Google Fi Wireless

Google Fi Wireless
Google Fi logo
TypeMobile data and voice service
Location
  • United States
  • Roaming in 200+ international destinations
ProtocolsGSM / UMTS / LTE / NR
UseWireless smartphone service
OwnerGoogle
OperatorT-Mobile
EstablishedApril 22, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-22)
Current statusOperational
Commercial?Yes
Websitefi.google.com

Google Fi Wireless (pronounced /f/), formerly Project Fi and Google Fi, is an American MVNO telecommunications service by Google that provides telephone calls, SMS, and mobile broadband using cellular networks and Wi-Fi. Google Fi uses the T-Mobile network. Google Fi is a service for US residents only, as of late 2023.[1]

The service was launched for the Nexus 6, by invitation only, on April 22, 2015. The service was opened to the public on March 7, 2016.[2] It began to work with additional device models, including the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, on October 4, 2016.[3] On November 28, 2018, Google rebranded Project Fi as Google Fi and made it work with more device models, including partially with iPhones.[4] In 2023, it was once again renamed Google Fi Wireless.[5]

  1. ^ "Is Fi available to Canadian Consumers yet? If not is it possible to "roam" in Canada permanently? - Google Fi Help". support.google.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "5 Things To Know About Google's Project Fi". Popular Science. March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Welch, Chris (October 4, 2016). "Google's Pixel phones will be available through Project Fi". The Verge. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Project Fi officially rebranded as 'Google Fi', now supports most Android phones and iPhones". Android Central. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Weatherbed, Jess (April 19, 2023). "Google Fi has a new name and expanded connectivity support for smartwatches". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.