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[Nexus 6  General] maxx880:
Signed up for Project Fi and used it for a few days. No better coverage than what I had with Sprint at my home. Hoped that T-Mobile would at least help while at home but to no avail it didnt work out and I canceled.

Went to reactivate my Google Play Store Nexus 6 that I've had on my Sprint account since the phone released, and now the IMEI is no good for Sprint. Been fighting with Project Fi and Sprint to resolve the situation but been getting the run around. Project Fi told me it could take up to 90 days to be able to activate my phone again on Sprints network. Be very weary of switching over to Project Fi with any hopes of being able to activate your phone again on the Sprint network if anything doesn't workout with Fi. I ended up having to buy another Nexus 6 because I was without a phone for 6 days.
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
Why are you going back to Sprint if you'll have the same coverage as before and with Fi? Wouldn't you be better off staying with Fi? T-mobile is always upgrading. I know because they did in my area. Sprint never upgrades. At least it seems like it. I was with Sprint for 13 years and putting up with their lousy service until I jumped to T- Mobile. So much better. I do have Wifi at home though. At least you would be transitioning between 2 carriers and wifi when you are out and about. I would think it would be cheaper in the long run getting money back for data you didn't use. Just my thinking. Maybe give it some more time.
[Nexus 6  General] horn34:
I'm running CM12 on my N6, and when trying to run through the "activation steps/set up your number/start transfer" process in the Project Fi app, I keep getting a "Something Went Wrong" popup error when I press Start Transfer (at the screen where you enter all the account info from the number you're porting). I've been on the phone with 3 different Fi reps who were nice, but didn't seem to know a lot. They put me on hold a lot and talked to several Senior Techs, who had me do lots of timewasting crap like rebooting and reinstalling and making sure I had inserted the SIM card right side up. I asked if the N6 had to be wiped and reset to a base version and they said no.

After hours of troubleshooting, one of them finally suggested that I start the transfer process on the web through my Project Fi account. which seemed to work and which would have saved me 3 hours of idiotic troubleshooting. Of course the number still isn't ported over, I just didn't get the same error on the web.

Anyone else have this issue?
[Nexus 6  General] maxx880:
I've found that any cellular carrier is bad at my home. I have a big family plan sharing 80gb data with 9 people so Fi is actually more expensive for me.
[Nexus 6  General] david279:
Fi Doesn't work on non stock roms. You lucky you got as far as you did.
[Nexus 6  General] grayson73:
Got my first bill; $37.09 on the $30 plan. $7.09 in Taxes & regulatory fees!
[Nexus 6  General] Droidlovinyogi:
D you know why if doesn't work on non stock rooms?
[Nexus 6  General] Dusty Rhodes:
I just got my SIM a few minutes ago!

I didn't get a whole starter kit with swag though. Oh well...

I'm backing up my phone right now. I should be up and running in a bit.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
dunno, but last i looked, google wallet's tap and pay feature didn't work on AOSP roms either, not even on CM's OPO. guessing it has something to do with money handling on ROMs where the developer isn't google themselves. but that would be only a guess.

-peter
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
Awesome, you are so lucky!!! Congrats bro!

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I would guess that the stock images has some special framework settings that will make that work seamlessly, since CM is not supported by Google directly, you may encounter some issues if you try to use Project Fi with CM later on once you activated it, I guess Wi-Fi hotspot encryption could be one and other issues. If I were you, I would stay with the original stock image for the Nexus 6 instead of a custom ROM just to avoid any future inconveniences, even Google says it's OK, I found that Google Support is not very knowledgeable when it comes to software support or troubleshooting. #justmyopinion
[Nexus 6  General] Droidlovinyogi:
Thanks for your response.

If anyone following this thread has any other ideas, or concrete knowledge of why Project Fi doesn’t work on non stock ROMs please respond.

Also if you have links to discussions, threads, articles etc. that cover this please post them.

I've had my invite since 5/19, but I'm waiting to get clear on whether it will actually work on a non stock ROM, if so how it does and if not, why it doesn't.

Thanks
[Nexus 6  General] horn34:
I flashed this thing to a stock ROM this morning and did a factory reset. Still getting the same error when trying to initiate number transfer and the project fi reps don't know why. They aren't much help either. This is really ****ing pissing me off.
[Nexus 6  General] uicnren:
Be patient, they have stated everyone should get the swag.
[Nexus 6  General] Dusty Rhodes:
OK. I wouldn't exactly use the word "Blazing".

