This is similar to other services from companies like Republic Wireless, Scratch Wireless and FreedomPop. To fill in coverage gaps, Google uses cellular networks from Sprint and T-Mobile when Wi-Fi isn't available or a signal is too weak. Google launched the service earlier this year as a way to spur innovation in the wireless service market.įor Project Fi, Google uses more than a million Wi-Fi hotspots that provide cheap access to the Internet. This has naturally limited the number of customers who could sign up for the service. The service has so far only been available for the Nexus 6 smartphone, which Google released last year. The service offers customers the ability to switch between cellular and Wi-Fi signals for a phone call, reducing strain on cellular networks and lowering prices for consumers.
The Nexus product line has served as a testing ground for Google's Project Fi, the company's experimental wireless carrier service, since it was announced in April. They also offer another key feature: support for Google's Wi-Fi-centric wireless network. The new phones, introduced at an event in San Francisco, come with improved cameras and the latest version of the Android software dubbed Marshmallow. The Internet giant on Tuesday took the wraps off two new phones in its Nexus line of smartphones: the 5.2-inch Nexus 5X, made by LG, and the 5.7-inch Nexus 6P, made by Huawei. Google has tripled the number of devices its Project Fi wireless service supports, a move the company hopes will spur adoption of the Wi-Fi-driven service.
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