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[Nexus 6  General] blazn420:
Requested September 14th got my invite this morning September 30th. I also confirmed that Google is out of stock on welcome kits and they will not be sending out anymore for orders placed before today. I actually got my invite last night 10:50pm but didnt check email until this morning at 8am.
[Nexus 6  General] Joe92T:
just a quick one for you.

My Contract for Verizon is up In November, I just received my Project Fi Invite today, which I am looking to try, however do not want to be subject to an ETF from Verizon since Im so close to being out of agreement.

Can I go through the Fi Application process via the Website, order my SIM and get everything together while i Wait, or will ordering a SIM cause my number to Port to Project FI, thereby incurring an ETF from VZW??

Specifically, does signing up via the Fi Invite automatically port your TN over, or can I get a Sim, Hold onto it for awhile, and then when im up with VZ, Activate it via the Android Project Fi Application to port?

Yeah i guess the real question is when does the number port from old carrier to new take over... When you order a SIM or when you activate via the android Fi App
[Nexus 6  General] blazn420:
I'm pretty sure the porting happens when you activate with the Fi app.
[Nexus 6  General] mrro82:
Got my invite last night. Haven't signed up yet. Gotta get on my laptop.
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
We were surprised, my significant other received the Fi welcome kit after being on Fi for about 6 weeks now. The kit is a very nice touch.
[Nexus 6  General] blazn420:
Thanks for rubbing it in. :mad:
[Nexus 6  General] sangiman:
Welcome Kits

I just spoke with a fi customer representative and he said they are still sending welcome kits with new orders.
[Nexus 6  General] Pilz:
I have a sim sitting here and haven't touched it. You don't need to input your number if you're porting it until after you activate the sim from my understanding
[Nexus 6  General] truckroot:
Requested on June 12, received invite August 18. Suburb just west of Cleveland, OH.

Signed up yesterday with an order for the 6P, aluminum, 128GB. Phone will ship with SIM kit first week of November

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] NoNRG:
Signed up for Google Fi on September 8th and received the invite on September 29th. My location is San Jose, CA.

Waiting on the SIM now and then I hope to get improved coverage and better rates compared to my current service.
[Nexus 6  General] jestep:
Hey curious how you have found the service? I am in Corona also and am getting mine soon
[Nexus 6  General] slappnuttzz29:
location: Columbia MO

signed up: Aug 20

received invite: Sept 29

waiting on sim
[Nexus 6  General] blazn420:
How long did you all have to wait for the SIM to ship after you ordered it?
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
Probably a stupid question, but the recently announced T-Mobile hack shouldn't affect anyone on Fi at all, right? From what I can tell, it's info that someone would have to enter to do a credit check when trying to get T-Mobile service? Is that all it is?
[Nexus 6  General] steve0617:
1) What city are you in?

Littleton CO

2) Let us know when you signed up for your invite. Please use the date and time on the email that Google sent to thank you for requesting an invite.

Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:32 AM

3) Let us know when you received your invitation.

Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 7:31 PM

4) Let us know when you activated your service and info on the process (when did you receive your SIM, how did you activate it, etc.).

Haven't ordered it just yet.
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
You're welcome. If it makes you feel better, I didn't get one either.
[Nexus 6  General] slappnuttzz29:
about to order it now and it says leaves warehouse in 2 to 3 weeks...hope it doesnt really take that long
[Nexus 6  General] dezufnoC:
Live in Atl.

Received invite 2 days ago

Just ordered today

Gonna keep my old plan since my family is on there and try this out myself for my business. Hopefully soon I'll be able to use other devices on here and can port the family over without having to have 4 separate accounts.
[Nexus 6  General] jl33:
Ohio here. Been trying for a month and finally ordered one today. Ill probably keep my Verizon plan until my fam kicks me off. Whippee!
[Nexus 6  General] gifters:
Supposedly received my sim, FedEx says its delivered but its not here.

I'm going with divine intervention on this one....
[Nexus 6  General] GrayBoltWolf:
I'm sure they delivered it

to Antarctica.
[Nexus 6  General] mrchuckfl:
Ordered SIM on Sept 30, Delivered by FedEx yesterday.

Just a SIM and a paper clip to open slot, no welcome kit.

