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[Nexus 6  General] pr0ndigy:
i got my nexus 6 today, and straight outta the box i had speaker problems.

At full volume during a call/playing music/watching youtube the top speaker pops and crackles like it's blown.

So i called Fi support to get it replaced, but some ignorant tech support lady started asking me to try turning off my wifi and playing the youtube video through the data connection instead.

I quickly hung up on her since she's obviously retarded.

Tried the Fi Chat support next, and luckily got a guy that knew what i was talking about and processed an RMA in under 5mins.

How is it that Google/Motorola can get away with charging so much money for a piece of sh!t phone that has numerous problems from what i've been reading!?!
[Nexus 6  General] AntikytheraTech:
Received my Project Fi invite last week and just got activated the other day. Already had a Nexus 6 (64gb white) running 5.1.1 rooted stock on T-Mobile. So far very pleased with the service on Fi. The handoff from WiFi to cellular when still on a call has been completely seamless for me and the person I am talking to. For those of you who get your invite and sign up - I STRONGLY urge you to immediately go into the Project Fi app and then to the Support tab and link through to the [Official] Project Fi G+ community. It is packed with Google Fi agents and moderators to answer questions - also, it is a private community and you can only get in after you are invited to the service. They already have a very handy FAQ area that efficiently answered almost every question I had the day I activated service. Also just FYI - Project Fi has confirmed that Welcome Kits are still going out, Santa Fi has many stops to make but even if you only got a SIM kit in the mail at first... Your swag box is coming [emoji2]
[Nexus 6  General] rixsworks:
City: Seattle, WA

Signup Confirmation Email Date: 5/23/15 @ 0230am PST

Invitation received: Still waiting

Service Activation Date: N/A

.......

Use the above format for much easier reading.
[Nexus 6  General] theeggman:
City: Chicago area, IL

Signed up: 24 Apr 2015

Invitation received: Still waiting

Nexus 6 - via AT&T
[Nexus 6  General] JunBringer:
I signed up for Fi on the first day, and I have a N6 now, but I'm still debating whether or not I'll sign up if I get an invite. I don't stream much so it'd be much cheaper, but I like financing my devices through T-Mobile and using JUMP every six months. This way I'm never paying full price for a phone, nor really ever paying it off. Hell I could switch to iOS every 6 months and back if I wanted to, though overall I don't see that happening. I got my fill after 7 months with the 6+.
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
1200 members to the Project Fi community? That's how many have been invited? Wow I guess they HAVE been busy! lol
[Nexus 6  General] wolfen69:
Good to know. I love my Exodus rom and would hate to get rid of it. I wanted to do Fi, but if that's the case, I might not.
[Nexus 6  General] johnciaccio:
If anyone is sitting on an invite and is willing to give it up please pm me. Been waiting since the first and am anxious to get signed up.

I know there are people out there that have been invited but are waiting for something. Please let those who are sure they are signing up go.

Thanks
[Nexus 6  General] shamelin73:
I would gladly use it too
[Nexus 6  General] david279:
I'll take a invite too if no one wants it....
[Nexus 6  General] nodnarb91:
Looks like we all are getting desperate...next thing you know we'll be looking like this guy lol

https://youtu.be/1lU8rIXSLiQ?t=19s
[Nexus 6  General] johnciaccio:
So true... Thanks for the laugh!
[Nexus 6  General] Schoat333:
I never noticed that there was a private Google+ community. Just joined it today.
[Nexus 6  General] plasticarmyman:
just got my invite today....not sure if i wanna do it or not tho...i have the t-mo nexus 6 with 3 other people on my plan...so it wouldn't work too well for me, i did order the SIM card though.....i may try it out for a bit by swapping my SIM card with the Nexus 4 i have
[Nexus 6  General] bajasur:
What are the benefits of project fi if you already have unlimited everything on tmo in an urban area?

