Why I LOVE Google Fi Wireless & Who Should NOT Use Google Fi

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The Weekend Cruiser

Күн бұрын

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@PilgrimFL 3 ай бұрын

I have had Google Fi since 2016 and seamlessly used it internationally in seven countries.

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

It's great isn't it! You turn it on, and it just works!

@GoogleFiWireless 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for loving me The Weekend Cruiser 😊

@alexisdotimas8203 3 ай бұрын

Hope to use your service for 9 months as a crew, i hope this works well for me!

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

Just make sure you are homeported in the US, otherwise you risk them canceling your service.

@andrewwaters2498 5 ай бұрын

Great video Brandon! I couldn't agree more that Fi is the best international option. Nothing better than waking up in Nassau and automatically having service! I got H+ in Spain a couple of times. Was pretty exciting.

@TheWeekendCruiser 5 ай бұрын

It is very true! Even randomly sailing around, I will wake up and have messages from where it connected in middle of night! Love my Fi!

@scottwhipple6456 5 ай бұрын

Have had Googlefi for years. Love it. And sooooo reasonably priced. Great minds think alike

@TheWeekendCruiser 5 ай бұрын

If you travel internationally any at all, it is a no-brainer!!! And HELLO friend!

@Typhon888 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for all that info. I’ve been on Metro PCS for like 10 years and they don’t offer what I want.

@villafontananorte Ай бұрын

I have visited 3 countries with Google Fi, and it is amazing good. The service in America can be a little bad in some areas. I rate Google Fi 7.5/10.

@JGG81200 5 ай бұрын

Interesting to hear that it now works in the Bahamas. Thanks for the update, Brandon!

@TheWeekendCruiser 5 ай бұрын

It does! When i first got the service Bahamas was BAD. It was very slow and wouldn't always connect without playing with the setting. VERY glad they fixed that and it just connects now.

@ForryJ07 2 ай бұрын

Hey This is all SUPER helpful! SO, I'm currently in South Africa and wont be coming back to the states for 6-9 months. I had previously parked my # with Google Voice, then got Google Fi when I was in the US for the summer. Now I'm back in SA and know it's a matter of time that I'll get booted. Will my # automatically go back to Google Voice so I down lose it?

@TheWeekendCruiser 2 ай бұрын

Hi Forry, I am not an expert on the cancelled google fi but my understanding is they will send you and email letting you know of the pending cancellation. This will give you time to port your number to a new provider like google voice.

@blackbirds4 4 ай бұрын

Awesome Information. How does it work in the US.?

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

Works amazing! It is the same towers as t-mobile. So, if you know people that have it, will be the exact same.

@Kim-qp5nn 3 ай бұрын

I see that your country list included Turkey, but on the Google Fi website Turkey is not on the list. Do you know if it is indeed included for connectivity when travelling there?

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

Just double-checked and turkey is on the list. When I was there, it didn't do well between the airport and Istanbul but the rest of the time it was fine. If it did give me a problem in Turkey, I would go into airplane mode and come off and it would be fine again. fi.google.com/about/international-rates#T

@ldrodri 3 ай бұрын

Can I keep my current phone plan and just add Google Fi for the month that I am traveling?

@TheWeekendCruiser 2 ай бұрын

You sure can! My phone allows me to run two eSim cards at the same time.

@encinoman740 4 ай бұрын

@The Weekend Cruiser- Have you tried google fi in the Philippines?

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

Not yet! Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and South Korea though!

@WestCoastCultured 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m about to switch over from Verizon! I hate that Google sucks with customer service tho!

@TheWeekendCruiser 5 ай бұрын

Use the affiliate link in the description to try it out! Might depend on what you call in for but for the most part, you really don't need it.

@mtadc1545 2 ай бұрын

How has the change been? Missing Verizon at all or is Fi way better?

@nomadiccarro 4 ай бұрын

Great video with lots of viable information and insight.

@G.Freeman92 4 күн бұрын

I think it’s awesome

@jonathanperalta2354 4 ай бұрын

Would you say this would save me a bit more money instead of getting an esim in another country ?

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

I would say it will not save me enough money to make the hassle of locating an ESIM and getting it installed. ESIMs from Aurlo and other online retailers are not cheaper. Granted, if you don't want to switch cell phone providers, ESIMs are a good way to stay with who you have and travel well internationally.

@speedtrap63 5 ай бұрын

Agree on everything except the customer service.. Everytime I've called Fi with an issue, the service I received was stellar! Ymmv, but my experience couldn't be more different.

@TheWeekendCruiser 5 ай бұрын

That is actually really great to hear you have had a better experience! I love being wrong on the negative items!

@Deetroiter 5 ай бұрын

Out of curiosity, any chance you’ve used Google fi in China? If so, was the VPN required to be turned on before you go, or you can turn it on after arrival? I see that China is listed in their locales you can have service and data…I currently have Tmo and I did the 7 day Google fi trial, I had zero issues with it and I actually liked the app…very easy to read, simply laid out, etc. Thanks for a great video!

@flatt585 3 ай бұрын

I need to know this also.

@Deetroiter 3 ай бұрын

@@flatt585 hey hey, saw your comment. So I was there and can confirm that the phone service worked perfectly fine. I left the built in Google VPN on just because it’s an extra layer of security while being in China. Used it in a couple of other countries along the way and it pretty cool, when you go into the Google Fi app on your phone, it’ll actually automatically update a message box at the top of the app screen and tell you what country you’re in and also tell you what features you have that are covered. No guessing or trying to figure out what you can do with your data. Biggest thing I want to point out to you is that you need to go into your cellular settings in the phone and turn ON data roaming. You don’t get charged anything extra, it just actually allows your phone to locate and use data outside of the US. I couldn’t get data to work at first when I was in the first country outside of the US, after a few minutes of problem solving I turned the data roaming on and it was perfectly fine after.

