{"id":631501,"date":"2023-04-20T09:55:58","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/20\/google-fi-adds-free-trial-option-and-watch-support-rebrands-as-google-fi-wireless-cnet\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T09:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T14:55:58","slug":"google-fi-adds-free-trial-option-and-watch-support-rebrands-as-google-fi-wireless-cnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/20\/google-fi-adds-free-trial-option-and-watch-support-rebrands-as-google-fi-wireless-cnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Fi Adds Free Trial Option and Watch Support, Rebrands as Google Fi Wireless     &#8211; CNET"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/neutron\/images\/logos\/cnet-short.png\" alt=\"CNET logo\"> <span>Why You Can Trust CNET<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission.<\/span> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/home\/how-we-test-everything\/\">Reviews ethics statement<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n    Google&#8217;s cell phone carrier service is getting a mini makeover.\n  <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><picture> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/b0556e12eaa242280fb36cf03426f558ddaeb6e7\/hub\/2019\/04\/30\/5a85081d-2211-4255-8f15-bb81f124e670\/eli-2019-4x3.jpg?auto=webp&#038;fit=crop&#038;height=96&#038;width=96\" alt=\"eli-2019-4x3\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\"> <\/picture><\/div>\n<div section=\"authorCard\" id=\"author-card-0\">\n<div>\n<div section=\"author_headshot\"><picture> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/9d38ed200d5a6fd4804ae627f97cefaa76f9655d\/hub\/2019\/04\/30\/5a85081d-2211-4255-8f15-bb81f124e670\/eli-2019-4x3.jpg?auto=webp&#038;fit=crop&#038;height=84&#038;width=84\" alt=\"eli-2019-4x3\" height=\"84\" width=\"84\"> <\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Eli Blumenthal<\/span> <span>Senior Editor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eli Blumenthal is a senior editor at CNET with a particular focus on covering the latest in the ever-changing worlds of telecom, streaming and sports. He previously worked as a technology reporter at USA Today.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Expertise<\/span> <span>5G, mobile networks, wireless carriers, phones, tablets, streaming devices, streaming platforms, mobile and console gaming,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-59607d50-c500-45a3-900f-7c5db0ccba9b\">\n<p>Google Fi is getting a little update. On Wednesday, the search giant&#8217;s wireless service (which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/mint-mobile-google-fi-xfinity-mobile-visible-which-wireless-networks-do-smaller-providers-use\/\" rel=\"follow\">runs on T-Mobile&#8217;s network<\/a>) introduced a few tweaks and updates, including a rebrand to Google Fi Wireless, the ability to connect smartwatches, and a free trial program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The changes, which go into effect today, were <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/google-fi-wireless\/new-plans-families-value\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">detailed on Google&#8217;s blog<\/a>. Here are the two to be aware of (beyond the inclusion of &#8220;wireless&#8221; in the carrier&#8217;s name):\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free smartwatch connectivity &#8212; Google Fi is finally supporting connected watches, at least Google&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/google-pixel-watch-5-months-later-still-the-best-looking-android\/\" rel=\"follow\">Pixel Watch<\/a> and Samsung&#8217;s watches. With today&#8217;s change, people with a cellular version of one of those watches can add it to any Google Fi Wireless plan for no extra charge. Other carriers generally charge around $10 per month to add a cellular plan to a smartwatch, making this a welcome change for folks who want the extra connectivity. There&#8217;s no mention of Apple Watch support, however, so Apple users seem to be out of luck for now (though at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/google-fi-on-iphones-now-works-with-5g-thanks-to-ios-16-4\/\" rel=\"follow\">Google Fi users can finally get 5G on their iPhones<\/a>).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>New free trial offer &#8212; Similar to recent moves by a number of players, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/t-mobile-is-dangling-3-months-of-free-data-to-lure-you-to-switch\/\" rel=\"follow\">T-Mobile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/verizons-new-test-drive-lets-you-sample-its-network-for-free-for-30-days\/\" rel=\"follow\">Verizon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/crickets-new-app-lets-unlocked-iphone-users-trial-at-ts-network-for-two-weeks\/\" rel=\"follow\">Cricket<\/a> (which is owned by AT&#038;T), there is now a free trial offer to let you sample Google Fi Wireless so long as you have a compatible and unlocked phone that can use eSIM. Unlike the big three carriers&#8217; respective offers, Google&#8217;s trial is shorter and capped at seven days and it requires you to enter your credit card information. If you don&#8217;t cancel after the seven days are up, you will automatically be charged for the provider&#8217;s Simply Unlimited plan which starts at $50 per month for a single line.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking of Simply Unlimited, Google is making a small tweak to that plan as well by making the cost of having two, three or four lines $80 per month. This marks a $5 per month increase compared to its previous price for three lines, though the company says it will be crediting users back the $5 for the next three billing cycles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Google is also revamping its Fi Wireless app to allow for a more &#8220;family-centric design&#8221; including the ability to easier manage who can contact children that are on a family plan or add additional users. The company says that this update will begin rolling out today and continue &#8220;over the coming weeks.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/google-fi-adds-free-trial-option-and-watch-support-rebrands-as-google-fi-wireless\/#ftag=CAD590a51e\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Eli Blumenthal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why You Can Trust CNET Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Google&#8217;s cell phone carrier service is getting a mini makeover. Eli Blumenthal Senior Editor Eli Blumenthal is a senior<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":631502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[496,46,23838],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-631501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-google","category-technology","category-trial"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}