Say Goodbye To T-Mobile: A New Era Begins!

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[@jameshendricks875]

Where I live, I get 2 bars of T Mobile on my cell phone, hardly got a connection to watch KZbin or videos of any kind. I got one and put it in my RV and have excellent service now. The home router gets better service than my phone or my wife's, Samsung phone.

[@user-gz1js9xv3u]

Just get the Tmoble magenta plan for $50 (with auto pay), which comes unlimited 5g speed data. Then take that sim and put it in a mofi wifi router and connect your devices ... as far as tmoble knows you're using a cellphone. And you still have unlimited mobile internet

[@coreybabcock2023]

I do that with visible and metro by T-Mobile tablet plan

[@YourblacklmfaoL]

​@coreybabcock2023 do you get good speeds?

[@user-gz1js9xv3u]

@@YourblacklmfaoL great 5g speed.. and 4k video. The magenta plan is a unlimited speed data plan

[@RichHoliday8904]

where do i get a mofi wifi router? how do you know this works? which router should i get? please and thank you!

[@user-gz1js9xv3u]

@@RichHoliday8904 i know it works because that's what I've been using for my schoolie for the past 3 years. Everything I have is connected to the network.

[@mv4463]

I have mine in my car. I use it in my camper. Best item to have. Works 90% of the time for the $50. It you lose signal. Press the powered button wait to mins. Turn back on.

[@rvfamilylife]

We have stayed at some places where we would have to reboot it every few days. Then at other times it was rock solid. I think that was more specific to the local towers we were connected to.

[@lotsoflife8236]

I understand the need to restrict plans to be active in the home area, but it was nice to know that if you travel to a place with limited Internet that you could take your own. I would really love to know the reason why raising the price to over 3 times higher was needed.

[@rvfamilylife]

Exactly my thoughts. I'd be okay paying a bit more for the continued use of this service.

[@russellriggan2088]

We got our t Mobile gateway at an RV show in my area in early 2023. They were there in 2024. They were actively promoting the home Internet for mobile use all over the country. I think their success caught up with them, and too much usage was overwhelming their towers.

[@rvfamilylife]

See, you're just confirming what I've been saying, thank you. Some commenters have been acting like I've committed a crime.

[@christophermessmer2635]

​@@rvfamilylife they are a bunch of cry babies. I've been using my T-Mobile Home Internet all over the country for over 2 years now and I'm pretty sure that is passing through different areas isn't hurting T-Mobile at all. It can't possibly be any different than if I was using my cellphone and tethering

[@RogerPack]

@@christophermessmer2635 I think it uses slightly different bands but...hard to imagine it hurts their bottom line?

[@SpeedUpThatComputer]

Honestly we should call for accountability. They mislead many people who don't read the fine print or can't read the fine print.

[@wesmagyar]

@@rvfamilylife I'm a truck driver and was sold mine at a truckstop by a TMobile vendor specifically for using in my truck

[@RVingwithLuck]

Good luck with Connecten. It seems pretty good. My only problem with it is you need to be in a strong cell tower area. As a boondocker, I chose a different route. My RV came with a Winegard 360 4G antenna on the roof. That runs to a Gateway router. You can use various SIM cards/data plans. I chose Verizon’s 150 GB/month plan at $110/month. Works fantastic, deep in the forest or desert where wireless signals are weak. As the Wingard 360 boosts the cell signal.

[@rvfamilylife]

I will keep you updated on how well Connecten works in rural areas. I'm by no means a city boy.

[@julioguzman5197]

I work in the windmill industry and i just barely got the Internet back in October and it work flawlessly. Loved it. If they go through with it, im just gonna drop it.

[@rvfamilylife]

I'm sorry the bubble has burst. It's a bummer.

[@djsupernature1]

Beautiful family buddy 👍😎 thank you, very informative 😊

[@rvfamilylife]

Thank you

[@bajaskier]

Never got T-mobile to work at home less than 2 miles from the tower; slower than snails when the signal did connect.

[@rvfamilylife]

Yikes, I'm sorry to hear that

[@jos9569]

Same.

[@rookie3317]

T mobile works better than Verizon. Starlink is lunching more satellites to help cover the new dish mini

[@postersm7141]

I consistently get 500 up and down speeds at my home and have been for the past two years for 50 bucks a month. I’ve been very happy.

[@jos9569]

@@postersm7141 T-Mobile is very inconsistent where I live.

[@rogerdalpe587]

We love your channel by the way. We changed the T-Mobile a year ago under a business plan covering 2 cell phones. We 100% boondocks and rely on our cell hot spot with zero issues. That works for us.

[@rvfamilylife]

Thank you so much. Sounds like y'all have a great plan for staying connected

[@jaygraves2399]

Other negative point is that you can't stream 4k on the Away Plan.

[@rvfamilylife]

I saw that, so confused about that detail.

[@johnnyleon9218]

Thanks for your insights. Preciate ya!

