Google Fi Wireless - Global network coverage

Google Fi Wireless provides adaptable, secure phone plans created to ensure your family stays connected and protected. Our plans encompass comprehensive coverage, family safety functionalities, and user-friendly plan management within the app.

Access nationwide 5G service for compatible phones, 4G LTE, hotspot tethering, and full smartwatch connectivity with all plans. Furthermore, benefit from automatic international coverage during your travels.

Key features available in all plans at no additional charge:

- Activate spam blocking to halt calls from robocallers and scammers

- Share your real-time location with family members

- Specify trusted numbers that can call and message your child's Android phone

- Define data limits for plan members

- Utilize the Fi VPN for a secure online connection

Leverage this app to effortlessly add members, oversee your plan, and more:

- Initiate your service

- Manage safety preferences

- Discover phone promotions

- Transition between plans

- Monitor data consumption

- Contact support around the clock

Please note: 

Prior to using the app, registration for Google Fi Wireless is mandatory. Google Fi is solely accessible to U.S. residents and is not intended for prolonged international usage.

1.5G service availability varies by location. Its speed and performance are contingent on multiple factors, including carrier network capabilities, device settings, network load, location, signal strength, and interference. Actual outcomes may differ. For information regarding Fi speeds, refer to our Broadband Disclosure.

2.Hotspot tethering contributes to your monthly data usage. With Simply Unlimited, you can utilize up to 5GB of hotspot tethering.

3.Filters out known spam according to Google; might not detect all spam calls.

4.Requires the Google Maps application.

5.Certain restrictions apply. Some data is not routed through VPN. VPN usage could elevate data expenses based on your plan.

What are the best Google Fi plans?

Google Fi keeps plans simple. The original Flexible option remains, providing unlimited talk and text (including international texting) for $20 a month.

So what about data? Under the Flexible option, you pay $10 per GB consumed over cellular networks. Let’s say you expect to use 3GB per month. That would tack on another $30 to your bill, meaning you can expect to pay a total of $50 each month. (That doesn't include taxes or fees, which aren't baked into Google Fi's rates the way they are at other carriers, such as T-Mobile and Visible.) Given Google Fi’s use of Wi-Fi when available, you presumably would use less LTE data than you might with a traditional carrier — though that mostly depends on where you use your phone.

At first glance, that doesn’t compare particularly well to other low-cost carriers. Metro by T-Mobile, which also uses T-Mobile's network, has a 10GB for $40/month. That same $40 would buy you just 2GB of data from Project Fi.

Google Fi does offer Bill Protection to Flexible plan users so that costs don't spiral out of control should you use a lot of data in a given month. Google stops charging $10/GB if a single line uses 6GB of data, capping your total bill at $80. (That's $60 for the data and $20 for the talk and text.) Your speeds will be slower after you go over that 6GB limit.

Bill Protection levels increase if you have more than one line on your Google Fi Flexible plan. A two-person line will see their bill capped at 10GB of use — that's a total of $135/month once you figure in the talk/text cost for two lines plus the $100 worth of data usage. Adding an extra line of data costs $15 for each line, incidentally, if you're looking for the best family cell phone plans.

There's another element to the Flexible plan — you only pay for the data you use. In an example Google offers, if you use 1.4GB in a given month, you're only charged for $14 instead of the carrier rounding up to the next full gigabit.

Still, it would be hard to consider Google Fi's Flexible option one of the best cheap cell phone plans if not for the travel benefits. Specifically, you're able to use your data and texts at no additional cost in 200-plus countries. (Overseas phone calls do cost extra.) We'll talk more about the travel benefits when discussing Google Fi's special features.

Overseas travel is also included in Google Fi's Unlimited Plus plan, which costs $65/month for a single line of unlimited data. Adding a second Unlimited Plus line lowers the cost to $55 per line for a total of $110 monthly. There are additional discounts as you add more lines.

Data isn't truly unlimited with Unlimited Plus. Your speeds can be slowed if you use more than 50GB in a given month, though that is a very generous chunk of data. For that reason — and for the travel benefits mentioned above — Unlimited Plus is one of the best unlimited data plans, particularly if you're a globetrotter.

There is a cheaper option for unlimited data at Google Fi. Simply Unlimited starts at $50/month for a single line of data, with per-line discounts as you add additional lines. But a lot of the perks of Unlimited Plus get stripped away, chiefly the ability to use data at no extra cost when traveling overseas.