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this episode of Android Q&A is brought to you by domain.com so the rumors have turned out to be true Google has created its own wireless service and it's called Project 5 now although Google didn't buy sprint like I hope they would they did make a new significant partnership project Phi is the first wireless service to seamlessly switch between both Wi-Fi and LTE always choosing the connection that is the strongest to LTE networks are supported at the moment both t-mobile and Sprint the catch here is that only one phone has been designed to work with the special sim required for project by the Google Nexus 6 the good news is that Google hints that this is just the first of many devices and so hopefully it's only a matter of time before other popular Android devices gain support now while you need a nexus 6 for the service those with project 5 will be able to use their number even when they're not on their phone utilizing any device with Google Hangouts installed for calls texts and checking voicemail that means the laptops tablets Chromebooks and so forth pricing is pretty straightforward with project 5 you pay $20 a month for unlimited talk text and Wi-Fi tethering data is separate though and build at a very reasonable $10 for every one gigabyte of data you use why this is prepaid and you pay for data in advance any unused data will be credited back to you it won't be rounded up either if you use 1.9 gigabytes of data you'll get refunded point 1 gigabytes that you didn't use for those that travel you'll be happy to know that this service extends to 120 countries while traveling abroad at no cost for data or texts the only restriction is that speeds are limited down to just 256 K while abroad international calls are on a separate charge of 20 cents per minute so you've got a nexus 6 and you're interested in signing up for project Phi not so fast similar to inbox for Gmail this is an invite-only program that you can request an invite the only requirement is a gmail account and a Nexus 6 the service isn't up and running just yet but Google says the invite we'll be able to jump in with the service sometime next week Google will be sending up batches of invites each week but don't be shocked if it takes a while to get to you now the CEO of t-mobile has become famous for trying to make t-mobile V uncarrier and he had this to say about the deal disruption is what the uncarrier does our mission is to change the wireless industry for the better so if you're looking for a partner who lives and breathes innovation and has a network built for today's data centric world and data hungry consumers it's easy you're gonna want to come to the uncarrier so the big hope here is that this new initiative by Google t-mobile and Sprint will push other major carriers to be a little bit more customer centric because let's face it Wireless data is not that great and it's awfully expensive to see if you're in an area that project five currently covers check out Google's official map coverage enter your address and see if you qualify I just want to take a second and thank our sponsor and remind you that with all the new domain name extensions out there there's lots of opportunity for creativity but remember Icom is always the premium real estate why because no domain name extension tells your story with the same level of trust like a.com or.net domain name dot-com and dotnet domain name extensions and jet credibility into your online presence and who doesn't want more credibility and you can save 15% on domain names and web hosting when you use our coupon code Android at domain.com check out don't forget 15% off when you use our coupon code Android when you think domain names think domain.com thanks for watching and burn army my name is Jace love to connect with you right here on Google+ or Twitter or in the comments below I read as many as I can you don't want to forget about my brethren and Android Joss Jo and the tech ninja Kevin Lonnie Chris Garen Ashley Taylor always working super hard you'd be your source for all things Android