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Unlimited High-Speed In-Home Internet Services from T-Mobile $50
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Last Edited by cdhamma
March 2, 2021
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Some notes on the service:
- Speeds 20-140 mbps download, 5-30 mbps upload depending on your location, time of day, phase of the moon, usage on the network
- Sometimes the service completely drops out, at least once a day, and my video meetings stop working for 30-120 seconds.
- Not great for gaming due to latency.
- You don't have to pay for the box but you will be charged $350+ if you don't return it in good condition at the end of your service.
- The box forgets its wifi settings when it loses power.
- It has a battery but the transition from outlet to battery power instigates a reboot of the box.
- WiFi on the box is not ideal - connect your own access point via the ethernet ports.
- The box does NAT + DHCP. You cannot bypass this.
- May require a hard credit pull.
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I'm in Los Angeles county.
Now have T-Mobile 50+ mb/s for $50
The xfility service has less latency and more jitter. The t-mobile is at least 2x faster down and 4x faster up. Very pleased. Have the 5G router (round and grey) - if/when 5G arrives at my address - winning.
Also, only have 2-3 bars on the signal meter (I forget the actual numbers at the moment) - se we are far from the tower.
However, I run into difficulties trying to get this.
1) it's "unavailable in your area" although Jax, FLA has a decent coverage T-mob.
2) why does it require my cell ##? doesn't it come with a separate card/##?
3) more of an advice needed: if traveling frequently, is this an easy and wise choice? THis to be used in FL, KY and OH. Potentially WA and NY
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My modem/router currently has a primary connection on band 66, so 4g. From Reddit threads I've seen that others are getting 5g connections and the T-mobile coverage tool says my address should have good 5g coverage, but so far in my part of North Carolina there is apparently no 5g.
The biggest complaint I have over my spectrum connection is the stability. Given that T-mobile home internet users have the same priority as "heavy data users", it definitely shows in the slow speeds and very consistent packet drops I've experienced. I live ~1 mile from the tower so I'm guessing it's an overload problem.
Yes, this new style 5g modem/router is completely unconfigurable except for SSID and passwords. Super lame, but does support wifi 6 if you're into that. Maybe they'll unlock more functionality as the rollout continues.
https://www.t-mobile.com/responsi...et-service
"T-Mobile Home Internet customers receive the same network prioritization as Heavy Data Users, but should be less likely to experience congestion because the equipment is stationary and available in limited areas"
Cool! I will wait for reviews from other slickdealers
For me, I'm on a $39.99 Xfinity plan. 125Mbs Down, 10Mbs Up. Speedtest comes back between 100Mbs-120Mbs down, 5-6Mbs Up.
I grabbed a LTE ISP from T-Mobile to try for several months when they first offered it. Speedtest came back ~30Mbs Down, 3-4Mbs Up with 2 Bars. Wasn't fast enough for me.
Using my iPhone as a hotspot on 5G T-Mobile w/ 4 Bars
Non-Peak: 303Mbs Down, 33Mbs Up.
Peak: 250Mbs Down, 29Mbs Up
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The new devices shipped out by T-mobile (the cylindrical grey ones) do not let you access "advanced" settings as of right now. Only WiFi name/password can be changed. They need to fix this.
This service would be about the same price with a higher upload and slower download. I'd be happy if they don't jack up the price every year.
Does the modem / router have wired ports to connect to your own access point? I see that you cannot disable it's routing function. Can you at least forward ports?
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Anyone complaining about speeds isn't their target audience (yet). Where I live my option is...nothing for now. Not even DSL. This for $50 is a blessing. We get a steady ~120 down / 20 up and haven't ever been throttled. We've been using 2-3 TB a month with everyone working at home and the kids doing more gaming to be around their friends.
If you're unsure about the performance T-Mobile also does the test drive where they'll send a hotspot with 30 gb of data (all you have to provide is a shipping address) so you can get an idea of what you can expect.