Thanks for the reply. I guess what I’m not understanding is why one minute they say, yeah go ahead and wait to port your number so you can try our service first, but until I start the process of porting the number I can’t make calls or receive them on the phone? What’s the point of calling it a “no risk free trial” then? Yes, I’m not risking money, but I am risking disruption.
Maybe I just need to move the old SIM to the new phone and that fixes everything I guess? But in that case how am I actually using Fi and not T-Mobile?
No idea, I’m not on Google Fi. I just take my old AT&T SIM card across multiple phones.
I was just addressing your question of how your Pixel can connect to Google Fi without a SIM card – it’s using the phone’s built-in eSIM. I think you can basically switch between different phone networks (like when traveling) at any time by having your main account be on the eSIM and also use whatever random SIM card you insert into it too.
Well, this phone has a real Google Fi SIM card in it, so I’m at a loss. I put the old phone’s T-Mobile card in it and now the only carrier shown is predictably T-Mobile. Bizarre. Guess I’ll try to chat with customer service because I’m clearly missing something here.
OK, went and simply ported my number and now I’m good but I still don’t see how that’s “risk free” except financially. “Whatevs” as they say. I can always go back to T-Mo if it doesn’t work out.
I haven’t read this thread but I’m going to assume Android 12 has been absolutely trashed to shit over the last few months, because it honestly deserves to be trashed to shit. How utterly worthless a company is Google? And you know what, I’m not even going to say it’s just Google because this is a thing in the entire tech industry, but I’m going to talk about Google right now.
Why in the name of hell do companies feel compelled to change that which does not need to be changed? Why do they feel the need to add features in [this point release] and remove the same exact features in [this point release]? Oh wait, don’t tell me! It’s because the product is fine the way it is, but they need to sell you a new one, and they can’t sell you a new one if it’s the same as the old one (EA Sports notwithstanding). So they employ a hundred drones to make arbitrary changes to make it seem like the same piece of crap is somehow shiny and new, and then when people rightfully shit upon it, those same hundred drones can stay employed to fix it.
And you know what? I’m not even talking about the hideous new giantfont, uglycolor, stretch armstrong interface. I’m not even complaining about the fact that I now have to click three times and swipe twice to shut off my Wi-Fi. Whatever; I’m sure there were loads of people complaining about how easy that was to do on prior releases. Well done morons, you surely fixed that problem that never existed.
But where, in the name of all that is holy, do you go to change DNS settings now? Where did the option go to force apps to only use mobile data that was in previous versions of Android? Are they gone? Or are they simply hidden behind new and exciting menus that nobody knows exists?
What kind of idiotic leadership thinks that de-familiarizing your userbase with your product is the key to success? Who are these morons and how many millions of dollars are they making to get out of bed in the morning and take a giant dump on a conference table every day?
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I dislike all the large buttons and sliders, but I do like that whatever battery magics are being performed, I get a full days use out of my phone again.
I can literally do all of those things on my S21 and they are not at all hidden.
Not sure what to tell you.
Are you saying S21 has stock Android 12, or something close to it? I did not know that, I thought everyone else would still be on Android 11.
S21 is now receiving Samsung’s new version of OneUI, which includes an update to Android 12, but with their usual skinning.
Maybe I should buy a Samsung phone instead of a Google phone? Because I’m not seeing the options, nor am I seeing a solution online. Long pressing on a network used to bring up a modify option. That option no longer exists. You used to be able to go into the mobile data settings and set apps to only use mobile data and not Wi-Fi. That option no longer exists.
If Samsung’s version of 12 has these features and stock Android doesn’t, that’s pretty sad.
I kind of agree honestly. Especially considering how many features that Samsung introduced with their phones that later became so common in all Android phones.
Sure they pile in some junk I always disable, but it’s rare that they don’t allow you to turn off what you don’t want and they’ve always had great options if you wanted to dig into them.
What I don’t get is why they had to remove the perfectly good two-button navigation on the Pixel 5a. The only choices are the old school three-button navigation or the annoying “gestures” system.
Question for those on Google Fi: I have a notification stating: “This device is connected to Google Fi VPN.” Does that just come with the territory of them using the major carrier’s networks or what?
Yeah, it’s usually always turned on whether you’re on cell data or wifi. I figure it’s a nice convenience. But occasionally the VPN is pinging websites from a city too far away from me, so I have to turn it off to access HBO Max for example.
OK, good to know, thanks. When you say it’s a nice convenience-- I understand that VPNs help people out when they’re trying to access something not in their own region, but what’s the usefulness otherwise?
Just privacy. Websites thinking you’re in Arizona when you’re really in Florida. Those bastards don’t know your real location. Muahahahah.
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You should also be able to turn it off if you want. I killed it because of issues I was having with it when they first rolled it out by default a year or two ago, and haven’t turned it back on.
Eee my S21 Ultra is on the way! Can’t wait!!!
I googled that phone, why is it half off all of a sudden?
