T-Mobile 5G Home Internet (My experience)

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[@fortyfourrobo544]

A Freind brought over their T-Mobile 5g box 20 miles away from a 5g tower. It had 70 down and 10 up. I currently pay $55 for 5mbps down and 2 mbps up. Im going with the T-MOBILE box. Because even LTE is faster than what I’m getting. With a point to point WiFi. Great video!

[@wwjoshdew]

That’s awesome dude. Thanks for sharing your story. It’s definitely going to be a life saver for many. If I only had DSL, you can bet I would have kept it.

[@dead-rh8ro]

what isp did you have? i have atnt fiber and my pc is hard wired into the router and I get 650 download and 650 upload with 7 ping. I pay 65$ a month for this plan and its supposed to only be 500 down/up. Might not be in ur location but if it is it would be worth it over the 5g internet you are planning on buying

[@fortyfourrobo544]

@@dead-rh8ro twn with the electric company

[@ftlaud911]

Thabks for sharing your results. Just returned mine. Did speed tests every few hours for a week during trial time. Day 1 had a bunch of drops. By 3rd day they stopped. Hit 485-250MB in early mornings, 120MB by noon, 70-50MB around 2-3pm, 50-30MB at 5PM, then 30-10MB all night till 2AM. Then it starts over again. Weekends max was 120MB and 30-10MB all day. I did see less than 1MB one time. Since I have comcast 400 (not cheap) lowest I get is 200MB and max is around 500MB. Tried to save $, but can't deal with the sporadic speeds. Still think it's a great option if you are in a remote area and can get a signal. Results will vary for everyone depending on signal strength and how many people are connecting.

[@CallardAndBowser]

I got Tmobile Home Internet in December of 2022, advertised as 1 Gig service, here in South West corner of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The first three months I averaged 800 Mbps download speeds. After that Tmobile started automatically Throttling my speed down to 500-600 Mbps. And now after fourteen months they have me Throttled all the way down to 200-300 Mbps.

[@jaivocals]

Change it from 2.4 GHZ To 5 GHZ. That's how I got my faster speeds

[@KINTOSOL007]

Yes that's true the speed changes some times I get speeds around 100mbps the top speed I being getting around 450mbps down...an up... around 60mpbs tops around 90mbps

[@KINTOSOL007]

Yes the only reference is 2.4 is for far range 5.0 is for close range

[@jedimojojojo1603]

How do you change the speeds to 5ghz?

[@pilot2020]

My wifi 6 uses 5ghz.i push 480bps and when switched to 2.4 it dropped so stayed with 5ghz

[@ceesparxxx]

This thing would make for a perfect Tiny Home internet solution :)

[@mtmac57]

"Thousand down?" I had this T-mobile for a few month. I live in Cen-PHX. I could literally see the advanced tower from my upstairs bedroom window. I never got more than 300mps download, although the upload was 30-40mbs. During rush hour/busy times, it fell to 80-100mbs. Then modems problems where they had to replace it. New modem, no better service. WFH, finally had to cancel the TM $50/month for lack of service. Went back to COX/coax. $50/month/no contract, and regularly hit 600mps with NO speed reduction during high times. Saw the new TM modem (flat square). Display looks exactly like previous modem. Only change was antenna connections for 4X8. This is only good for distant reception. Does nothing for living next to the tower when system cellular service bogs down. Interesting..in San Francisco, self driving cars having problems due to same slow down/network congestion. They are coming to a stop, after loosing signal, causing traffic jams, and apparently not seeing emergency vehicles and other traffic. Am I the only who was shocked to learn these cars where operating off the 5g cell system?????? What could POSSIBLY go wrong??

[@yoshithedino1832]

T mobiles home internet is just normal internet. you can use it for literally anything and it works like any old internet.

[@NatePlaysGames84]

aww i was so happy for you, but it it totally make sense why you took it back! I hope you will get Fiber soon! I also do not have Fiber in my area, but i hope to move somewhere that does!

[@dead-rh8ro]

Hopefully you do! They have cheap prices for the amount of download and upload speed you actually get. I pay 65$ for 500 down/up and my pc that is hard wired gets 650 down and up and 7 ping everytime i test it. Gets the full 650 when I download games through steam too. Very little jitter and delay with a lot of devices connected. Its really the best if you have it in your area.

[@thexfile.]

Load Balancing is the downfall of cellular Internet.

