How I finally ditched Verizon and switched to Google Project Fi

Back in the fall of 2015, I signed up for Project Fi on a phone I was reviewing at the time, the LG-built Nexus 5X. Rather than ending my two-year Verizon contract early and transferring my main phone number to Project Fi, I opted to create a new phone number, because I still had my Motorola Moto X from 2014.
Fast-forward a year. In October, once my Verizon contract was up, I bought a Google Pixel phone with Project Fi service. I was so excited. This was my chance to get good enough service and