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[Nexus 6  General] Wade-0:
1) What city are you in?

Ashland, OR

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.

4/22/2015 11:49 AM

3) Let us know when you received your invitation.

7/10/2015 12:17 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.).

Signed up on 7/10, ordered the SIM only package (bought a new unlocked Nexus 6 on swappa). Order shipped on 7/13, and arrived with a welcome kit and was activated on 7/17. I had already flashed the Project Fi specific build LVY48C so it automatically activated when I put the SIM in.

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I'm having the exact same problem, except worse TMO bandwidth. I'm getting about 512K/6Mb on TMO, and 23/10 on Sprint. I punched in the Sprint code to force it off TMO since the DL speed was horrendous. Then when i got to the office I pulled it out to check it again since I work in an area with better coverage, and it had switched back to TMO. I'm using it as a supplement to my VZW phone until my contract is up with them, so it's more of a science experiment at this point, but TMO is just as lousy now as I remember it being 5 years ago when I switched to VZW.
[Nexus 6  General] Reuven007:
I am also waiting for my T-Mobile prepaid money to be utilized, so I suspended my Project Fi service for 6 weeks. Don't want to pay for two services...
[Nexus 6  General] Droidlovinyogi:
You suspended your Project Fi service? This is the first I've heard of suspending Project Fi service. Please tell us more about your experience suspending it, and what the perimeters are for doing so.
[Nexus 6  General] bluefalcon13:
Android central just posted an article about this today. http://m.androidcentral.com/what-happens-when-you-pause-project-fi-service
[Nexus 6  General] Reuven007:
Any user of project Fi can suspend it for up to 3 months. My current T-Mobile prepaid expires on August 1st, but I have over $30 in my account for August payment. The customer service people advised me that there is no way I can get my money back - I either use it or loose it.

Paying for two mobile services for a month and a half did not go well with my wife (she is in the same T-Mobile situation). So our option was to suspend the Fi service, place the T-Mobile SIM in our Nexus 6 phones and use it till the end of August. At that point I'll reinstate the Project Fi service and port out phone numbers from T-Mobile.

Here are a couple of links to explain how it works:

https://support.google.com/fi/answer/6079346?hl=en

http://www.androidcentral.com/what-happens-when-you-pause-project-fi-service
[Nexus 6  General] qnet:
A friend/co-worker who I told about Project Fi a day after I requested an invite has received his invite and his sim is on the way. I think he requested an invite the day after me on Saturday, April 24. That tells me now for sure that there is no order to this process at all. I don't even think it has anything to do with who had a Nexus 6, because he bought his at the same time I bought mine, specifically for project FI.

The only difference is he had never had a Nexus 6, and got it when I told him about Fi. I had the Nexus 6 from launch day , sold it , and got another one for Project Fi. I requested an invite April 23, and am still in the 12 weeks or never club. One positive thing is, I'll have someone who I know personally that uses it in my city, and should get a better idea of how it works.

Strangely, it's been so long, I hadn't even't been thinking about Project Fi until now.
[Nexus 6  General] Droidlovinyogi:
Thanks for the information!
[Nexus 6  General] Leejin:
1) Washington, Utah

2) Signed up April 23rd

3) Invite received July 17th

4) Ordered my new Nexus 6 and signed up for service on July 20th.
[Nexus 6  General] GenghisKhent:
Did your status ever show 12 weeks or longer like many of us?

If so, how much before receiving your invite did that status change?
[Nexus 6  General] tikoracer:
Just for you to know, Google released a batch of invites today, I received my from other accounts I signed up with and they were 4-8 weeks, so either you already invited by now or if you were from the 12 weeks waiting time, you may status have changed already. Please keep your eyes in your Inbox and Spam folders.
[Nexus 6  General] electryon:
Mobile Hotspot is free but data used counts against your plan.

"Does it cost extra to use my phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot?

Project Fi does not charge any extra monthly fees to use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. You can use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot to share your data with any Wi-Fi-compatible device. The data you share with other devices will count toward your monthly data usage."
[Nexus 6  General] david279:
If you want you can switch sims and use either sprint or fi. It doesn't matter to sprint, as long as you pay your bill.
[Nexus 6  General] krisvek:
i have one as well

I, too, have been using Google Fi.

I live in north Texas, I know someone who works at Google who got me on the short list.

I got the service along with a new Nexus 6 phone, which was actually indicated as the "(Recommended)" way of doing things when I was going through the sign-up and ordering process (I suppose because they can then ship it to me with SIM card in and ready to go).

