T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Review: Is it worth it now?

[@TheJabberTech]

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[@jedi492]

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[@MindfulMusic]

Buy a cheap enclosed plastic like weather proof box from your local hardware store and mount it on your roof or outside for best reception.

[@kentharris7427]

I was thinking the same thing. I have radiant barrier insulation in my house and have to use Fiber internet for a voice connection for my Cell phone.

[@chaniedalegongob7535]

The main purpose of the battery is to go around your house to find the best signal spot (mostly close to window) once you get the best spot, you can now place your gateway in that spot and find a closest outlet to plug-in.

[@leonardjona]

Great vid! Just installed mine yesterday inside my TV’s Media Stand hidden behind one of the doors. Have about 12 devices connected. In terms of connection and speed, I’m getting full bars with lows of 155mbps and highs of 340mbps down on average. Uploads are 11mbps to 65mbps. I’m guessing the lows and highs are attributed to the modem toggling between 4G and 5G. My 5G iPhone consistently gets 5G speeds of at least 450mbps down and 50mbps up. Wish the modem was just as consistently high. That said, for $50mo. compared to the higher prices of Comcast and Verizon I have zero complaints at the moment. Plus install and usability is incredibly fast and easy. Just plug it in and you’re pretty much off and running. Super simple.

[@michaelgangwer7322]

Thanks for the review. I’ve been using this in suburban PA and am in an ultra capacity area. I’m getting 600-700 Mbps down and 30-40 Mbps up. Ping is about 35, so plenty low for gaming. Overall, my experience has been great. I’m only 10 days in, so will reserve judgment until it proves itself over time…

[@outoftime788]

dam how many bars u get? i jus ordered this hope it works like yours im in knox tn

[@michaelgangwer7322]

@@outoftime788 just 3 bars. Location in the house makes a huge difference. I found one spot in my 2nd floor bedroom that faces the tower and provides the best signal...

[@soserious5434]

I hope I can get a signal that strong when I get mine.

[@darkarchon8810]

but only 10 days, what's next in 30 days

[@sophiarodriguez1861]

Thanks, but we need some ping/ICMP results 😬 Speedtest is nice, but obviously it's meaningless without checking for packet loss and ICMP response time. Thanks!

[@johnwayne1871]

Ping sucks and has about 5%-10% packet loss for me

[@JoeyM1991]

I just ordered this. I get full bars of 5G on my LG Wing in my house with around 100-200 down. I Hope I get those same speeds on T-Mobile internet :)

[@JoeyM1991]

@Brad Grant I got it now. And it get 200-300 down sometimes even 400 down it's really fast. I get good service in my area. :)

[@johnmanning9005]

I have the 4g lte gateway. They told me I can not get the 5g gateway even though my next door neighbor has it. Been a customer for 3 months. Usually get around 50-70 down and 10 up. Sadly I live in a rural area so this is the best option for me. Only pay $50/month and out of curiosity I went to check availability for my address and it said not available even though I have had it for 3 months.

[@peterlopez5435]

That's not bad. I currently have satellite internet and pay about $170 a month and was recently approved to get Tmobile interned service in my home and thinking about trying it out before i cancel my contract

[@SuperSilentOps]

You can now upgrade to 5g box

[@kennethantonio2521]

That's because t-mobile is trying to limit the number of customers they in a specific area and that's to make sure that they can always avoid data congestion and data trafficking to make sure that they can provide consistent service, so if it says that it's not available that means that all the slots they have in your area been taken already by other customers,what you need to do is to add your address to waiting list.

[@VPC]

@@peterlopez5435 You should check out Starlink internet

[@MorbidGod391]

My speeds average right now 170. I’m pretty happy and if I can make it work with my vpn for work I’ll completely cancel Comcast. I can’t wait to tell them their upload speeds are just as fast as a 5G network haha (30-40Mbps).

