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Which countries are supported?
https://support.google.com/fi/answer...intl_countries
Note that in some locations Hangouts (and Gmail) are not available (e.g., China, Russia, Thailand, South Korea, Mexico, Argentina, and more: see link below for full list of excluded countries), so you will need a VPN to access them (or to make VOIP calls via Hangouts Dialer)
https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/3205646
Exceptions:
Listed, but no/spotty service:
Not listed, *did* have service
1- Reboot phone
2- Toggle "airplane mode" on/off. Wait five seconds after toggling off (it resets phone modem).
3- Try manually connecting to each available network (rather than using the auto select feature).
4- Toggle down from 4g to 3g (removing the recommended 4g option) and then try manually connecting to each available network.
5- Toggle down from 3g to 2g and then try manually connecting to each available network.
https://support.google.com/fi/answer...intl_countries
Note that in some locations Hangouts (and Gmail) are not available (e.g., China, Russia, Thailand, South Korea, Mexico, Argentina, and more: see link below for full list of excluded countries), so you will need a VPN to access them (or to make VOIP calls via Hangouts Dialer)
https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/3205646
Exceptions:
Listed, but no/spotty service:
- Ukraine (Aug 2018) - no service, all providers listed as "forbidden". Post #660
- Alaska (Jul 2018) -- had voice service, but inconsistent/spotty data (try forcing Sprint)
- Peru (Sep 2016) post 341, 360
- Grand Cayman Island (Jan 2018) post 547
Not listed, *did* have service
Belize (Jan 2018) post 547Belize now appears on the "supported" international list
1- Reboot phone
2- Toggle "airplane mode" on/off. Wait five seconds after toggling off (it resets phone modem).
3- Try manually connecting to each available network (rather than using the auto select feature).
4- Toggle down from 4g to 3g (removing the recommended 4g option) and then try manually connecting to each available network.
5- Toggle down from 3g to 2g and then try manually connecting to each available network.
Google Fi: Anyone care to post their experience?
#242
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Programs: UA-GS 1MM), Hertz Pres Circle, Starriott Titanium)
Posts: 1,966
Keep in mind they only recently unthrottled from 256k, so any old posts may not be indicative of current performance.
#243
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 380
it's roaming on? Even in foreign countries?
#245
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bay Area
Programs: DL SM, UA MP.
Posts: 12,729
I didn't see anything on the subreddit but I checked Howard Forums and they're getting 2-4 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up.
Better than 256k but it's not the full LTE speeds you'd get in Europe.
Better than 256k but it's not the full LTE speeds you'd get in Europe.
#246
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LGA - JFK
Programs: UA, AA, DL, B6, CX, KE, Latitude, VIFP, Crown & Anchor, etc.
Posts: 2,589
Sold our pair old N5 16GB, storage capacity tend to run low & DW went with the N6 with 32GB, very happy with her "big" screen & no longer complained about her battery life.
Depending on where you picked up your N5X, you might want to consider exchanging it for the 32GB model, to future-proof storage capacity - part of the reason I decided to go for one with 32GB, now I got enough MP4's for round-trip TPAC travel use. Battery life is fine, unless I'm on heavy gaming usage on the go and using the camera a lot, seldom run low - and I always carry an USB slim battery pack on the go, and within easy reach of an USB charging source.
Otherwise, you might want to make use of cloud storage to move some of your files & docs to free up internal storage on a regular basis.
Tweak for App settings to maximize your battery life, especially on standby - Pure Nexus custom rom is what I am running on both devices, if you decide to root after unlocking the bootloader.
Depending on where you picked up your N5X, you might want to consider exchanging it for the 32GB model, to future-proof storage capacity - part of the reason I decided to go for one with 32GB, now I got enough MP4's for round-trip TPAC travel use. Battery life is fine, unless I'm on heavy gaming usage on the go and using the camera a lot, seldom run low - and I always carry an USB slim battery pack on the go, and within easy reach of an USB charging source.
Otherwise, you might want to make use of cloud storage to move some of your files & docs to free up internal storage on a regular basis.
Tweak for App settings to maximize your battery life, especially on standby - Pure Nexus custom rom is what I am running on both devices, if you decide to root after unlocking the bootloader.
#247
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Detroit; Formerly Dubai
Posts: 3,652
My understanding is that you get full unthrottled speeds on the Three network and the enhanced speeds discussed above on all other networks. I am reading about glitches, but it is brand new. Rogers in Canada is still delivering throttled speeds, but Bell/ Telus are not. On the Project Fi forum, someone is saying he is having problems in Hong Kong, but not the Philippines or Malaysia.
#248
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 380
My understanding is that you get full unthrottled speeds on the Three network and the enhanced speeds discussed above on all other networks. I am reading about glitches, but it is brand new. Rogers in Canada is still delivering throttled speeds, but Bell/ Telus are not. On the Project Fi forum, someone is saying he is having problems in Hong Kong, but not the Philippines or Malaysia.
do you have the link to this Project Fi forum?
Thanks!
#250
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 380
Last edited by Siberian_Viktorya; Aug 6, 2016 at 8:43 am
#252
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bahamas
Programs: AA Plat
Posts: 958
#253
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Liberty International...
Programs: OMNI Platinum
Posts: 9,721
Sold our pair old N5 16GB, storage capacity tend to run low & DW went with the N6 with 32GB, very happy with her "big" screen & no longer complained about her battery life.
Depending on where you picked up your N5X, you might want to consider exchanging it for the 32GB model, to future-proof storage capacity - part of the reason I decided to go for one with 32GB, now I got enough MP4's for round-trip TPAC travel use. Battery life is fine, unless I'm on heavy gaming usage on the go and using the camera a lot, seldom run low - and I always carry an USB slim battery pack on the go, and within easy reach of an USB charging source.
Otherwise, you might want to make use of cloud storage to move some of your files & docs to free up internal storage on a regular basis.
Tweak for App settings to maximize your battery life, especially on standby - Pure Nexus custom rom is what I am running on both devices, if you decide to root after unlocking the bootloader.
Depending on where you picked up your N5X, you might want to consider exchanging it for the 32GB model, to future-proof storage capacity - part of the reason I decided to go for one with 32GB, now I got enough MP4's for round-trip TPAC travel use. Battery life is fine, unless I'm on heavy gaming usage on the go and using the camera a lot, seldom run low - and I always carry an USB slim battery pack on the go, and within easy reach of an USB charging source.
Otherwise, you might want to make use of cloud storage to move some of your files & docs to free up internal storage on a regular basis.
Tweak for App settings to maximize your battery life, especially on standby - Pure Nexus custom rom is what I am running on both devices, if you decide to root after unlocking the bootloader.
So far I got signal spy app, but has been useless for me, since I have yet to set up Fi on the phone.
#254
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: SJC
Programs: UA 1K, AA ExecPlat
Posts: 820
Just one datapoint here, but in Costa Rica, I got 15 Mbps down and 6.5 Mbps up. I was pleasantly surprised to see that.
#255
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 380
The main reason I went with the 16GB was because i want to try Fi on an upcoming trip. I have a 3 UK sim that i would prefer to use, but if it doesn't work, I need something as a backup.
So far I got signal spy app, but has been useless for me, since I have yet to set up Fi on the phone.
So far I got signal spy app, but has been useless for me, since I have yet to set up Fi on the phone.
I can never understand why Google insists on leaving out the MicroSD card
slot in Nexus phones. There is no valid technical reason for it. Samsung
implements it in their previous and latest Android phones beautifully.
I don't think it's profit issue like how Apple prefers to gouge people for
extra memory.