I've been using it since May 8th. There have been some updates to the Connectivity Services app in that short time that has appeared to already improved my experience with the service.

So far this week, signal has been good throughout my commute (Fort Worth to Dallas and back).

I haven't strayed far from my daily work schedule yet, so I have no observations to share about the use of open WIFI access points.

I have made and received several calls, particularly while connected to WIFI. While my initial use of this had issues, it's worked very well since.

I do feel that some latency and audio quality differences can be noticed when using WIFI calling, but nothing that has made it unsuitable for work use.

I came from StraightTalk, and I have noticed that my cell signal at a couple locations (ie, my parent's home in the boonies) is weaker than it was with StraightTalk (AT&T towers).

I'm aiming to use less than 1GB of data a month typically, as I have a lot of access to WIFI.

I will be traveling to Austin next week and will be observing the service (signal, open WIFI, etc,) closely.
[Nexus 6  General] kalali:
Is custom rom will work with project Fi or is it better to flash the correct rom for google TMO/project fi?

thanks
[Nexus 6  General] daytontp:
1. Columbia, SC USA

2. Requested 4/22 at 2:03pm

3. Received 5/11 at 12:59pm, Ordered within an hour, Got Sim card 5/13 around 10:00pm

4. Still waiting to Order Nexus 6, so I stuck the Sim in my Nexus 5 (with 5.1 LMY47I) on 5/13 around 10:15pm.

The Project Fi app works on my Nexus 5, and I was able to use it to activate the Sim and request my Google Voice number to be ported to Project Fi.

That all said, the Sim will provide data for my Nexus 5, but no calls or text as the port is not complete. I did a SpeedTest.net on the phone, full bars with LTE, and got 22ms ping, 0.05 Mbps DL and UL. The only data that seems to work is Google searches and GMail. Any images or other data take forever to DL or dies trying. On the lock screen my Nexus 5 shows Project Fi in the top left of the title bar. Once my number ports, I will finally know if the Sim will truly work.

For comparison, my Note 4 on AT&T got 54ms ping, 94.99 Mbps DL and 20.37 Mbps UL. In the same area (Harbison Blvd near the AT&T store) a few weeks ago my Note 4 got 55ms ping, 109.36 Mbps DL and 18.72 Mbps UL.

I plan to buy a Nexus 6 in the next 2 weeks.
[Nexus 6  General] DrHero:
I'm thinking of doing this with my nexus 4, LTE enabled, I don't need sprint coverage, i just want the wifi / hangouts goodies with the new plan pricing. Let me know how its working,

From Charleston!
[Nexus 6  General] daytontp:
The Project Fi Sim card is a Nano size Sim, so make sure you get an adapter. I have a Nano to Micro adapter I got from Amazon, brand name Sadaper. I have used this with several phones and it works well. It has tiny ridges in the inside edge for the nano Sim to snap into so it does not fall out. I have used this adapter to use a iPhone 5S nano Sim in my Nexus 5.

http://www.amazon.com/Sadapter-999765-SNCA-Nano-Micro-Adapter/dp/B009H6WIRQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1431654496&sr=8-2&keywords=sadapter
[Nexus 6  General] colonels1020:
Any update on how your N5 works with Fi? I just got my Fi invite and also have a Nexus 5. Just curious to see if you've had any luck.
[Nexus 6  General] daytontp:
My Project Fi Account page says Contact Support under the number transfer section. So, I contacted them since the port has taken almost 48 hours and was still not complete. Long story short, it will not work on the Nexus 5. Seems the Sim card needs to be in a Nexus 6 when the Project Fi app goes to request the number transfer. They did not say my port was messed up or had an error, but they said it was just on hold because the device was not currently supported. I plan to get my Nexus 6 when I get paid next week.
[Nexus 6  General] DrHero:
Boo,I got my invite today, was going to hope it wished for you

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Guess I'm getting a nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] colonels1020:
Thanks for the quick reply! I'm wondering now if we get a Nexus 6 long enough to activate the Sim card, then pop it back into the Nexus 5. I really don't see why Google shouldn't allow this to work, seeing as the N5 supports CDMA and GSM for both Sprint and T-Mobile.
[Nexus 6  General] DrHero:
Can someone test this?
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
Nice! So where are you and when did you request an invite ? I hope I get mine soon.
[Nexus 6  General] guitarman584:
Guy at work got the invite today but he isn't going to use it. Too bad he can't transfer the invite to me.
[Nexus 6  General] astoldbyme:
1. Manhattan, NY