[@rvfamilylife]

Thank you, I appreciate the encouragement.

[@NoMercyFtw]

That's the current model with every company new and old to come out with something new fantastic price amazing affordable and then once they get everyone locked in they got you and they start slowing down the speeds increasing the prices splitting up in the tiers

[@rvfamilylife]

Yeah, you bring up a very valid point. I still think the speed at which they reached that price point was too fast.

[@2ndSprings]

This was a great rant! Thanks for sharing.

[@rvfamilylife]

Thanks for watching.

[@ouRVisionnomadicliving]

Its been amazing to see how the options have changed over the years. When we were out in Kelton last fall. I had 26 devices connected to our starlink. Its been "suspended" since we moved back into our house last Nov. I didn't un suspend it when we went out to Kelton again a few weeks ago and all my grandkids were upset with me. I told them for a couple days they would survive without their tablets and phones. My plan is to fire it up again when we head to the Lake in a couple weeks as the cell service there is non exsistant. Safe travels Mullens Family.

[@rvfamilylife]

It's nice to have options these days.

[@brunomaciel4246]

T-Mobile actually told me it works where ever you get cell signal, so if you can make a call on your T-Mobile service phone you can get internet. However, they told me they would not guarantee it working on the move - as you driving but when you stop in a campground, for example, it should work. I have been using and it did work every time I was in a campground, in fact I love it. This is my travel internet for about 2 years now.

[@rvfamilylife]

I've never tried it while moving. I kept the box because I wanted to pack it up and protect it on travel days.

[@videoeditoranimation1714]

Beautiful family!!!

[@rvfamilylife]

Thank you

[@PhilstoPhx]

We're just getting started in the RV life. I'm old, broken and retired but my wife is still working and our daughter will be starting school in a couple years so, internet is important for us. So far T-Mobile magenta plan has worked well for us. Next week we're heading to TT Green Mountain, where I first found your channel, for two weeks. That one has me a bit concerned, but there's a Starbucks and McD nearby. Let us know how the connect ten goes, it might be an option for us in the future.

[@rvfamilylife]

TT green Mountain has wifi at the park you can pay for. It worked well enough for my job

[@alexisbrown733]

Thx u 4 sharing

[@rvfamilylife]

Thx 2 U 4 commenting

[@ban4981]

They don't need GPS in there to tell where it is...its either bouncing off the tower it is supposed to, or not.

[@rvfamilylife]

Agreed. All they need is to see it check into a tower and then lock its hardware address to that tower only.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

They don't seem to be able to do that currently. I was communicating with the highest level tech support trying to figure out what happened to my gateway. They had me to read off the tower PCI numbers so they could identify which tower I'm connected to..

[@acidreign0911]

Ill wait till they actually disable it before I panic... There are quite a few sources who say geo fencing isn't possible for these devices.

[@rvfamilylife]

I may leave mine active for a little while just to see if that is true.

[@shturmovik3033]

Just got one and geofencing is real on the new sales. Sorry.

[@nnation]

but u should be grandfathered in.. at $50 and keep same services.. I have the next newer router and mine works while traveling as a full-time Rver.. and there are 2 newer router versions from the one that u have.. but we will see..

[@terrybrockway5376]

We have T-Mobile at our home in the rural country. You can not get it in the city. Wonder if it's about overloading the tower? Do you think ?? Just a thought. Happy Travels.

[@BIGDADDYKNOWSBEST1011]

Great video

[@rvfamilylife]

Thank you so much

[@alonzomartii]

Ask T-Mobile to send you one withe antenna. And see if it works. I just found out about it with better signal and you can always buy external antenna for $50 pus cables.

[@rvfamilylife]

I actually have several separate antenna, including what I call " popsicles." directional antenna. I've debated popping open the TMobile Home and hooking those up. I've watched another video where a guy showed there are actually 2 antenna wire just laying inside this thing.

[@daveduncan2748]

T-mobile should have just said, "If you use the T-mobile Home outside of your home area, your connection will have a lowered priority, and you may experience much slower connection speeds." Problem solved. But I think you are right--it's just a money play for T-mobile. Glad you guys aren't making it "pay" for them.

[@rvfamilylife]

I suspect it's already functioned that way. I only ever saw speeds as fast as 600 mbs down when I was at the home address. I'm used to speeds below 100.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

Wonder if there's a way to spoof the GPS? Take it apart and disconnect the GPS antenna. Who knows, what have you got to lose?

[@rvfamilylife]

I will find out after I cancel if they want the equipment back. Then, let the dissection begin

[@OurSecondLife]

2+ years with TMHI. It works very well but $160, no way! Starlink on order!

[@rvfamilylife]

Hopefully Starlink works well for you

[@philpilkington]

Me too. I'm excited!

[@916Smoke]

TM has integrated their service with Starlink. Not sure why they feel the need to have the same on the pricing as their partner Starlink. Greed.​@@rvfamilylife

[@rookie3317]

Starlink is coming out with Starlink Mini in June or November .

