Many people are unsure about switching to Project Fi. They are big data spenders. They think the cost is too high. Google makes them nervous.
About a year ago I found myself paying too much on Verizon Wireless. I was a long time customer of nearly 8 years. Why was I paying nearly $100 a month for myself?
Part of the problem was that I liked my data. A lot. I’d stream music, download games, and browse reddit all of the time while connected to data. I was being irresponsible. Each month I’d use about 5gb worth of data which meant that I needed to be on the 6gb plan so that I wasn’t paying a premium for the data I used.
Then I heard about Project Fi. It was just $25 a month for the phone service and then $10 per GB. I figured that even if I used the same amount of data, I would still be coming out slightly ahead. So why not switch? Plus I was drawn in with the international pricing. The ability to continue using my phone while overseas without having to get a new SIM card or get an add-on for my existing service AND pay the same rate for data. That is pretty unheard of! I don’t travel abroad very much, but the last time I did I didn’t have service at all. Having this built into the plan just gives extra peace of mind!
Once I switched to Project Fi something interesting started to happen. I made it a game to see how little data I could use. Paying for data as I went was exciting because of the savings I might see. I would connect to Wifi everywhere. I’d connect to public hotspots. I’d make sure xfinitywifi was in my connection list so that it’d autoconnect if I was out of the house and there was one nearby. I created my own VPN to filter out ads to save just slightly more on my data.
The first month I was down to only using 2GB. Then 1GB. Now each month I’m down to about .5GB per month. My habits completely changed after switching to Fi. I’d have all my Spotify playlists downloaded in case I wanted to listen to music while I was in the car. Overall I’m completely satisfied with the service. There were a couple instances where there were some random quirks like the caller id being messed up and calls appearing from another number or where I’d receive duplicate texts. But for such a low monthly price for myself I can’t complain.
If you are on the fence about switching to Project Fi, and think maybe that you use too much data … just give it some thought. Your habits might change too when you can making saving money into a game!
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