How to Go to Google Fi (2025): Plans, Tips and Council

All the above prices are for one line paid monthly. Google periodically offers half and other special specialty, usually only if you bring your own phone.

Activate your chip

Once you pick up your plan and sign in, Google will send the SIM card. It took a few days to get my physical sim, but I will be happy to take a small delay if it saves me from setting my feet in a physical store. If you are using an iPhone, Google Pixel, Samsung Phoneor other device that supports ESIM, you can set fi With Esim Immediately.

Once your chip arrives, you will need to use the SIM tool to extract the SIM tray and insert the SIM card into the phone. Then, download Google Fi App (You need to be on the Wi-Fi to do this because your chip won’t connect to the network yet) and follow the steps there. If you are transferring to your old phone number, it may take a little longer. For me, after placing a new number, Fi became and started after approximately 5 minutes. That’s it, you’re done.

I traveled and lived in rural areas in the last 7 years, and I tried to deal with every phone and hotspot plan around – none of them are nowhere near this simple. The only one that is approaching is Red Pocket MobileI still use by Google Fi. There are cheaper plans there, but in terms of ease of use and reliability, FI is difficult to win.

Using Google Fi as Hotspot

Google Fi is an easy way to add cellular connection to any device that accepts the SIM card, such as a mobile hotspot. You must activate Google Fi SIM card using Google Fi applications, but once activation is done, you can put that chip in any device that allows your plan. If you go with an unlimited plus plan, it means you can put your chip in the iPad, Android Tablet or 4G / 5G Mobile Hotspot. Yet you are bound by a 50 gigabyte data limit, so make sure you don’t go too crazy with Netflism.

Alternatively, consider ordering a SIM for data only. Google allows you to have up to four if you are on unlimited premium or flexible plans, which means you can keep four gadgets-spare phone or tablet connected to the Internet. It is connected that they cannot place phone calls or receive texts. You don’t have to use your phone to activate the SIM first. You can order sim only sim data in the plan of your account, under devices and subscriptions. If you only have a device for just an ESIM you want to connect, you can touch Connect the tablet And Fi will offer a QR code that you can scan to activate the SIM.

Frequently asked questions

• Do I need a Google account? Yes, you need a Google account to sign up for Google Fi, but you do not need to be in operation on Google. I have an Android phone and I use Google Apps, because we use it here, but I do not use any Google services outside of work except FI and it still works great.
• Is Google Fi following my every move? YeahBut that’s how your current provider is too. The terms of use of Google FI say Google does not sell what is known as information about customer ownership, things like a call, details and functions you use to anyone else.
• I travel and I want to use Google Fi abroad. Will it do that? FI’s service conditions require you to activate your service in the US, but after that, in theory, it should work anywhere In partnership with a network in the country. The wire editor of Julian Chokkatta used FI to several countries during the trip. However, based on feedback from wired readers and reading through travel-written forums, most people seem to be interrupted if they are outside the United States for more than a few weeks. I would say not plan to use Google Fi to fill your digital nomads of dreams.

Tips and tricks

There are several functions available via Google Fi applications you may not detect at first. One of my favorites is the old Google Voice tag that allows you to forward calls to any phone you like. This is also possible in Google Fi. All you need to do is add a number to the FI for list and any time you get a call, and your mobile phone and that secondary number – whether it’s a home phone, another cell or phone in Airbnb. This is very convenient in places where your IFFI signal power is only point the call to the fixed network. Similarly, this can be worth enabling the Wi-Fi call function for the time you have access to the Wi-Fi, but not a cellular signal.

Another function that becomes more useful how many unwanted calls I receive is, it is blocking calls. Android and iOS calls applications can block callsBut it sends callers directly to voicemail, and you still end up with voice mail. Block the call via Google Fi applications, and callers get a message by saying your number is off or no longer in operation. How much they know, you changed the numbers. To place this, open the Fi application and see below Privacy and security> Contact settings> Manage blocked numbers, And then you can add any number you want on the list. If you change your mind just delete the list.

One final thing worth mentioning: I didn’t cancel my Google Fir service despite the crossing to Starlink for most of my HotSpot needs. Instead, I just suspended my FI service using the application. In this way, if I need me for some reason, I can activate it very quickly.