I hope the real mission of Project Fi is to allow consumers to have an awesome unrestricted device selection.
[Nexus 6  General] SilentO:
Going to stick with Verizon.

Need to change the name Project Fi to Project Fail
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
I actually have great coverage on Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] dialanothernumb:
I'm looking forward to seeing OpenSignal cover Project Fi. I have been amazed at the strength of T Mobile coverage in my areas of interest (I'm on Verizon) and I'd love to see how much Sprint coverage adds.

I'm awaiting Project Fi but like many my status is still unclear... I really have a downer on Verizon and the nickel and dime attitude they have.
[Nexus 6  General] boomerbubba:
I prefer the Sensorly.com site. But no crowd-sourced signal mapping can work very well without a critical mass of contributing users. Since there are only a small number of Project Fi customers in the universe, and probably just a tiny fraction of them contribute to any crowdsourcing sample, there might not be very meaningful results anytime soon.
[Nexus 6  General] dialanothernumb:
Given that Project Fi is a combination of two existing networks wonder if there is sufficient curiosity with either of these crowd sourced app developers to create a Project Fi view independent of the wifi coverage by combining their existing network maps for tmus and Sprint.
[Nexus 6  General] DeathBoT:
Transfer an invite?

I have a project Fi invite, can I give it away? I have Verizon and my work pays my phone bill so I dont care about moving carriers, It may now go unused, is there a way to transfer it?
[Nexus 6  General] fuzzybuffalo:
Yes, call Project Fi customer service.
[Nexus 6  General] Hoshneer:
I had Fi for one day. It worked pretty good and I love how everything meshes together with wifi but the coverage was horrible at work and I didn't have wifi access so I had to ditch it. If they ever pick up more partners like AT&T I'm in for sure.
[Nexus 6  General] bigant262:
Have you tried to root or unlock the bootloader yet and see if FI still works?
[Nexus 6  General] markwebb:
1. Email 4/22 5:58 pm

2. North of Hartford CT

3. Still waiting

FWIW, get very strong and faster T-Mobile signals in the surrounding area...even better than my primary VZW.
[Nexus 6  General] rhray:
1. Email 4/22 4:12 pm EST

2. Plano, TX

3. Still waiting

Currently a T-Mobile customer with good signal but when I go to the gym, its pops in and out of Emergency, that's really the only area I have a bad signal day to day in town. Considering all of the gym rats on their cell phones talking and whatnot, I imaging Fi will give me enough signal (through sprint) to at least stream music.
[Nexus 6  General] Q9Nap:
Just fyi, you can find the official LVY47H fxz here: http://motofirmware.center/files/file/11-shamu_lvy47h_release-keys_subsidy-default_cfcxmlzip/

and a recovery flashable version here: http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/develo...e-fastboot-t3066052/post59728002#post59728002
[Nexus 6  General] californiarailroader:
I tried to sign up, but it says my area, Mendocino County in rural Northwestern California isn't part of the test, they said they'd let me know when the official rollout is, and I could sign up then. We have LTE here from T Mobile, but Sprint has no service in our county, they roam on U.S. Cellular. AT&T, Verizon and USCC all have LTE here as well. My Zip is 95470, Redwood Valley, it's halfway between Ukiah and Willits.

That said, I'm with Cricket and I'm extremely happy with them. I have the Pro plan, 20 GB for $55 a month.
[Nexus 6  General] adrman:
Jgard, could you help clarify something? There was a recent article posted that contradicts itself on the one feature I require from Fi, caller ID. The first part of the article states Fi has it, but the latter portion says otherwise. So could you tell me if you have called ID? Thanks.
[Nexus 6  General] cfhell:
My Info...

I live in Mesa AZ

I signed up for an invite on Wed, Apr 22, 2015

Waiting for my invite to arrive.
[Nexus 6  General] pzman89:
Nothing Yet in Durham

City: Durham, NC

Confirmation: May 2, 2015, 2:24 PM

Invitation: August 21, 2015, ~5pm EST

Activation: N/A
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Requested invite around 2000 (8pm) pacific time on 22nd.

