I haven't seen anyone mention this:
I'm currently have my Nexus 6 on T-Mobile ($30/month prepaid with 100 minutes and 5GB of LTE), and I receive "text" alerts from websites of banks, brokers, and other financial, sports, and service sites from web servers using the carrier email protocol rather than a "real" SMS that I would receive from another cell phone (they often have a carrier drop-down selection box when I set up the alerts, but even if they don't, I can tell when Google Voice can't receive the validation code or any texts from that source).
I also forward some high-priority emails using gmail filters to my <number>[at]tmomail.net address, to make sure they catch my attention when they arrive as text messages.
If my Fi number (still waiting) doesn't support a similar text protocol, then I'll lose everything listed above, in addition to much of my Google Voice functionality, the ability to ring all of my phones (yes, some people still have home phones - especially in home offices) from a single number, the ability to manage all of my calls in a single call log (with annotations), and the ability to record conversations in some cases.
This is a very high price to pay for "the future" - I don't think I can ever recall an "upgrade" that destroys so much useful current functionality (and in my case, costs more than my current plan) - it may be an upgrade for Android devices, but it's a major downgrade for all other forms of communication (as if Google is simply refusing to acknowledge that anything outside of Android could matter, or be useful to its customers - even early adopters). I guess this is what they mean by "disruptive technology".
I'm currently have my Nexus 6 on T-Mobile ($30/month prepaid with 100 minutes and 5GB of LTE), and I receive "text" alerts from websites of banks, brokers, and other financial, sports, and service sites from web servers using the carrier email protocol rather than a "real" SMS that I would receive from another cell phone (they often have a carrier drop-down selection box when I set up the alerts, but even if they don't, I can tell when Google Voice can't receive the validation code or any texts from that source).
I also forward some high-priority emails using gmail filters to my <number>[at]tmomail.net address, to make sure they catch my attention when they arrive as text messages.
If my Fi number (still waiting) doesn't support a similar text protocol, then I'll lose everything listed above, in addition to much of my Google Voice functionality, the ability to ring all of my phones (yes, some people still have home phones - especially in home offices) from a single number, the ability to manage all of my calls in a single call log (with annotations), and the ability to record conversations in some cases.
This is a very high price to pay for "the future" - I don't think I can ever recall an "upgrade" that destroys so much useful current functionality (and in my case, costs more than my current plan) - it may be an upgrade for Android devices, but it's a major downgrade for all other forms of communication (as if Google is simply refusing to acknowledge that anything outside of Android could matter, or be useful to its customers - even early adopters). I guess this is what they mean by "disruptive technology".
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