{"id":457371,"date":"2022-06-03T23:12:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T20:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-fi-takes-a-page-from-comcast-xfinity-with-w\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T23:12:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T20:12:19","slug":"google-fi-takes-a-page-from-comcast-xfinity-with-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-fi-takes-a-page-from-comcast-xfinity-with-w\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google Fi Takes a Page From Comcast Xfinity With \u201cW+\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3555877fd82\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3555877fd82\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-fi-takes-a-page-from-comcast-xfinity-with-w\/#%E2%80%9CGoogle_Fi_Takes_a_Page_From_Comcast_Xfinity_With_%E2%80%9CW%E2%80%9D%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Google Fi Takes a Page From Comcast Xfinity With \u201cW+\u201d&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogle_Fi_Takes_a_Page_From_Comcast_Xfinity_With_%E2%80%9CW%E2%80%9D%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google Fi Takes a Page From Comcast Xfinity With \u201cW+\u201d&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-809245\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Google-Fi-featured-image.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Google-Fi-featured-image.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Google-Fi-featured-image.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google Fi logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fi.google.com\/\">Google Fi<\/a> is a wireless network operated by Google that originally focused on low data usage, but recently expanded into unlimited plans. Now the carrier has a new \u201cW+\u201d feature to help expand network coverage.<\/p>\n<p>As spotted by <em>9to5Google<\/em>, Google has quietly published a support article explaining a new W+ network feature. \u201cWhen you\u2019re in a covered area,\u201d the company says, \u201cyou\u2019ll be connected to the W+ network. W+ uses select secure, high quality Wi-Fi networks to improve your mobile data connection.\u00a0W+ is available in areas where coverage can often be low, like certain airports, malls, or stadiums. Coverage will expand over time.\u201d You\u2019ll see a \u201cW+\u201d icon in the status bar when the feature is in use.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a Google Pixel phone running Android 12 or newer, your phone will connect to W+ networks wherever available, which are actually public Wi-Fi networks. The effort seems to be based on Orion Wifi, which Google\u2019s Area 120 division <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/area-120\/orion-wifi\/\">announced in 2020<\/a> as a way for public venues to sell Wi-Fi capacity to cellular carriers \u2014 similar to how companies like AT&amp;T and Verizon sell network coverage to MVNOs like Boost Mobile or Mint Mobile.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, using public Wi-Fi networks to improve mobile coverage is nothing new. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xfinity.com%2Fmobile%2F\">Xfinity Mobile<\/a>, a mobile carrier operated by Comcast\/Xfinity, has \u201cmillions\u201d of secure Wi-Fi hotspots across the country (mostly broadcasted from Xfinity home internet routers) that phones automatically connect to when available. AT&amp;T also has many <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.attsavings.com%2Finternet%2Fwireless-internet-buyers-guide%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DAT%2526T%2520Wi%252DFi%2520Basic%2520allows%2Cwithout%2520using%2520up%2520your%2520data.\">public Wi-Fi networks<\/a> available to some AT&amp;T customers.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike Wi-Fi hotspots operated by Xfinity and AT&amp;T, Google Fi W+ networks actually counts against your monthly data cap \u2014 just like mobile data. That means the only benefit for Fi subscribers is improved coverage wherever a W+ network is available.<\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s support article doesn\u2019t say if the owner of the Wi-Fi hotspot can observe your network traffic, but the company said in 2020 that the underlying Orion <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> \u201ccannot access users\u2019 Internet traffic.\u201d You can turn off W+ by opening the Settings <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> and navigating to Network &amp; Internet &gt; SIM &gt; Google Fi &gt; W+ Connections.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2022\/06\/02\/google-fi-w-network\/\">9to5Google<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/fi\/answer\/10091529?hl=en\">Google Support<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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