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[Nexus 6  General] vwoom:
Agreed. I have a minutes use app when I was on Straight Talk/T-Mobile $45 5GB consumable...and I rarely go over an hours worth of calls seriously, on the average. The Hangouts Wifi/data calls will remedy the minutes shortfalls (obviously, if needed). Indoors, I get good signals (B12 700Mhz) at work right now (with 74Mbps down/66Mbps up Wifi). The $100 load, is also "in the cards", so to speak..

Honestly, the pros vs cons between the two, with my use/needs, from the way I see it....would/could be a wash. That is why I decided to get Fi as well...but not until Dec (for my overseas/Italy/EU travel use). Just got the Fi invite, this AM..
[Nexus 6  General] Jweimn:
How do you get an invite for the Google + community?
[Nexus 6  General] oak:
You just have to wait. Took mine about a week. Keep trying to access through the community link in the fi app.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
Hm. That's very odd, then. Well, I haven't gotten a call from them in a couple of days, so I guess it was probably nothing.

Something else I've noticed, or actually, I've been told by someone else, is that people apparently aren't able to send me MMS since I've switched to Fi. On top of that, I use Hangouts for my texting, and before, I noticed in a conversation with someone, I'd have a little drop down menu where I could choose to send via my phone number, my GV number, or via Hangouts message. Since switching to Fi, my drop down menu now only has two options, but both read as SMS from my actual phone number. The only difference is, one "SMS" icon is blue, and the other is gray/ black. Anyone have any idea what the difference would be, as well as why I seemingly can't receive MMS?
[Nexus 6  General] mithusingh32:
Been with verizon for ages (grand fathered into unlimited data). Currently whole family has Verizon (tiered data). Going to test out Fi for a couple months and see if it's worth dropping verizon. Only real concern is coverage, no other carrier has coverage like Verizon. (Specially in the Rural Delaware and Maryland areas).

1) Centreville, MD

2) Requested on May 6, 2015, 4:40 PM

3) Received Invitation on June 20, 5:00 PM

4) Waiting for SIM to arrive in mail. (Order service yesterday because I was waiting on my Nexus 6 to come in first).
[Nexus 6  General] Reuven007:
Project Fi may not be for everyone; if you use a lot of data, stay with Verizon, it will be cheaper. Also if Sprint/T-Mobile do not have good coverage for you, don't even test Fi...
[Nexus 6  General] vwoom:
Ditto as well. Since signing on to T-Mob, I have yet to clock in my 1st min (out of 100). One of my two Hangout/GV numbers (of which, will eventually go to Fi, once I open the acccount) is now the primary/default main number. The ported cell number is now the secondary/alternate. Btw, I also noticed my data usage is much lower at My T-Mobile acct page, vs my data counter app....considering I tune in to Pandora and Jango alot.
[Nexus 6  General] bobbythegeek:
Have you signed up for a Project Fi invite?

My Info...

I live in Carle Place, NY.

I signed up on Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 10:17 AM

Received future status promise on Thu, May 21, 2015 at 9:09 PM

Received a link to check Project Fi invite status on Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 2:03 AM

Invite Status: Expect your invite in 12 or more weeks. Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:34 AM

Invite Status: Expect your invite in 2–3 weeks. on Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 11:37 AM

Received invitation to join Project Fi on Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 2:00 PM

Ordered Sim on Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 4:48 PM

Paid for two day shipping on Sim.

Picked up SIM at FedEx office on Mon Aug 24 at 10:33 AM.

Joined Project Fi noonish on Mon Aug 24.
[Nexus 6  General] SFVDan:
I found -- well, stumbled across a resolution to this today.

I was reactivating my VZW prepaid SIM because of my trip to an area in which there's zero TMo coverage. So I popped in the VZW SIM, activated it, and lo and behold, the missing menus returned! I had to swap out again to go back to TMo to forward calls from TMo to the VZW number and lo and behold, the menus were persistent on those two SIM's.