[@TheJabberTech]

What's wrong with your vpn? I connected to my vpn

[@TristanBurgener]

My work uses GlobalProtect VPN and the first day it was somewhat of a challenge getting to stay connected. But I used it the whole day today and VPN only lost connection once. I’m in the same boat with Cox internet it’s expensive for mediocre internet

[@TristanBurgener]

I ended up cancelling my internet plan with Cox. I’ve connected my entire home to the trash can and it’s working great!

[@hollywoodsaint57]

@@TristanBurgener Bro!!!...I just ordered mine from t-mobile...the reviews on the playstore were horrible 🤣

[@TristanBurgener]

@@hollywoodsaint57 oh yeah I just shipped mine back 😂 we’re back on cox internet now

[@Nahhhnottoday]

I've been running this for roughly 6 months now and about 12 devices and it's been great, I'm a gamer and have little to no issues and not enough to make it a habit. It's not perfect but any means and weather WILL affect it. I will lag with heavy storms and clouds. I mounted a CPU fan on the bottom to help keep it cool and even have a signal booster on my roof which helped mostly for upload. I have no options minus satellite and starlink and the T-Mobile Internet has been the best. I only average 50mbps down and roughly 2-6 up but I can game with little issues and download stuff pretty quick. I am wanting to try the new modem since you had such good luck with it!

[@kamikazekid94]

Nice review I have the 4G one and I’m happy with it. Oh what do you use to turontte?

[@TheJabberTech]

Appreciate it ‼️ I use utornt

[@PLATINUM2U]

Keep your 4g tmo router. Because this one won't allow you stay online when the power goes out. It's really disappointing to say the least.

[@SomeJu4n]

Great video! I'm glad to see that it is possible to attached your own router. Even more glad that you happen to attached an Asus, since I wanted to ask: Does this mean that you can effectively use TMOBILE equipment as a MODEM only, and delegate the ROUTER functionality to a 3rd party device (e.g. Asus, with all its features)?

[@TheJabberTech]

Yessir

[@travse2577]

I'm getting 235 download and 95 upload fresh out the box and without finding a special spot to place it. It's been working fine so far for me and my kids needs.

[@outoftime788]

what city state

[@travse2577]

Irving , Texas

[@outoftime788]

@@travse2577 sweet

[@irfanspace]

its actually your building and direction of home where T -Mobile tower hit signals , i get 500MBPS outside of apartment building but indoor under 50MBPS and i can see T-Mobile tower .

[@mkechung]

IMO the built-in battery may be used to save its configuration during a power outage. The battery properly doesn't hold enough power to keep the Internet service running.

[@SuperSilentOps]

This is true. I'm a tmobile rep

[@SuperSilentOps]

@Brad Grant well Nokia designed and manufactured these so that would make sense. In the LTE modem the battery is used to power the device in case of power outage

[@leonardbarker7390]

There are much cheaper ways to back up settings than install a battery plus the instructions say to use battery to allow roaming house for a better signal. Based on weight of the unit I suspect the battery is easily large enough to run it for 30 minutes or more if they would have just done it. Tmobile is is over selling these at least around here in KCMO. I lucky to get 3-4 mb and sometimes nothing.

[@sean8102]

@Brad Grant I think the battery is there so you can use the screen to find the best spot for signal strength in your house without having to have it plugged into a power outlet. And yea like you said it def dose not lose settings when power is lost. Any router will have some flash storage to store the firmware and users settings.

[@zentechnician]

You were wondering about the battery and it's purpose. In some areas companies are required by law to provide x amount of backup time for phone services so that way in an emergency you can still call for help. Also if you have an older alarm system you don't want to be setting those off every time there's a an outage longer than a brownout. Wifi radios use a bit of power so my guess is they cut it off so they can buy cheaper smaller batteries and still meet the legal requirements. I think it's 8 or 12 hours of backup time here, you know in case you've fallen and get up etc.

[@TheJabberTech]

Good to know!

[@ferrary73]

Once Tmobile perfects the home 5g internet and makes it super reliable, I will switch in a heartbeat...unfortunately, in my opinion they are not there yet..

