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New T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Service Customers: Sign-Up & Receive

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$100 Prepaid Card

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T-Mobile Home Internet via T-Mobile is offering their T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Service: Free $100 Virtual Prepaid Mastercard when you sign up/activate for their service valid for New Customers Only or when following the instructions listed below.

Thanks to Slickdeals Staff Member DLS4U for finding this deal.

Note, availability/service may vary; be sure to check for eligibility

Deal Instructions
  1. Click this link here and check for availability/service and sign up for T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Service
    • If available, sign up for a T-Mobile ID
      • If you're already a T-Mobile voice customer, you may already have a TMO ID
      • If you don't have a TMO ID, click here to find your billing phone number
      • Home Internet activation that requires shipping of a gateway will not occur until gateway has shipped (which is approx. 3-5 days after the order date)
    • If you are NOT a T-Mobile voice customer, you may enter your information and complete sign up via chat/call.
  2. Once you receive your Home Internet Gateway Device, go to this link and input your 10-digit billing phone number and password to login
    • Click this link here to help find your 10-digit billing phone number
  3. Fill out the promotion registration form using promo code 2022HINTP10
  4. Eligible/qualified customers will receive their $100 Virtual Prepaid Mastercard for Free within 6-8 weeks.

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This beats a Frontpage deal in January for the same service but included a $50 prepaid card vs. the $100 prepaid card included w/ this deal.
    • Limited-time offer; subject to change. Register code within 30 days of activating qualifying new unlimited Home Internet or Small Business Internet line. If you have cancelled Home Internet lines in past 90 days, you may need to reactivate them first.
    • $100 via virtual prepaid Mastercard, which you can use online or in-store via accepted mobile payment apps; no cash access & expires in 6 months.
    • Allow 8 weeks from fulfilment of offer requirements. Lines must be active and in good standing when card is issued. Max 1/account. May not be combined with some offers or discounts.
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion. -StrawMan86

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Written by DLS4U | Staff
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T-Mobile Home Internet via T-Mobile is offering their T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Service: Free $100 Virtual Prepaid Mastercard when you sign up/activate for their service valid for New Customers Only or when following the instructions listed below.

Thanks to Slickdeals Staff Member DLS4U for finding this deal.

Note, availability/service may vary; be sure to check for eligibility

Deal Instructions
  1. Click this link here and check for availability/service and sign up for T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Service
    • If available, sign up for a T-Mobile ID
      • If you're already a T-Mobile voice customer, you may already have a TMO ID
      • If you don't have a TMO ID, click here to find your billing phone number
      • Home Internet activation that requires shipping of a gateway will not occur until gateway has shipped (which is approx. 3-5 days after the order date)
    • If you are NOT a T-Mobile voice customer, you may enter your information and complete sign up via chat/call.
  2. Once you receive your Home Internet Gateway Device, go to this link and input your 10-digit billing phone number and password to login
    • Click this link here to help find your 10-digit billing phone number
  3. Fill out the promotion registration form using promo code 2022HINTP10
  4. Eligible/qualified customers will receive their $100 Virtual Prepaid Mastercard for Free within 6-8 weeks.

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This beats a Frontpage deal in January for the same service but included a $50 prepaid card vs. the $100 prepaid card included w/ this deal.
    • Limited-time offer; subject to change. Register code within 30 days of activating qualifying new unlimited Home Internet or Small Business Internet line. If you have cancelled Home Internet lines in past 90 days, you may need to reactivate them first.
    • $100 via virtual prepaid Mastercard, which you can use online or in-store via accepted mobile payment apps; no cash access & expires in 6 months.
    • Allow 8 weeks from fulfilment of offer requirements. Lines must be active and in good standing when card is issued. Max 1/account. May not be combined with some offers or discounts.
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion. -StrawMan86

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I have this service currently, it is great when it works, but is not very reliable. Speeds are great at low load times, slow at busy times, and will randomly drop out. I use it because it is my only real option at this price as I live in a rural area with no cable or fiber. Gamers also will find this service to be a pain, my ping can be great(20ms), then go to 600ms the next minute.
One of the best things about this service is it gives you the ability to cancel Spectrum and get a better deal. After years of jacking up my rates I switched as soon as this was available. Reasonably happy with the service, not blown away but it was fine. As soon as I called to cancel (even though I had gone through the motions a couple times before) all of the sudden they offered me $39 / month for 2 years. I was fully prepared to cancel long enough to get the new user discount but it's funny what a little competition does to their price gouging.
You need to replace the Nokia gateway with the Arcadian one. Nokia gateway is not very reliable.

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How long do you have to stay on the service.
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I have this service currently, it is great when it works, but is not very reliable. Speeds are great at low load times, slow at busy times, and will randomly drop out. I use it because it is my only real option at this price as I live in a rural area with no cable or fiber. Gamers also will find this service to be a pain, my ping can be great(20ms), then go to 600ms the next minute.
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Quote from Honest-IJM :
I have this service currently, it is great when it works, but is not very reliable. Speeds are great at low load times, slow at busy times, and will randomly drop out. I use it because it is my only real option at this price as I live in a rural area with no cable or fiber. Gamers also will find this service to be a pain, my ping can be great(20ms), then go to 600ms the next minute.
What is your distance to the tower that the Gatway wirelessly connects to?
Do you have line-of-sight or are there obstructions?

Put another way, is the home internet performance on-par with your cell phone, assuming your cell phone is also T-mobile?