Now just waiting on my new Nexus 5x so I can get this party started.
[Nexus 6  General] mikelee28:
Ordered mine the 29th still waiting...
[Nexus 6  General] starcms:
What the? I ordered on Sept 29th and no ship yet. Plus I already have a nexus 6. Why would they send u a sim if you ordered the 5X? The sim should come with the phone.

Edit: Also, a nexus 6 sim won't work with a 5X. There are two sim models: one for the Nexus 6, and one for the 5X and 6P.

Edit2: At least I'll be receiving my welcome kit. If you ordered Sept 29th or before, you will get a welcome kit. You must have placed your order on the 29th, not simply received the invite.
[Nexus 6  General] GrayBoltWolf:
About the welcome kits:

If you activated your SIM before Sep. 28th, call customer support to get a kit. After next week the promo ends and they will not ship welcome kits anymore.
[Nexus 6  General] supamas:
Got my project fi after 5ish months of waiting. In the Waco, TX area. I travel for work to a small town close by and still get LTE in most places. I switched from Verizon and haven't been able to tell a difference. Other than the $100 I was paying.
[Nexus 6  General] Wdustin1:
So the sim has to be activated on the 29th or before not ordered?
[Nexus 6  General] starcms:
Final word on welcome kits (WC):

If sim was ordered on Sept 29th or before, you'll receive a WC. Doesn't matter when you got the invite or when/if you've activated the sim. Luckily for me I got my invite the night of Sept 29th and immediately ordered my sim. If I'd waited a couple hours, I would have missed out.

Now as for if the WC will come with the sim or separate and when it'll come, I've got conflicting answers. But as long as u placed the order on or before Sept 29th, you'll get a WC.

You don't have to call support to ensure you receive a WC (its all automated, support doesn't have control or ability to send a WC), but if it makes u feel warm inside, you can call just to verify what I said.

If your sim order was placed on or b4 Sept 29th, you get a WC. Simple as that.

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Good to hear about not being able to tell the difference when switching from Verizon.

For those of you like myself on an unlimited data Verizon plan, you don't have to port your number to Fi at activation and lose the Verizon unlimited data if you later decide you don't like Fi and want to go back to Verizon for any reason.

Anyone can choose at activation to simply activate and receive a new phone number that Fi provides. That way you can test drive Fi without losing your grandfathered unlimited data on Verizon. Any time later if you decide you like Fi and want to ditch your previous carrier for good, just call Fi support. They can do a "late-port" at any time which will port your number.

That's what I plan on doing just in case Fi coverage or data speeds or anything isn't to my liking, so I don't lose my precious unlimited data plan on Verizon until I'm completely sure I'm 100% happy with Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] markwebb:
But remember the new sim for 5x and 6p are backward compatible to be used on N6 (but not the other way around) so you won't need two.
[Nexus 6  General] starcms:
I was told the opposite by Fi support. That the new sim for the 5x and 6p is not compatible with the 6.

However, my gut agrees with you that it will be backwards compatible.
[Nexus 6  General] markwebb:
The official project fi Google+ community support page has already confirmed newer fi sim will be backward compatible and that page is run by project fi gurus. I believe it is also confirmed on droid life or one of the other forum sites.
[Nexus 6  General] nomoreheroes7:
Yup, also ordered a sim the evening of the 29th for my Nexus 6, status still says "preordered" with estimated delivery of Oct 23...no idea how he got his that fast.

Are you sure about that welcome kit? I talked to two separate reps the day after I ordered who said word was handed down from corporate that there would be no more welcome kits beginning with Sept 29th orders...

Edit: Okay, I just talked to another rep this evening who confirmed "that any orders placed on and after September 29th, will not be receiving Welcome Kits." So that's three reps saying no welcome kit for me (or you, I presume). Which still sucks.

Oh, but I was able to get them to switch me over to the "old" Nexus 6 sim kit instead of having to wait for the new 5X/6P sims...so I should get it quicker. Wish I would've done that earlier, but oh well.
[Nexus 6  General] starcms:
Doubt you'll ever get it. If the 5X and 6P sim is compatible with the 6, they aren't making any more 6 only sims.

And I've talked to two reps, one who I personally know, who said I would be receiving a welcome kit. The 29th is included. Have them read that email from corporate a little closer.
[Nexus 6  General] nomoreheroes7:
Hmm...well I guess there's still hope then (?). lol guess we'll see what happens. Pretty conflicting/confusing either way.
[Nexus 6  General] starcms:
Yeah. I'm don't know. Does yours still say preordered and Oct23-27 after they supposedly changed u to the 6 sim?