[@ElijahConner-wx8nk]

I get that with the low band and in my apartment behind a few walls not even close to any windows and it ain’t to bad to be honest I kinda love it because my phone barely gets those speeds ever

[@bman6502]

Just recently tried T-Mobile, first 3 wks were great, then started experiencing wide swings of poor performance.. the fact that it was good, and then bad leads me to believe something was going on with T-Mobile.. I switched to Verizon and while speeds are close, Verizon latency is much, much lower.. so far, much better the T-Mobile.. I’ve heard others say the same thing, that after a month or so, service drops out… the T-Mobile rep was upfront about cell service gets first priority on bandwidth

[@knightrider20092000]

what about game play? How good is it when you play gta online and Star Citizen?

[@coreymann816]

What's Up from KCMO!👍🏾

[@Semirboss1776]

I live in Jacksonville Florida and I got over 330 mbps and over 45+ upload speeds very good for 55 a month

[@chanel808life-mthi]

You have to make in setting a 5ghz connection from the T-Mobile home internet vs you using the 2.5ghz and 5ghz shared connection

[@Rolla_weeb]

I love T-Mobile switched over from Verizon and the service has been amazing!

[@chuckchizzle]

I use this as a secondary WiFi its perfect for somebody that uses mobile hotspot more than usual.

[@ErikisOfficial]

Do you think it would be OK for gaming?

[@colleenshannon8658]

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[@wwjoshdew]

I try to make time. Thanks for the kind words.

[@fredreed2001]

I have Verizon Fios which is better Fios or T-mobile Hone Internet just in general?

[@DamienStenson]

It would be interesting to see if you could have attached an external aerial to that mobile modem. Some of them give brilliant additional speed

[@royjones8012]

What's the maximum does it play videos at 1080P and 4K?

[@bobriemersma]

Wow, A Jeep that isn't in the shop? I call bogus!

[@wwjoshdew]

Bought it brand new. Had it for two years. Just rolled the odometer to 20k miles and we can’t wait to trade it when we get our work bonus in a couple of months. Like 9 months ago we noticed oil residue around the valve covers and they said they wouldn’t do anything until it started leaking. Horrible gas mileage for a four cylinder, radio straight up doesn’t work sometimes. No backup camera, sounds, or anything. Twice we’ve gotten an exclamation point that said take it to the dealer. But you get there and it’s working so they won’t fix it. Fill the washer fluid…. It’s empty the next day. We’ve been there four times over that issue alone. They replaced the reservoir and it still won’t hold fluid for a whole day. That’s just what I can think of right now. Definitely the worst new car I’ve ever bought. And I’ve bought a 14 Mitsubishi mirage, 21 jeep renegade, and 23 Kia forte. (All three brand new)

[@LimRomeo]

I tried powering mine with power bank but doesn't work. Does it need a special cable? I used my phone connector usb c to usb a.

[@sa2005]

Tmobile home internet seems more stable than spectrum internet.

[@leetcodeking4859]

I've had Spectrum for 8 years. Tmobile is way cheaper, and has never gone down for me. Which is amazing.

[@sa2005]

Same here I switched from spectrum to T-Mobile FWA internet been stable so far the new gateways are better than kv ones he is using

[@dontblameme6328]

I'm switching from Spectrum now. TMibile is amazing and priced right.

[@felaxchow207]

Unfortunately dealing with non-terrestrial ISP's is like pigs in a poke. My use case is that when I have access to 5G-UC I get about 500/100 off my iPhone 13 Pro Max on 2 bars of signal regardless of which carrier and a little bit less when playing second fiddle on VMO's on just regular 5G depending on utilization. I live on the outer edges of fiber, what is cable, and dare I even mention AT&T U-verse? I am within range of receiving 70+ channels on digital over the air TV broadcast, so really can't complain though. I just went with Starlink when my area opened up in April of this year and having "normal" internet service is a blessing just not the $120 per month price tag plus equipment costs. However, my neighbor who is able to get fiber still have to deal with outages that lasts up to 5 or more days at least 2 times a year because some yahoo with their car taking out one of the cross connect boxes on the roadside.

[@christopherowens2635]

I just ordered mine yesterday. I have a feeling I may return it. It’s dumb how they run your credit.

[@bobwallace9814]

9pm, 930pm, 10pm, 11pm....those are the times T-Mobile cut service this evening. I have had T-Mobile for over two years and am within a few blocks from the tower. These interruptions are intentional based on the exact times of cutting service.

[@bobwallace9814]

9am, 930am, 10am and now back from the 1030am shutdown. Think the 30 minute increments are incidental????

[@autotrimmers6353]

Can I buy this and pay for the internet only and no mobile device ?

[@robertclarkguitar]

I switched to a year of ATT 1gbs fiber. Insanity. So 80 a month i dropped it to 40 a month plan witch i get about 4 to 500 mbs up and down. Thats all i could ever ask for. No worries of tower issues.

