Project Fi News: Google is Officially A Network Carrier in the US
After all the rumors, Google's plan to launch its own network has finally come into fruition.
In a report by GSM Arena, the search engine giant has just launched its own Project Fi network, which officially makes it a network provider in the U.S.
However, Google's network will use T-Mobile and Sprint's infrastructure and launch the network as an NVMO (mobile virtual network operator).
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In the report, this will allow users to take and make calls even in locations where there are no cellular signals. In order for this to work, the phones running on the Google-released SIM should have a working wi-fi connection.
Unfortunately, Project Fi is currently available only in Google's Nexus 6 from Motorola.
The Google mobile network will reportedly allow its consumers to get a smooth transition from mobile network to wi-fi connection and vice-versa.
Google's own SIM cards for the network are said to come with no long-term contracts or terms whatsoever.
Interested consumers will be required to pay $20 a month in order to avail "The Fi Basics," which include unlimited local calls and texts, and unlimited international texts.
The report also mentioned the data rate for Google's Project Fi, which is $10 for each GB until 10GB.
Before you become all excited and giddy about the Project Fi from Google, you may want to know that right now, Google itself is selecting the people who can use the service by sending invites. Feel free to check out Project Fi's official website and ask for an invite.
