🔴Tmobile Home Internet JUST GOT FASTER

[@lmychajluk]

The fact that you can get 10x the upload of a cable provider alone is worth it. As a T-Mobile subscriber, I'll switch as soon as they tell me it's available in my area.

[@The0Advent]

the webpage said it wasnt for me but i called and i got it anyway, worth a shot!

[@timkennedy8665]

My address is not available either. It seems strange they use this to help those in rural areas and mine is not available But my sisters in town with a plethora of options available. So I went to my local store in town 20 min drive and use my sister‘s address in order to receive the gateway. They didn’t bat an eye at my drivers license being different. And I got my Gateway. I am out in rule area, and closest T-Mobile tower is about 20 miles away. I have very few locations in my house that get barely 5 Mbps on my phones hotspot but with the Gateway in those spots I am pulling between 25 to 30 Mbps. I’ll be looking for an external antenna when I get a little bit more time and a little bit more funds to do so. I’m sure you could probably talk them into it and you might try that, but I was near the store and more or less at a spur of the moment tried it out and it worked out to my benefit. Good luck!

[@landofahhs_1]

Since my girlfriend received her T-Mobile setup she has equaled or surpassed her Cox cable speeds, but best of all her normal every day bottlenecks/slow downs that occurred with Cox have disappeared. She loves it and I'm green with envy, sigh. Thanks Peter!

[@adamtajyar]

You’re only going to get that if you you have a 100MHZ channel of N41 or millimeter wave with the proper backhaul to get those speeds.

[@landofahhs_1]

​@@adamtajyar What speeds are YOU talking about? I did not mention any specific speeds, just that said she has equaled or surpassed her Cox account in her location and is no longer experiencing slow-downs due to bottlenecks on Cox.

[@MichelePriceLeadership]

Is she in apartment or house? Is she using antenna like Peter talks about?

[@landofahhs_1]

@@MichelePriceLeadership She is in a condo and not using an antenna...but she is only a mile from the nearest tower. Also she is in a small town of only 8,000 people. Her speed has dropped to only about 110mbs but she has no buffering at all or issues using KZbin TV or any other apps since dropping Cox cable.

[@BobWillisOutdoors]

I just ordered my T-Mobile Home Internet today. Looking forward to some good performance.

[@MrPenguin098]

I'm happy with my T-mobile home internet. It was rough in the beginning of Sept with speeds @ 100Mb/s. Then mid- Sept i started getting on avg 450-500 Mb/s consistently. I'm 👍😀

[@kylegoodwin6677]

Rough at 100 megs...I'm getting 3 on DSL in the sticks...I don't want to hear rough at 100 hahaha

[@7.62x51mm]

@@kylegoodwin6677 exactly

[@My65isblack]

Did you do the same that Pete's saying on his channels? Like wiring external and have a antenna 📡 outside? Am getting good speeds with none of that? I order a external antenna tho. How did you set it up?

[@randygreen007]

The speeds increased here as soon as the leaves were mostly off the trees. I’m hoping these speeds don’t drop when springtime comes.

[@nmxsanchez]

My tmobile 5g is more reliable and faster than my cox home gigabit connection these days. Can't wait until it's avaliable in my area so I can go fully tmobile.

[@IEraiderfan]

Thanks for the Video Peter, I was getting over 470/35 unfortunately now it's been spotty for the last week TMobile had some equipment outage at my local tower hopefully they will fix it soon. Stay safe 👍👍👍

[@PeterC408]

That could be a good sign... perhaps they are working on it right now! Fingers crossed.

[@johncoffman2703]

I have had mine for about 2 months. just use the unit and run to a switch and Google wifi nest 1 gen. I get 200 to 300mbs all the time. I have had to reboot my units a few times. I live in a very small south Texas town of about 2300 people. I use this ans my back up. I used cable back up internet which is 3 times the price. I love it and it gives me great service.

[@timwindsor03]

Awesome video PETER. Thanks for sharing. Keep the incredible content coming. Hope you have an awesome day. Hope all is well bro

[@PeterC408]

Thanks! You too!

[@yodasama_productions]

You can see what bands you're on in the web interface under Status (would be nice if signal strength and bands were in the same place, but it is at least available).

[@PeterC408]

I see it now... thanks... but boy is that presented poorly.

[@007BondMI6]

Hey I like your videos. I just added the same antenna huge improvement. You said that you want the RSRP to be as close to 100 as possible, that's actually wrong. The lower the number the better for the RSRP. Also I like the web interface much more and you can see everything. To see the band you need to click the Status on the left then expand Primary and Secondary under Cellular Network.

[@PeterC408]

Yes, good catch... I meant to say -80db. Here is a good document that lists the ranges for RSRP and RSRQ. wiki.teltonika-networks.com/view/RSRP_and_RSRQ

[@jaycahow4667]

RSRP - The average power received from a single Reference signal, and Its typical range is around -44dbm (good) to -140dbm(bad). RSRQ - Indicates quality of the received signal, and its range is typically -19.5dB(bad) to -3dB (good).

[@ljones2537]

The antenna name?

[@johnledsanchez8045]

You deserve alot of subscriber as a former employee of tmob. It's a pain in the ass talking to customers that are ego heads and doesn't even understand how wireless works even how you made it simpler for them to understand

[@PeterC408]

Thanks John. Did you notice that Jim Cramer is not picking T-Mobile for growth. As more concerns over 5G start to come out, I think the wisdom of T-Mobile's mid-band approach will become apparent to everyone and allow them to dominate.

[@axjohn]

Impressive! Peter actually reads the comments. 😎 I posted on your picture comment that I’m getting high 600’s downloads with 3 out of 5 bars (mid 400s to mid e600s range all day any day) but I’m getting nowhere near your upload speeds. No external antenna so I’m getting mid 30s uploads. And your ping is spot on, I range from 8 to 15 with 3 jitter. It’s crazy good.

