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[Nexus 6  General] vwoom:
I wonder what the "qualifications" are..to get the prompt invites. As it stands, the Sprint side of things are atrocious, around my area of Los Angeles, and that's a caveat..if I sign up for Fi.

Seriously, I'm leaning now on going back to T-Mobile (coming now, from Straight Talk/T-Mobile $45 5GB..), for it's $30 5GB "under the radar" 100min Unl/Unl prepaid plan..

I give Pro Fi 2 weeks notice...the ball is in their court now...
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
I'll be damned. My Fi invite arrived just a couple of minutes ago.

1) where? used 89005 (boulder city, NV) as zip code. (this was a guess, because we also own a home in santa barbara, ca 93109)

2) asked for an invite: evening of 23rd April (forget the exact time, but it was after dinner)

3) got offered invite just a few minutes ago, about 10:25 am on 19th august (nearly a week after the expiration of my "2-3 weeks" advisory

4) setting up shipping as we speak

5) I ALREADY HAD A NEXUS 6 at signup time (it has been postulated that those of us who already had them, got last dibs on invites)

edit: just finished signing up, will be using my google voice number, didn't pay extra for faster shipping, so 3-5 business days

more later...

-peter
[Nexus 6  General] 92slammer:
1) What city are you in? warner robins GA

2) signed up on april 22nd

3) received my invite on aug 10th

4)ordered my sim kit on Aug 13th and received my kit today Aug 19th...havent activated it yet.
[Nexus 6  General] fuzzybuffalo:
1) OKC, OK

2) Let us know when you signed up for your invite - Wed, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:32 PM

3) Let us know when you received your invitation - Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 1:54 PM

4) Ordered Sim kit, Estimated delivery August 25th - 27th

Already had 2 Nexus 6's

No mention of Welcome kit.

Status changed to 2 or 3 weeks, 4 weeks ago.

Also, I have not seen anybody say anything, but I wanted to port a number and still keep my Google Voice number, but they did not give me that choice.

It was use your Google Voice number or lose it.
[Nexus 6  General] dluusional:
got my Project Fi sim card kit in, activated it. There is no mention of the welcome kit but I did see this on the fi webpage

"August 14, 2015 update: We’re currently out of Welcome Kits, but we’ll have more soon. If you placed your order on August 14 or later, you’ll receive your Welcome Kit by September 30, 2015. It will be sent to the same address where your phone or SIM kit was shipped. If your Welcome Kit doesn’t arrive by September 30, or if there’s an issue with your Welcome Kit, please contact a Project Fi expert.*"

So for anyone wondering, here is your answer!
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
My SO finally received an invite, signed up Apr 24, Phoenix, AZ. Was on 2-3 week status for about 1 month.

Time to dump the old unlimited VZ data plan with ~450 min voice.
[Nexus 6  General] 92slammer:
why would you dump unlimited verizon???? thats like gold right there
[Nexus 6  General] jt3:
I got my SIM today, along with the welcome kit (woohoo!). To recap, I signed up on opening day, got my invite (and ordered the SIM kit) on 8/14, and SIM shipped on 8/17, and I live in Wichita, KS.

Activated with no issues. I had an AT&T business account before. Porting was super easy, although Fi insisted that put a PIN number in the Port process, when AT&T (at least the business side) doesn't require it (i.e., it doesn't exist). I simply put "1234," and that seemed to work. Number ported in about 30 seconds. I noticed, however, that my cell signal was flipping all over the place, and I was still on LMY48I. I checked several times to see if I'd get an OTA to the current Fi build of LVY48E, but it didn't happen, so after 15 minutes or so, I just flashed the Factory Image. Oh, and I should point out that I didn't need an unlock code, since my N6 was a Google (Play) phone, not from AT&T.

Everything seems to be working flawlessly. The cellular signal still isn't the greatest (which isn't a surprise at work), but when making or receiving a call, I see it instantly go to full bars, as it's using my work's WiFi signal. Call quality is clear as a bell.

The only issue I have is with outgoing Caller ID. The settings in the Dialer app seem to be gone, now that I'm on Fi. I asked support, and they said the only way to block your outgoing Caller ID is to dial "*67" before the number, but that I can make this permanent for a contact, by adding it to that contact's number. This is silly, since the point is to be private when calling people I don't know. Hiding my caller id from people who already know my number is pretty silly. Still, my main problem is that it seems to be locked at the last setting it was at before migrating to Fi... which in my case, is "Private," but I have no way to change it (like, if I call someone who doesn't accept private calls). Please tell me that support is ignorant, and that there's a simple solution that they are missing. I really just want the setting back that used to be in the dialer. Any clues?