I own homes in santa barbara, ca and Boulder city, nv (Vegas suburbs). I used nevada as my "area" because Vegas is bigger than Santa Barbara and I guessed it might result in an invite sooner. But who knows? No invite yet.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] zen2go:
Cambridge, MA - still waiting

- Cambridge (Boston), MA

- Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 3:57 AM

- still waiting
[Nexus 6  General] Jgard:
I have not and I won't be the guinea pig on that. I use my phone for work so I'm not going to take any risks.

Not entirely sure. I have received a call or two but didn't look for caller ID information, just saw a number in large letters. It doesn't mean a name wasn't there, I just don't recall seeing it.
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
You're a wise man! :svetius:
[Nexus 6  General] wekebu:
Chico, CA

04/22/2015

nope

n/a
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
1) Boulder city, nv (Vegas burbs). Its our second home. We live in santa barbara, but since Vegas is bigger, I _guessed_ that it would result in an invite sooner :shrugs:

2) 2139hours Pacific time, 23rd

3) waiting

4) n/a

Note: have a nexus 6 already since launch day

Question? Anyone know if I can change my location from boulder city to santa barbara, and if there's any way to guess which might cause an invite sooner?
[Nexus 6  General] shamelin73:
Really surprised not more people are getting invites. I was waiting to get the Nexus 6 through Fi but may go on and buy it. I am with AT&T right now.
[Nexus 6  General] Falinor:
1) Nashville, TN

2) 4/27 11:42PM

3) 5/11 3:19PM

4) n/a (was supposed to Receive Nexus 6 but got lost in transit/stolen)

I am so depressed right now and I cant afford another until I get this situation resolved; if it even possible to give someone my invite or is it bound by email address (I figure the latter may be true)
[Nexus 6  General] norwoodesteel:
Kind of hard to believe that your phone got lost in such a short period of time
[Nexus 6  General] bmaster7:
No invite yet here in Phoenix but I have a question. I am under contract with Sprint with an unlimited plan that I will not give up with a Nexus 6. Can I still use both services on the same phone. Also any idea if Project FI will allow us to use the phone as a mobile hotspot?
[Nexus 6  General] budies3:
Reply to request.

I live in Seattle WA.

I signed up for an invite on Tue, May 5, 2015 at 11:05 AM PST

Waiting for my invite to arrive.

Thank you!
[Nexus 6  General] booey24:
They are not allowing any transfers because people were selling invites on EBay, etc. My wife couldn't even transfer hers to me just the other day.
[Nexus 6  General] scott_65:
I get that we can't reliably run any aftermarket roms with fi. But what about stock rom with root? For once in my life I've managed to leave this phone as is in anticipation of my invite. But I would like to be able to use viper to boost output to my headphones, which requires root

Typed using both hands from my Nexus 6 using the Xda app
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
Thank you project Fi!
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
Are you serious? That's not bad at all, I thought Project Fi speeds were limited. Where did perform that speed test?
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
Fort Myers Brewery. Down the road from Jet Blue Park in Ft Myers Florida
[Nexus 6  General] Sincereless:
Anyone comfirm Project Fi working on Anrdoid M? Not sure if beta is considered stock.

In other news, I signed up for Project Fi in the first few days. Yesterday my status when from "Determining your status" to "You'll receive one in 4-8 weeks"
[Nexus 6  General] uicnren:
Yes, works fine.
[Nexus 6  General] shimshimhae:
yes - rooted stock is fine 5.1.1 and M also works (Have not tried rooted). I only get data when i use chroma though - no voice service what so ever.
[Nexus 6  General] Knight-Rider:
I'm in Tucson and asked for invite the first day and still nothing, number says still determining which sucks. Tired of waiting F*** Google!
[Nexus 6  General] horn34:
It turned out to be a bad SIM card, which a Level 2 tech figured out in about 5 minutes. The 3 front line reps I spoke to over 3 days/4 hours never asked anything about the SIM card, except to have me pull it in and out 20 times.

Moral of story: if you're having issues getting your phone set up, demand to speak to a Level 2/Tier 2/Senior Tech.
[Nexus 6  General] fallingd0wn:
I'm using Fi with the latest Chroma build and Lean Kernel. I activated and ported my number on stock, then flashed Chroma a couple of days later. Wifi calling and cell network auto switching between Sprint and T-Mobile works. The only thing I lost was the auto connect to open WiFi networks option in the advanced WiFi settings and most likely the auto VPN that goes along with it. I can deal with that though to get the extra features of a custom ROM. Cell network switching was really all I cared about.