[@CROW_BH11]

Agree I have it testing it for a few days doesn't compare to spectrum my opinion

[@ELCEV]

Too slow

[@nolo1337]

i got 2 bars near 3 windows with 50 down barely and pulling 4 up

[@arlysmills9027]

I won't be able to use TMobile internet until they find a way to get it into my manufactured mobile home. My TMobile gave me all sorts of problems until I realized I had to have Spectrum wifi over a wire into my home to get decent reliable phone service. As a snowbird who gets decent TMobile service in Illinois in but cannot count on my service in Florida until I add spectrum wifi I am not happy with the situation.

[@CorporalDanLives]

My dad lives in rural Pennsylvania and has been paying a ridiculous amount of money for complete garbage 10 megabit down, 768kbit up from CenturyLink. He just got this and is now clocking 200 megabit. He's in heaven. Not sure how the bandwidth caps work, but he's not a data hoarder or anything.

[@skepticalmechanic]

I’m in NJ and I’m getting over 700. Only paying $50.00 a month… beats the paints off Fios… bye bye Verizon!

[@ukeplayerwith5]

I am an independent insurance adjuster traveling all over the country, staying in hotels and RV parks, usually with abysmal internet speeds on their wifi networks, and usually ended up using my phone as a hotspot. I thought this might be a great alternative, and boy, I am sold! I was getting a lousy internet connection using my phone hotspot where I was staying in Ga and thought I would try this out. Currently, the speed test shows 181 MPs download and 55 uploads. Before I got this, I looked to see if there was 5g coverage in my area, and the website said no. However, it sure seems to be getting these speeds somehow. I also looked up 5 g coverage throughout the U.S. It looks like the coverage area is extensive, and in all the places I previously have been and had lousy service. The ultimate test will be taking on the road with me and seeing if I get this incredible speed everywhere. I'll keep you informed.

[@angelahofford8786]

Thanks for sharing. We are co didering for remote work from our travel trailer.

[@Therandomguy]

Im hitting 5mbps down with Verizon dsl in VA. I'm getting this as soon as I move houses lol

[@unknownwolf4046]

My is Bravado wireless I get 1000kbps to 2mbps I pay $80 a month unlimited 3G/CDMA/LTE Verzion Xbox requires 3mbps or higher My Xbox only gets 2mbps 0.50mbps I had use hell out of my at&t mobile hotspot data faster speeds

[@garymaya1767]

Yeah vz is terrible in CO.

[@unknownwolf4046]

😭💔 wish I can get it 😪😫😩😔not available which sucks I'm tired of slow internet I have wait whole week for game download on Xbox

[@gratifyfn7807]

I recently started having slow speeds at around 10 mbps tops when i get 100 mbps normally

[@AI-Consultant]

how is it 8 months later?

[@virusgrav]

Ultra-high band 5G can be blocked by just a tree. Unless you can see the tower and there is nothing in the path then don't plan on getting good speeds.

[@svcodemonkey]

Great review. Not really ready for heavy internet users. Stadia will not work well on this since Stadia requires up to 35Mbps to work reliably whereas 4k streaming only requires about 10 or so.

[@skepticalmechanic]

I’m getting over 700 so I don’t see how it would not work well….

[@jamesganter]

I am getting 200GPS+ down and 60GPS Up!!! crazy!!!!! I live next to cell tower

[@TheJabberTech]

Amazing!

[@jamesleaty7308]

New devices are verifying all the addresses you go to. My 5g hotspot was hanging on some sites, that I go to. Some sites are not fully optimized yet. Most lag is the site,and/or. ISP. My Roku runs full steam on shitty signal. Chrome same signal buffers. Amazon video buffers on my 5g signal sometimes. That's them.

[@simonebrooks6089]

I made a bad decision getting this. Not only can I NOT watch any of my streaming services but I work from home and have my job on jeopardy because T-Mobile lied about the ability to secure connection. I have NEVER had more than two bars even when I placed on my balcony. Not worth it. DO NOT get this!