UPDATE: Found out that if it's locked as Private, dialing "*82" before the number will show it, which solves my issue, but I'd still like to get the menu option in the dialer back, so my question stands.
[Nexus 6  General] alnova1:
Signed up: 4/24/15

Received invite today: 8/19/15
[Nexus 6  General] SFVDan:
Just activated service. I'll be testing it out in various locations before I port over my real number. Initial impression? Nothing special here in Northern VA. The proof of the pudding will be when I get out into a more rural area.
[Nexus 6  General] alnova1:
See thats what I'm afraid of. I'm in Roanoke, Va. and T-mobile is great in the city but terrible in rural and Sprint is not bad in rural areas but has no 4G here. I can't give up my GV number because its my work number but I have been assured by googles tech support that if I don't like fi I can go back to the old google voice. We shall see.
[Nexus 6  General] SFVDan:
T-Mo service here is terrific. As soon as I get ten miles or so out of Manassas, it's dead. I hate being on the road without service. Plus, I often travel to rural Ohio for family reasons. All they have there is Verizon. I am hoping that Fi can bridge the gaps across the board. The downside is that T-Mo is cheaper for the amount of data I use.

As you said, we shall see.

I'm not going out to Ohio for a couple of weeks. That ought to give me plenty of time to test out the service here in the area.
[Nexus 6  General] alnova1:
I'm hoping to get my sim Friday and I'm going to give it a shot and I will let you know. I'm really an idiot to try it anyway. I have the 20gb cricket plan for $60 an a month...which I'm not going to give up because I'm grandfathered in till I see how things go. I'm such a cell phone junkie....now I'm a MVNO junkie!
[Nexus 6  General] SFVDan:
Fair warning: I'm on the latest TMo ROM fully stock. I put in the Fi SIM and it all works great! So I put back the TMo SIM, boot it up and it works fine EXCEPT the Settings/Cellular Networks settings dialogue only has "Data Roaming" on the list. All the stuff that used to be there (APN's, Search Networks and such.) is gone. I read elsewhere that someone else had the same issue with the Verizon SIM but I can't find a fix. It's not critical -- it's worikng on TMo again just fine. Just missing those menu items.
[Nexus 6  General] alnova1:
I'm on PureNexus rom so I guess I will see.
[Nexus 6  General] JavaTiggy:
I just received my email about signing up today. I am currently on Sprint and just signed up for Fi. I chose a new number because it was time for that anyway so I will post back here after switching over and doing a fresh install of the latest Fi Shamu Image as well. I am looking forward to it!
[Nexus 6  General] fuzzybuffalo:
You might search the Pure Nexus thread, but IIRC the dev of Pure Nexus said the only fix was a clean install of ROM.
[Nexus 6  General] bweN diorD:
i dont know if or how it can be used with fi, but if you dont register fi with the same email you have registered to your existing voice, you wont loose your existing g voice number. i still have mine.
[Nexus 6  General] fuzzybuffalo:
Thanks, did not think of that.

I also probably could have used the Google Voice number, then ported my other number over.

Oh well, to late now. LOL
[Nexus 6  General] RoscoeDpG:
i activated today but trying to get textra to be main messenger i cant just use hangouts so im trying some various settings. Any help is anyone using textra on Fi network? can u send pics with the tmobile fix on? or am i just overlooking something simple haha im about to go out and test this out off wifi
[Nexus 6  General] ugly mane:
requested an invite when I saw the android police article but from the beginning I knew I wouldn't be invited because I live in a small town... :(
[Nexus 6  General] jtimmyf:
Got my Project Fi today!

Got my Nexus 6 with Project Fi sim delivered today 12:40pm. Placed original invite on 4/22/15, ordered 5/15. Just started playing with it so I don't have much to report yet, not sure if this is the best thread to make any reports as to Project Fi svc? Anyway rec'd in South Florida. :o
[Nexus 6  General] giant22000:
Invite received!