When I looked at fi pricing it seems more expensive than tmo
[Nexus 6  General] johnciaccio:
It is more to teach the cell phone companies what is possible then to save consumers money.
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
Of course it's difficult for Google to undercut TMO and Sprint pricing since Google Fi is using and paying for those networks. Otherwise there's still user benefits of paying only for the data you use and using more wifi and less monthly Sprint/TMO plan data.
[Nexus 6  General] ragnarokx:
Does it matter what build you're on for Project Fi? I currently have T-Mobile and am on LYZ28E. I just ordered a Project Fi SIM. Should I stay on LYZ28E after activating to Project Fi?
[Nexus 6  General] KCT1975:
Please forgive me for saying so, but you do realize that you happen to actually live near the headquarters office of Sprint. And if the area is anything like the previous Sprint headquarters in Reston VA, the 4G LTE is crazy strong.

Please forgive, but just saying that if you live right near the headquarters of Sprint, you might actually want to sign up with Sprint.
[Nexus 6  General] vboyz103:
just activated miFi (my new term coined and I need to trademark this lol) today and the signal at first was average, made a call to Support and the "refresh" my account. Things seem to be better now and just gonna try it out and read up on some documentation over support site.

Does anyone know how to get invite to G+ community?
[Nexus 6  General] navnit1:
Like ur miFi term, I got FI sim delivered to me and I activated miFI today. I was wondering same how to join community.

I tried the link at bottom of project FI account in browser plus Project Fi app in my nexus 6 but but I ended up with message "Sorry, you need an invitation to join this private community."
[Nexus 6  General] vboyz103:
eheh thanks. I sent an email to Support requesting for invite see if they respond.
[Nexus 6  General] navnit1:
Great, how I missed that. Just dropped mail for same :)

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Just talked with Google support and got this response- "Once your device has been active for 72 hours you will be given access."
[Nexus 6  General] Schoat333:
fi is not for heavy data users. It's for people that need better coverage than T-Mobile or sprint can offer alone, or people that are paying for unused data.

For example. There are people that are paying for 3gb of data, and only using 2. Fi will credit them back for the 1gb that was not used.
[Nexus 6  General] dfin13:
I rarely go over 1GB a month, and my wife uses maybe 500MB, and we're paying roughly $110 a month on TMO. I figure $30 a month for each of us works out well -- though she'll be on TMO until Google comes out with a Fi-enabled phone that isn't taller than her.
[Nexus 6  General] bajasur:
LOLOLOLOL
[Nexus 6  General] NYZack:
Activated Fi yesterday evening. Two points that I don't think have been clearly made:

1. Group texting DOES work. But you have to use Google Messenger (not Hangouts).

2. If you have Google Voice forwarded to a number that you port to Project Fi, the number is immediately removed from your list of forwarding numbers (I got an email saying that it had been claimed by another Google Voice user). So, to be clear, I had Google Voice on account #1 forwarded to my cell phone number. I ported my cell phone number to Project Fi on another Google account (account #2). When I activated, I got an email on account #1 saying that the cell phone number had been deleted from my Google Voice account #1. (Obviously, I didn't lose the Google Voice number on account #1, since it had nothing to do with Fi.)

Also, for anybody (like me) who is worried about MMS between Cricket and Project Fi, this doesn't seem to be a problem. I have gotten Cricket MMS messages without a problem on Project Fi, even though Cricket and Google Voice can't send MMS messages to each other.
[Nexus 6  General] Schoat333:
Lol yep same here.

My wife dropped one Nexus 5 in a toilet (clean water thankfully), and cracked the screen on the second by throwing it in a bag. Needless to say, fi needs to support a much cheaper device before she gets it.
[Nexus 6  General] dfin13:
My wife's Spigen Slim Armor case for her N5 is truly beat to hell (though when I sold my N5, I gave her my old case to replace it, which looks new), but her phone is still in perfect shape. This is why Spigen got my business for my N6 case :)
[Nexus 6  General] kolyan:
Well I can finally confirm that it was bull**** and VoLTE does NOT work on Project Fi. Not sure why you provided false info.

PS. It also took like 5 seconds to transfer number from T-mobile to Project Fi.....I though it takes hours...guess not
[Nexus 6  General] Varking:
Just wanted to say I got my Fi invite today. I have had the Nexus 6 for a few days now, it might have been the 72 hour mark as another has said. I love the phone, the invite just made it sweeter. Also, I can confirm that part of me requesting a SIM card from Google also got me a Welcome Pack or whatever its called, so those are indeed still being given out. I live in Winston Salem, NC. Not sure if that info is useful for others in the area.
[Nexus 6  General] ggreenwood334:
I dropped my nexus 5 in the toilet. It just kept playing the video. Never stopped working. Drunk at a bar watching march madness. Lol.
[Nexus 6  General] Schoat333:
Lucky. The screen stopped working on this one. Had to pull it all apart, and let it dry out for a few days. Put it back together, and it started working again tho.
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
hmmm Check this out. Something different now.