I'm considering this, and I live close to a tower with clear line-of-sight. Inside my house my hand-held T-mobile cell phone gets over 700 Mbps with 20 ms latency on T-mobile's 5G UC. I'm wondering if the home internet would be even better numbers?
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Quote from Honest-IJM :
I have this service currently, it is great when it works, but is not very reliable. Speeds are great at low load times, slow at busy times, and will randomly drop out. I use it because it is my only real option at this price as I live in a rural area with no cable or fiber. Gamers also will find this service to be a pain, my ping can be great(20ms), then go to 600ms the next minute.
You need to replace the Nokia gateway with the Arcadian one. Nokia gateway is not very reliable.
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Quote from BoastfulWren316 :
What is your distance to the tower that the Gatway wirelessly connects to?
Do you have line-of-sight or are there obstructions?

Put another way, is the home internet performance on-par with your cell phone, assuming your cell phone is also T-mobile?

I'm considering this, and I live close to a tower with clear line-of-sight. Inside my house my hand-held T-mobile cell phone gets over 700 Mbps with 20 ms latency on T-mobile's 5G UC. I'm wondering if the home internet would be even better numbers?
1.4 miles to the tower, with a pretty clear line of sight.
I don't have a 5G phone, so I can't test that, but the 5G modem beats the pants off my 4G LTE phone.

Edit: Your phone is getting awesome speeds! Sounds like you would be a more ideal candidate for this service than me. The best I have ever gotten is about 150 down and 40 up.
Last edited by Honest-IJM November 10, 2022 at 09:27 AM.
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Quote from zhengtli :
You need to replace the Nokia gateway with the Arcadian one. Nokia gateway is not very reliable.
Using the Arcadian one currently, already changed out the nokia. The Arcadian is harder to rig up with the antenna though.😕
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I started service last week. Do you think I will be eligible for $100?
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Quote from Honest-IJM :
Using the Arcadian one currently, already changed out the nokia. The Arcadian is harder to rig up with the antenna though.😕
Started service last week. Not sure if I have Nokia gateway or Arcadian. If in case I have Nokia, should I call them and ask for Arcadian? Or I have to go to Tmobile store to exchange?
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Suncatcher
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Don't forget to enroll in autopay to get another 5 bucks off per month.
Thanks op for the great deal!
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Quote from cheapodeal :
Started service last week. Not sure if I have Nokia gateway or Arcadian. If in case I have Nokia, should I call them and ask for Arcadian? Or I have to go to Tmobile store to exchange?
The nokia is a grey cannister, and the arcadian is black and square. I would wait and see how it works, and swap if needed. I changed thinking it would solve all my reliability issues, but they have persisted.
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So I do get 5G T-Mobile cell signal at my home. But when i enter my address and phone number to home internet eligibility, it says "Home Internet is not available at your address just yet—but our network is growing fast!"... strange.
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Quote from dcguy703 :
So I do get 5G T-Mobile cell signal at my home. But when i enter my address and phone number to home internet eligibility, it says "Home Internet is not available at your address just yet—but our network is growing fast!"... strange.
They may not have the available network capacity in your area. Home internet users can hog up a lot of bandwidth.
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Overall I'm happy with T-Mobil 5G internet. I work from home, stream YouTube TV, Netflix, etc. with no issues. I've never had it drop on me in 3+ months now. If you are planning on playing Xbox Live though, I would probably stay away. In CoD, my LAT fluctuates from 60-110ms during the game. It works over either WiFi Frequency with minimal performance difference but does not work if plugged directly into the modem for whatever reason.
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One of the best things about this service is it gives you the ability to cancel Spectrum and get a better deal. After years of jacking up my rates I switched as soon as this was available. Reasonably happy with the service, not blown away but it was fine. As soon as I called to cancel (even though I had gone through the motions a couple times before) all of the sudden they offered me $39 / month for 2 years. I was fully prepared to cancel long enough to get the new user discount but it's funny what a little competition does to their price gouging.
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Darn, they doubled it from when I was on it. I tried this service from approximately September 1 through October 16. I liked that there were no hidden fees, no contracts, and no "yOuR rAtE wIlL iNcReAsE aFtEr 12 MoNtHs, BuT yOu CaN rEnEgOtIaTe" nonsense. In those respects, it was great. T-Mobile Tuesdays were fun, they had a year of free, ad-supported Paramount+ attached (I got to keep that and the $50 gift card btw). It was also easy to start and cancel the service. Administratively, T-Mobile was actually pretty solid.

What wasn't good was the connection. Most of the day, the download speed was fine. I got 100-300mb/s. During peak evening hours though, it would drop the floor. I'd get like 3mb/s sometimes, or worse. Low-quality streams would buffer or stop. My other complaint is that the ping, even during times when download speed was fantastic, was too poor for video gaming in which a more immediate response was needed. Ping was around 125ms, whereas my cable modem + wifi router with a traditional ISP gets me pings around 40ms or better.

I'd consider giving it a shot again in a couple years if I start seeing fewer stories like mine. I like that it was pretty smooth and hassle-free, but the connection itself doesn't seem ready for broad, regular use. It felt more like I was beta testing a service.

Edit: adding based on other comments - I had the black/square-ish receiver, so it was apparently the good one. The gift card was issued around two weeks into my service, and I immediately went on Amazon to buy a gift card there with it so I knew that I wouldn't lose it if I cancelled (and I suspected I would at that point but wanted to try it a little longer).
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