[@one007guy]

I cannot wait until the cell phone carriers destroy Comcast, Charter, and the other horrible cable providers. I'm lucky enough to have fiber 1G down/up. And I pay 79/mo. That's what it should be period. Awesome review!

[@Danny...]

My parents are just 3 blocks from a Tmobile tower and I set this up for their home internet. Speeds are super inconsistent but even the worst speeds there are plenty for their needs. 250-700 mbps down and 30-120 mbps up depending on time of day but speeds are usually somewhere in the middle. They've had it for over a year and it works well for their situation. KZbin TV, a couple pc's and a couple smartphones. $50/month with autopay. Performance will vary greatly depending distance to tower and congestion in your area.

[@pepepekellz4139]

So it’s does works outside I see that’s great so u can take it anywhere am I’m right yes or no

[@user-sb6cv6wy5v]

I'm trying to connect my desktop 🖥 to my 5G located in my bedroom, it ask for a 8 digit Security Key but I don't see an eight 8⃣ digit anywhere in all the abbreviated names with numbers 😢! Where do I find the 8 Security Key 🗝? Please?

[@2nalodt]

Just a heads up...that router can run VERY hot at times.

[@christianmatts_bk]

Fist day testing tm 5g home. Finding speed tests ≠ actual file transfer speed for large files

[@Christopher-fp8kp]

Remember if the tower is congested a lot of people on it your download speed and upload speed will Vary every time

[@Timzart7]

I'm 5 miles from the Tmo tower, and no external antenna, and last year, I used to get over 300 download in the early morning with Tmo Home Internet, and 40 upload. My record times were 400 download and 60 upload. Even then though, daytime speeds were slower, but I regularly got over 200, but sometimes it would drop to like 80. This year, with more people on the network, I get only just over 200 in the early morning, and during the day, speeds anywhere from 50 to 150 download. Upload is 18 to 30. It's incredible at this distance though, very rare, but my sight lines are clear. Anyway, I didn't even discover in the first few days, but there is one window in my house, facing the tower, that gets the good speeds. Every place else it is much slower, including another window on the same side of the house, or even on the roof. It has something to do with the exterior L-shape of the house outside this window, kind of catches the signal better or reflects it better. I've read of people a mile from the Tmo tower, who can't get anything above 20 download, so you never know, but it certainly helps to try the gateway in all sorts of positions, rotations, high and low. I've even tried mine on the roof, thinking that would be the best signal but it wasn't at all. It is just this one window, and rotated a certain way, with a foil disc I made behind it, to enhance the upload speed. The disc doesn't affect download at all. I haven't tried an external antenna, since my gateway is Nokia and I don't want to take it apart. But reading about people's experience with them, again, you never know. Sometimes the external antenna helps dramatically, and other times it hardly helps at all. Since my DSL was a 7 download, it is just great having a speed this fast, at this price. And again, this varies from person to person, but mine has been very reliable, now over two years, and disconnections are rare, sometimes not for months, and getting stuck on a slow 4G signal only is rare, too. A pretty reliable way for people to tell is someone with a Tmo phone, and how that performs at your location.

[@williamwilkinson8289]

I have T Mobil 5G it works I have a Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max finally set it up to the app had to signup for the same $55 but it’s not $45 a month but $65 a month they are not telling you the truth about how much it will be I set it up by a window when I did that had bad reception but put it up on my bookcase and had great reception hope yours will be better than mine

[@adriftatlas]

They have a new unit with support for external antennas. Potentially can get a better signal that way but they aren't cheap. My guess is that there is some level of throttling and/or deprioritization going on with their 5G home internet. Your phone also likely has a better modem. Verizon's 5G Home Internet is rated limited to 300/20 or something like that so T-Mobile is not that bad.

[@adriftatlas]

5G home internet has lower priority than smartphone traffic. One's location in reference to the tower does not affect priority. He implied he was getting better speeds from his iPhone 14 Pro, showing a screenshot of 666/55. Even when he was right next to the tower he was not able to achieve that download speed from the unit. The iPhone 14 Pro has a Qualcomm X65 modem that likely supports more advanced carrier aggregation and is likely more sensitive than the home internet unit.

[@DirtyHardSock]

Hi Jocelyn, i love you! Jehovah provides you with all you need.

[@moatazkadry837]

Must buy. 5G antenna - must be placed on top of the house. A wire comes down. To the router. It gives you high speed on the router.

