Inexpensive Flagship Phone
I think I did well getting a new phone….
I just paid $110 cash plus $320 over 2 years for a new Google Pixel 9 Pro with 256 GB. I’ll soon trade-in my working-well-enough phone for $120.
For the service, I’m now paying $55/month (fees included) for “Google Fi Unlimited Standard”
Details:
I had bought a Google Pixel 7 Pro from Swappa a few months ago. It took me 3 months to realize that something was wrong with the radio in the phone; I had TERRIBLE coverage with a variety of providers. OMG, over the course of a few months I tried about 5 providers and they ALL had terrible terrible service. I figured that it wasn’t the provider but my phone.
Google Fi Unlimited Standard comes with 50 GB data, 1/2 of which can be used for hotspot. I need the hotspot for my work.
The base model phone comes with 128 GB, I paid $100 extra for the upgrade because I figure I’ll have this phone for a while. It comes with 7 years of free OS updates after all! Though batteries tend to last only about 5 years, so there’s that.