[@ragnarocking]

Thanks for the review. Anyone in Chicago or northern suburbs have a positive experience with this? What are your speeds like?

[@marryson123]

Is it all wireless? Cuz I don’t have fiber optic cable for high speed internet running through my Area.

[@alex29rod]

What borough you are.? I'm in the Bronx but I still doing research and checking all video opinions before choosing to get it. What bands are you connecting to? B66, N41, N71, B12 ???

[@TheJabberTech]

In manhattan,west side. Band n71 & b66

[@alex29rod]

@@TheJabberTech Thank you for replying

[@femalesupremacy460]

Do you need a router?

[@youtuberbayleexiong908]

This is a good solution for me because I'm in the country and this is available and my starlink isn't ready

[@tigerbalm666]

My phone gets 224Mbps down, 53 up 50ms ping. My comcast gets 200 down, 5 up 13ms ping. Can you take this to another location?

[@oliviajackson6874]

Will it connect to Smart Tvs. To stream and stuff like that

[@TheJabberTech]

Yes, connects to the interwebs and stuff

[@linuxnerd96]

We just got it and we average 2 to 3 bars of signal and can get about 150 to 200 mbps download and 15 to 30mbps upload. We like it

[@integer0verload948]

No ports for external mimo antenna is a deal breaker for me

[@flamingliver]

I have one of these because I live in an area other internet providers don’t provide and if sucks it’s BAD. I wish for good internet again

[@ARXV2042]

Please do a Google Stadia test with the service.

[@sixforks6543]

I second this.

[@skipw2000]

If you use your own router with the T-Mobile's device, do you have to put the T-Mobile device in bridge mode?

[@TheJabberTech]

No

[@Emvkazama]

You can turn off broadcast in the t-mobile device that way WiFi will be off. Then you can use your own mesh sistem or router.

[@T18skyguy]

I read that the backup battery is only to retain your settings so you can walk it around to find the best signal. It's not there as backup power for the internet.

[@sean8102]

Ah I didn't think about that, but yeah being able to walk around and use the built-in screen to see signal strength is def why the battery is there. I'm guessing it's very small capacity so wouldn't even power the gateway for long esp if it did leave the wi-fi on and was handling traffic.

[@tigregrande6166]

That was my question about the battery why have the icon when is not wireless lol😢

[@Essence12012]

Do you have any updates? I live in NYC also, but it's not available in my area yet. I need the speed to work well if I am switching to Tmobile Internet. I like the $50 price Tmobile currently have it at, but I need it to work diligently in order for me to switch when it comes to my area. I already have KZbin TV, so this would be awesome. I wish I had switched to KZbin TV sooner. I love it and I will never return to cable TV. Great video! Thanks!

[@claramerchant9210]

I am in a rural area in PA I have had this for a little over 2 weeks the first 2 weeks this internet was fabulous. Suddenly the speed is awful. A lot of buffering shut down I don't get it If it worked so well the first two weeks why is it so crappy now

[@SniperBraeGaming]

How is it gaming

[@jameschin4471]

Let me ask u I don't no etch location have a defrint speed my location is only get 30 mbps sometimes 34 mbps before I was using verizon home internet speed was 50 mbps sometimes 49, 47bps im very curious?? I receive my router yesterday but it slower than verizon than others!! with u explain it please asap please respond to me asap

[@squasher2009]

I am going to order this but I need it to cover about 750 feet. Can I add an extender?

[@TheJabberTech]

Mentioned in video

[@beastboy4116]

How wells is this for gaming 🤔 🖥/video 🎮

[@SuperDuperSem]

Does this do well with online gaming? I live in a pretty rural area and got an email that this was available in my area, and I don’t know how reliable this is and t-mobile in general.

[@AdamMancia]

Cool vid. Do you know if you can assign multiple ip addresses with this mobile router or at least one for each of the 4 separate unique SSID that t-mobile home internet allows?

[@TheJabberTech]

From what I remember,Only one IP

[@bomatdaman]

What cell tower map service did you use near the end of your video?

