Originally Posted by
canklecat
Google Fi offers more flexibility for coverage so you're less likely to be without phone use for long. Phone selection is a bit limited but worth considering if you travel a lot or ride through areas with spotty coverage.
It uses networks that have better coverage in metro areas. It probably doesn't beat Verizon and ATT for overall coverage (outside of metro areas).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google...S.%20Cellular.
Google Fi uses networks operated by Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular.
Originally Posted by
canklecat
An old trick that used to work with some phones and networks would be to go to the phone settings and switch between LTE, 3G and 2G until you got a connection. I've had to do that in some dead spots while traveling. Sometimes it worked just well enough to get a call or text through even when data was inaccessible or sluggish.
The phones do this automatically. Voice (generally) and SMS text don't use a data connection. Old phones can do these things without a data plan.
Text is more reliable than voice. That is, text might work when voice doesn't.