So I guess they're back until I put a Fi SIM back in, which at this point is an unlikely occurrence.
[Nexus 6  General] dashingdon:
Check the number at 800notes.com to see if the number is already reported. I get lot of tellecalls from solar companies.
[Nexus 6  General] wolfen69:
I just got my invite to Fi and was wondering if I can have an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery as long as I'm running stock android. Also, which factory image is the best for me in the US?
[Nexus 6  General] blue0302:
That should be fine. I was running Xtreme M preview 2, rooted, unlocked, custom recovery, blah blah blah, when I activated. Still running it...works great. There's other ROMs out there that are Fi compatible as well.
[Nexus 6  General] dashingdon:
Sure. I am running purenexus on fi bought from Google store.
[Nexus 6  General] wolfen69:
Cool, thanks. I just would hate to give up using a custom rom. I just wish Exodus rom was Fi compatible.
[Nexus 6  General] Knight-Rider:
FYI for those waiting on your kits. So received my sim kit but no welcome kit bummer. I did call Fi support and was advised its backordered until the end of September. Those of us that didn't receive it are on a wait list and the kit will be sent once available.
[Nexus 6  General] bricky23:
Does anyone know if the sim cards are reusable? I used it for about a week, but then cancelled the service. Can I reuse it, or give it to someone else to use?

Edit: Emailed fi support, and they said sim cards can't be reused. A new one is needed to reactivate.
[Nexus 6  General] sponge_bob_128:
Lame! SIM shipped Fedex Ground instead of Next Day

After 1.5 days processing SIM was shipped. Checked the tracking # and it said it was going Fedex Ground (4 days from Chicago) even though I paid for next day air. After two calls to "Project Fi" they finally figured out/admitted that it is going Ground (Them:"it should be there today", Me:"But Trackiing #" says Friday",...). Of course, request for shipping another SIM immediately was denied. They said I can get my $16 bucks back for shipping if I call back on Friday. :mad:
[Nexus 6  General] uploder:
well an update to my Fi experience. Im sold. Just cancelled Tmobile :p
[Nexus 6  General] vwoom:
For anyone onboard Fi, (I know my question sounds kinda naive, but)...when does Fi billing actually start (monthly)? Is it from the sign up for service day (after receiving the invite) or upon actual receipt of Fi SIM install/start day of usage? Thanks!
[Nexus 6  General] _Dennis_:
From the day you activate the sim. It does take a week or so to bill you the first time. I activated on the 11th of Aug, was billed the 25th of Aug.
[Nexus 6  General] vwoom:
Hmmm...so basically, were looking at a two week/14 day window gap..from date of SIM activation.
[Nexus 6  General] knives of ice:
so i transferred my google voice account to another account i have.

is there anyway to see all my old texts? i can't figure out how to do that. i don't use the number except for text messaging and the rare craigslist sale but i need an old number i had in a text in that account. i assumed all my texts would transfer. any ideas?
[Nexus 6  General] yamahakid:
Finally got my invite today, and have a few questions before i go through with everything.

My AT&T contract is not up until 02/2015, so to avoid paying double, how long do I have before my invite is "no longer good" per se...

and also, if i were to set up FI now and port my Google Voice number, would I be able to port my AT&T number at a later time, should I decide to fully commit to the service?
[Nexus 6  General] jdk2:
Invite does not expire.

Port at your convenience from any carrier at any time.
[Nexus 6  General] vwoom:
Wondering if this is the billing period "consensus" for all, with Fi...can anyone else can confirm this?

A two week gap on billing is unusually long..as opposed to the standard carrier service activation/billing cycle..

Reason being, I want to time in, with the ending of my current T-Mobile service (end of month, approx). Should I go permanently on Fi. It depends on the outcome/Fi performance, from my neck of the woods, here in LA. Btw, I checked via Sensorly..and Sprint has surpringly strong signals, on my workplace city block..whereas T-Mobile pretty much dominates other areas elsewhere...
[Nexus 6  General] wangpuhao:
Located Longview,TX

Signed up on Apr. 27th, got invited on Aug 20th. I missed the first invitation email and got a reminder on Aug 27th and signed in on the same day.

Received sim card today, and all works great. The transfer from Wifi network to mobile network is seamless.
[Nexus 6  General] RMXO:
Just got mine the other day on Sept 1 but havent decided if I want to activate or not yet.
[Nexus 6  General] Harry44:
1) What city are you in?

Florence, SC

2) Signed up for the invite.

Apr 22, 2015

3) Received invitation.

Jun 24, 2015

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

Aug, 28, 2015

Porting took like 5 minutes no joke. I was shocked.
[Nexus 6  General] wolfen69:
I'm having a lot of trouble having my # ported over. My mvno refuses to release my # even though it's a prepaid plan. Ugh.
[Nexus 6  General] Harry44:
I'm almost 100% sure they legally have to release it.

*Edit, yes they do according to the local number portability rules set forth by the FCC. Check out the FCC's rules here -> https://www.fcc.gov/guides/portability-keeping-your-phone-number-when-changing-service-providers you can also file a complaint on that page as well if your carrier wont release the number.
[Nexus 6  General] wolfen69:
Thanks, but the number just got ported over. It seems I put the wrong PIN # into the Fi app before starting transfer. Haven't had a chance to test for call quality yet.

