Google Fi is bringing back multiple cell network support for better coverage

What happened

According to The Verge’s source item, Google Fi is bringing back multiple cell network support for better coverage, Google Fi is launching a new “super network” that can automatically switch users between two different 5G networks depending on which one has better connectivity. The feature is rolling out starting today on Pixel 9 and newer phones that have Google Fi active on eSIM and have any non-Fi SIMs disabled. When Google Fi first […] Google Fi is launching a new “super network” that can automatically switch users between two different 5G networks depending on which one has better connectivity. The feature is rolling out starting today on Pixel 9 and newer phones that have Google Fi active on eSIM and have any non-Fi SIMs disabled. When Google Fi first launched in 2015, users were originally able to switch between T-Mobile and Sprint’s networks. But those two networks eventually became one when T-Mobile acquired Sprint in 2020, and so the network switching stopped there. Jane Harnett, Googl

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Source

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