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] akellar:
Invite just received today, doubt I use it though. Cricket seems the better option.
[Nexus 6  General] giant22000:
Did it require your Nexus 6 to receive a software update? When I orderedy sim it said that I'd be required to use receive an update that could possibly render the phone incompatible on other networks. Just if I'll be able to interchange my first Sim card and my T-Mobile...
[Nexus 6  General] jtimmyf:
There was no software update so far. It has android 5.1 on it already. I would like to know how one can tell if they are on a Sprint or T-mobile tower?
[Nexus 6  General] helioXverse:
I signed up for my invite on 4/22 and received it today (5/19). Already have a nexus 6, so I just ordered a sim kit (with new number). My estimated delivery date is May 25-27.

The zip code I used is a small town in Ky about 35 miles south of Lexington, with a population of 16,000.
[Nexus 6  General] giant22000:
Go to about phone and look to see what the build number is if you don't mind.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] jtimmyf:
Build number LVY47H. Status just says Fi Network.

By the way I am in South Florida zip 34957. 30 miles north of West Palm Beach.
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
Your pretty much directly across the state from me. I'm hoping for my invite soon
[Nexus 6  General] tcrews:
Just got my invite a few minutes ago.
[Nexus 6  General] markwebb:
There is hope for the rest of us. ;)
[Nexus 6  General] mistertwo:
1. Columbia, SC

2. 4/22 @ 2:48pm

3. Today

4. Still trying to decide if I want to sign up or not. I'm currently running Chroma/Leankernal on my Nexus 6 and am a little worried about any software updates that'l be needed for Project Fi. I'm assuming I'll have to return to stock to apply any updates.
[Nexus 6  General] n2deep1974:
Installing SignalCheck app might be a useful way to tell what network your on. There is also a light version. h.t.t.p.s://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blueline.signalcheck&hl=en

I can't post links yet
[Nexus 6  General] clairez:
If the present build number is LVY47H, then there must have been a software update, right? Unless your existing phone had this build before you inserted and activated the Project Fi sim. And unless I am wrong this build was/is not available for general distribution.

Thanks for your feedback ...
[Nexus 6  General] norwoodesteel:
LVY47H

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/development/rom-stock-rooted-5-1-lvy47h-root-t3070472
[Nexus 6  General] jtimmyf:
My phone came with the sim already in it. I just turned it on and activated it. No update as far as I can tell.
[Nexus 6  General] akellar:
He bought the device as part of Fi
[Nexus 6  General] clairez:
Sorry, got you mixed up with giant22000 who I believe ordered just the sim kit for an existing Nexus 6. Will have to wait on giant22000 to share his experience when he receives his sim kit and goes through the activation process.
[Nexus 6  General] Galaxysm:
Got my invite yesterday.
[Nexus 6  General] jamexman:
I would recommend you give it another try, but this time wipe the phone and use a Fi official build and see how that works for you.
[Nexus 6  General] metaphz:
We are in the same exact boat. 20gb Cricket Plan and all. I have tried Google Fi, it is a neat concept, but that's it, concept. Now my Google Voice number I ported to Project Fi trying to get it back to Google Voice...the number is stuck in limbo.
[Nexus 6  General] paztine:
Android M3 Preview build..

Finally received my Fi welcome kit and I am very happy with the swag. I am currently running Preview 3 with Fi and its been running with good connectivity. I have a TMO N6 with unlimited of everything just want to try this Fi thing and so far when it comes to specific software I think it support from Lollipop and up. If you guys are having issues with 3g connection wait a little bit for google to reset the towers that you were connected previously and it will come up together with some settings under cellular network..So far I am satisfied but will still do further test outside on switching to Sprint network.
[Nexus 6  General] dark2099:
Quick question, just got my Fi service all setup today, no welcome kit yet though, but I'm not terribly worried about that. Are any/all of the custom kernels available creating any issues for any parts of the service? Coming from AT&T, which obviously not having WiFi calling, I never had issues with any custom kernels. Thanks!
[Nexus 6  General] RoscoeDpG:
im coming from AT&T also and am running pure android rom with hellz kernel and all seems well but so far service is very spotty in places i have gone, data speeds have been avg and i drop down to 3g in lots of areas where on att i had lots of LTE, but i will run it this month and see how it goes.
[Nexus 6  General] derfnoslen:
I'm a bit confused. During the sign up it seems like if you choose to bring over your carrier number you will lose your Google Voice number. It says this 'Use a different number. Your Google Voice number will be released when you activate service — no getting it back.' Is that true? It seems like they are integrating Google Voice and Project Fi somehow. So basically my carrier number will replace my google voice number if I join project Fi?
[Nexus 6  General] meh3884:
Yes, exactly.
[Nexus 6  General] baiju2012:
You could move your GV number to another Google account. Then, port your cellular number to Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
So, I'm having trouble porting my Verizon number over. The reason being is, it's asking for a PIN/ passcode from my Verizon account, but I don't have one of those, as far as I know.