Also, you can't go into airplane mode, turn WiFI on, and force calls over WiFi with the native dialer app. You must use Hangouts dialer for that to work which also means that unless you're OK with missing calls, you'll need to have Hangouts set to ring when your Fi number is called if you are in an area with WiFi only coverage. I don't remember if that was a problem in the stock ROM or not. I know when I was on stock with T-Mobile I could force calls over WiFi with the dialer.
[Nexus 6  General] vboyz103:
Help me out dude, I'm running the same setup as you are (Chroma + Lean) but I can't get WiFi calling to work on Fi. Can you do this and take a screenshot to let me know?

Turn ON Airplane mode

Enable WiFi only

Make a call on WiFi

Thanks
[Nexus 6  General] NYZack:
I can definitely force calls to come over WiFi with the dialer on stock ROM; I don't need to use Hangouts. On the stock dialer there's a setting (Dialer --> Settings --> Calls --> WiFi Assistant) that lets you receive calls over WiFi. Is this not available on the ROM you're using?
[Nexus 6  General] fallingd0wn:
No. There is a WiFi or cellular preferred option under calls. The code in AOSP is designed to support T-Mobile's WiFi calling. Not Fi. At least not fully anyway. Cellular network switching works though which was my main interest. Hangouts messages will use WiFi when available. I can manage my own calls over WiFi.
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
Thanks again Project Fi!
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
finally made some headway on my "undetermined" status. they told me to expect my invite in "12 or more weeks". that's the first one i've seen that stretches out that long. so much for their initial prediction of having all the invites out by midsummer. oh well. at least it's something.

interestingly, i thought i'd be a candidate for an early invite because the zip code i used is in an area with excellent coverage of sprint and tmobile, but a pretty small population of older completely non-hip people, IOW the kind of people least likely to have ever heard of project fi. i wouldn't be surprised if i'm the first, if not only person from 89005 to ask for an invite, which i did a little over 24 hours from the time the invites opened.

-peter
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
I also just noticed that my status finally updated, but to the "12 weeks" estimate. That's a long time...

So I guess I'd have to leave the Chroma ROM for it to work well, eh? That really sucks... Weird that that would be a problem, not being able to use AOSP ROMs. Are there any good ROMs that have the typical tweaks, that work perfectly fine with Fi? I need my tweaks... (Battery percent, clear all recents, etc.)
[Nexus 6  General] Droidlovinyogi:
Thanks for your response. I think I'll sit with my invite and keep my eye on the progress of AOSP adapting for Fi, or vice versa. If it gets to the point where they sync up more smoothly I'll give Project Fi a shot.

I want the benefits of a custom ROM and I don't have much time to fidget and fuss with stuff to get it working properly, so I'll wait for now.
[Nexus 6  General] metallized:
Mine says the same thing and my wife's as well... She just requested the invite few weeks ago and I did within an hr the day it went online.

Hopefully its not the same as we r still determining ur status....
[Nexus 6  General] nxt:
My coworker's roommate got his Project Fi invite last month and today, his other Gmail account got an invite.... 1 Person got 2 invites....

My Status is 12 weeks or more for an invite.. W.T.F. Google?
[Nexus 6  General] david279:
Got the 12 week email myself so I'll be waiting till about Halloween ?

?
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
From determining status to "Expect your invite in 12 or more weeks."

Well at least that's something. LOL
[Nexus 6  General] briandols:
Google Voice latency

Activated the Fi service today.

pretty disappointed in the call latency. if you get a new number, it's a Google Voice number.

Talked to my parents, presumably over Wi-FI, and the latency was about a second or two, leading to lots of interruptions. This was the reason why I ditched Google Voice in the first place.

Perhaps this will improve? They've had 4 years to work on it.

The integration with the Nexus 6 is great tho. I can see this being great for added data coverage.
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
I'm sorry your having issues. I've been on Fi for just about a month and had nothing but a positive experience. Once you have access to the closed project Fi community on the Fi all just post your issues. There is a great network of users.
[Nexus 6  General] raiderep:
I also joined the "12 weeks or more" club today. I signed up a few hours after it opened. I'm in a very good area for both providers so that doesn't seem to mean much.

