Project Fi Experience One Week Later

                                                             
                                                              Project Fi Welcome Kit

So Project Fi is out in the wild now. It is not a secret at all. For the past week I have been using the Google Wireless service aka Google Fi or Project Fi. It means the same thing.  Recently I have seen my phone automatically connect to a Wifi hotspot in the area i was in that had public WiFi available.  Sometimes you might have to get approval of use of the WiFi. But some won’t need you to accept.  At times, you might say that is creepy. But Google promises that your data over the wifi is encrypted.  If you feel it is unsafe, you can always go into settings to turn off automatically connect to Wifi.  Now another thing I have noticed is that I was unable to tell whether or not if I was on T-Mobile’s Network or Sprint’s Network.  The Network that appears when using your data is Fi Network.  So Google sort of hides which Network you are using in between connections.  But Google chooses the best network for you at that time and moment. That is also the same way when you are switching between WiFi to data network.  For the past week, I have been getting very good signals in places I would not normally get great coverage with either T-Mobile or Sprint.  Thats what Im really satisfied the most about with this service. The call quality and video quality was great. Haven’t paid my very first bill just yet, but I have monitored my data usage and really haven’t used a half an gig just yet.  So, Im sure that I will be receiving some credit back.  Even if it is just $5 or $10 back. That can go to my next bill.  It seems that my battery life has boosted some even since I made the switch to Fi Network.  While using the network I have tested gaming, videos, and music. Everything just seem to run and play smoothly while on the network.  I must say, within just one week alone, I have never been more satisfied with data and Wifi connectivity the Google’s Project Fi on my Nexus 6.  Although, this service isn’t for everyone,  its definitely made for me. So, this is Project Fi: One Week Later.

Where Does Your Data Go?

It seems that data is everywhere these days.  Data on the left, data on the right.  Data right in front of you, and data is behind you.  We really at times can't keep up with where is all of our data going to and coming from.  So next, we are going to be covering some tips and tricks on where to look for your data and how to keep track of your data.  Your data is usually being sucked up through your applications on your mobile devices and your sites you visit on your browsers.  There are also applications that you can download in app stores as well to help you view and monitor your data.  Lets take a look and read some of these things.

There are many ways of how to check and track your data for your mobile devices.  Lets take a look at some of the steps and directions.

When using some android devices, the fastest way to check your data usage is through going to your settings, then looking for your data usage tab or your mobile data network tab. You will select these options and then you will see which apps and programs and even broswers are using up data and that are not using your data.

When wanting to know what sites are using up the most data on your browsers on your mobile devices and PCs, using chrome for instancesv, you select your internet settings in browser, then selectt data usage, and then you will find your most recent sites viewed and how much data is being used up to view that particular site.   Your data browser information and settings also gives you the option for you to delete or clear your data usage out of browsers.

The apps. Yes, there are apps as well to keep up with your usage and to track where all of your data is going as well.  But most cell phone carriers usually includes this partiular app on their services and plans and you can even check from your online accounts as well for your phone services and plans. Even with your Internet modems and mobile hotspots as well. You would hope to think that your carriers will send text alerts or notify you via text or email alerts.  But, just in they don't or maybe some consumers aren't knowing about this such thing, one app I would recommend for anyone to install onto their Android mobile devices, rather its a smartphone or tablet, is the Onavo Count app.  This application allows you to setup the amount of data which get each month from carrier and set up your start and end date of when your data is up.  Then it asks you how much you have used up so far to keep the app running accurately.  Make the app a homescreen widget on your device so you will know exatly how much data you have used and how much you have left.  It will also show apps and browsers and other programs as well that are using up your data.  It even gives you tips on how to save your data. You may download this app now for free. Check it out on the Google Play Store.

So, there you have it.  These are just some ways you can check your data usage on your mobile devices through your applications and browsers also.  If you feel your apps are taking up or using too much data, you can clear the data from the apps in the settings menu.  This also goes for the same thing in your browser settings.  Screenshots will be shown as well. How To video coming soon... Please leave a comment on your thoughts and any other information you would like to share related to this article below.

This image shows a glimpse of the data usage on a Samsung Android Device.

Image above shows the widgets for Onavo Count application monitoring your data usage and shows if you are using data or Wi-Fi.

This image is in Chrome Beta App, You head to the chrome browser, click settings, then click or select site settings. Then select Storage Tab to track your data coming from sites you browsed.

In the image above, shows your site storage.  This indicates how much you have used browsing on a website. Yes, that does say 4KB.