2. 4/22 2:18pm ET

3.still waiting
[Nexus 6  General] DrHero:
I requested it the first day, I live in Charleston,sc
[Nexus 6  General] tcrews:
Columbia, SC here and requested an invite at announcement.... Still waiting. Have a Verizon unlimited data plan currently but have WiFi available almost everywhere I go so considering Project Fi pretty seriously...at least enough to run it a few months. Will probably put my Verizon Sim back in my Moto X while testing to compare call quality and overall service. Always looking to save some monthly fees :)
[Nexus 6  General] jtimmyf:
Got my Project Fi invitation!

Got my invite Friday 5/15/15 at 3:50pm. Placed my order and should have it between 5/18-5/20. Will post how well it works. Jensen Beach, FL. south Florida. Original request 4/22/15
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Did you already have a Nexus 6? I've heard speculation that people who already have n6's are not getting invites yet.

I've had mine since they first came out... no invite.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] markwebb:
Don't forget all email signups indicated up to a month waiting period. We are not there yet but close. :)
[Nexus 6  General] Leejin:
Nope.. It always showed 3-4 weeks.
[Nexus 6  General] cpgifford:
City: Magnolia, TX / Houston, TX

Signup Confirmation Email Date: 7/18/15 10:59am

Invitation received: Still waiting

Service Activation Date: N/A

Great coverage for all Carriers in my area. (Sprint, T-Mobile, ATT, Verizon)

So It looks like the lead time on the invite is 12 weeks? The Project Fi site said 30 days.

Did anyone receive the welcome kit?
[Nexus 6  General] wolfen69:
After hearing about the quality of Fi right now, I'm inclined to pass on it. And if they send me a swag kit, I'll just sell it on ebay.

I'm hearing more and more about the "handoffs" between wifi and the carriers is less than ideal.
[Nexus 6  General] kolyan:
It's a beta service. Can always force it to use carrier you want. T-Mobile is more reliable but so far my bill is less with FI and I am hoping for improvement etc
[Nexus 6  General] knightshooter:
Hey guys I have an international version on nexus 6 XT1100 which is bought from india. Once I get the Project Fi connection will I have LTE connectivity with the device I have or will my device be missing out on LTE bands. It would be great if someone can throw some light in this.
[Nexus 6  General] boomerbubba:
What makes you think it will work at all? Have you seen this Google page?
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
Sigh. Well, looks like I'm going to have to make a decision about what to do, as I'm still in the "12 weeks or more" camp, and my contract with Verizon is up in a couple of weeks. Was really hoping to get onto Fi, as my Verizon bill is way higher than what I'd be paying on Fi, and considering my employment status is going to be questionable in the next few months, any cutting down of bills would be helpful.

I guess when my contract is up, I'll see if Verizon can switch me to a prepaid account, until I get a Fi invite that I can jump to. I'm just worried Verizon won't switch me over, because I'm using a Nexus 6 purchased through Google, rather than a "Verizon" version. Clearly, they don't care enough to kick me off their service when I bought the phone off contract, but if I try to switch my plan to a prepaid plan, I don't know if they'll give me trouble due to how I purchased my phone.

Truth be told, I really just don't want to have to deal with any of that. It all seems like a big headache. I'm sure I'll either have to call Verizon or go into a local store in order for them to switch me over, and I have no desire to go through that process. Was ready to just cut ties with Verizon completely and jump to Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] bluefalcon13:
You could jump ship to one of many mvnos or T-Mobile or Sprint. It think att even has T-Mobile style plans now as well.
[Nexus 6  General] kellybrf:
just because your contract is up doesn't mean your service stops. you're just not under contract anymore, the plan and everything stays the same
[Nexus 6  General] coreconcern:
City: Lumberton, Texas

Signup Confirmation Email Date: 04/23/15 3:32PM

Invitation received: 07/15/15 2:43PM

Service Activation Date: 07/21/15 4:30PM

All is working well here. Still have not received my confirmation from Google about my number transfer from Verizon, but I have been able to make calls without being on Wifi.