I use very little data, so my bill should be around $25-26 a month after taxes. Woohoo!
[Nexus 6  General] raiderep:
I activated on 8-21 and was just billed yesterday so that was about 11-12 days to wait for first charge. Service is great so far and keeping my data down is very easy but I have a had more than a few months to prepare.
[Nexus 6  General] fuzzybuffalo:
I activated on 8/25, first bill is 9/5, so 11 or 12 days.
[Nexus 6  General] epic4grooted:
I just got sim it is in the middle of activation
[Nexus 6  General] meissen:
I just received my Project Fi Nexus 6 today and activated. It's been a few hours that I've been playing with it. The test calls I've made the people on the other end said they were impressed with how crystal clear I sounded -- apparently I wasn't sounding as clear on my old phone. Absolutely loving it - but now it's time to root. :D
[Nexus 6  General] beepea206:
I'm in San Antonio.. Had it for a week. So far, no issues, though I find there are some dead spots that t-mobile and sprint share, which is disappointing. Testing it for a month to see if I'm going to dump Verizon.

I'm running pure Nexus with despair kernel... Works fine once you flash the fi radio.
[Nexus 6  General] epic4grooted:
Activation and porting took about 45 min for it all

Portland Oregon

Service is good so far

Just got email my auto payment date is the 14th
[Nexus 6  General] wolfen69:
Fi radio? Didn't know I needed to do that. Is that the same as the Google Dialer? If the radio is needed, where is the download? I'm running PureNexus rom with HellsCore. Phone seems to work OK, but haven't made any phone calls yet.
[Nexus 6  General] beepea206:
It's different from the dialer. You can find it in the stock fi thread. I had some issues with fi on another rom where everything worked, except making/receiving calls, so now I flash the radio whenever I flash a new rom, just in case.
[Nexus 6  General] eratosthene:
Got my SIM today, activated and ported my number in 5 minutes. Very easy. Was on T-Mobile before, so we'll see how coverage stacks up. Calls went through just fine.
[Nexus 6  General] sponge_bob_128:
Activated my today SIM and my number also ported in under 5 minutes (from AT&T GoPhone). Got message: "Your number will port in 1-2 days", then a few minutes later "porting completed". Got my $16 back for the next day shipping on SIM that went ground.
[Nexus 6  General] baiju2012:
In case you guys didn't know. Nexus 6 for $350: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=62665337
[Nexus 6  General] sponge_bob_128:
How can they sell it so cheap? Google store still at $500.
[Nexus 6  General] vwoom:
The 64GB now goes for $400 (if I waited for >2mos more, could've save me $60..)

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Unlo...=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00R1984I8

I got the memo too this morning (my 3 Camels told me..). :laugh:
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
Make sure it's a XT1103 model otherwise it's incompatible with Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] fryguy503:
1) What city are you in? Pittsburgh, PA.

2) Signed up: Apr 22.

3) Invitation: Jun 16.

4) Sim Kit Arrived 9/12/15 - Activation and porting took less than 5 minutes from Sprint.
[Nexus 6  General] spyd3r05:
Macon, GA

Req: July 15

Inv: Sep 2
[Nexus 6  General] WyldOne91:
I currently have an invite that I am not going to use and none of my friends/family want it. If anybody wants it, I can forward them my email. Not sure if that's how it works but right now it's sitting in my inbox just hanging out.
[Nexus 6  General] meh3884:
So, no one else is having issues when connected to the Sprint network? I'm still having issues *every* time my phone switches to Sprint. Can't stay connected, constant drops from LTE --> blank signal triangle --> "!" symbol then back to LTE, several times per minute. Totally useless. Fortunately I've found the dialer code to switch back to T-Mobile, but it's only a temporary solution as at some point it does want to switch back to Sprint. Works perfectly on T-Mobile, but Sprint is useless. Located in Seattle, but I also saw the issue when I traveled recently to New York (Albany area). (edit: Just wanted to clarify this is definitely not a coverage issue, not that Google support won't try to make it one :D )

Google support was expectedly useless. I don't mind having to manually connect/login to some Wifi networks when out and about, but adding yet another step to being able to use the phone as normal is a little much.