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

I have not been to China. With that said, I was just over the boarder in Macau and did connect to the cell towers in China. I had no issue and it was a seamless transition.

@dasauto44 Ай бұрын

The discount doesn't work

@TheWeekendCruiser Ай бұрын

I said it wrong in the video, apologies! Use "WEEKENDCRUISER" and let me know if it works for you. If not, they have a great support team and can resolve quickly.

@BarryDMoss 5 ай бұрын

Quick question. What video editor do u use? Can u use it on the fly?

@TheWeekendCruiser 5 ай бұрын

I used Adobe Premiere Pro for the first 2 years but have outsourced now and best decision I ever made. There is no quick way to edit videos. Glad to refer you over to the group I use as I think they are pretty great if you are interested.

@blackbirds4 3 ай бұрын

Did you have to buy a Google Pixels phone?

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

Not at all! Google Fi works with most phones without an issue.

@AiurJordan 5 ай бұрын

Their customer service is beyond atrocious. I have only used Fi for one week and in that week they lost my 18 year old phone number (It ported itself out of my account somehow!?), this caused my account to close, which terminated my introductory billing credits (Which no one is willing to fix, or says they can't fix) so I don't get billing credits for my new phone purchase anymore. And ontop of all of this, I have had to fix all of my 2FA to a new number. I have spoken to three separate supervisors and not one of them has even so much as appologised. TERRIBLE PROVIDER. Good if it works I guess, but man if you have a problem, it SUCKS.

@ppong194 4 ай бұрын

Why you not go to Cambodia? Wonderful country

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

haha funny enough, Laos and Cambodia are on the schedule for 2025 ;-)

@blackbirds4 4 ай бұрын

What ship are you on in this clip? It's an awesome inside cabin.

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

It is! MSC SeaShore! The room tour of this room will be going live later this week hopefully! Stay tuned!

@terrilam8505 2 ай бұрын

I was thinking about trying them. Consumer Cellular just pissed me off after 8 years, so I will give them a try just because you are cute😉

@TheWeekendCruiser 2 ай бұрын

hahahaha I think that is a solid strategy!

@ksessa1010 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, I do think it is a fit for us.

@TheWeekendCruiser 5 ай бұрын

Give it a whirl! I think it is at least worth the 7 day trial to see what you think. Even if you don't love it, no contract. Link in description to save you some money too.

@reaperx2657 5 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more. I've never had any problems since I've switched.

@TheWeekendCruiser 5 ай бұрын

Love it!

@kashcord 4 ай бұрын

I'm a content creator and I use almost 120 gbs of data per month

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

On your cell phone plan?!?!? Even on 5G, this would take DAYS to upload that much data over a cell network and years depending on the signal strength 😂

@kashcord 3 ай бұрын

@@TheWeekendCruiser just in total

@rapinncapin123 3 ай бұрын

I need an eSim capable phone, apparently

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

I thought they could still send physical sims upon request?

@joeygarcia3440 Ай бұрын

Don't need to have back on us network over the 90 days if you're military!

@TheWeekendCruiser Ай бұрын

Ahhh!!! Great call out Joey! Yes, if you are US Military and stationed over seas, there is a process to exempt you! Would highly recommend in this case! Thanks for keeping me honest!

@hildichannel9739 Ай бұрын

👍

@cool_cat007smoove3 3 ай бұрын

Don't forget that your phone must be unlocked

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

This is very true! I don't know how providers get away with locking phones like this, would think it is illegal.

@mariavano9616 5 ай бұрын

My gawd you all have expensive cell/internet service..........I pay 8 euro a month for unlimited data and here in the EU we have free roaming (perfect for cruises LOL) Cool that what you're talking about you can use in all those countries. We can usually do a "x-country plan" to add on for a few euro. You're talking stuff I don't understand at all LOL I don't want to talk to people not on the ship anyway ;-) OOOOHHHH okay well at minute 10 I should've just deleted this message but thought I'd leave it up anyway 😀

@TheWeekendCruiser 5 ай бұрын

haha I think you all pay much more for phones than we do? We get new phones for $1,000USD?

@mariavano9616 5 ай бұрын

@@TheWeekendCruiser Okay well I think iPhones go for that here, the newest bright and shiny models. Otherwise for android, new goes for from 150-500ish.

@Tee55118 5 ай бұрын

I pay like $300 for my T-mobile unlimited unlimted with world connect plan. So it works everywhere except Nepal. Nepal is a problem. T-mobile does not work in Nepal. But no cruise ships go to Nepal, so there's that.

@Rickky2016 Ай бұрын

Lier, i git t Mobil unlimited and even tho im not content creators im always out of my 50 gb 5g within first 3 weeks 😂

@TheWeekendCruiser Ай бұрын

That takes effort!!! Dare I ask what you are doing on a personal cell phone that requires such high amounts of GBs? 🫣

@clubware 4 ай бұрын

Maybe it's better than T-Mobil but AT&T charges only $10 / month all-in for international travel. It activates automatically when you land and deactivates when you return to the US. So if you're gone for less than a month it's $10 total. It includes data & everything just like your existing plan. So whatever you pay on your existing plan, you still pay that as if you're in the US. You're just paying $10 extra for each month that you're outside the US. Easy peezy!

@rapinncapin123 4 ай бұрын

THAT'S RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE 😂

@rapinncapin123 4 ай бұрын

It's $10 a day bud, not a month. I have the bills to prove it

@TheWeekendCruiser 3 ай бұрын

Always check your cell phone plan to see what it offers for international travel. This is why I didn't compare to other plans as they are all different and I don't know the specifics of each one.