[@evankalbach9985]

Not sure why they would care about where you are? You can use your phone and hotspot where ever you go. I imagine at some point Starlink will be built out everywhere (most) so perhaps that becomes more viable.

[@rvfamilylife]

The problem right now with Starlink is trees. If you get stuck in a spot with some thick trees over top you are out of luck.

[@maylin1986]

@@rvfamilylife I appreciate this insight! 👍* 0 *👍

[@NursingOurTravelBug]

Way to strike while the Iron is hot. Well done. Great idea.

[@rvfamilylife]

Hey y'all. Any leads on selling the RV yet?

[@billsolomon1]

PS: I have a Verizon WIFI box. I’m going to try my WiFi box when I start RV living. Starlings prices are comparable to new T Moble prices!

[@AwfullWaffle]

They must have scrapped that idea quick. I’m currently streaming your video on my new t-mobile home plan that I set up 2 weeks ago. I am 50 miles away from home and it’s working perfectly. I was a new T-Mobile customer and yet was only offered one tier of service which was unlimited for $50 per month but also got it discounted to $45 for autopay. I sure hope they saw that what you’re talking about was a terrible idea and went back and that’s why I got the good deal that I can travel with. I’m going to be pissed if the price goes up and it stops working on the road. Thanks for the vid!

[@rvfamilylife]

Part of me would love to take credit for a reversal of this decision, but I doubt little me could impact a juggernaut corporation like T-Mobile. There are a number of people that commented they cancelled the service because of this change. If several thousand cancelled, that might have been the message they needed. But my understanding is that there were some kinks in their plan and it's postponed until the kinks can be sorted out. I appreciate your comment, have a blessed week.

[@billsolomon1]

Where do you put the cat litter box? I am thinking about full time RV living. My wife just passed away. I have 4 cats. Don’t own a home, rent is very high. So it stems RV living might be my thing?

[@vickidaley8648]

Love you Davy

[@rvfamilylife]

Love you too mom

[@chadtaylor1148]

None of my camping spots have cellular of any kind. I have to use Starlink. I do see your point though about the TMHI being so spendy now though. I could not imagine paying that much for mobile internet.

[@rvfamilylife]

If TMobile came out with some crazy thing like saying, "for $160 we will give you unlimited internet including roaming so even when our towers aren't nearby." I'd consider it for something magical like that. BUT, i think we all know that's not going to happen. Thanks for watching our video.

[@chadtaylor1148]

@@rvfamilylife They are already testing cellular over satellite with Starlink I think we are a few years from even slower data but I could easily see this becoming a reality in the next 5-10 years where we have coverage across the entire planet.

[@gregnorman3183]

We should be thanking T-Mobile for giving us a free pass for three years without enforcing the contract that we signed! Thank YOU! T-Mobile, for being so nice

[@rvfamilylife]

You are right on the money. I still love TMobile for various reasons. I'm not storming out the door with all my other lines. I still think they're better than the competition. I just think they overestimated the value in their Away Plan. If we all the sudden found out it has some super secret connection built-in to starlink and works anywhere no matter what. I'd gladly shell out that $160. But at this moment in time, the situation looks to uncertain.

[@user-sg3xd4dj1p]

Sick of going into T-mobile store in June and see that sickening gay pride crap

[@Herejustforfun524]

Mikrotik also makes mobile hotspots. You still need a sim card from the cellular providers.

[@rvfamilylife]

Interesting, thank you for sharing that brand with us. I had not heard of it yet

[@Blu3ManiC]

For verizon, its cheaper to go into a walmart and buy a straight talk home internet box for $99 and buy the service cards while activating the service with a random available address in los angeles.

[@rvfamilylife]

Why Los Angeles?

[@Blu3ManiC]

@@rvfamilylife because there’s high speed internet available there already so most addresses come up as available because they don’t need fixed wireless and since it’s a densely populated area with cell towers everywhere

[@Lowvym]

On January 3rd, the first set of satellites supporting the T-Mobile and Starlink partnership were launched into low-Earth orbit with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. This significant event marks a new chapter in our relentless pursuit of being the best in the world at connecting customers to their world.

[@roybertalotto6355]

Im on a camping trip away from my home address and my gateway just got bricked with a message that Im not usingbit at my subscribed address…..Ill be returning it tomorrow. All goodvthings comevto an end!

[@rvfamilylife]

Interesting, thank you for that update.

[@foxhollerhomestead]

Hey there, Dave! I’ve been with T-Mobile for a little over five years and have honestly loved their service up until recently. Granted, I don’t have the home Internet service as it doesn’t really work where the property is because we are surrounded by giant trees! I’m definitely going to look into your recommendation though and see what they have as the local company around here for Internet is shabby to say the least. How is Starlink treating you?

