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minus-squarenutsack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·edit-25 months agowhen traveling Communist countries in Asia with google fi it was really nice to have but then they revoked my data service while charging me the same amount every month, because they said I’m traveling too much.
minus-squarepaf0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoHow long did it take for them to turn it off?
minus-squarenutsack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-25 months agotwo years I think. they told me I need to go to the United States at least once a year.
minus-squarepaf0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoSeems entirely reasonable to me, depending on the country it costs them extra to route your calls overseas to another network.
minus-squaredirthawker0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoFi makes it pretty clear that use outside the US is meant to be temporary (unless you’re on military duty overseas). The person you replied to got a really long run and honestly has no cause for complaint.
minus-squarenutsack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI wish they would at least give me a discount for the service without the data.
minus-squareasdfasdfasdf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·5 months agoA better solution might be to not travel to communist countries.
minus-squarenutsack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·5 months agoyeah you should stay home
when traveling Communist countries in Asia with google fi it was really nice to have
but then they revoked my data service while charging me the same amount every month, because they said I’m traveling too much.
How long did it take for them to turn it off?
two years I think. they told me I need to go to the United States at least once a year.
Seems entirely reasonable to me, depending on the country it costs them extra to route your calls overseas to another network.
Fi makes it pretty clear that use outside the US is meant to be temporary (unless you’re on military duty overseas). The person you replied to got a really long run and honestly has no cause for complaint.
I wish they would at least give me a discount for the service without the data.
A better solution might be to not travel to communist countries.
yeah you should stay home