter
[Nexus 6  General] GenghisKhent:
1) What city are you in?

Studio City, CA

2) Signed up for the invite.

April 22, 2015

3) Received invitation.

not received my invitation yet.

Invite Status: Expect your invite in 12 or more weeks.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
do you have a nexus 6 already?
[Nexus 6  General] GenghisKhent:
Yes. From Motorola, just before April 22. I had a tough time activating the N6 on Verizon. But that's another story.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
thanks for the data point :) would you say that you requested your invite before you registered your N6?

i've been trying to keep track who the rough percentage of invites that went to people who had versus did not have a nexus 6 at the time of asking for an invite.
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
I requested the invite on the first day it came out, then I thought what if I buy a Nexus 6, will this expedite my invite to be sent out? Well, I called and they said no, buying a Nexus 6 will not expedite your invite process. Ohh well, I bought it anyway, and I kept getting into the Fi app everyday to see if something changes, suddenly, on June 31st, my invite got a status, 4-8 weeks, and I kept calling Customer Service to ask questions, in one of this calls, they pushed something on my account, a verification process, asked me if I already have a Nexus 6, I said yes, they did something, and then few days later, it changed from 4-8 to 1-2 weeks and then 1 week later, i got my invite. Coincidence or a placebo? I don't know but I'm glad it happened faster than I was expecting. Now that I'm in the private community, I see a lot of things, and it makes it a little bit more clear on how Google is handling this, not because you have a Nexus 6 will expedite your request, there are a lot of other things that come to play like using a lot of Google Services and buying apps and other stuff, I realized that this is a prepaid service but with a postpaid model, it means that they somehow know how you behave on the Internet and your purchases and my guess is that they want to make sure at some point that if you are invited, you will be able to pay your bill since you can use more data than you originally pre-signed up for.

So my guess, a lot of things come into play, and nobody knows how to trigger these things to expedite the process, I tried many things and I don't know if any of this worked for me. But another thing, I have friends who requested the invite the same day as me, and they all get it almost the same day, but they are all very active in Google+ and other Google Services, i don't know if that's something you may need to consider, maybe or maybe not, keep trying, keep pushing, keep calling, and somehow something nice will happen.

For those who have not yet received an invite, I hope you receive it sooner than expected. Cheers!
[Nexus 6  General] Hosehead:
I applied day 1 without having the N6. Ironically enough, I received my invite a few days after I bought and registered my N6. Activated on VZW without issue. As soon as my contract is up I will activate Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] kolyan:
Sprint user actually told me its Sprint issue and also confirmed with Fi team. You can Google this issue, its pretty famous
[Nexus 6  General] bluefalcon13:
So I just finished porting my number from T-Mobile to Google voice. If I port my Google voice number to Fi, I am assuming I will no longer have native dialer access via my T-Mobile line?
[Nexus 6  General] GenghisKhent:
I requested a call from this page

I did receive a call within a minute from a support person who seemed knowledgable. He checked my account, said there was nothing wrong, and he was in the same boat I was in, requesting an invite in May, and in the 12 or more weeks category. He confirmed I did not have to register my N6 or anything like that.

I mentioned this discussion thread and that some who requested invites later already had received invites. He laughed, said the process was somewhat "random" as to when invites are received.

Not sure this is particularly illuminating, but there you are.
[Nexus 6  General] twistedviewlabs:
Make Sure You Have A Wallet Account setup for autopay

One thing should be noted. It's a good idea to have an active Google Wallet account. If you don't have this set up, you can go to Google Wallet and activate it. Be sure to add an active Credit/Debit card as your default method of payment for the automatic billing. it won't speed up the process of getting an invite, but it's good to have it setup beforehand...
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Yep. It's random. Gotta be. I've had and used a Google Voice number since it first came out. Got and use Google Wallet since it first came out, been using Gmail as my primary since 2005, got an invite and use Inbox as soon as it came out, had the very very very first ever Android phone, the G-1, preordered the N6 as soon as they opened, signed up for Project Fi invite within 24 hours of opening, in an uncrowded area of very strong sprint and t-mobile, and my status is "12 weeks or never". They CLEARLY are not favoring "known quantities". I have to go with a previous poster who said it was pure random.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] bluefalcon13:
I donno. I think alot of it is in the zip code. As in they make sure service is setup in your area, and try to disperse testers to get as large of an area covered. Random still, but weighted for a zip code with a lack of testers is my assumption and good service.
[Nexus 6  General] Luxferro:
I'm in almost the exact same boat. I been using Google Voice since it was grandcentral...

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I agree with this zip code theory as well. I signed up with both my gmails, using the same zip, both 12 weeks or longer..