[@rvfamilylife]

Starlink doesn't do so hot with trees, so, I'm pretty nervous to be coming to Washington and trying to work. hopefully this new companies service can help me get the work done that I need.

[@foxhollerhomestead]

@@rvfamilylife you will be good as you will only be in fall city for one day and the rest of the places like Eastern Washington and La Conner, not as heavily forested like the property. We sit down at the bottom of tiger Mountain surrounded by enormous trees, and the tower is at the top of Tiger Mountain. You’ll be good!

[@coreybabcock2023]

All you need to do is get the cudy P5 5g Router and do a IMEI repair and match the IMEI from the trashcan and put the SIM in the P5 and it'll work just fine but I use visible for 25.00 to get Internet in my van I live in and I have a 20.00 monthly Metro by T-Mobile tablet sim in the router too and it works just fine

[@rvfamilylife]

cool

[@maylin1986]

Are you saying you get unlimited hotspot via Visible for $25? Just by the instructions above? I don't understand the trashcan step. :/ Are you placing the cell phones SIM you get from Visible, into the the Cudy P5 5G Router to get the unlimited hotspot? Well, in this case, the Sim card is the cell phone Wi-Fi data being used, just transferred through the router, to be used on, say, your laptop or a tablet even? At least in terms your tablet or device can now connect to that form of wifi, meant for the cell phone? I think I kind of understand, but not really... 😵‍💫

[@coreybabcock2023]

@@maylin1986 yes

[@mw101376]

We have it as well as full time RVers. Rather aggravated as well. Prolly will end up dropping it. But I will ask, have you heard about AT&T Internet Air they are offering now? Is it the same, has to be used only at home location?

[@rvfamilylife]

I heard about at&t having something like the TMobile Home, but they were limiting it to one tower. I guess I should search up this Internet Air. Thanks for the comment

[@sueellenmcgoey6095]

At&t will throttle the hell out of you!

[@siggenis]

I have one at home and HAD one at my van... I cancelled the one in the van because of their greed! Now I use Calyx and am very happy with it and it is on the T-Mobile network and pay once a year for unlimited 5G data with NO throttling... basically it work like the home internet. Bought their devoce for $750 which includes 1 year servoce and then every year it is $500 renewal which comes to $41 a month.

[@sonrisasnapshot]

I need more info on this Connecten Internet!

[@rvfamilylife]

I've had one negative report so far in the comments. According to that person it didn't work where they needed it and couldn't get a refund

[@JH-vb1wo]

I just used my dads 5g hotspot thro att and it is very good and he only pays 60 a month. Super annoying cuz I pay 65 a month prepaid for super slow 4g phone.

[@chrisholdren2495]

Load balance if you have more than one isp.

[@rvfamilylife]

I intend to set that up.

[@bobla441]

If you change your address as you suggested it has to be in an area with an open cell. If not it won’t work

[@rvfamilylife]

That's kind of why I didn't even consider that an option for myself. Aside from the fact that's just a bunch of extra work I don't really feel like doing lol

[@jos9569]

Worked great for camping and was priced right. They've priced themselves over what I want to pay. It doesn't work at our home, Spectrum is still the best choice for that.

[@rvfamilylife]

So when they sold it to you did they know you would be using it take to other locations?

[@jos9569]

@@rvfamilylife Yes, I told them I would be using it on the road. The employee said that many of their 'home internet' customers did the same. This was in December 2023. We used it until a few weeks ago--came home, didn't need it.

[@michaelmacho1]

Use a third party router and you can go back to paying 50 bucks a month. That’s what I do. Works great. Can travel anywhere nationwide.

[@rareformstrategiesllc8008]

They just swapped out my Huawei POE and Router after how many years….new equipment and service is shit…it feels like once something is introduced that works and good for the people the Government/Corporate America steps in and limits access to the technology or product….then repackages it…has there been any reporting on what cell service provider is being used by those crossing the border illegally? My cell plan has always said “subject to roaming charges” in Mexico/canada/etc….lalala….

[@rvfamilylife]

I have an Insty Connect router, I think I will get it working again. It even has 5G.

[@patrickrobertson7290]

Can you explain that in layman’s terms? If I understood correctly, then shouldn’t a VPN work as well?

[@lattermanstudio]

I have been a T-Mobile Home Internet user since the Nokia first shipped that’s the round one in your hand in your video… soon after the Arcadian came out T-Mobile made a public announcement and they didn’t make a big deal about it. They made a public announcement on their website like a press release and they showed a gentleman holding the arcade in the little one and they were telling the public that now you could take it with you in your RV trip, they did this and I would assume since you’re an early adopter they won’t mess with you…. Starting one of your arcadian they didn’t have any Geo tracking feature anymore, but they did have Geo tracking on the very first Nokia and they could turn it on and they could fuck with you.

[@rvfamilylife]

Interesting, thanks for that piece of information.

[@sonrisasnapshot]

Thanks for the info. You know we also use T-Mobile.