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[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
Invite Status is now live. Invite Status: Expect your invite in 4-8 weeks :(
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
Yea as you see above they're still determining my status :(
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
Yeah, i have that same status as yours with another account, weird and sad :(
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
I talked to a project fi rep and he gave me the impression that they are now just getting to me and I'll probably get another status as to when. That tells me they must look at the requests one at a time. Just because the coverage map says I'm good doesn't mean that THEY know it yet. Two months and counting. Sigh....I'll keep checking and hoping.
[Nexus 6  General] Nacho~:
1) What city are you in?

Salisbury, MD

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.

April 22, 2:27pm EST

3) Let us know when you received your invitation.

June 22 1:26pm EST

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.).

Sim is arriving today. Porting my second number from Verizon (out of contract). Pre-registered the information for the porting so I should just have to insert the SIM and activate through the app.

trying to figure out what ROMs will work with Project Fi 100%, Anyone has any idea, let me know!
[Nexus 6  General] wrongpolo:
1) Rockford, IL

2)signed up April 22nd

3)invite recieved June 11th

4) activated service June 14th, popped the sim in the nexus and just followed the steps on the project fi app
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
My status: expect invite in 3-4 weeks. I guess we'll see.
[Nexus 6  General] kellybrf:
status said 1-2 weeks yesterday, I got my invite tonight
[Nexus 6  General] gagb1967:
Metro Atlanta, GA

Invite Received Jun 6

Order Phone from Project Fi on Jun 18

Received on June 22, SIM already installed and ready to go, plus welcome kit.

Ported number from TMobile, through Chat, in about 20 minutes port was completed.

Group MMS working great through Messanger.

Transition from WiFi to Cel service seem to go unnoticed so far.

Will travel to Florida next week and will see if service performs better than TMo.

No complaints so far.
[Nexus 6  General] theman22:
City: Santa Rosa CA

Signed up: 4/22/2015

Invitation received: 6/24/2015

Finally! I hope coverage is better than the Straightalk (AT&T service) I have been using.
[Nexus 6  General] californiarailroader:
I couldn't get past the request part, when I submitted my email and zip, it said my area wasn't part of the testing, and I'd have to wait until the service went live. I think now I know what's wrong, when I enter my Zip for Redwood Valley, 95470, it centers me a couple of miles west of my true location, in the mountains where there is no T-Mobile signal, or any signal from any carrier. When I put in my address in the coverage locator though, it correctly shows me as well covered by T-Mobile LTE. So, their sign up system is flawed, it needs to identify your exact address, not just your zip code. Zip codes in rural areas like ours in Northwestern California can be huge, and full of no coverage areas.

As for Sprint, they don't have service in Mendocino County, just roaming on U.S. Cellular. Though like I said, we have great LTE signal from T-Mobile in Redwood Valley, and nearby Ukiah and Willits.
[Nexus 6  General] raiderep:
Good to hear and congrats. I'm just east of Sacramento and in a great coverage area so still waiting for my invite. Status page says they are still determining my invite status and I signed up first day like you. Good to hear norcal is getting some Google love!
[Nexus 6  General] Hoshneer:
I got my invite today, I have a Nexus 6 on AT&T. If I switch my AT&T phone over will it still receive android updates on a different carrier?
[Nexus 6  General] DevilMR:
From Jonesboro, still waiting. Lucky you my friend. Maybe if i use your zip code...