Only complaint with the phone is the voice call volume is extremely low even though I have the volume maxed out.
[Nexus 6  General] mightybrick:
Hey! I'm in St George. Nice to see another Fi user here.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
No, I know that, but my bill is pretty high, and aside from wanting to cut that down, I'd really like to give Fi a shot. At the moment, after taxes, I'm paying $90 per month on Verizon, which is 700 minutes, the least amount of texting, and 2GB of data. As it is, I could cut my bill in half AND get unlimited talk and text just by doing their prepaid option. But switching to Fi would mean my monthly bill would be around $25~, which is a huge decrease from the $90 I'm paying now.
[Nexus 6  General] walkerkd:
Please help everyone waiting by providing a look at the process!

1) Garner, NC now in Fort Worth

2)May 21st

3) 12 weeks

4) Pending
[Nexus 6  General] jamexman:
Hi! Good to see other people from Utah :) I'm in Midvale and I requested my invite the day it was up and I'm the 12 weeks or never list lol. I'm wondering if because I have an AT&T nexus which is locked (I got my unlock code ready but I need the Fi sim lol). Did you get your invite fast?
[Nexus 6  General] z28green:
I live in Kansas City MO

I signed up the first day

Got my invite on Thursday last week.

Signed up and bot the phone on Friday. I received it on tuesday. Really surprised at the cool extras that came with the welcome kit. Love the extra battery pack and ear buds.

Working great so far
[Nexus 6  General] mightybrick:
I requested an invite on the first day, and received the invite on June 22. It had been long enough that I had forgotten about it. I was using a OnePlus One on Cricket at the time, and bought the N6 through Fi.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
The zip code I used is just down the road from you a piece... Boulder City, NV. My main home is in Santa Barbara, but I guessed that Boulder City would be better because it is "resorty"... small, with a low full time population, but with excellent Sprint and Tmobile coverage. I guessed wrong as I'm in the "12 weeks or never club". Signed up on 23rd of April. Wish I had used my Santa Barbara zip code, but they won't let me change it.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] asdecker:
Pinehurst, NC

Don't recall when I asked for the invite.

Got my invite May 8

Did not have a N6

Have had the N6 a week now.

I'm still not sure how this works. I have VZW service, unlimited data. Contract not up yet. Project Fi basically uses T-Mobile and Sprint and WiFi for service? I have no idea how good or bad those two service providers are in my area. Not sure if it would be worth it to try.
[Nexus 6  General] polke45:
1) Braintree, MA

2)April 23

3) 12 weeks or more

4) Pending

Why can't they allow existing user to invite other people like what Google has been doing before? I will be traveling soon so I thought this would be great to test their international plan
[Nexus 6  General] zurbergram:
Have you signed up for a Fi invite? Yes

Have you activated Fi service on your Nexus 6? No

1) Columbia, SC

2) April 24th, 2015

3) July 20th, 2015

4) Waiting on sim card to come in the mail
[Nexus 6  General] GenghisKhent:
Were you on 12 weeks status before invite?
[Nexus 6  General] zurbergram:
Not sure, I signed up and forgot about it until I got the you been accepted into the program email
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
On the low voice for the earpiece. Try to put your ear on either the left side or the right side of the ear piece not right in the middle.
[Nexus 6  General] thomaschila:
1) South Jordan, Utah

2) Signed up 04/22/15

3) Invite received 05/22/15

4) Ordered 06/25/15 & Activated 06/30/15
[Nexus 6  General] Luigi91:
City: Chicago, IL

Signup Confirmation Email Date: 4/30/15

Invitation received: 7/24/2015

Service Activation Date: Awaiting SIM Card.

On a side note, when I checked my invite status this morning, it still said 4-8 weeks, and has said that for about 3-4 weeks now.
[Nexus 6  General] fuzzybuffalo:
Now I'm just mad. :D

Signed up a week before you and still don't have my invite.

On a good note, my 12 weeks or never status just changed to 2 or 3 weeks. :good:
[Nexus 6  General] GenghisKhent:
What do you know. Just changed also to: Expect your invite in 1–2 weeks :D
[Nexus 6  General] raiderep:
Same here, was 12 or more for a while and now 1-2 weeks. Must have changed in the last few hours as I checked not too long ago...
[Nexus 6  General] Eyelands:
Same here. Went from 12 or more weeks yesterday to 1-2 weeks today.
[Nexus 6  General] GeneticJim:
I went from 4 to 8 weeks to getting an invite a few days ago. They won't let me give the invite to the wife. :(
[Nexus 6  General] bluefalcon13:
I didn't have a limit (signed up a few weeks ago) and now am 4-8 weeks. Zip code is USAF Academy :)
[Nexus 6  General] Ritual82:
Nice, mine changed from 12 or more weeks to 2-3 weeks as well.
[Nexus 6  General] Eyelands:
Maybe they've determined that they have sold all the additional phones they can by pimping Fi invites. Now they've opened up the floodgates for the rest of us.
[Nexus 6  General] PaisanNYC:
i was switched from 12 weeks to 1-2 weeks. can't wait!
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
Invite Status: Expect your invite in 1–2 weeks.