[@rvfamilylife]

Do you use the TMobile home at home when not out camping?

[@sonrisasnapshot]

@@rvfamilylife We use the T-Mobile home at home sometimes. We bought it mainly for camping.

[@Chris_In_Texas]

Unfortunately they are now enforcing the "Fixed Wireless Access" of that home stuff. It shouldn't be moving for sure. I am really surprised that they took this long to enforce it. They have to correctly size the cell coverage with FWA that is why carriers will not oversell a single cell site.

[@bjbj3853]

I agree with you. T-Mobile did make a mistake. If I'm going to spend that much cash to get continued service, I'm going to buy Starlink and be done with it. And yes, I'm using Home right now.

[@rvfamilylife]

Exactly, they're acting like they can provide services anywhere, and they cannot

[@ddcornell1019]

Good evening Rv Family . Life

[@rvfamilylife]

Good Evening Douglas

[@Erin-Thor]

Another option is to get a SIM card from AT&T for your iPad, it’s only $20 per month. 😊

[@rvfamilylife]

Is that something you can get if you have a phone with them?

[@Erin-Thor]

@@rvfamilylife - Only if you’ve been good! 😊

[@maylin1986]

Wouldn't the person purchasing the sim card have to already have services with them as a cellular customer?

[@sueellenmcgoey6095]

I get 1 bar and throttling with tablet and At&t phone

[@Erin-Thor]

@@sueellenmcgoey6095 - That is not indicative of their service everywhere. I know at my house I get 20-40 MBPS in early morning to evening hours, slow AF evenings. LOL!

[@fdale83]

I would say no to your new plan . My experience with Tyler and company was good. Less then two weeks I canceled my plan . Due to limited availability at my home base. Was told two times we will fix it. Third time no response until I return the product. I received no refund

[@rvfamilylife]

Well that is disheartening. Thank you for that update. I appreciate any and all feedback on this company.

[@johnevans4080]

News Flash. I placed my tMobile home internet account on suspension in October 23 and just reactivated the account this week. There was no charge for the home internet service during that period. So, you can suspend the the service with no charge. I don't know how long it could be suspended. The cost per month remained what I had been paying during the active service period. I don't know if I will be paying more or have to change the service plan in May.

[@rvfamilylife]

Thanks for the update, but to clarify, you suspended the service but still had to pay during the suspension? Or the cost per month was the same after suspension?

[@James414adventures]

Pretty sure you still have to pay $10 per month and you have to reactivate after 3 months and can only do it twice a year. Starlink you can do it as often as you like.

[@johnevans4080]

@@rvfamilylife No cost during suspension. When reactivated last week, cost was the same as I was initially paying up to suspension date. I had started the service in April '23 and put it on suspension end of October '23. Reactivated last week. NO charge during suspension time. My upcoming bill showing the charge for the home internet service is exactly the same when I started the service a year ago. Don't know what tMobile policy is for suspension as to time and any charge they make impose but my experience is stated above.

[@terrybrockway5376]

Maybe T-Mobile doesn't want the full time RV world business.

[@WeSRT4]

Starlink isn't the end all be all.... I just went back to T Mobile Internet after a few months. Starlink needs capacity ASAP.

[@rvfamilylife]

Agreed, Starlink is only a bridge gap for me.

[@bigfamilyexpedition]

The Internet struggle continues for the nomadic life. I agree that if these companies were smart they would increase the price in small increments so its easier for people to take. They wouldn't lose as many customers that way, but what do we know 😂.

[@rvfamilylife]

Exactly, what does the consumer know, 😂.

[@oscar_169]

Its on HOLD!!

[@rvfamilylife]

I just watched @Mobile Internet Resouce Center video about the temporary setback to an unknown date this year.

[@eliparnes2391]

My family just recently switched over to t mobile recently from Verizon bec of the price of Verizon price increases t mobile is lot cheaper my father got a 15 pro max lock with Verizon so he could switch his e sim his new phone bec it was lock he had to wait for 69 days or something like that

[@rvfamilylife]

If you can afford it, the way to go is buying an unlocked phone through Amazon. BUT, I know that can be a steep price. I usually can't afford it. That's why I've been buy the OnePlus phones, much cheaper than apple or samsung.

[@maylin1986]

@@rvfamilylife Thank you for this insight! * 0 * There's an oriental phone store I stumbled across online (I forgot the name of 😓) and they have the utmost kewlest little phones I've ever seen. But they all use 4G. If I had found the website in 4G's launch, I'd love to have bought a phone from them. Really nice unique phones, too. :( I'll check and see what Amazon has, in terms of not only unlocked phones, but flagships, too. Thank you for this information. I'm a poweruser, but I'm hoping to find something similar, if not quicker, in terms of refresh rate that also doesn't feel like I'm carrying a brick in my pocket.

[@mohavie2360]

personally i would have went with starlink for $150 a month for their mobile.

