Google Launches Project Fi Mobile Phone Service

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @07:16AM from the new-carrier-in-town dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Google unveiled today a new cell phone service called Project Fi. It offers the same basic functionality as traditional wireless carriers, such as voice, text and Internet access, but at a lower price than most common plans. From the article: "Google hopes to stand out by changing the way it charges customers. Typically, smartphone owners pay wireless carriers like AT&T and Verizon a bulk rate for a certain amount of data. Google says it will let customers pay for only what data they use on their phones, from doing things like making calls, listening to music and using apps, potentially saving them significant amounts of money. For now, the program is invite-only and will only be available on Google's Nexus 6 smartphone."

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How is this new? Isn't it Anti-Net Neutrality? by kevinking.psyd · 2015-04-22 08:28 · Score: 1, Flamebait

How does this not fly in the face of net-neutrality? This is a per-usage fee. Sure, there's no fee back to the content provider, and I'm aware that mobile carriers have some exemptions to traditional wire-based ISP's, but this seems like an move from Google. Moreover, this sounds like any old pay-per-data plan mobile providers have floated/attempted in the past. What is new here?