[@1560119jade]

Does it suppor 2.4hz like a dual band you know

[@edwardwood6532]

Having used and and like it, here are the considerations. The good parts are....$50 a month with a CC on file. There are no data caps. Generally fast download ranging from over 100mb to slow at maybe 25mb at the very worst so far. Generally it just works once you find an appropriate window to place the router in front of. There is no equipment rental fee while you are on using it. Finally there is no contract. Also you have 30 days to test it and return it from the day you activate it if the connection does not work for you, but to repeat there is no contact anyway. The downsides are since this is 4g or 5g based and not connected by wires, the ping speeds are not completely dependable and there might be a drop every other or third day requiring a reboot. This could also be related to using a VPN at times too. But is no way is the delay on par with a satellite service, it pings yahoo with about 170ms response on average. However this probably isn't for competitive COD gamers or maybe people that work from home all the time and like every click to count. The modem itself is worth about $400 to tmobile so put it in a very safe place next to a window, or you will be out that money and they will want the modem back when you close the contract. You have to try different windows (the thing made of glass, not the OS) until you find a balance between a dependable connection and a better connection speed. The connection may require a little organized testing by someone who understands the basics of wifi. That control interface goes through your cell phone, but you don't have to wait for a service call either. The connection may not play nice with 100 percent of all apps, although that type of problem is extremely uncommon in my experience. If you like run with vpn on a pc that connection on that device may drop between 20 and 40mb's down. You know who you are if that makes you say no deal. The advanced options directly on the modem/router itself are very limited and vanilla. I think this is a great simple option and plan keep it as long as the download speeds are maintained.

[@davidmarut]

Any idea if this will work with a Google/Nest mesh setup? My AT&T U-Verse promo expires soon and this looks like a promising option. I'm getting 100Mbps upload and download on U-Verse. If T-Mobile can equal that at a better price and work with my mesh setup, I'll be super happy

[@imrickjames7012]

It is just a modem/router… so it should

[@davidmarut]

​@@imrickjames7012 Thanks! Will rely back with findings if I go this route(r) Sorry, T humor...

[@Carlitos._.santana]

Im playing cod warzone and i have 250 download and a latency of 104 and it lag a lot im still trying to find a good location

[@georgefloydgaming4772]

I get 100 mbps on the original one warzone is playable for me

[@aahlilweever816]

Great video! Do you think this device will work in a CMV( Truck), From cost to cost? I'm looking to move on from my Sprint 100gb hotspot. Thanks

[@TheJabberTech]

This is a fixed device liked to a single gps location

[@haydenwarren2803]

That’s junk. Had it tried it. For the times that I had it while in Florida had to call numerous times with issues. Returned it after 3months.

[@carlgoogle2869]

I lived at the bottom of Brevard county just above Broward county and T-Mobile was horrible down there because they have some type of town ordinances that do not allow multiple towers. That might change now that T-Mobile has merged with Sprint and MetroPCS. I have no problems here in Massachusetts but I will be moving back down to Florida soon.

[@earl4769]

Nice but can you connect an external 4/5g antenna? - Very important feature needed..

[@arlysmills9027]

I have to have plug in wifi to use my TMobile phone. I live in a metal manufactured mobile home surrounded by other mobile homes. I don't think over the air wifi will work for me. I did ok with Direct tv for television and now have Spectrum which works ok because I pay for wired wifi plus tv. When I was just using direct tv without wifi I had to stand on a certain spot in my lanaii to use my phone.

[@nybiggs]

Should we expect the same 5g speeds that we get on the phone? I get 600 mbps on my phone sweetest and would switch in a heartbeat

[@TheJabberTech]

About similar speeds as phone if not more!(depends on the bands)

[@bomatdaman]

Is there a settings option on this TMO 5G Router to auto-reboot, say at 2am each day?

[@1ronronron1]

Not a stable network .cellphones can stop or interrupt your service and expect no signal in bad weather and need to reset your router few times a week at least

[@Manatti06]

Gosh! Up $10 bucks...? $100 + over the year. And what's a "Mesh" Network?