YES! :D
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Big update for me... some time today, i went from 12 weeks or never, to 2-3 weeks. I had asked for the invite in the first 24 hours of opening, using zip 89005 (our boulder city, Nevada lake house). I already had a Nexus 6. But a couple of weeks ago, I took the SIM out of it and began using my old galaxy note 2 to see if that would speed thing up.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] sneezyH:
I don't think that would matter. I think they are just ready for new guinea pigs now.
[Nexus 6  General] jamexman:
How has the service/coverage been in the Salt lake area?

Edit, mine just changed from 12 weeks to 1-2 weeks!
[Nexus 6  General] dustinhayes93:
I just signed up 2 weeks ago and didn't have any status until just now, shows 4-8 weeks now. Something must have changed.
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Maybe. Especially in hind sight. But with the heretofore HUGE bias in invites against people who already had a Nexus 6, I do not think it was unreasonable to take mine out of service and pretend I didn't have one any more, while waiting.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] thomaschila:
So far so good. I work in Sandy and no issues yet.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
My status also just changed from "12 or more weeks" to "1-2 weeks"! Nice. I just might be able to smoothly transition from Verizon to Fi once my contract ends after all!
[Nexus 6  General] californiarailroader:
They won't even let people in certain rural zip codes sign up, I'm one. I tried my Zip code for Redwood Valley, CA 95470, no go, they say my area isn't part of the testing. Okay, I then tried Ukiah, 95482, 9 miles to my south (the "big" city here, 16,000),no go either. We have good LTE from T-Mobile, but Sprint doesn't have service here in Mendocino County, so evidently you have to be served by both carriers, not just one.

Next episode: After all of that, I got curious about testing my theory, so, I tried the zip for my previous home, Pocatello, Idaho, 83201, where they have service from both T-Mobile and Sprint, an lo and behold it allows an invite. So, I did that, it's currently saying I'll get my invite in 1-2 weeks, it had said 12 weeks, I guess they bumped a lot up. Anyway, I'm interested to see how fi works. If you have a zip issue like me, try another one.
[Nexus 6  General] theeggman:
Looks like they are opening Project Fi up for more invites.. Both of my accounts (in the same zip code) got invite status bumped to 2-3 weeks and 4-8 weeks respectively. My primary account, that I had signed up the day after invites went "live". The primary was sitting in the lovely "12 or more weeks" status like most others and for the longest time, I had almost lost hope. My secondary account never had an invite status, as I signed up with it very late in the invite lottery.. Either way, I'm looking forward to giving Project Fi a try soon.

Edit: I forgot to mention, I already own a Nexus 6.
[Nexus 6  General] mrw1215:
Yeah, when I was getting antsy due to not having an estimate, I tried one of my other accounts to see if that would get an invite faster. My first one said 12+ weeks, but my second one never had an estimate. Now my first one says 1-2 weeks, and my secondary one says 4-8 weeks. I feel kinda guilty, because I'm not going to use the secondary account for service, so I feel like I wasted an invite that could've went elsewhere. :/
[Nexus 6  General] bluefalcon13:
I'm sure they recycle the invites. Just decline it if you can.
[Nexus 6  General] Gerle:
Just moved from "12 or more weeks" to "1 to 2 weeks ", signed up 22 or 23 April, have a Nexus 6.
[Nexus 6  General] baiju2012:
Moved from "12 or more weeks" to "3 - 4 weeks ", signed up 14th June, don't have a Nexus 6.
[Nexus 6  General] ghost_231:
Ditto here!! just checked and got moved from 12+ to 2-3 weeks!!! my Nexus 6 is Waiting!! lol
[Nexus 6  General] accordex:
Im in Seattle area...went from 4-8 weeks to receiving an invite 2 days ago. Just paid off my g2 from tmo a few months back. Now the wait is on for the next gen nexus phones. Nexus 6 is ok but just looked into it and apparently it doesn't even have double tap to wake? Isnt that standard now days? My gf just got a base model zenphone 2 ($199) and it has dt2w as well as gestures and is butter smooth.

So hopefully new nex phones will have some decent features...especially if they start at $600 like the N6 did.