WHERE do you get Wi-Fi with project fi

[malabo]

Those of you with fi I'm wondering where you're getting Wi-Fi in practice, just indoors at places like Starbucks where you would expect it or are you also getting it walking down the street or in your car

 

[vi edit]

It's very random.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=zegGJwgMZvGI.ka_RSUlpY71k

Arbys, Starbucks, a church, Burger King, a lot of college campuses with open wifi. Ect.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Yep, very random for me. I've gotten it in bars, random stores that I didn't think would have it (like a clothing store), and even a health clinic.

 

[Yuriman]

I can't speak for Project Fi, but Republic Wireless has a similar model. I mostly run with data off, because free WiFi is abundant, even in rural Vermont.

At home, I have WiFi. At work, I have WiFi. In my car, I have a Freedompop hotspot. Walmart has free WiFi. McDonalds (not that I eat there, but I sometimes pull into their parking lot) has free WiFi. Ace Hardware has free WiFi. Home Depot has free WiFi. My local grocery has free WiFi. The gas station I use most of the time has free WiFi. The main shopping street in Burlington (Church Street) has free WiFi from one end to the other. The mall has free WiFi.

I could go on and on, but effectively, unless I'm driving through the woods (and even then, I have my Freedompop hotspot), practically everywhere I go has free WiFi. The Republic app can automatically accept their terms of service and connect me in the background, if it's enabled (which it is).

I preload audiobooks for long-distance traveling (and just for listening while doing home maintenance and such). My car's head unit has a 64GB flash drive full of music and podcasts. What's the point in paying more than $10 per month? I'm considering Google Fi over RW for only one reason: so I can have calling and texting in Canada, when I'm not near WiFi.