[olug] Google Fi and US Cellular

Justin Reiners justin at hotlinesinc.com
Fri Jun 17 17:50:37 CDT 2016 

Dan,

Sprint comes in ~5-7mb x 1mb pretty much city wide. TMobile I hit
41x18Mb!!!!

I have no call issues, I made a call on TMobile while at Dinkers, same
visit as the speed test. Call quality is not HD yet, but sounds well.

I work in CB and live in Papillion. I can hold calls just as good as
Verizon did. In fact, I set my VZW phone to forward to my FI, and I left it
at home after the first day.

The best thing about Fi is being able to take wifi calls, even down in
Papillion, near 90th I get spotty service in my home on VZW. Now I can make
and receive calls with hangouts no problem. It surprises me how well Fi
works here.

To activate service, you need to be in a TMobile area. TMobile has minimal
towers in town for CWS and Eppley. Keep in mind you will be using sprint
most of the time. The new version of the Fi application will allow us to
use US Cellular 4G. Keep in mind data is billed @ $10/GB and can add up.
Someone in /r/ProjectFi tethered to their phone and watched Netflix and
they had to sell off a child.





On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:

> What is the data speed/reliability in those areas?  Does the US Cellular
> data have better coverage than Sprint and T-Mobile in those areas?
>
> Thanks!
> Dan
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Charles Bird <cbird.omaha at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I just got my son a Denver DID on Fi.
> >
> > The local DID issue should be resolved at some point, but I don't know
> > specifics+under NDA.
> >
> > As far as coverage goes:
> > OMA to DEN via i-80 and Amtrak is good.
> > OMA MLI(quad cities) is good also, even off the interstate corridors 80mi
> > N/S
> > Hwy 30 is well covered both IA and NE, unsure about central NE.
> > OMA to MCI(KC) via i29 is good, and even in most of the valleys near
> > RockPort/Tarkio(historically bad coverage spot)
> > Has worked in IA, IL, FL, NE, UT, CO, WY, TN without fail so far.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Justin Reiners <justin at hotlinesinc.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I signed up with a Sioux falls number, it will go nicely with last
> year's
> > > Nexus 6 from vzw!
> > > On 10 Jun 2016 4:28 p.m., "Tom Schwartz" <tom at twvance.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm interested! Ting BYOD (Sprint) user here along with Straight Talk
> > > BYOD
> > > > (Verizon).
> > > > Ting's non-roaming Sprint data setup sucks south of Plattsmouth.
> > > > -Tom
> > > > N0AKA
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Leo <lgdeluca84 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Oh, that's great. I'll have to look into that then. Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 9:11 AM, T. J. Brumfield <
> > > enderandrew at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > From what I understand, the reason it says it isn't available in
> > > Omaha
> > > > is
> > > > > > because Google doesn't have spare 402 numbers available. I've
> heard
> > > of
> > > > > > other people putting in zip codes from other cities, getting
> Google
> > > Fi,
> > > > > and
> > > > > > then porting over your existing number later.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Scott Jensen <
> fkadriver at gmail.com
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have US Cellular and have been very happy with the
> coverage.  I
> > > > work
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > Omaha (90th and Dodge), but live in Eagle.  Only have one area
> on
> > > my
> > > > > > daily
> > > > > > > commute that is a problem and it is on the highway between the
> > > > > Interstate
> > > > > > > (Greenwood) and Eagle.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Leo <lgdeluca84 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The last time I checked Google Fi, after it asked me for my
> zip
> > > > code
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > > told me that it wasn't available here. I thought there was no
> > > > Google
> > > > > Fi
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > Omaha. I have Republic Wireless right now, and while it's a
> > good
> > > > > > service
> > > > > > > > and the price is great, the phones are not the best so I
> > wouldn't
> > > > > mind
> > > > > > > > switching to Google Fi.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 8:20 AM, Joseph Gulizia <
> > > > > > > joseph.gulizia at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Kids on USCC....I'll have see if they can switch.
> > > > > > > > > On Jun 10, 2016 8:19 AM, "Joseph Gulizia" <
> > > > > joseph.gulizia at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I now need to look closer at Google Fi.  Very happy with
> > Ting
> > > > > > though.
> > > > > > > > > > On Jun 9, 2016 10:55 PM, "Christopher R. White" <
> > > > > slaeyer at gmail.com
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> When I had USCC, I never had issues with coverage in the
> > > > greater
> > > > > > > Omaha
> > > > > > > > > >> area, nor anywhere else for that matter.  Even in areas
> > > where
> > > > > VZW
> > > > > > > > didn't
> > > > > > > > > >> reach, my USCC phone had enough signal to at least make
> a
> > > > phone
> > > > > > > call.
> > > > > > > > > >> On Jun 9, 2016 10:49 PM, "Shannon" <ridgid at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Hey Dan
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > used US Cellular in around York Ne area. just for
> calls
> > > > > however.
> > > > > > > > > always
> > > > > > > > > >> > seemed to have good coverage. some in the family have
> > > smart
> > > > > > phones
> > > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > >> > them and I have not heard any complaints.
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > I switched to prepaid service however and currently
> are
> > on
> > > > > > Verizon
> > > > > > > > > >> towers
> > > > > > > > > >> > because it was cheaper at the time. I will be
> interested
> > > in
> > > > > > > hearing
> > > > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > > >> it
> > > > > > > > > >> > works out of you if you switch. I may as well.
> > > > > > > > > >> > Shannon
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