[@rvfamilylife]

I already have Starlink. Problem is trees. I need multiple options

[@gorvyourself]

This news really sucks. We can’t afford 3x the price. We got the og one as well 😂same here on t moblie love

[@rvfamilylife]

Do you have something in mind as a replacement?

[@gorvyourself]

@@rvfamilylife not yet since it’s a back up to starlink. I am going to start checking out what is out there. I had not heard of that other option you ordered.

[@RVWagginTails]

Have you seen T-Mobile actually lock you out on your device yet? A friend of ours has continued to work.

[@rvfamilylife]

Not yet, apparently they have postponed their plans until later this year.

[@Herejustforfun524]

All the big companies are trying to compete with each other. They get greedy and corrupt and then the customers suffer. Raising the price for different types of service isn't right.

[@rvfamilylife]

I understand inflation and figure an increase would be coming, but more like $20 to $30, not $110.

[@nevrstopdrivin]

Address verification has been placed on hold by T-Mobile.

[@rvfamilylife]

I'm looking for more information since today is May 8th, not finding anything yet

[@patrickmchargue7122]

Does this mean that T-Mobile will increase my bill now? I haven't seen anything from them regarding a change in the terms of service yet.

[@rvfamilylife]

If T-Mobile assumes you're just using it at your home they won't need to notify you of a change. But if you try to connect from a different tower and it doesn't work then that's when things will change. Personally I don't have the answers. I'm curious to see what will happen.

[@daniellel256]

It’s not a change in terms of service but in enforcement of terms. The bill will not go up, unless you sign up for the away plan, but you may lose service with your current plan.

[@patrickmchargue7122]

@@daniellel256 Thanks. Looking into ConnecTen now.

[@MeAndMyRoyalEnfield]

How does this compare to Nomad?

[@rvfamilylife]

The similarities is that they both essentially resale services. After Nomads big scam fiasco, they can only utilize Verizon towers. ConnecTen is able to use 4 different types of towers. I'm currently connected to at&t.

[@RussellIrvingIII]

This is because they can't eat the roaming charges anymore. Thats what this plan covers. Roaming requires them to pay other networks for your roaming access.

[@gary-gilbert]

Has the device actually been geo locked yet?

[@rvfamilylife]

I suspect that happens in the next few weeks. I'm currently in a spot where there isn't any cell service so I can't tell yet

[@gary-gilbert]

@@rvfamilylife mine worked last weekend going to try it out this weekend

[@er70ca72]

They jacked up my phone rate also

[@rvfamilylife]

Really? I thought they couldn't make changes unless you made a plan change?

[@er70ca72]

@rvfamilylife they said it would never go up but it did and that is why I will be leaving T mobile. I might pay more but they have proven that they can not be trusted

[@patrickrobertson7290]

@@er70ca72That’s exactly it. How can you trust them? And, they also now added a $2-5 charge on older plans that they said they’d never raised the price to. Loyalty my arse.

[@professorgnomes7565]

They delayed the away plan hopefully good news 😅

[@SteveOOOOO]

Investigate does not use GPS. Not trackable T-Mobile will work just fine on that.... That is through wireless technologies

[@SteveOOOOO]

And also use Chester tech repair cheetah unit. .... The new x65 chipset that's in those rock accepts all major cell provider Sims just saying

[@rvfamilylife]

Interesting, I'm going to google those and check it out.

[@SteveOOOOO]

@@rvfamilylife you'll be very impressed with them I'm actually doing a video on all the different modems and options will be really shortly I left my KZbin name out of it. Didn't want to get the conflict of interest going. Took me 3 years to find the perfect system for myself. Today we run T-Mobile and Verizon together in our RV. If you decide you want to talk more about them I would be happy to have a conversation with you. Make it a great day.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@SteveOOOOO No GPS required to track. All T-Mobile has to do is look at what cell tower it is connecting to. If they see that the connected tower is far from the home address it will not function.

[@stevenwilliams6777]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi That is true but when we set the TTL in them units to 64 vs 117 or 115 I forget the default recommendation that is how they track you by towers. I no this for I have even have tested with Verizon & T-Mobile by taking a cell sims card out of phones and ran 2T bits never was throttled.... Its only a matter of time before that gets locked but it does work well. I hope this was helpful.

[@davidozburn1155]

I quit T-Mobile when they merged with Sprint. Customer service went down hill and questionable things in contract verbage. Things I saw with Sprint. Almost 20 years with T-Mobile.

[@rvfamilylife]

I don't call in too often so haven't had much experience. Thanks for sharing your experience. On one hand, it's nice to hear they didn't fire all the Sprint people. On the other hand it would be nicer if there was a better corporate culture that promoted excellent customer service.

[@sueellenmcgoey6095]

Sprint were the biggest thieves ever

[@Omardottcom]

I switched to T mobile from sprint when that happened and couldn’t be happier. I can’t believe how the services is so much better and everything is clear and simple without hidden fee. I feel they are very transparent and communicative.

