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Google Fi Flexible

Google Fi Wireless | T-Mobile | 1GB

T-Mobile Budget Friendly Travel Ready

Use this summary to quickly judge the plan's overall value, base monthly price, and how competitive it looks at a glance.

11.8 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$30
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $30/mo $360 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 1GB Then policy
Priority Allotment 1GB
Hotspot 1GB
Video Streaming 2160p 4K UHD
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks T-Mobile
Payment Type Prepaid
Plan Term Monthly
Performance Profile These scores show where the plan is strongest and where it gives up ground.
The cards below focus on core competitive strengths: price efficiency, usable data, priority data, and hotspot utility.
Price Efficiency
0.0
Cheaper plans can cover similar needs, and some offer more for the money.
Data Value
0.0
This plan trails the better data-for-dollar options in the market.
Priority Data
80.3
Priority data is one of this plan's clearest strengths.
Hotspot Value
5.0
Hotspot value is weak for the price; cheaper plans may include similar or more hotspot.
Relative Profile See how this plan compares with the wider market of phone plans in the database.
These cards show whether the plan is cheaper than average, stronger on data, better on hotspot support, or more usable after the main high-speed allotment than typical plans in the market.
Affordability Percentile
44%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $30, this plan is $0.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
10%
With 1GB high-speed data, this plan is 14GB below the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
45%
With 1GB hotspot, this plan is 2GB below the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
11.8
-31.7 vs market avg 43.4
Plan Quality Signals These meters highlight clarity, restrictions, feature depth, and how useful the plan is for travel.
Think of this as the fine-print section: it shows whether the plan is easy to understand, light on caveats, and strong enough for travel or international use.
Data Truth 92
The marketed data claim lines up well with the plan's real monthly limits.
Feature Completeness
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Feature Completeness measures how many useful plan-level features are confirmed, such as hotspot support, priority data, travel and roaming support, device and SIM type support, data rollover or top-ups, international options, and included perks. Higher scores mean more confirmed extras; lower scores mean fewer supported features or more unknown details.

 86.5
The included feature stack is deeper than most peers.
Caveat Load
?

Caveat Load looks at fine-print and signup friction, including whether taxes and fees are included in the advertised price or charged extra, autopay requirements, contracts, credit checks, activation/SIM/shipping fees, and online-only or store-only rules. Higher scores mean fewer caveats were found; lower scores mean more caveats or unresolved caveat details. When Carrierlytics cannot verify a caveat because the carrier is not clear or because we have not captured it yet, a small uncertainty penalty is added instead of assuming there is no issue.

 55.1
Several caveats may affect the real cost or signup experience.
Travel Value 93.7
Travel and roaming support are meaningful strengths here.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Included

Data used in Mexico and Canada is billed at the same $10 per GB you are billed domestic use

Global roaming Included

Free texts while traveling globally included. Calls billed at 20¢/min. Global roaming data is billed at the same $10 per GB rate you are billed for domestic use.

Call international numbers from US Add-on

Calling to international numbers is available but you will pay per minute with rates varying by country. Calling to Mexico and Canada is free.

Text international numbers from US Included
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Included

From $0. You will get a data-only SIM or eSIM to use with your tablet. Data from your connected tablet will draw from your phone plan's data allotment.

Smartwatch support Included

You will get a data-only SIM or eSIM to use with your smartwatch. Data from your connected smartwatch will draw from your phone plan's data allotment.

Multi-Line Value Curve How this plan's effective price per line changes as more lines are added.

The lowest per-line price appears at 5 lines, where pricing is $26 per line.

Mix-and-match: not allowed. Carrier does not support or disclose different phone plans mixed on one account for this plan family.

1 line
11.8 Value
$30/line
Total $30 | baseline line
2 lines
38.4 Value
$27.50/line
Total $55/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
39.1 Value
$26.67/line
Total $80/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
39.2 Value
$26.25/line
Total $105/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
39.4 Value
$26/line
Total $130/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

Data-Only SIM/eSIM

$0

No-extra-cost data-only SIM/eSIM for tablets, laptops, and compatible data devices. Data usage counts against the phone plan's high-speed data. Eligible on Flexible and Unlimited Premium; not available on Unlimited Standard or Unlimited Essentials.

Pixel/Samsung Watch Service

$0

No-extra-cost wearable calling, texting, and data for eligible Google Pixel Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch models. One smartwatch can be added per Google Fi account, separate from data-only SIMs.

Similar Plan Matchups Plans with similar pricing, data, and feature profiles across the current market.
87.6

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Similarity index | Price delta $5 | Data delta 0GB
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Methodology

Plan scores are generated by Carrierlytics' proprietary value algorithm using factors such as price, usable data, hotspot value, priority data, streaming quality, and plan friction.


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