Due to how the cellular network works there is NO method to do port forwarding without having to resort to things like vpn or ngrok. ( CG-NAT ) Speeds appear to be good but you won't be accessing your plex server remotely and torrents will be SLOW.
Reddit has a discusion group @ https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobileisp/
Their 5G gateway aggregates both a 5G signal AND a 4G signal together to give you a higher bandwidth. In my area my 5G signal was stronger than the 4G. -- FameWolf
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expired Posted by theescapee • Oct 6, 2021
Oct 6, 2021 5:50 PM
T-Mobile 5G Unlimited High Speed In-Home Internet Plan
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First off, I've received two gateway receivers from them. The first one seemed to act up a lot, and a lot of the cons are based on the first device. The second one I received seems to have significantly less problems, but YMMV. The gateway device (or 5G grey trashcan as some people call it) is pretty much a modem and a wifi router combined.
PROS:
When configured correctly, speeds can hit up to 270 mbps downloading
Configuring device is pretty simple out of the box
Price is really cheap
CONS:
Speeds fluctuate depending on time of day
If technicians are working on specific towers, my internet can be completely down until it is fixed, which could take up to a day
Changing SSID or SSID PW does not always stick and will reset to default ID and PW
Gateway gets hot sometimes and needs to be restarted for it to work properly. To mitigate the workload, I've connected my own wifi router to the gateway, and used my own router to do the wifi processing. It seems to help a lot in preventing restarts.
There are only 2 lan ports on the gateway, but you can still connect a wifi router to the lan ports and get it to work that way.
Customer service is in India, and sometimes takes a really long time to get to someone. I've had to call multiple times to get something fixed or replaced. It gets frustrating.
RECOMMENDATION:
If you have cable or fios, I recommend sticking to it as the speeds tend to be more reliable. If you're in rural areas but get good speeds with T-Mobile, then it's worth considering to switch. When I first got T-Mobile Home Internet, my area was still having problems with reliable service, and I think it was due to the towers here. However, after the gateway replacement, and probably the tower upgrades, it seems to be a lot more stable now. In the end, it's YMMV based on your towers.
I've had as fast as 400 down.
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"internet with no data cap, speeds that T-Mobile estimates will be anywhere from 35 to 115 Mbps,
and a router capable of turning 5G and LTE into Wi-Fi (which you'll have to return if you ever cancel the contract-free plan)."
Cool. Seems pretty competitive
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I've had as fast as 400 down.
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First off, I've received two gateway receivers from them. The first one seemed to act up a lot, and a lot of the cons are based on the first device. The second one I received seems to have significantly less problems, but YMMV. The gateway device (or 5G grey trashcan as some people call it) is pretty much a modem and a wifi router combined.
PROS:
When configured correctly, speeds can hit up to 270 mbps downloading
Configuring device is pretty simple out of the box
Price is really cheap
CONS:
Speeds fluctuate depending on time of day
If technicians are working on specific towers, my internet can be completely down until it is fixed, which could take up to a day
Changing SSID or SSID PW does not always stick and will reset to default ID and PW
Gateway gets hot sometimes and needs to be restarted for it to work properly. To mitigate the workload, I've connected my own wifi router to the gateway, and used my own router to do the wifi processing. It seems to help a lot in preventing restarts.
There are only 2 lan ports on the gateway, but you can still connect a wifi router to the lan ports and get it to work that way.
Customer service is in India, and sometimes takes a really long time to get to someone. I've had to call multiple times to get something fixed or replaced. It gets frustrating.
RECOMMENDATION:
If you have cable or fios, I recommend sticking to it as the speeds tend to be more reliable. If you're in rural areas but get good speeds with T-Mobile, then it's worth considering to switch. When I first got T-Mobile Home Internet, my area was still having problems with reliable service, and I think it was due to the towers here. However, after the gateway replacement, and probably the tower upgrades, it seems to be a lot more stable now. In the end, it's YMMV based on your towers.
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however, that all changed and went south real fast after they launched the product to the public this year @ 60/month. our dl speeds went to a crawling halt @ no more than 5mpbs YES, that's FIVE MBPS
tmo support & tech people did all they could (i.e. send me another router, trouble shoot settings, countless reboots/resets, cell site tech checks, etc...), until i had to cancel. it was a good few months of high speed low cost internet, but yea, it's too good to be consistently true!
edit: i dont hate tmo, i've been a tmo customer with a grandfathered all unlimited cell plan for 6 lines and paying only 120+/month. i just think that they're home internet product is at the infancy stage and nowhere near competitive in real world urban settings.
I wish I could switch Internet carriers but my area only has one high-speed Internet option. 100/25 @ $50 is cheap compared to what I'm paying now. What latency are you guys getting?
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