(edit2: This morning I did find a thread on the Fi Community where others are reporting the problem...hopefully Google pays attention)
[Nexus 6  General] norwoodesteel:
sounds like the sprint activation was bad. i put up with that crap for 10 days. deleting fi app data etc. never worked.

i finally flashed the fi factory image (which i was already running) and carefully activated where the was a strong signal for both carriers. took about 2 hours to activate but it's been running pretty good with no exclamation points since.

from my experience it's a bad activation that keeps getting worse until i do a complete wipe.
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
I have good Sprint and TMob coverage but found it was selecting the wrong tower. Apparently the algorithm selects by signal strength and closest distance to cell tower. I spoke with team support and after a few go arounds I tried a phone tweak. If you have good LTE coverage you could try the temporary fix of only selecting LTE sites. It probably won't help much with poor Sprint switching.

1) Go to dialer and enter *#*#4636#*#*

2) Select 'Turn off Radio'

3) Just above Turn off Radio select 'LTE/GSM/CDMA auto' and a window opens

4) Select 'LTE only'

5) Select 'Turn On Radio'

Now you'll only connect to LTE sites. Of course the software reverts back to original settings if there are no adequate LTE connections.
[Nexus 6  General] GrayBoltWolf:
Same issue here. I'm on the Fi build as well. Sprint hates my phone.
[Nexus 6  General] bweN diorD:
i had a similar issue with sprint in low signal areas. tmo was a better connection, but it kept trying sprint first until i toggled airplane to make it go away.

im sure there are some rare areas sprint has the best coverage, but its not around me.

why google would partner with the biggest pile of trash, out of the major carriers, is beyond me.

even if it would have cost a few more $ a month to go with att or vzw, it would still have been a great deal.
[Nexus 6  General] Stryke_the_Orc:
Please ask in only one thread in the future, thank you.
[Nexus 6  General] ZamoraDC:
1) Campbell, CA

2) May 21st, 2015 at 6:08PM Pacific Time

3) June 10th 1:03PM Pacific Time

4) Signed up September 3rd, waiting for my Nexus 6 and Sim Packet in the mail. Expected 11-13th of September.

Bye Bye AT&T. You wont be missed.
[Nexus 6  General] N.J.C.:
Spring Hill, KS (Kansas City metro area)

Signed up July 12th

Received invite email Sept 1st

SIM card delivered Sept 3

Already owned a N6 and used it on Tmobile

Interesting enough, I only received the SIM card in the mail, not the cool starter kit others received. Regardless, it was free and I didn't have to pay shipping. Guess they ran out of goodies?
[Nexus 6  General] quailallstar:
Kits are on backorder.

https://support.google.com/fi/answe...c=4596407&vid=1-635767615368285850-4125287918
[Nexus 6  General] M9x3mos:
They don't mention a date or time for when they will stop including those either.

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Still waiting for my invite though
[Nexus 6  General] californiarailroader:
With the Sprint issues, I'm kinda glad they don't have service here in Mendocino County in Northwestern California, they roam on U.S. Cellular, their roaming partner here. My phone stays on T-Mobile almost all of the time though, only dropping to U.S. Cellular EVDO when I go into areas with no T-Mobile coverage.

The nearest native Sprint coverage to me in Redwood Valley (halfway between Ukiah and Willits) is 35 miles south, in Cloverdale in Sonoma County.

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Not at time, no.
[Nexus 6  General] quailallstar:
Maybe when they announce the new Nexus line of phones later this month? Who knows....
[Nexus 6  General] neilrl79:
I requested an invite with my 2nd gmail account on July 19th and received an invite on September 2nd.
[Nexus 6  General] jmt1980:
1) Baltimore, MD

2) August 6th

3) August 26th

4) September 8th -

Had to wait for my wife to get her invite, she was about a week behind me in requesting/receiving the invite. The activation and number porting was so smooth and easy it was almost scarey. So long Sprint!

Like others have said, I also didn't get the fancy box of goodies others got...
[Nexus 6  General] meh3884:
Like others have said, the welcome kits are backordered. You'll get one soon, though.
[Nexus 6  General] setox:
1) Brooklyn NYC

2)June 26th - haven't used it till today

3) July 17th

4) Waiting for amazon to send the phone with the nice new low price which i was waiting for and i just ordered the kit... so in another few days i will be up and running
[Nexus 6  General] hweidi:
Project Fi SIM card status:

"Out of stock, please check back soon"

I ordered the phone but not the SIM :(
[Nexus 6  General] Xyth:
Same. Hopefully the wait won't be too long.
[Nexus 6  General] quailallstar:
Update on SIM cards being back in stock.

