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PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« on: May 29, 2019, 07:19:06 PM »
While doing some phone upgrades in the family, I decided to also look into various plans.

I'm on Verizon, but most of the others have been on H2O with auto renew, which was $27 until recently, when they started tacking on tax.

Additionally, DW recently had to spend a day somewhere where she had no cell service with H2O (ATT network), so I was going to look at other options.

I almost decided on getting Red Pocket annual prepaid plan, when I stumbled across PIX Wireless which offers $20/month for 2GB and unlimited Talk/Text on Verizon network. Also very interestingly, they have a world SIM, which might be a better deal that @Dan's use of Google Fi for international travel (unless one really goes crazy with data. Seems like their global SIM is at 0.23 cents, or 0.45 cents per MB in many countries, which would make it cheaper than Google Fi's $10 per GB (on top of the $20 monthly fee), with free incoming calls, and some SMS reasonably priced (depending on country).

Has anyone tried them out (for domestic Prepaid MVNO, or for World  SIM)?
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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2019, 08:21:29 PM »
While doing some phone upgrades in the family, I decided to also look into various plans.

I'm on Verizon, but most of the others have been on H2O with auto renew, which was $27 until recently, when they started tacking on tax.

Additionally, DW recently had to spend a day somewhere where she had no cell service with H2O (ATT network), so I was going to look at other options.

I almost decided on getting Red Pocket annual prepaid plan, when I stumbled across PIX Wireless which offers $20/month for 2GB and unlimited Talk/Text on Verizon network. Also very interestingly, they have a world SIM, which might be a better deal that @Dan's use of Google Fi for international travel (unless one really goes crazy with data. Seems like their global SIM is at 0.23 cents, or 0.45 cents per MB in many countries, which would make it cheaper than Google Fi's $10 per GB (on top of the $20 monthly fee), with free incoming calls, and some SMS reasonably priced (depending on country).

Has anyone tried them out (for domestic Prepaid MVNO, or for World  SIM)?
Its 1024MB per GB. Math does not work out.
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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2019, 08:22:11 PM »
Their website seems to be down..

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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2019, 09:25:35 PM »
Their website seems to be down..
Always a good sign:
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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2019, 12:41:45 AM »
Its 1024MB per GB. Math does not work out.
They have a separate website for the World SIM: https://pixworldsim.com/

1024 x $0.0045 = $4.608
1024 x $0.0023 = $2.3552

What doesn’t work out?
« Last Edit: May 30, 2019, 12:50:42 AM by ExGingi »
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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2019, 12:55:20 AM »
They have a separate website for the World SIM: https://pixworldsim.com/

1024 x $0.0045 = $4.608
1024 x $0.0023 = $2.3552

What doesn’t work out?
Sorry. I understood 0.23 cents as $0.23, not as $0.0023.
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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2019, 01:50:16 AM »
Gingi read it wrong. Your math was right. It's 23 cents. They have a cents symbol so Gingi got all excited. It's crazy expensive.

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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2019, 06:55:38 AM »
Gingi read it wrong. Your math was right. It's 23 cents. They have a cents symbol so Gingi got all excited. It's crazy expensive.
+1

First I thought you were wrong, now looking again I see you make cents.

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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2019, 09:57:50 AM »
While doing some phone upgrades in the family, I decided to also look into various plans.

I'm on Verizon, but most of the others have been on H2O with auto renew, which was $27 until recently, when they started tacking on tax.

Additionally, DW recently had to spend a day somewhere where she had no cell service with H2O (ATT network), so I was going to look at other options.

I almost decided on getting Red Pocket annual prepaid plan, when I stumbled across PIX Wireless which offers $20/month for 2GB and unlimited Talk/Text on Verizon network. Also very interestingly, they have a world SIM, which might be a better deal that @Dan's use of Google Fi for international travel (unless one really goes crazy with data. Seems like their global SIM is at 0.23 cents, or 0.45 cents per MB in many countries, which would make it cheaper than Google Fi's $10 per GB (on top of the $20 monthly fee), with free incoming calls, and some SMS reasonably priced (depending on country).

Has anyone tried them out (for domestic Prepaid MVNO, or for World  SIM)?
Interesting. Incidentally I'm also in a similar predicament and have been exploring transferring a family member from H2O to Red Pocket as well.
I browsed around the website of Pix and it seems premature at this point, many pages I clicked on lead nowhere and there's a lack of information, just lots of cute graphics. I for one definitely wouldn't use them yet.

What about Red Pocket, how are they, know people who use them?

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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2019, 11:36:40 AM »
They have a separate website for the World SIM: https://pixworldsim.com/

1024 x $0.0045 = $4.608
1024 x $0.0023 = $2.3552

What doesn’t work out?


There's no way anyone's selling data for less than half a penny per MB.

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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2019, 12:24:22 PM »
I browsed around the website of Pix and it seems premature at this point, many pages I clicked on lead nowhere and there's a lack of information, just lots of cute graphics. I for one definitely wouldn't use them yet.

The site states in many places: "Save up to 120% on Roaming Charges". If they saved me 120% they would end up owing me 20% just for using their service. What a deal!  :P

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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2019, 02:39:30 PM »
Gingi read it wrong. Your math was right. It's 23 cents. They have a cents symbol so Gingi got all excited. It's crazy expensive.

I guess you checked it. But when they use $1.25 and ¢0.25 side by side, why would anyone read the latter as anything but a quarter of a penny?

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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2019, 04:48:58 PM »
I guess you checked it. But when they use $1.25 and ¢0.25 side by side, why would anyone read the latter as anything but a quarter of a penny?
Not sure why they did it, but seems to be programmed that if the number is less than a dollar it'll use the cent symbol, but if it's a dollar or more it'll use this $ symbol.
Play around with it, you see.
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Re: PIX Wireless (vs. Google Fi)
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2019, 06:45:12 PM »
Well, in some locations there's no doubt about home much Pix charges for data:

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