The wait continues for me to start saving money which this plan will do for me with my light data use.
[Nexus 6  General] Eyelands:
Same boat here.. 12 weeks. Really fries me that they sent my wife an invite two weeks ago, even though she signed up a week later than I did.
[Nexus 6  General] Flippy125:
Just checked my status and I'm also waiting over 12 weeks. I'm very disappointed with how they're rolling this out. Fi would have been perfect as I move between an area with LTE everywhere and an area where T-Mobile only has Edge while Sprint has 3G
[Nexus 6  General] thunderx2000:
I don't know about anyone else. I did not receive my invite email until nearly a month after I signed up. I signed towards the end of May, but received my invite email on the 26th of June. It's a 12 week or more for me as well.
[Nexus 6  General] anastrophe:
So, I'm a latecomer to this. I just signed up last week, and have no status at all, which doesn't surprise me. With people starting to report status of 12 weeks out - I'm beginning to wonder if I ought to just buy my Nexus 6 and not worry about the possibility of a swag kit if I buy it through project Fi. The reason is that my Galaxy S4's camera seems to have a cataract, so all my photos come out with a flaw right in the middle. I'd rather not keep suffering with that (suffer in a first-world sense). I'm currently with Sprint, and just out of contract - so i figure I could get a nexus 6, get it activated on sprint for now on a month-to-month, then just be ready for Fi whenever it actually happens.

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I don't understand - how can it be 12 more weeks to get your invite, if you've already gotten your invite? :confused:
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
My status changed from 4-8 weeks to 1-2 weeks on July 1st, however, I haven't received my invite yet. Does it take that long even being in the 1-2 weeks waiting period?
[Nexus 6  General] vt0r:
I requested an invite April 23rd around 7PM. My invite status a week or two ago was 3-4 weeks, and it's now 2-3 weeks. I'll post another update once it changes. (Location: Clifton, NJ).
[Nexus 6  General] Groid:
My status just changed to 12 or more weeks. I didn't apply until about 3 weeks ago. I'm in a strong signal area and have my N6 on T-Mo.
[Nexus 6  General] markwebb:
Mine just changed as well. ;(
[Nexus 6  General] wekebu:
Do you have a Nexus 6 already?

---------- Post added at 09:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:25 AM ----------

So, we have established that sign up date has nothing to do with invite date.

Can people also post if they already own a N6 or not.
[Nexus 6  General] InstigatorX:
Same here...this blows. I signed up on Day One! Did wife's on same day and she got invite on 6/15.
[Nexus 6  General] neilrl79:
I got my invite on June 26, my invite status that morning said 3-4 weeks and I did not already have an N6.
[Nexus 6  General] vt0r:
I do have a Nexus 6 already, but I did not have one at the time of requesting the invite.
[Nexus 6  General] markwebb:
Did anyone buy a new Nexus 6 in the past 30 days and receive the FI Sim card with it? I thought there was a promotion. My wife got a new one in past 20 days and no Sim: I called Google and they said you still had to go thru invite system??
[Nexus 6  General] geekabilly:
Yes; No.
[Nexus 6  General] Luxferro:
Their invite process might top One Plus One's in stupidity (lacking logic).

First it was expect an update within a month. Then it was everyone will get an invite by mid summer. Now it's 12 or more weeks which puts us into october. Add to the fact that we have to deal with people who don't even want the service, but signed up and got invites; those that don't even research it then complain that they use too much data, and those that accept invites just to get free stuff. While there are plenty of people who exclusively use Google Voice for all communications, don't use a lot of mobile data, and live in areas with great coverage... but yet we gotta wait until fall.
[Nexus 6  General] markwebb:
I agree and now it sounds like they are waiting for the release of the new Nexus. ;)
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
That is correct, even purchasing a Nexus 6 now from any retail even Google Store, you will not receive a Project Fi SIM card and you need to go through the invite system to get a Project Fi SIM card.

Sadly, purchasing a Nexus 6 (unlocked) will not come with any SIM card nor will expedite the invite process [emoji20]

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] gagb1967:
Duluth, GA Project Fi on TMo