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Originally Posted by lsquare
(Post 35114659)
TMO is the same thing. I think the worse thing is that your service will be terminated. I would hate to lose my number.
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Deleted. Duplicated post.
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Originally Posted by Stgermainparis
(Post 35111924)
My son’s international service was suspended at 90 days. He got a warning email at 60 days that he had 30 days left.
Originally Posted by Stgermainparis
(Post 35114639)
Yes. He had gotten a local SIM card in Europe but had had so many issues with it that he was still occasionally using the Google Fi service. He paused the Fi account and then used in US for a couple of weeks during a visit. Fi says his international service is still suspended (although he isn’t trying to use it, paused right now as he is still living in Europe). Not really sure when they will lift the ban. I mention this for two reasons. First, don’t risk getting suspended bc may be a PITA to get it reinstated. And second, does anyone know the process for reinstatement? I assume he must use Fi in US for a while first. I am not sure if we can even see that it is still suspended on his account. I only know bc chatted with Fi.
Also, FWIW, I also looked into T Mobile for him before he left and they seem to have the same terms re using service primarily in US. Not sure what their cut off is though. I don’t think I’d trust the rep on “if low usage you’re fine”.
Originally Posted by Stgermainparis
(Post 35114673)
His service wasn’t terminated and is still operational in US. I’m just wondering when, if ever, Fi would allow international roaming again.
According to this thread... once they re-establish US usage, it should be reinstated. https://support.google.com/fi/thread...uspended?hl=en |
Originally Posted by TravelinSperry
(Post 35114761)
My gf got suspended as well.
I have the same question... when, if ever, will she be reinstated? According to this thread... once they re-establish US usage, it should be reinstated. https://support.google.com/fi/thread...uspended?hl=en |
If his service is not on an esim, couldn't he just mail the sim card back to you in the US so that you could stick it in a phone and run up some data use and make a few calls here? Mail it back and the clock is set to zero again. Even an esim could transfer numbers via QR code in an email couldn't they? I have often wondered why that wasn't ever mentioned by others as a work around for the roaming time line that has been an issue with international service.
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Originally Posted by draver
(Post 35115044)
If his service is not on an esim, couldn't he just mail the sim card back to you in the US so that you could stick it in a phone and run up some data use and make a few calls here? Mail it back and the clock is set to zero again. Even an esim could transfer numbers via QR code in an email couldn't they? I have often wondered why that wasn't ever mentioned by others as a work around for the roaming time line that has been an issue with international service.
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Originally Posted by lsquare
(Post 35115066)
This is actually possible?
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Originally Posted by draver
(Post 35115044)
If his service is not on an esim, couldn't he just mail the sim card back to you in the US so that you could stick it in a phone and run up some data use and make a few calls here? Mail it back and the clock is set to zero again. Even an esim could transfer numbers via QR code in an email couldn't they? I have often wondered why that wasn't ever mentioned by others as a work around for the roaming time line that has been an issue with international service.
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Originally Posted by lsquare
(Post 35114787)
Usage over how long? Suspension is better than termination. I wish both Google and TMO are more transparent about their suspension and termination policies. The current situation seems arbitrary.
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For those curious, Google Fi with iPhones running iOS 16.4 do have 5G, including internationally. Took about 10 minutes after landing for data to kick in, but otherwise everything just worked.
Local carrier in YUL appears to be Telus (5G). T-Mobile partner flips between Bell and Telus (on 3G). Will report in again once I reach Europe. |
My primary phone is a recent iPhone with an eSIM from a German provider. I also have a Pixel for Fi (also on an eSIM). Two questions:
1. Have we reached the point where I can get rid of the Pixel and add the Fi number to my iPhone as a second eSIM, saving the cost and hassle oif two phones without significant loss of functionality? 2. If yes, can I make the change without being in the US? Thanks in advance. :) |
It seems to me that you may need to have your Fi esim line converted to a QR code to import it into your iPhone. Google may have a provision for that, but I'd begin by checking their procedures & options in this regard. Once you have the new QR code, it is a simple matter to install it in your iPhone. Your location should not be a factor in this transition. I see available esims for import from my account no matter where either phone is, but that is iPhone to iPhone on the same account.
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Thanks, draver. My doubts are due to the fact that I've already got Fi (and one Google support page tells me that "Fi eSIM transfer is not supported on iPhones.").
I won't rush to try and sort this -- I'll be visiting the US again in summer, so can install the Fi iOS-App and not need to worry about phone sending too many "abroad" messages home to Google. |
My feelings on this is, they don't support directly transferring esims from Android to iPhone. However the installation of esim via QR code is pretty much the industry standard for both platforms. The interim step of Android-QR code-iPhone should make it easy and nearly foolproof. Perhaps if you can chat on line with a Fi rep and ask for their assistance. You will need to get a rep to help with that. Perhaps they can create the QR code from your current line and email it to you for installation.
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Originally Posted by BklynProf
(Post 35110297)
My husband and I are going to be in Japan for about 6 weeks and then fly to France for a month and are trying to decide between Google-Fi and T-Mobile. When we've traveled in Europe we've only bought local SIMS but that meant we had to change our phone number and doing any banking was a problem. Japan is a totally different case since SIMS are expensive and we'll be traveling around a lot in very rural locations. We have iPhones, an original SE and a brand new SE. We don't use a lot of data, both at home and especially when abroad, as long as we have access to wi-fi. I've spoken to the Google-Fi rep who told me that as long as we're abroad for less than 90 days, we're OK and the T-Mobile rep who assured me that as long as our data use is low, we won't be terminated. But my experience is that reps will say what is on the script and not what actually happens. Any experiences with either of these carriers would be helpful especially for iphone users. Thanks!
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