My situation with Verizon is a bit complicated. Previously, I was on a family plan, with my parents. I was not the primary account holder, that was my dad. However, our contract end dates had different times, because I had upgraded later than they did, so my contract had extended longer than theirs. Anyway, their contracts came up a few months ago; they decided to switch over to prepaid accounts, which felt like a long drawn out process with Verizon to get taken care of. After the process, I was kind of left in a weird "limbo" as far as my account status.

I was able to create a personal Verizon account after the fact, to view and pay my Verizon bill, but I'm not considered the "account manager", so I can't really do anything but pay my Verizon bill when I log in to that.

As far as transferring to Fi goes, I've tried any PIN/ passcode I could think of; I tried the two that I thought my dad had used, I tried the PIN to my Verizon voicemail... Nothing is working. Not really sure what to do.
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
Did you call Verizon and tell them that you want to port the number but can't remember anything? Does your dad remember anything? Should he talk to them?

You might have to get a new number through Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
I mean, I'm not super committed to the phone number, and I would be fine just taking a new number if I have to, the thing is, I really didn't want to have to call Verizon/ go to one of their locations, and go through the process of canceling my account, and having them try to talk me out of it, and all that. I just wanted to sever that connection, quickly and painlessly.
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
Breaking up is hard to do :crying:

I'm sorry I had to.

Then just get a new number and cancel Verizon.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
Oh, I got in touch with my dad, and he reminded me of another possible passcode, and that one worked, so I was able to get my number transferred.

One thing that's still concerning to me, though, is that I can still log into my Verizon account, and it makes it look like I still have service with them (and thus, I would continue getting billed by them). Perhaps it just takes a while for them to update, but hopefully with the number being a Fi number now, it will end my service with Verizon.
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
The service will end and it will take from a few hours to a couple of days for them to catch up and delete your account.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
Heh, minutes ago, I got an e-mail saying I've been "de-enrolled from My Account" from Verizon. I wonder what happens to my autopay info I had set up for Verizon? Hopefully that gets scrubbed from their system, as well.
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
I had Tmo with auto pay. After porting I went to sign in and I could not get into my account. Wondering about my autopay info i called Tmo and they said everything has been deleted because they couldn't find me. So there you go.
[Nexus 6  General] theeggman:
Signed up (on the email at least): 24 Apr 2015 13:13:51 -0700 (PDT) (I think this was a while after the invites went live, I don't recall)

Invite Received: 19 Aug 2015 11:08:37 -0700 (PDT)

Think this is something that is also being tracked, I had already bought a Nexus 6 from AT&T when I had signed up.

Signed up area: Chicago area, IL

hurray! It looks like I finally get to join the "Project Fi" cool kids club, I'm pretty excited! But I'm a bit timid on sign up and activation.

Before I get started.. I've got some lingering questions about this process, hopefully some of you folks have some insight.

First, I already have a GV number, from the initial sign up, it looked like that'll get lost if I port my current number to "Project Fi". The solution I had for this was to transfer the existing GV number to a different Google Account (they allow this, I found it buried in the GV FAQ).

Secondly, I've got a Nexus 6 locked to AT&T at the moment. Does anybody know how long they take to provide the unlock codes once you terminate your service agreement (paying the ETF fees)? I'd like to know what kind of down time I'm looking at, if any.

Third, is there any "downtime" while porting your number over to Project Fi (and GV)? Does this happen when I sign up, or when I activate the SIM?

