14 DAY TRIAL // Back at MWC 2015 last month, Google’s own Senior Vice President Sundar Pichai confirmed that the company had plans to become a “mobile virtual network operator.” He also went on to explain that these plans would be made official in a few months.
But Google won’t be going all the way with this project. Meaning that the service is not mean to be a fully-fledged mobile network that will compete head-to-head with established mobile carriers.
Anyway, while we wait for Google to go ahead with its plans, we get a series of much needed details related to how the search giant plans to go about things concerning its wireless carrier ambitions.
An Android app discovered in leaked firmware for the Nexus 6 smartphone and dug up by Android Police provides us with a bunch of important clues.
The app in question is called Tycho and appears to be part of something called Project Fi, which most likely refers to Google’s wireless project.
Take the information we are going to share with you below with a big grain of salt, because in all possibility it might turn out to be a big hoax.
Some things that Google's wireless service should provide
Digging through the app, it has been discovered that Google will supposedly let you choose how much data you want per month. In case you don’t use all the data, the search giant will refund you.
If you surpass the set allowance, the price per gigabyte for overages is the same as if you just signed up for a plan with more data from the get-go.
Phoning and texting in the US are free of charge and there’s a bunch of very low rates for international calls. On top of that, users will be treated with provisions for international roaming.
You’ll also be able to add more than one line to an account, and there’s a data-only option available in case you have a tablet lying around the house.
For those who have multiple phones, one can change the primary device by virtue of pressing a button, no SIM card and switching needed.
Last but not least, we’re told that Google’s wireless service will probably tap into Sprint’s and T-Mobile’s network.