Google Fi will stop activating non-volte phones in January. Customers with older phones will upgrade with a $ 100 credit if they purchase a new phone from the fi store and activate it before December 31st.

Customers subscribe to Fi, but as an MVNO, fi actually piggybacks on T-Mobile and US cellular’s networks. Since T-Mobile has already announced its own plans to phase out support for non-volte phones starting in January 2021, fi has to as well.

Volte stands for’voice over LTE’. Calls are typically clearer, with fewer drops in connection. Google stopped activating 2G and 3G phones August 4th of this year.

T-Mobile gained a lot of sway over what Fi can offer when it purchased Sprint, giving it control over both of the biggest networks Fi relied on. Until Google makes an official announcement, your best bet is to look for when T-Mobile ends its coverage.

We like Google’s pixel 4, which normally sells for $ 349. There’s also options that you could get for less than $ 100 with Google’s current holiday promotion promotion.