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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How long did it take for them to turn it off?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

two years I think. they told me I need to go to the United States at least once a year.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Seems entirely reasonable to me, depending on the country it costs them extra to route your calls overseas to another network.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I wish they would at least give me a discount for the service without the data.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A better solution might be to not travel to communist countries.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

in micronations