And also because I can add tablets and watches for only $10/month extra. Once you start adding secondary devices, the MVNOs get expensive very quickly.
Just sell me a bucket of gigabytes and I’ll consume it via as many devices as I want, then pay for another bucket when I run out.
Network congestion should be managed by towers anyway, not by artificial limits on number of devices or expiring data.
EDIT: typo
I like the flexible plan because I'm almost always near wifi, and thus my bill is often just $35 or so, but the bill will never be over $80 even if I were to have my phone downloading 24/7. MVNO mostly on T-Mobile network. It seems that Google has a better MVNO deal than many others, less slowdowns.
Fi deprioritizes after 15 or 50 GB/month based on your plan, though. I mostly don't hit that, and even if I do, I've never really noticed it -- I'm in a low population density area.
See "Shareable data included for tablets and other devices" in https://fi.google.com/about/plans
Fi looks interesting though, will look into it. Thanks for sharing.
What's the point in spending the extra money per month instead of just using your phone as a hotspot. I'm genuinely curious about the use case. With watches, they now have GPS built in and I just don't want to feel like I'm talking to Zordon the few times I would be outside without my phone but with a watch
Battery life, kids, and much larger data caps.
Hotspot data is limited, but $10/month gets you unlimited data on a tablet on TMob.
I know exactly how much I want to spend.