[@moatazkadry837]

Excellent offers on 5G antenna. On Amazon America

[@thewillsfamilyaccount6486]

This should definitely help you!! Interesting.. so no good.. 😮

[@james42519]

Tmobile sucks where i am in ky. Upto 5 megabit down 2 uo if lucky. Not even any tmobile stored here. At&t and verizon good here. At&t 40-80 megabit down 5-10 up. Spectrum cable 250-300 megabit down 11 megabit up. I pay for the slowest spectrum has btw which is 300 megabit I think now

[@jc_8281]

I don’t know why mines very slow, while it keeps saying my internet speed is excellent

[@303topgun]

i had the tmobile home internet and similar experiance. My download varied from 100 to 400 but upload was caped at 10-15 in my area. I work remote vpn to work office with large file and the internet was way to slow. High pings. lso, Tmobile will throttle you internet connection during the day when compared to night speeds. Overall, tmobile cannot compete with fiber coming to home. Another issue is that tmobile internet modem is locked down with limited support for port fwd or other features.

[@wwjoshdew]

Yup. I’ll have fiber again soon enough.

[@AtomizerX]

How big are the videos you're trying to upload to KZbin?

[@wwjoshdew]

About 4 to 7 gigs usually. The one I was trying to upload here was 7.8gb.

[@AtomizerX]

@@wwjoshdew Oh wow, that probably means they're pretty high resolution (I don't usually view anything higher than FHD.) I was curious because I don't create any videos myself, but that kind of content would be miserable to upload because I'm stuck with about a 25/5 connection (so a video that size would take like 4 hours to upload, saturating the connection.) :(

[@moatazkadry837]

Do you know that in order for the router to work at a good speed, you need a 5G antenna and a dish, then you put them outside the house and then connect them to the router. After that, you get good speed. ‏‪

[@jralphroman]

I have this...works great for everything but gaming 😢...even with great speeds... Give us some feedback how it works for gaming on your end

[@dontblameme6328]

Who cares about speed for Gaming? Go do something with your life instead of being a loser.

[@bj0urne]

How is ~80mbit/s = 1000 down?

[@Osama_Kadowe17]

Can I use on the road I’m truck driver

[@tbppitw]

That’s what I need to know as well I’m constantly traveling and need internet

[@Christopher-fp8kp]

Connect to 5 GHZ Instead of 2g for faster Speeds

[@OzzieWorld]

I have two homes, can I simply bring it with me from one place to another?

[@unknownwolf8555]

I pay $71 for UScellular So i ordered Tmobile home internet it arrives tomorrow march 14 2024 i live in south Oklahoma and Texas

[@bradymckinney1712]

Don't mind me. Just sitting here with a download and upload of 756Mbps. 😄

[@wwjoshdew]

That sucks bro

[@zhp316]

I’m In Kansas City mo

[@teejay__]

I have a suggestion for you bro why do you not download open Speedtest so you could test your phones or laptops on speed to see what’s the difference

[@Yinzzy656]

Don't understand what you are saying

[@AltisioBladefire1766]

Is the wifi at least Wifi 6E? my currect wifi router is wifi 6E. It be a downgrade for me.

[@CrazyPirateUnion]

It’s just regular WiFi. It’s a mobile hotspot that converts into WiFi.

[@paultomaszewski1964]

Had the Verizon equivilant to this and it was a joke. Paid for the 300 to 1000 speed and never got to 300 ever. 150 was the best most of the time and 100 was average for DL, UP was about 20. When we called they said we would be lucky to get 300 at all in our area. (Augusta GA) Not to mention the modem kept losing connection and had to be restarted almost every day. (sometimes more than once a day) Then the modem broke and it took three days to get a new modem in the mail, no choice to swap out at a Verizon store. But the worst thing was the lag with gaming and buffering a lot. Remember, the Home Internet is low prioroty in the system when it gets loaded up.

[@alfredcatter9836]

I don't know how these people gets such Internet speed I just got a message telling me my internet is unstable 😂😅🤣 I'm about to returned🤦🤷

[@chrisgolladay2519]

Slow For the same price go fiber, faster no data caps upload and down load the same i get over 250 clear wave fiber

[@Hardcoreweather1]

666 on the speedtest😂

[@williamwilkinson8289]

I have the same thing I have no good providers in my area so I had to go with t Mobil until my coax is cut so I can have a company come out to connect me up

[@WJSpies]

The mistakes are too scattered to be clear, the vid is overall very confusing to get meaningful information from this vid.

[@darrinlong8038]

i have tmobile and it sucks

[@bigtye37]

Lol😅😅😅

[@all4freedom100]

You maybe should have done a little research and found that T-Mobile app will tell you where is the best location in your home/area would be the place to position the router. Thumbs down to your video.

[@bigtye37]

It's trash