Google’s Project Fi Now Supports Data-Only Devices

By April though, those rumors were realized and Google announced the launch of Project Fi as an invite only service which made use of networks provided by both Sprint and T-Mobile. Much like you see from the larger carriers, data-only SIMs provide mobile network connection for tablet devices, and Google is now ready to offer this service to customers. Surprisingly, Google has committed to supporting devices outside of the Nexus family, including the iPad Mini 4, iPad Air 2 and Galaxy Tab S. Google says current subscribers can order a data-only SIM at no extra cost, though there will be a monthly charge of $10/GB. That will still requires a Nexus 5X, 6, or 6P so no iPhones or other Android phones yet.

“Once you’ve ordered and received a data-only SIM, just pop it into a compatible device, follow the instructions, and voila: instant wireless connectivity”, wrote Laura Holmes, a senior product manager for the division, in a post.

With this new update, Project Fi adds support for data-only devices like your tablet; you’ll need to pick up one of its data-only SIMs to get it (availability is rolling out gradually).

Google’s invite-only Project Fi MVNO experiment is still small, but today Google is expanding it beyond phones for a small subset of devices. If you use 500MB of data on your phone and 250MB of data on two tablets, you’ll still only be charged for 1GB of data.

Below is the full list of compatible devices.

According to this help forum page, the option for data-only SIMs should rollout to customers “in the next couple of days”. Google notes that other tablets not listed here may also work.