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Probably best to switch over to the unmolested factory image. found here
[Nexus 6  General] Hoshneer:
Will it update through Google automatically after that?
[Nexus 6  General] plasticarmyman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiFi
[Nexus 6  General] dialanothernumb:
Does anyone have any idea why Google Apps email accounts aren't accepted in the signup? I have a vanilla Gmail account which I used to register but I was thinking I might be able to transfer it once I sign up...
[Nexus 6  General] plasticarmyman:
just confirmed with Project Fi support that even though i did not order a N6 through them, i am still getting a welcome kit,they wouldn't tell me when...but i am assuming it's shipping with the SIM Kit

edit: they couldn't tell me, she said it is supposed to be a surprise....reading elsewhere i have seen that it may take 7-10 days after registering for service that they send the welcome kit....so i'm going to try it out for a month and see how it is
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
My welcome kit came with my sim card
[Nexus 6  General] ceo4eva:
Does anyone know if Fi will give the free streaming music services that tmobile offers?
[Nexus 6  General] Hoshneer:
Just talked to Project Fi and once I unlock my phone from AT&T and activate Fi Google will push all my updates.
[Nexus 6  General] kolyan:
Not available now or ever
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
What updates? I didn't get any when I activated my sprint n6
[Nexus 6  General] shamelin73:
Invite Status:*Expect your invite in 4–8 weeks.

A bit disappointed as I signed up the day after is went live.
[Nexus 6  General] Hoshneer:
Nothing at the moment but I wanted to make sure I recieved future updates like M.
[Nexus 6  General] gagb1967:
I think there are a few factors that influence the orders the invites come in. I usually get fast response for any invites from Google. If you want to use my Zip code go ahead, 30096
[Nexus 6  General] slayer621:
1) What city are you in?

Saint Paul, Minnesota

2) Let us know when you signed up for your invite.

April 22

3) Let us know when you received your invitation.

June 10

4) Let us know when you activated your service.

I didn't activate it and I won't.

I am livid with myself. I received my Fi invite ONE DAY after I signed a new 2 year contract with Verizon. ONE DAY! I held out as long as I could, but my S4 died on me. So I bought a Nexus 6 on the Verizon website. I activated it when I received it (the next day) and the day after, I received my invite. I really wish I would have held out. Though part of me thinks that they only gave me an invite because they saw a Nexus 6 tied to my Google account and phone number.

Edit:

"Welcome to Your Nexus 6" email https://db.tt/lYZ5sER4

Invite email https://db.tt/oLWqJ4vL
[Nexus 6  General] qnet:
At least you have a time frame. When I check I get the dreaded " were still determining you status" message. I requested my invite the day after launch also.

That's too bad, I hate to hear that. Doesn't VZW have a return window? You could return the phone and stop the contract. You might have to pay a restocking fee but it might be worth it, for what you would save in the long run. I don't think you having a Nexus 6 with your Google account was the factor in getting your invite, I think it was just your time (unlucky timing). I've had a Nexus 6 tied to my account on & off for several months and haven't heard anything. (i'm sure other people have also).
[Nexus 6  General] crachel:
After 1 month with Project Fi, I've gotten my 2nd bill. They gave me credit for .785 GB of data I didn't use ($7.85 off the base plan) and my total is $26.46. This feels like free money to me.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Asked for an invite 24 hours after opening, and they're still trying to determine my status? Wtf? Does that mean i may even be ineligible? Even though I'm in an area of great coverage for both Sprint and tmo? Actually I live between two homes and both of them have great coverage on both carriers. Makes me want to switch to my other zip code to see if that helps... Only I can't see a way to do it.

-peter
[Nexus 6  General] Eyelands:
Same here. Signed up within minutes of launch on the first day. Still says determining status. What's worse, I signed my wife up a week later, and she just got her invite yesterday (same zip). I feel like google just gave me a big eff you!
[Nexus 6  General] dfin13:
I know for new customers, it's 14 days for Sprint and Verizon. I assume it's the same if you're re-upping your contract. But if his dates are correct, it's about 2 days too late :(
[Nexus 6  General] jobone44:
Just got an email to check the status of my invite... 4-8 weeks. Almost there...
[Nexus 6  General] paztine:
Same..