[@austinhoneycutt427]

A mesh network is where 2 or more routers communicate with each other to provide one blanket of signal to connect to. A simple network relies on one box to send and receive every wireless signal. A mesh network should recognize when you move farther away from one point and hands off the signal to the point the network notices you getting closer to wirelessly.

[@gregjones6627]

we all need to know....What was the video streaming resolution quality? Is it 1080HD quality?

[@TheJabberTech]

Maybe even 4k!

[@chaosfury2016]

Is the 5G worth it? I got the 4G LTE modem and I only get 90mbs and 20mbs down.

[@brandi.bw_89]

So ibjust wanted my laptop connected and it was garbage. I work from home and xfinity is great but lags out a lot when all devices are tapped in.

[@LesterDarioDeLaCruz]

I'm just trying to figure out how to get this service in nyc

[@alexlee6859]

So I'm on a T-mobile unlimited plan right now, and I have the Galaxy S20 FE (5G capable). Is the speed test on mobile data indicative of what speeds I would expect on the T-Mobile 5G home internet?

[@TheJabberTech]

No

[@hjames78]

Looks ok. Looks good for a friend of mine he needs something. My Xfinity is a lot quicker so I'll stick to that.......its a bit more expensive tho

[@michaell7121]

It's hot garbage in my area. Forget about gaming, latency is way too high. I'm switching back to my old internet

[@leonardbarker7390]

Sounds like you got sold a line like I did here in KC, no 5G and their towers bumps the home gateway to the bottom so speeds are worse than with most cellphones on 4G. Still have it only because 2mb unreliable dsl is all I can get.

[@sean8102]

@@leonardbarker7390 Yeah if you read the fine print and their network operations info, home internet users data is given lower priority than cellphone users.

[@barbholzhauser]

How will this work with a Range Booster like Orbi Netgear? Will it boost the speed?

[@barbholzhauser]

The reason I ask is that I use Roku/Hulu for all TV's (Total of 4). I'm concerned that the T-Mobile internet speeds won't be able to handle this without the booster.

[@barbholzhauser]

Right now I have 400 mbps with Spectrum, because 100 was to slow.

[@wauliepalnuts6134]

*_OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO ROUTE THE SIGNAL THROUGH THEIR WIRELESS ROUTER WHEN THE GATEWAY IS BOTH A MODEM AND A WIRELESS ROUTER?_*

[@TheJabberTech]

Perhaps to increase the range of the wifi signal by adding a more powerful router or mesh router 👍

[@speedrac3r_daytona]

I live in the Bronx,NY it's not available in my location what should I do?

[@TheJabberTech]

Wait

[@speedrac3r_daytona]

@@TheJabberTech thank you

[@TheJabberTech]

My area shows unavailable now..think they limit signups in areas..so just keep checking

[@TalootB]

can you play games online?

[@Luybaton]

My ps5 won't work with it very well

[@schulze420]

Got it, and i got 30 mbps.. that is crap. I had it not to my desk. So i moved it by a window and I got 110 mbps. Still suck.

[@donnyjacksonss7116]

My 5g phon always past 100mbps down and my lte is always around 40-60 mbps and both uploads ways 10-30

[@milagrosarroyo5698]

I’m In jersey city and the download speed was 37.1mbps and upload speeds 3.5 mbps I think it’s ok

[@JoeWilly69]

I'm measuring 450mbps consistently, but the app says I'm only 3 bars

[@carloszamora4970]

I have full bars 5g and still have issues what's the point! I've been with them for yrs

[@mogeking56]

I am so sorry, but T-Mobile and it’s 5G is just to unreliable and it’s rang is not everywhere I go and need to go. T-Mobile wants me to loose my damn mind I can’t do that T-Mobile my mind is a terrible thing to waste.