Edit: because I'm assuming it says preordered because its the new sim we are waiting to come in stock for the first time. If it was just sold out, it'd say something more to that effect.
[Nexus 6  General] nomoreheroes7:
Yea right now it does. She said she'd alert this with a higher agent or something who would let me know in 24-48 hours. She made it sound like it could easily be done though.
[Nexus 6  General] starcms:
Eh..okay..lol. Let us know what happens.

Edit: Sounds like their Sunday crew isn't up to date.
[Nexus 6  General] californiarailroader:
Correct. Also, at least according to Google, the SIM's made for the 6 won't work in the new 6P or 5X, I don't know why, but that's what they're saying. They all use Nano SIM's, and Google said as far as functionality, both SIM's are the same, so maybe they're just "confused" [emoji16]
[Nexus 6  General] gifters:
Fi doesn't know anything about shipping out Welcome kits about this corporate letter...
[Nexus 6  General] blackhand901:
Same thing I was told a minute ago! Hopefully it will get her this week.
[Nexus 6  General] ulibube:
Do let us know how it goes. I just talked to a Google agent and was told that they only ship the new SIMs now, and that I'll have to wait.
[Nexus 6  General] pas7771:
I ordered a SIM for my nexus 6 on the 29th and It just got delivered today..
[Nexus 6  General] starcms:
Ordered on the 29th. Still waiting for mine to ship, but its status has gone from preordered to processing...
[Nexus 6  General] ulibube:
Responding to my own comment: I contacted Project Fi directly today (yesterday I went through the Google Store which was not so bright in retrospect), had a great chat with one of their reps discussing the Vegas weather, and also got my request escalated up the chain to be changed to one of the old SIM kits for the Nexus 6, anticipating shipping this week. Hope it will indeed work out.
[Nexus 6  General] Wdustin1:
So I ordered mine on the 29th and its still pending, which sim do I want? The old sim or the new sim? Sorry I'm having trouble keeping up on the difference
[Nexus 6  General] boomerbubba:
The old SIM only works on the Nexus 6. The new SIM works on the 5X, the 6P and the 6.
[Nexus 6  General] WhammyDroid:
Now that VZW wants to jack the price on the unlimited data, Fi is now starting to look like a better option.
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
That's for sure. Once VZW starts increasing grandfathered unlimited data plans, prices increases will be the norm.
[Nexus 6  General] SirBindy:
The price hike goes into effect for December bills. I just ordered my Fi kit. Verizon can go **** themselves.
[Nexus 6  General] blinkerpaper:
I'm also a current Verizon unlimited data user. I was hesitant to leave it for Project Fi but with this news I couldn't be happier with my decision. Goodbye Verizon. Can't wait for my Project Fi SIM to arrive.
[Nexus 6  General] ethanhunt123:
ditto for me as well!:highfive:
[Nexus 6  General] pas7771:
I just ditch Verizon for project FI I'm a low data user so it's win win for me..
[Nexus 6  General] nomoreheroes7:
Finally got my SIM delivered today 10/9/15. It is the older SIM. So I guess my request worked.

(Still no welcome kit though. Grr. Hah.)
[Nexus 6  General] quailallstar:
Just received my V1 (Nexus 6) SIM card today via FedEx as well. My V2 SIM order still shows processing.. I'll let it stay there and see what happens. ;)
[Nexus 6  General] gifters:
I got my wife's replacement sim today, my neighbor also gave me the sim that FedEx delivered to her instead of me... don't know what that's about.

