Even in Germany where prices are outrageous the US prices seem completely unhinged.
Comment on Google Fi increasing the price of Simply Unlimited plans with 3+ lines
BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
For anyone like me outside the US wondering what the fuck is GoogleFi : It’s a Virtual mobile network provider, using wifi and other provider’s network.
Hope I saved you a search.
For me living in france, these prices seems outrageous. For the record I pay 13€/months and got pretty much unlimited everything (130 GiB data is more than I’ll ever use in a single months on my phone)
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Well, to be fair, we’re “in network” and not roaming on a landmass the size of the EU.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
I fail to see why that’s a reason to be so expensive tbh. These massive companies have way more customers too so they have huge savings.
Demdaru@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Hahaha…yes we are, thus “roaming” prices. At least where I live, there is higher price and/or additional costs when calling outside home country.
It’s kinda fair tho looking at the fact that providers need to negotatie using each others infrastructure for this to work.
cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah I pay €8 a month mainly because I can manage with 3gb data a month (especially after quitting FB and IG). I would have expected a phone service running off WiFi would have been even cheaper!
BreakDecks@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Google Fi is a 5G virtual network that primarily uses T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular towers. The “Fi” in “Google Fi” is not a reference to WiFi. Americans just like sticking “Fi” on anything that uses wireless data.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 6 months ago
In the US, it’s one of the cheapest carriers you can get.
SeaJ@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Does that also work in other countries in the EU?
BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
I don’t remember exactly, but I think I get reduced data cap value if I’m using it from another eu country, the rest stays unlimited I think.
DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
US cell service plans always seem insanely priced compared yo what we’re used to here in Europe. They pay a fortune for shitty plans with low data caps, it’s ridiculous.