[@Super_C_Chows]

We will wait until May 8th but most likely take our business elsewhere, even if at the same price

[@rvfamilylife]

I totally agree with you

[@SuperChopperpilot]

Connecten they are probably using phone lines or tablet lines. Hopefully they don't get canceled like most of the other resellers.

[@rvfamilylife]

That has been my biggest fear, and why I'm not saying, "This is the new way." I'm going to try them out. Hopefully ConnectTen works well.

[@maylin1986]

@@rvfamilylife Hopefully the knee-jerk reaction of current customers jumping ship from T-Mobile will give them enough of a boost, they might have a stable customer base into the following year. 🤞

[@WeSRT4]

The should have increased to about $90.

[@rvfamilylife]

I would have complained but I wouldn't cancel

[@RealTrailerLife]

Have you found or looked at the Calyx Institute?

[@rvfamilylife]

I have not, just googled it and am looking at their website. Thanks for the tip.

[@mnrafter]

@@rvfamilylife We have been members for a year. Just renewed for our second year. Not a gimmick. And you can write off your membership as they are a legit non-profit.

[@mnrafter]

We are in our second year as “sustainer” members.

[@mnrafter]

Plus, as they are “non-profit” your membership fees are tax deductible.

[@kristinschmalz3970]

@@mnrafter I can see that even at sustainer membership the cost is less than the cost of other options. Are there any other reasons you like this organization?

[@1gizmospot]

Mine is fine for travel

[@rvfamilylife]

Cool, coolcoolcool

[@thomdukesherer2744]

What about t-mobile business plan?

[@rvfamilylife]

I'll have to look into that.

[@SteveOOOOO]

And I have T-Mobile business and that will fall under the same criteria as the home.... They're just trying to control where you use it. But there is alternative modems out there that they cannot track...

[@maylin1986]

@@SteveOOOOO So, just so I can try to understand, are you saying that there's modems you can buy, that t-mobile can't track. Would those be like a version of unlocked phones, but unlocked modems? Or they wouldn't come with the option to "geo track?" 🤔 I don't know which device doesn't geo track. I just learned about the concept today. Perusing the comment section.

[@outdoorsman2b918]

Good companies eventually go bad... T-Mobile, Costco, etc. As time passes, management and CEOs change, corporate philosophies changes. Usually, the remaining religion is the mighty $$$dollar, even when the client get screwed.

[@rvfamilylife]

I'm fascinated with retail history and I study and observe these sorts of things all the time. My wife and I keep saying Sears should be in the place that Amazon holds today. They just didn't have the right mindset to transition from catalogs to online. And now they're ded. These kinds of corporate decisions end a company. T-Mobile needs to think things thru better.

[@outdoorsman2b918]

@@rvfamilylife Concur. I guess as they grow, they think they can't fall. I work for a local government. They are the cellphone providers for this government. I assume they have locked many big clients due their biz model. I hope they dont get to greedy to loose the general public.

[@drsysop]

$50 plus fees & taxes on top of it & Starlink I herd more taxes.

[@rvfamilylife]

Tmobile and Starlink both configure those fees and taxes into the price you see. So when the bill rolls in it's truly $50

[@russellsnyder5630]

Town Broadband is 90 a month not horrible

[@rvfamilylife]

Where is that? Is it wireless?

[@supermariosbro_O]

I called T mobile about this and lady i spoke to knows nothing about this price increase. Can anyone else confirm this?

[@rvfamilylife]

It officially comes out on May 8th. The issue and confusion is happening as the Home plan isn't increasing, it's a new plan being added, called Away. And if T-Mobile begins enforcing that the Home plan must stay at one address, that will force you to switch plans. So your plan didn't increase, but your function quit working.

[@supermariosbro_O]

Gotcha... do you recommend their Jexstream hotspot 100gb a month?

[@Alex-xo6jf]

You are completely inaccurate on the pricing. T-Mobile Unlimited Internet ranges from $60.00 -- on the high end -- to $40.00. Also, that router will work anywhere that cellular service is available.

[@rvfamilylife]

Oh my goodness, I'm so inaccurate. My bill is $50 a month. It works wherever TMobile has signal... FOR NOW. TMobile is threatening to suspend service if it detects the modem at a different address. They are selling a new plan called Roam. I feel like I'm retyping the video.

[@SpeedUpThatComputer]

I believe it should be illegal to change the terms of the sale after the sale. Companies have long changed the terms of the deal over and over.

[@Nocturnz]

You can suspend but only 2 times in a 12 month period

[@rvfamilylife]

That's too restrictive. But thank you for helping me to learn that detail

[@Nocturnz]

@@rvfamilylife no problem also each of those suspensions are only for a 90 day period so 180 days in total.

[@Nocturnz]

Think they also change a 10 dollar line access fee per month vs the normal amount? I don’t really remember since I have a business line now and things are a little different.