Same predicaments as you are got my 3rd email ..still determining your status..signed up when it came live..
[Nexus 6  General] plasticarmyman:
i know for a fact that the zipcode 90802 works. I got my invite rather quickly....
[Nexus 6  General] baiju2012:
Generally, Verizon has one month money back guarantee for new contracts. If they have now, you could try that and get Fi. Just a thought.
[Nexus 6  General] lordhamster:
Even if he can't make that happen, he can simply terminate the contract early and pay the early termination fee. It is probably still cheaper to pay the termination fee and switch to project FI, than to continue the service. He should break even before the first year is up.
[Nexus 6  General] Trixter313:
First day signup but still no invite club also :(

1.) Cincinnati, OH (45211)

2.) Apr 22, 2015, 4:06 PM

3.) N/A

Just the very vague, "We're still determining your status. Check back here for updates." message. *sigh*
[Nexus 6  General] sparcvx:
1 Montvale, NJ

2. April 23rd

3 June 26th

4. SIM Installed in a New N6 ordered via the invite. Activated via the Project Fi app on phone.
[Nexus 6  General] TiltedAz:
Probably difficult to tell but for those with FI, has anyone compared Fi coverage to VZ's 4G coverage? Specifically, is it more VZ-like in urban areas? I expect there to still be missing 4G pockets away from cities and urban areas.
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
I can't give you real stats but I have had VZW in the past. I must say having sprint and T-Mobile to rely on is pretty great coverage for me. Also in my area sprint has been improving their network drastically. With T-Mobile I get really fast 4g also.
[Nexus 6  General] horn34:
Austin, TX

4/22/15

6/26/15

Activated service 5 minutes ago, but SIM card and welcome kit are being shipped.
[Nexus 6  General] jobone44:
I just want the WiFi calling... I'm prepared to give up my coveted grandfathered unlimited data on Verizon...
[Nexus 6  General] akellar:
Hangouts Dialer
[Nexus 6  General] Huskehn:
1) Poway, California

2) April 22, 2015

3) June 24, 2015

4) Received the welcome kit and Nexus 6 today (June 26, 2015). However, I currently have an AT&T SIM card in it because my service with AT&T is not up for a few months. After that I'll switch to Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] Gprabhu:
1. Sugar Land, TX

2. 04/22/2015 at 1429

3. 06/26/2015 at 1739

4. Ordered SIM as I already have factory unlocked N6 on Sprint. Been on Sprint for 16 years, and finally...better service :fingers-crossed:

This community is awesome. All the encouragement helped...
[Nexus 6  General] briandols:
1) What city are you in?

Austin, TX 78748

2) Let us know when you signed up for your invite.

April 22

3) Let us know when you received your invitation.

June 26th

4) Let us know when you activated your service.

June 29th or whenever the phone arrives from a Swappa seller!

The "check your invite" status email this week showed 3-4 weeks for me, and suddenly I got the invite today. I'm no longer obligated on my current contract so eager to try it out!
[Nexus 6  General] jobone44:
Well look at that... I've had it all along. Thank you!
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
For those of us who already a n6, and it is carrier-locked, (mine WAS locked to the death star, but I unlocked it), how does Google get their fi sim to work in a carrier-locked phone?

Also, can I use my Google voice number as my fi number? (I've had gv for years).

I don't want to port my att number to fi. I want to keep it on the att sim.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] uicnren:
Yes, you can use your GV number, if you want to keep that same number however, it may be a good idea to sign up for another GV free number and port that instead.

You can however re-port back to GV if you dont wish to stay with Fi.

I am in same situation, I ported my GV number, and left ATT alone. Keep in mind, you can forward calls to the Fi number, but I havent found a reliable way to forward SMS yet. (IE: texts sent to ATT # wont go to phone using Fi #).

If you use hangouts, it behaves differently once you are on Fi however. It does not merge conversations like it did previously. Some other feature arent supported yet either (group MMS).
[Nexus 6  General] theeggman:
Looks like I signed up for an invite two days from the initial Project FI announcement..

Yesterday.. I got the email saying check invite status..

Guess I'm in that vague... "We're still determining your status. Check back here for updates." club for now...

*sigh* ...Come on Google... I really want to move my service off AT&T..
[Nexus 6  General] oOflyeyesOo:
I still haven't gotten my invite, signed up day 1. Still not sure if I am going to jump, it would be a no brainer if they didn't count google play music into the data, I stream music way too much to make it worth the switch. If only...
[Nexus 6  General] TomRalph:
I got that same email... checked my status and it showed 3 - 4 weeks more of waiting... 24 hours later I had the invite in my mailbox. Hang in there, evidently they are on boarding at a good clip.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
The maddening part of the "we are still determining your status" thing is that it can leave the impression, "we are still looking into your eligibility for Project Fi, and may or may not select you for participation at this time".

-Peter