I also plan to take these lingering questions to both AT&T and Project Fi help lines as well, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask here.
[Nexus 6  General] SFVDan:
Scanned through there and didn't see any resolution. It's not affecting me at all at the moment, so it's a non issue. Just annoys my OCD. :)
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
It's more like tinfoil when you use more than the allotted voice mins and use less than 1 Gb per month. I've heard about people selling unlimited vz plans on ebay but I've never verified it.
[Nexus 6  General] RoscoeDpG:
has anyone been able to use textra as main sms app? i cant receive any MMS when someone sends to me and sending mms thru it is really hit and miss
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
I checked out Verizon's AOL (assumption of liability) and it's pretty limited. Per Verizon's website:
[Nexus 6  General] mxair2001:
Got my SIM in the mail today, but that's it. No welcome kit. Anyone else no get their goodies? Read through the last several pages and it looks like people are getting the swag still.
[Nexus 6  General] knives of ice:
do they send the kits UPS? no idea why they didn't include a tracking number with the free shipping option. i'm going to be pretty disappointed if i don't get that welcome kit though.
[Nexus 6  General] Pilz:
Mine came FedEx and had a tracking number
[Nexus 6  General] raiderep:
Did you get the kit with the sim? Mine is set to deliver tomorrow via FedEx but no mention of the welcome kit anywhere...
[Nexus 6  General] Pilz:
Yeah, I got the welcome kit and the sim card. At first I thought I lost the sim card but I found it in my office.
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
If you don't get the Welcome Kit now you will get it later. Sometimes they run out.
[Nexus 6  General] alnova1:
Well my friend you have answered my worst fear so I will not do it...at least with my work Google Voice number. I have another GV number I will see it will let me activate but can't have limbo..
[Nexus 6  General] knives of ice:
if you aren't going to use your invite either transfer it to a friend or sell it on ebay. if you chat you can send it to another account. takes 1-2 weeks to transfer but they will do it.
[Nexus 6  General] Reuven007:
My wife I activated our Fi service on July 10th. I got my welcome kit on August 14th and my wife is still waiting.
[Nexus 6  General] fuzzybuffalo:
I guess I'm a little OCD myself. :)

I had to check my memory and find the post I was talking about.

Post # 5513 is where it's asked.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62334735&postcount=5513

[ROM][5.1.1]★ Pure Nexus ★ Layers | Fi | WiFi Calling ★[8/17/15]

The bottom of BeansTowns106's "famous multi-quote" post # 5517 is where it's answered.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62335136&postcount=5517

[ROM][5.1.1]★ Pure Nexus ★ Layers | Fi | WiFi Calling ★[8/17/15]
[Nexus 6  General] SFVDan:
Hey thanks much! I appreciate that. :) I tried every search term I could figure to narrow it down, but this one I missed.
[Nexus 6  General] Ritual82:
Signed up May 9th, just received my invite. Was on 2-3 weeks for 3 weeks. Live in Peoria, Az
[Nexus 6  General] pivotraze:
1) Missoula, MT moving to MD

2) 24 Jun 2015 21:05:41

3) 14 Aug 2015 11:30:50

4) Haven't yet, which brings me to my question.

My question is, Missoula MT doesn't have Tmo or Sprint. We have AT&T and Verizon. I read the Fi roams on AT&T. How is roaming on AT&T? Will I rake up extra charges? I want to grab my service now so it is ready when I move to MD.

Thanks in advance
[Nexus 6  General] raiderep:
Sim came today (no welcome kit) and activated. Haven't left the house yet but now the fun begins! Thanks Google, you rock!

And a side note: Google+ community just passed 6000 members so there isn't that many fi users yet
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Is anybody still waiting for an invite?

Seems like since I finally got mine the day before yesterday, everyone else has, too. Took them 4 months to get through the folks who applied on the 22nd, then those of us who applied on the 23rd, and everybody who didn't already have a Nexus 6, and then beginning Wed, they opened the floodgates. Or so it seems.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] popper668:
August 18 requested invite

just outside San Diego CA

and now I ODC out.

Pray for me, I don't fit in.
[Nexus 6  General] Jfree3000:
Just got mine (invite) but looking at the data I use with T-Mobile it really wouldn't be worth it to switch to Fi. But I'm going to hold on to it just in case the wife wants to use it. I'm a data hog.
[Nexus 6  General] ivuso2000:
I am on 3-4 weeks for 10 days Already without any change
[Nexus 6  General] randp1:
Just received my invite. Question : Does Fi work with custom roms?
[Nexus 6  General] epic4grooted:
I have been on that for 3 weeks already
[Nexus 6  General] fuzzybuffalo:
I was on 2 -3 weeks for 4 weeks before I received my invite, just a couple of days ago.

And it never changed until I received my invite.

Yes

But depending on the ROM as to how much functionality you lose.

The only ROM I know for sure with full functionality is Pure Nexus.
[Nexus 6  General] ivuso2000:
That's what I am running. So all is ready just the invite is missing.