[@ededdedgar9239]

Hi do i need a ethernet connection or is it just plugged in with just the power and it will work just fine cuz I have no internet at my house and I can't install a ethernet outlet

[@TheJabberTech]

just plug it in dude

[@nigelbatchelor7600]

Is it good to get for gaming

[@Redd2Boo]

Nobody answering this question 🙄🙄 that’s what I’m trying to find out !!!!

[@polayer4040]

Does it support port forwarding?

[@InvarHammer]

No

[@John-pt4xv]

can you watch Hulu, Netflix, KZbin and Zoom etc with it?

[@timjones9128]

Yes you can with KZbin and Netflix. Not sure about the others

[@sauceycapalot5441]

Mine stays on 2 bars. Any fix?

[@TheJabberTech]

yes, move it around for a better signal

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Put aluminum foil on the antenna.

[@proactivex]

can you run the router off a battery pack ?

[@TheJabberTech]

With this yes kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3bLgHmCn7qMsK8

[@JayTee713]

Me with less than 1mbps-5 between 8am-1am in north Texas with 5g coverage

[@TheJabberTech]

What about from 1am-8am?!

[@rayenglert5423]

I have this junk in northern Idaho, they sold me on this saying the whole area is covered in 5G. 1 or 2 bars max, drops out constantly. Such garbage, I can’t wait till starlink shows up and I can dump t mobile

[@junemarshall2705]

What's the Ethernet cord for?

[@TheJabberTech]

For an Ethernet connection 👀

[@corawellsome]

The problem I have with mine is if I run it on battery the wifi shuts off and I can't use it

[@TheJabberTech]

That's not a problem, that's by design

[@KevsOutside]

442 download and 82 upload. in Brooklyn the hotspot is amazing

[@Alycanj]

I just want to use this for watching movies on HBO Max, tubi, vudu etc,,, 60 bucks a month is more than half what cable wants for just their basic service.

[@bkfacebook0200]

It’s $50 a month right now!

[@lorddoma6637]

I would get it but I'm currently getting around 900 mbps with Verizon Fios and I can't see myself getting any less than that.

[@sean8102]

This is not meant for people that have fiber to the home internet lol. There is no reason to switch from fiber to this.

[@garymaya1767]

Lol, fios, come on man, that’s slow for Fios. This is wireless bro, next gen type of networking, landlines are a thing of the past.

[@Astro1554]

yeah I'm getting a gig and I'm with xfinity I only pay $50 a month to so probably going to stick with xfinity haha

[@bernielennert3233]

Been working for 2 days, This thing is a ripper.. 350mbps down and 50mbps up, it shows three bars in the middle of the house.. :) . good bye spectrum cable

[@theriseoftony]

Does it have unlimited data

[@TheJabberTech]

yes

[@kickback9221]

Can I put this in a semi truck? Will it be better for gaming that my phone hot spot

[@TheJabberTech]

Nope

[@angelahofford8786]

@jabbertech - no to both q's?

[@nickspurgeon1323]

I live in a rural area and I get 90-120 mbps down and 4 up. The download is really good but my upload is really slow and I dont know why. My ping is also 70 ping at its lowest

[@sean8102]

I think it's because cell phone users upload a lot of data (pictures, video clips etc) to send to friend, post on social media etc, and I'm guessing there is less spectrum dedicated to the upload than the download so it gets overloaded easier. I experience the same thing with my AT&T 5G phone, upload is always much lower than download.

[@nolo1337]

i got mine kept 2 bars got 50 down 4 up complete waste of my time

[@TwisttheBotSlayer]

Started out great when I got it but lately the connection has been very inconsistent along with my ping in games. I really want to keep this service since there isn’t much to offer where I live when it comes to internet. Though lately it’s really starting to become useless. Hopefully in time it’ll improve otherwise I’ll just wait for Verizon home internet to come out my way

[@tylernickels256]

Try starlink maybe?

[@TwisttheBotSlayer]

@@tylernickels256 Considering it once it arrives.

[@superedge99]

@@TwisttheBotSlayer it's only $600 for the first month of starlink 🤣

[@TwisttheBotSlayer]

@@superedge99 mind officially changed on that alternative