I was excited with Fi and ready to switch to them but after how I've seen them handle the sims and welcome kits, I having second thoughts. Especially for my phone a Moto X Pure after seeing where google decided to put their money on hardware of the new Nexus phones. I won't be switching, I'll probably convince my wife to follow me to the Verizon network, we had so many issues with Sprint the past couple years. my fear is google will just be a continuation of that.
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
In a few months, I'll transfer my daughter to the Fi network along with a new N5X. Verizon would have to dramatically change before I'd ever consider going back.
[Nexus 6  General] NoNRG:
Did you specifically request a V1 SIM? I sent in a support question asking if there's anything they could do to speed up my SIM delivery (currently estimated between Oct 23rd and 27th) and they said they are having trouble with supply and will hopefully have it to me around Oct. 20th. They did not mention which SIM type they would be sending me.
[Nexus 6  General] nomoreheroes7:
Yes, I told them I had an N6 and would just like the old SIM instead...they said no problem and I got it yesterday. Didn't send me a tracking number or anything though, and the original SIM order still says "pending" with estimated dates of Oct 23-27.
[Nexus 6  General] gifters:
What would Verizon have to change?
[Nexus 6  General] katapaltes:
I just now got off chat with Project Fi and told them I had the older Nexus 6 (not the 6P) and the rep immediately agreed that I could order the older SIM card for faster delivery and that I'd be sent both SIM cards. He asked me to go to fi.google.com/order-sim?n6 to order the SIM card and waited until I had completed the process and then confirmed that the order showed up in the system. My original order says "Pending - OCTOBER 23 – 27, 2015" just like yours does.
[Nexus 6  General] netways:
DC Jim Dec red d3
[Nexus 6  General] californiarailroader:
Secret Code? [emoji16]
[Nexus 6  General] GadgetLady:
I'm a little bit confused about the old sim vs new sim. I understand that the new sim works for the old N6 and the new Nexus. I have the older N6 and just signed up ( haven't received sim yet). Is it going to work ok and why are people with older N6 requesting older sim?

Edit: Is it just for faster delivery?
[Nexus 6  General] Wdustin1:
That's what I am understanding too that people just want the sim cards faster.
[Nexus 6  General] pas7771:
I'm having major problem of not getting text alert from Amex and Amazon thru ProjectFi system ??

Anyone Experienced this problem?

Thanks
[Nexus 6  General] rajeev2liz:
i am in Fort Riley Kansas and mine took about 3 weeks, i already had a nexus 6 so it was pretty much slip in the new simcard and bam that was it it does take about 2-3 hours to get fully activated on the project fi service the simcard comes in a nice welcome package which consists of a external battery charger case for the nexus 6 and headphones
[Nexus 6  General] ekrainey:
Amazon is working fine here.
[Nexus 6  General] maxnicks:
Once you sign-up and click their link to download, you get the "...requested URL was not found..." error.

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Ditto....:crying:
[Nexus 6  General] wolfen69:
I guess you're SOL all around. Had neither of those problems.
[Nexus 6  General] maxnicks:
Support told me they were backwards compatible. Twice for clarification.

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I'm in the exact same predicament. Though I'm excited to receive my SIM and begin service, I'm guess I'm going to have to exercise that most hated of phrases, "Just be patient, Greg." Oh well, maybe there'll be a miracle and it'll come sooner.

I don't understand people becoming so angry over the issue though.
[Nexus 6  General] starcms:
Omg, thank you so much for that link. Ordered an "old" sim over the weekend, it shipped today, and is coming tomorrow!!!

The "new" sim order still shows pending with Oct23-27th.
[Nexus 6  General] ECrispy:
I requested an invite weeks ago, status page shows 'expect invite in 3-4 weeks'. Is this normal? I read about people getting instant approval or within a few days. I'm waiting for an invite and then buy a N6.
[Nexus 6  General] kakazsh:
Just chatted with the support and got to order the "version 1 sim" instead. The shipping date has become Oct 16!

Great info
[Nexus 6  General] starcms:
Public service announcement:

If you have a Nexus 6 and received your invite and ordered your sim, but it shows you won't receive it until Oct 23-27, go to fi.google.com/order-sim?n6 and order a Sim there.

That will order you a version 1 sim (only works on Nexus 6, not 5X or 6P). As of yesterday they are still in stock and shipping the next day (or at least mine did) and you'll most probably receive it this week. Its shipping FedEx from zip 60188 (regardless of what it says in the email), so pick your shipping accordingly on how far away you are and how anxious you are to receive it.

You'll still receive the version 2 or "new" Sim whenever it finally ships around Oct 20.

Thanks to katapaltes for the link!

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My invite took a good 3-4 months, and the status page never gave me an ETA. Patience.
[Nexus 6  General] OctoPI:
I bought my N6 from the Play Store a couple of months ago.

When I got it, I put my T-mobile SIM in it. It worked fine and immediately had Wi-Fi calling enabled.

I'm currently on LYZ28K (the latest OTA that's been sent to it).

I ordered a Project Fi SIM (the old N6 only version) which I'm due to receive tomorrow.

