Roughly 10 months after introducing Project Fi for selected users, Google announced that it is opening up the service to all users in the United States.
Simon Arscott, Product Manager, Project Fi wrote in a blog post, "With Project Fi, we deliver fast wireless service with the flexibility to use it where you want (even internationally) and a monthly bill that’s simple and easy to understand. Today, we’re excited to be exiting our invitation-only mode and opening up Project Fi so that people across the U.S. can now sign up for service without having to wait in-line for an invite."
Google's Project Fi works on both Sprint and T-Mobile's network (but only limited to Nexus smartphones), switching seamlessly between the two networks and Wi-Fi hotspots to give customers the best possible coverage. Google is discounting the Nexus 5X smartphone, offering it at $199, $150 off the retail price for users to get stated with.
Basic Project Fi plans cost $20 monthly for unlimited domestic calls and texts and unlimited international text messaging. Users will only be charged for what they use for on its data offer that costs $10 per gigabyte. Data charges will also be pro-rated if customers use more than the allocated quota and refunded if they have any remainder at the end of the month.