:good:
[Nexus 6  General] johnsonjs:
1) Austin, TX

2) June 21, 2015

3) July 14, 2015

4) Sitting on my invite, waiting on Fi to offer another phone, other than the Nexus 6, which is way too big for my taste
[Nexus 6  General] exwannabe:
1) Atlanta Ga (Smyrna)

2) July 21

3) Sep 2

4) Was waiting because I was undecided about the Nexus 6. Went ahead today, and was told sim was out of stock.

How can a sim be out of stock? Seriously? Is this an attempt to push their inventory of 6's (at $499)?

I could understand if they are out of welcome kits and do not want to double ship. But just say so.
[Nexus 6  General] quailallstar:
Hmm good point. Isn't that the same day Google is announcing the new Nexus line of devices?
[Nexus 6  General] M9x3mos:
Yay! Should be getting my SIM card today. Need to flash to the latest project fi build I guess.
[Nexus 6  General] pas7771:
Thanks, I will recheck soon. I need a SIM card now..

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Winch one are you using?
[Nexus 6  General] jdk2:
This is the latest full ROM for Fi: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/shamu-lvy48f-factory-8a2a6bd8.tgz

I haven't noticed any issues since flashing it a couple of days ago.
[Nexus 6  General] TechnoGeek2134:
And so it already included the updated build it seems. I am curious as to what would happen if a non-Fi Nexus 6 gets a Fi Sim. Would an OTA update appear? Would you really be required to download it?
[Nexus 6  General] meh3884:
Only a day or two to still be "within 30 days" for those of us who requested on day 1. Somehow don't think all of us waiting are getting them by Friday, lol.
[Nexus 6  General] shamelin73:
Well I already have a nexus 6. When I get my invite and Sim card I will give my feedback
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
I agree. I'll be surprised if we even get a follow up " communication ".
[Nexus 6  General] adrman:
If I ever get an invite and sim, it will be interesting. I'm running MeanPop, which is based on LVY47H. The Fi app was included and has updated itself once via the store, but remains hidden when viewing the app drawer. I'm assuming that once a Fi sim is inserted, I'll have access to it.
[Nexus 6  General] burtonfamily101:
1 - Livermore CA. 94550

2 - date: Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:22 PM

3 - Nothing yet

4 - Nothing yet
[Nexus 6  General] Luxferro:
Supposedly it won't work on 3rd party roms. Someone on Reddit posted that they tried it unsuccessfully. Also, the FI app shouldn't be hidden if you don't have a sim yet... chance are that is related to using bits from the leaked ROM that had the FI app before it was released publicly.
[Nexus 6  General] adrman:
I think i found the posting you referred to. If I read it correctly, he mentioned flashing GApps, which would indicate something like an AOSP base. In any case, it's pretty much speculation at this point until there are more sims out in the wild. I guess we'll wait and see.
[Nexus 6  General] misfit0r:
1) Location: Fremont CA - 94538

2) Requested invite: 4/22 - 8:36PM PST

3) Invited: 5/18 - 1:01PM PST

Did not already have an N6

Purchased in full during sign-up -- Credit Decline for payment plan :(

I had previously purchased an n5, n7 (original) and Galaxy Nexus via the Play Store

4) Activated today when I received the N6 from FedEX

-SIM Pre-installed

-I literally just turned the phone on, signed in to my google account and it did the rest.

-Didn't port my AT&T # - opted to go with a new number setup.

-It gave me an "error" that the phone number wasn't quite ready while going through the Fi number activation setup process but by the time I had finished syncing my google accounts (5 minutes maybe?) it had been provisioned and was ready to use.
[Nexus 6  General] sentry_mode_activated:
Sim card requires updates

Just got my invite, thinking of buying a second-hand Nexus 6 and going with the sim card option.

It does look like you need software updates on the phone if you're bringing your own device (see attachment).
[Nexus 6  General] flyinggerbil:
1) DC

2) Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 1:44 PM ECT

3) Nadda

4) Nadda
[Nexus 6  General] arunsharma7:
I requested on 22nd @12:50 PM CST and still don't have it, although the message in my project Fi app this morning changed and it is different than what is was before.. don't know if that matter.

Although I called the Fi support and told them that it's been 30 days and I haven't still received anything, he said they are pushing for everyone today (don't know if that is true..) and it may be backed-up, he was kind of take my email address and created a case to check or get me an update.. lets c what comes out.
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
I just got off the phone with Ashley from Project Fi support and she also said they are pushing for everyone today and tomorrow. She also said to check the Spam folder just in case.

Yay! :D