Can I use Fi on that build or will it cause issues? Or should I wait until the marshmallow OTA before I swap out the SIM?

Thanks
[Nexus 6  General] boomerbubba:
That build will be fine. I am running it. Project Fi officially supports it.
[Nexus 6  General] OctoPI:
Thanks for the reply!

Puts me at ease to hear that.
[Nexus 6  General] boomerbubba:
You probably won't be on that build for long. There is an OTA rollout in progress right now updating each of the three Nexus 6 forks with the same security patch for October. LYZ28K will be updated to LYZ28M. Soon after that, we all hope, the Marshmallow OTAs will roll out. Then all the forks will be unified.
[Nexus 6  General] xetrev:
You cant activate service with google fi on marshmallow. You have to flash to lollipop, activate, then flash to marshmallow.

What a giant PITA.
[Nexus 6  General] johnciaccio:
Did not work for you? No problem here on m official release.
[Nexus 6  General] dberthia:
I just had a support chat and was told there would be no issue activating on Marshmallow, as long as the Fi app is installed first.

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[Nexus 6  General] xetrev:
I was having issues with activating google fi and the person on the phone said I needed to flash back to lollipop in order to fix my issues, once I flashed I was able to start the transfer process of my google voice number.

Buyer beware, if you have activation issues on a nexus 6 on marshmallow.
[Nexus 6  General] SirBindy:
I was stuck in "preordered" status because my order went through as one of the new V2 cards. I got on with live chat and they gave me a link to order a V1 SIM. It's due to arrive tomorrow. I'm excited.

Hopefully I don't have any of these activation issues that I'm seeing with Marshmallow...
[Nexus 6  General] xetrev:
It get's worse for me. So I flashed back to lollipop, google fi version. I was able to get my number transfer started from google voice but now the device is showing that there is no sim inserted.

I am on hold with support now.

Also if you have two gmail accounts on the phone, remove the non google fi account while activating.

Update: They have escalated my case, offered to give me a free month of service but they cant until my account is activated.
[Nexus 6  General] Walruski:
I requested my invite on July 20th and got my invitation on Sep 2. I signed up on Sep 10th and activated my service on Sep 14th. I did it all online and gave my account information to Project Fi. They ported my number from Sprint and activated my new service. I am located in Green Bay, WI. and the coverage is good.
[Nexus 6  General] blinkerpaper:
I went ahead and ordered a sim from the link. The estimated delivery is now October 19 – 21, 2015 rather than the previous OCTOBER 23 – 27, 2015.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Be glad, mate. I requested an invite 3 months before you did and finally received it not even two weeks before you.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] zprankin:
I had no issues activating my Fi sim running 6.0. I have an ATT Nexus 6, so it went like this:

Inserted new SIM>Entered Unlock Code>Clicked on Notification Stating Fi service needed activated>Chose correct gmail account>Verified and entered number to transfer>Started activation>Downloaded Project Fi app...

No issues other than battery life.. 98% of my day is on wifi, top 2 so far are screen and cell standby...
[Nexus 6  General] ECrispy:
Requested invite Sep 29/30. Yesterday the status page showed 2-3 weeks. Got my invite today and signed up. I went ahead and ordered sim, cancelled it and ordered the old N6 sim kit.

I've also ordered a Nexus 6 on ebay but its a refurb. I'm now having 2nd thoughts since there's a new one for $300. Should I get the new one instead and return the refurb?

Also is it ok to run the Pure Nexus rom since it says it supports Fi?
[Nexus 6  General] NoNRG:
Scan the N6 general forum for some issues people are having with their phones, ex. burn-in, bulging batteries, etc. If the refurb has an acceptable return policy given any of these problems occurring on your phone then I wouldn't worry about it much. If the refurb only has a two week return window or something, then getting the new one would probably be well worth the increase in cost.

I've been using an N6 since December 2014 with no issues so it seems like a toss up given all of the complaints in general.
[Nexus 6  General] ECrispy:
Only 2 week return window. I was hoping I can detect some of these issues immediately, sounds like its better to send it back? I have no idea how the build quality of these phones is - can these problems increase over time?
[Nexus 6  General] GrayBoltWolf:
Just some input on this: 99% of N6 owners haven't had any issues. It's just a vocal minority.
[Nexus 6  General] BootloopedMillennials:
Last week sign up for invite. Expect it takes more than month?