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Google Fi is bringing back multiple cell network support for better coverage
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Google Fi will swap users between two 5G networks, but only if your phone is a Pixel 9 or newer.
Google Fi will swap users between two 5G networks, but only if your phone is a Pixel 9 or newer.
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Google Fi is launching a new “super network” that can automatically switch users between two different 5G networks depending on which one has better connectivity. The feature is rolling out starting today on Pixel 9 and newer phones that have Google Fi active on eSIM and have any non-Fi SIMs disabled.
When Google Fi first launched in 2015, users were originally able to switch between T-Mobile and Sprint’s networks. But those two networks eventually became one when T-Mobile acquired Sprint in 2020, and so the network switching stopped there. Jane Harnett, Google Fi Wireless senior product manager, told The Verge that Fi stopped offering the feature because “the wireless landscape consolidated via mergers and limited our ability to offer multiple networks within the US.” (Networking switching has continued to be available internationally.)
Now the feature is returning to the US, with Fi once again hopping between two networks. Harnett declined to share which networks Fi will be working with to make this happen. Google Fi’s FAQs say it currently provides coverage through T-Mobile’s network.