Originally Posted by
TravelinSperry
It looks like Google just announced a competitive phone service that is cheaper than T-mobile ($20 per mo without data) and then $10 per month for each 1GB of data at 2x speeds of Tmobile (256 kpbs vs 128 kpbs). 256 kpbs is 3G speed whereas Tmobile gives you 2G. And the data you don't use rolls over.
https://fi.google.com/about/
Technically EDGE (which is 2G) can support up to 1Mbps. I wouldn't get caught up on the 3G/2G distinction, because there are a lot of overlapping speed ranges as you move from EDGE to UMTS to HSPA to HSPA+ to LTE and beyond.
Also, even when your speed is limited, you may very well be connected to a 3G/4G network.
In my case, I prefer T-Mobile, because my primary roaming destination is Canada, where I certainly get better than 256kbps. But if you typically go elsewhere, Fi may be a better option if the data speed differences make enough of a difference for you. Or if the cost is enough of a factor.