[@sevans66]

You don't need that T-Mobile router, all you need to do is turn on your mobile hotspot on your phone... just get a plan with unlimited Hotspot

[@rvfamilylife]

If I lived alone that might work, but every time I walk the dog, the rest of the family complains when the Internet walks away

[@maylin1986]

Are you saying that T-Mobile has a cellular plan that allows for unlimited hotspot? I've looked on their website and the most hotspot that any cellular company I looked into, other than T-Mobile is 50GB. I know Straight Talk used to give unlimited hotspot at one time, but that was if you were grandfathered into their services, when they were first starting out. I left Straight Talk, due to the website hasn't changed for years. I know it's because Verizon bought them out. Just from looking at the website, I'm given the impression that Straight Talk was bought to let the company stagnate. I really liked their services, but I jumped ship, once I learned Verizon bought them out. I know Verizon has some really good basic deals going on. But I do not want to go with the company, unless absolutely necessary. I don't want to support a company that was against Net Neutrality. The more money they get from the customers, the more they can use that to lobby and bribe, for such a bill/law to be passed.

[@maylin1986]

@@rvfamilylife How's that possible? I've been to a few websites and it seems the biggest companies give the "best" hotspots at the moment. By "best" I mean 50GB. I've not found an unlimited cellular hotspot option anywhere. Not since I stumbled across that with Straight Talk. I left Straight Talk, due to the 4G transition/upgrade to 5G scare. But what broke the camels back, for me anyway, was when Verizon bought out Straight Talk. :( I'm sure anyone who started using Straight Talk in it's infancy, is grandfathered into such services. As long as they don't lose service or fail to make payment a following month. I have an unlocked phone, so while this is great for me, in terms of going with any cellular company. I've not found any cellular service that provides unlimited hotspot. :( Do I have to go into the stores to request if such a service is available? I did, but the best they could give is 5GGo, which has recently replace Magenta Max. Thank you for your time and patience. Any help is appreciated.

[@hildebertocarreiro9232]

Get amplifier and antenna

[@rvfamilylife]

Like a WeBoost?

[@hildebertocarreiro9232]

@@rvfamilylife think it will work

[@lqdxoni1]

just turning my phones hotspot on

[@rvfamilylife]

I wish that worked for me every day.

[@Jurornumber5]

Do all YT'ers get their news from the same place and make a video on the same day?

[@rvfamilylife]

I only saw 2 others cover this detail. At least I'm not selling you Snap Pads today, ROFL

[@michaelgoodwin7204]

When is this supposed to happen? Called t-mobile and they dont know about the increase. I still pay 30 dollars 🤷‍♂️

[@rvfamilylife]

We were in one of their offices recently, a corporate store and they also had no idea what is going on. I'm currently monitoring the situation to see if I get locked out like some of our other viewers have already experienced.

[@ddcornell1019]

I was watching internet plans. Especially when that one company was scamming and getting you tubers was being paid to endorse that company and the owner scammed everybody. I started doing my own research.

[@rvfamilylife]

Very wise choice to look deeper into these companies

[@cashout8582]

Definitely vote with your wallets, That is the only way we can make companies accommodate us and not have to deal with their BS.

[@Nctbgs]

No big deal , Starlink will now be our primary internet . When they contact me I will just ask for a shipping label to return their gateway . I’ve had it 3 years , but it just got way out of hand , you had every youtuber and everyone online saying get the home internet and travel with it . I don’t think it would have ever come to this had all the KZbinrs not made thousands of videos on it . But who cares Starlink is my choice before I pay $160 to T-Mobile .

[@rvfamilylife]

Hopefully Starlink works well for you. It's working great for me a the moment, but I don't have any tree cover.

[@jameshjacksonjr]

Tmobile HASNT raised the price of the plan you have the 50 dollar home plan they just added a new optional plan people dont have to choose you made it sound like the plan you signed up for more than doubled which that plan hasnt more than doubled i still pay 50 a month for it so they havent got greedy just added another plan BUT IF the plan i pay 50 dollars for ever more than doubles some day i too would switch

[@rvfamilylife]

If they start enforcing the location, and causing issues for those of us that travel with the TMobile Home, and force us to the Away plan. Then we have to deal with a price increase.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Honestly, I think the move was intended to get people to jump ship. I do not think T-Mobile has any interest in providing unlimited data for users to use anywhere they can get a signal. It is not worthwhile to them even at a higher price point. It makes sizing the capacity of their network much more challenging. By setting the price point at $160 per month they will quickly weed out the customers they do not want. Yes, it kind of stinks but why they allowed it in the first place kind of surprises me. Also there is no need for GPS to enforce this. It is pretty easy for their network to only allow the gateway to connect to cell towers located near the service address. The nature of how a cell phone network means that T-Mobile has to know what tower you are connected to at all times. If your service address is in Florida and you try to connect from Texas the network will know immediately.