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Some Google Maps Users May Get Free Wireless Service for the Rest of 2022

Some super users, called Local Guides, are being offered free Google Fi cellular service for the remainder of 2022. Here's what to do. (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Newsletter sign up Newsletter (Image credit: Getty Images) By Bob Niedt last updated 4 October 2022 If free wireless service for the rest of 2022 sounds like a journey worth taking, consider turning to Google Maps as your navigation tool – and start contributing. Google Fi, Google's cell phone service, is offering select users free Google Fi service until the end of the year, the website AndroidCentral reports. With average monthly cell phone rates at around $906 to $1,281 a year, free cell phone service would save you $226 to $320 through the end of 2022. Google Fi monthly plans cost $20-$40 for unlimited data.

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Profit and prosper with the best of Kiplinger's expert advice on investing, taxes, retirement, personal finance and more - straight to your e-mail. Profit and prosper with the best of Kiplinger's expert advice - straight to your e-mail. Sign up So how do you get on board? Google is apparently aiming the offer at super users of Google Maps, called Local Guides, who contribute to making the service more accurate by providing descriptions, reviews and photos of small businesses, travel destinations and more. It works like this: You sign up and start contributing. Then Google apparently finds you; access isn't something you can apply for. Reports say Google started emailing select users the offer over the weekend. And the smartest way to use Google Fi, which utilizes T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular towers, is to have a Design for Fi phone, which includes Google Pixel phones and select Samsung Galaxy phones. Google Fi is a MVNO, or mobile virtual network operator, which utilizes the major cell phone carriers but usually offers plans lower in price. Local Guides who get the Google Fi offer have until Oct. 31 to redeem it, reports say. Bob NiedtOnline Editor, Kiplinger.comBob is a Senior Online Editor at Kiplinger.com. He has more than 40 years of experience in online, print and visual journalism. Bob has worked as an award-winning writer and editor in the Washington, D.C., market as well as at news organizations in New York, Michigan and California. Bob joined Kiplinger in 2016, bringing a wealth of expertise covering retail, entertainment, and money-saving trends and topics. He was one of the first journalists at a daily news organization to aggressively cover retail as a specialty, and has been lauded in the retail industry for his expertise. Bob has also been an adjunct and associate professor of print, online and visual journalism at Syracuse University and Ithaca College. He has a master's degree from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a bachelor's degree in communications and theater from Hope College. Latest Homebuilders Appear Headed for More Pain Storm clouds are brewing for homebuilders as the Fed's aggressive rate hiking quickly cools demand for new housing. By Will Ashworth • Published 10 November 22 15 States That Tax Military Retirement Pay (and Other States That Don't) retirement Taxes on military retirement pay vary from state-to-state. How generous is your state when it comes to helping retired veterans at tax time? By Sandra Block • Published 10 November 22 kiplinger About Us (opens in new tab) Terms and Conditions (opens in new tab) Privacy Policy (opens in new tab) Cookie Policy (opens in new tab) Kiplinger is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.
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