Re: UK, NL, & Asia LTE Providers for Opengear Console Servers

[Andy Sparrow <spuggy930 () gmail com>]

According to
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/12/12159210/google-project-fi-three-network-international-roaming-speed
,
Project/Google Fi added 3/Hutchinson as a native carrier in the UK in the
same way that Sprint/T-Mob/US Cellular networks provide service in the US.

One of Hutch's subsidiaries probably provides service almost everywhere in
the world (except, oddly, Mexico, last I looked). But whether there's a
Google/Hutch tie-in in that market another matter. A Fi data SIM should
work in any Google-supported market though. Checking the bands used by the
local markets (and/or the prospective device) might be a good idea.

Think I've had Fi for 4 years now. Stepping off the plane and your phone
Just Works is kind of magical.

You can only activate a voice SIM in a Fi-supported phone - but the SIM
will work if transferred to another phone once activated, you just may have
fewer radios & lose functionality (like transparent in-call handoff between
multiple carriers).


On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 7:03 AM Matt Corallo <nanog () as397444 net> wrote:

> When using a data-only Fi SIM (which are free if you have an account, just
> pay the bandwidth), they always just act as a T-Mobile US MVNO and route
> back through the US. Still, latency aside, I've found it incredibly
> reliable (plus in many countries you can pick from multiple networks).
>
> If you have an Android phone it may switch to 3UK/Hutch's global network,
> though I have less experience with that.
>
> Matt
>
> > On Aug 1, 2019, at 03:55, Tom Hill <tom () ninjabadger net> wrote:
> >
> > > On 01/08/2019 03:19, Mehmet Akcin wrote:
> > > Google Fi
> >
> > Are you suggesting Fi because of:
> >
> > "When outside the United States, cellular phone calls cost $0.20 per
> > minute, data costs the same $10 per gigabyte (i.e. there are no extra
> > data charges outside of the US), and texting is free."
> >
> > Ergo, relative to the countries stated, permanently roaming?
> >
> > I'd love to know if you've found that reliable - it seems too good to be
> > true.
> >
> > --
> > Tom