[@PeterC408]

I try to read all the messages, but I am sure I miss some. Yes, as a KZbinr content provider I am thrilled with the upload speeds - it is giddy fast. Sometimes I just watch it to see how fast it goes.

[@xjm40]

Yes love my T-mobile ...just need them to fix the port issues.

[@PeterC408]

IMHO it would be nice if they would let the modem be the modem, I can take care of the WiFi myself. I understand them wanting to provide a one piece solution for the home but at least give us the features that we expect from any other access point.

[@stephenport4009]

This is very interesting. I’ve ordered the pigtails and the antenna. Will do lots of testing before and after.

[@PeterC408]

Awesome. Let us know how it works for you.

[@hoptag]

How far is the tower that you connect to?

[@playstereo]

For anyone out there.. My situation, I was getting average of 350mbps by 35 mpbs. on band B2 and N41 with no external antenna. I went ahead and got the external antenna recommended by this channel. I took the Gateway apart and put in the antenna connectors.. finally got 5 bars with the same bands. The speed test were absolutely horrible. I was hopping for 700 like this video and I can see the tower maybe 3 miles away if so. maybe less. I spent the whole day repositioning the antenna outside and got it to get 5 bars. but still the speed was actually worse than in comparison with the sweet spot I found on my house. I ended up returning the whole equipment. I do not like that the speeds are inconsistent. This guy is the luckiest I've seen. Band B2 and N41 are good bands but for some reason in my area do I rarely got 400 and 50 tops.. I was hopping to get 700 like this guy.. but reality is that only 5% of the users out there will ever get this speeds.

[@PeterC408]

You were already getting two of the most desirable bands. Speeds in all locations may be different but if you are getting good signal, replacing the antenna is not going to help... even if you wish you had better speed. Take a look at this video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5rHfYOZd8R4mLM it will help you learn how good your B2 and N41 signals are and if improvements can be had with an antenna. .

[@RogerDiotte]

Wow 400Mbps Down or even 350 and 35 Up? Gulp.. For a measly 60 bucks at that... You must have rocks in your head to even mutter "disappointed"... LoL

[@playstereo]

@@PeterC408 I have spent almost two days and multiple antennas. and my speed will not improve. I was looking to get in the range of 600 plus and more upload but of course that never happened. Your speeds are almost un heard of. you are very lucky!! I end up returning it since it did not meet my expectations.

[@FarebrothaChronicle]

What's the step by step setup and required equipment. If its cheaper than Xfinity then I want T-Mobile internet. Thanks in advance.

[@KunouJS]

I'm on AT&T DSL ($30/mo.) since cable and fiber are not available in my area. We get 18Mbps down, 1 Mbps up. Yes, just ONE for upload! It seems like 5G is available in my area. Oh man, this seems way too good to be true. It's crazy that the ping speed is about the same OR LOWER too! Need it low for gaming too! I'm hyped!!

[@PeterC408]

Cool. Yes, I am getting a 16ms ping now. With Xfinity Cable I was getting 88Mbps down 6Mbps up and an impressive Ping of 11ms but now I am getting much faster speeds up and down and with a 16ms-22ms ping... good enough for gaming.

[@GeoFry3]

The only thing I miss was the 500mb upload speed I had with Frontier. At half the price and pretty much the same download (faster at times) I am very happy with my T mobile service. (Tampa FL)

[@lowbvll8969]

I’m in Oakland too been thinking about getting T-Mobile home internet

[@PeterC408]

Uptown has some good speeds. I measured 800Mbps, standing in the street. Near Fox Theater.

[@rickslife]

Great videos! Your disembodied head creeps my out but I plow through. 😂

[@PeterC408]

Lol. You want to see more of me? 😅 Actually it was a suggestion from KZbin. Their studies have shown that it not only brands your videos, so people will recognize you (and hopefully associate it with good content) but it also makes it more watchable, engaging is the word, I think. I held off from making videos while I had my black-eye and 6 stiches of reef rash on my head. That would have been really hard to watch. 😬 Thanks for the note.

[@shawncey2424]

The tmobile modem has a bulit in wireless router? Would it be good for a smart Home with alot of wifi non 5ghz wireless devices. Thanks for your help

[@scottmcclenahan6681]

Works well for me!

[@fujchi2172]

Do you have a video on using a separate router with the T-mobile gateway to improve wifi reception?

[@labudgc]

Hi Peter, thanks for your videos.Have a question as I'm getting T-Mobile , I have an older ASUS AC1500 gig router so do I need to upgrade to a WIFI 6 router to get faster speeds as I w get over 400 with my router with Spectrum

[@PeterC408]

Spec wise, the ASUS AC1500 looks like it will handle it but make sure that you can change the MTU, packet size. Check out this little WiFi 6 router kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqK8iquai9efjpI It allows you to change the MTU. It gave me more speed, lower ping and more stability than the device by itself!

[@Grem135]

Just moved my avtenna on the roof and now getting 4 bars. Still no where near your speeds.. only about 100-130 up from 30-40 and up upload speed no 50-60 (was 8-10). Wife wanted to go back to spectrum because of losing connction and having to reboot gateway. Hopefully this will help keep a stable connection. Edit: Just rebooted the gateway and got my best speed ever. 240.12Mbps down and 41.27 Mbps up through my Asus router on my desktop PC. 313Mbps down and 33.6 up on my phone connected to gateway wireless, 255 down and 40 up using my Asus router wireless. Very happy!

[@PeterC408]

That's more like it! Great news.

[@phototristan]

After the 1609 firmware update, my gateway is giving a 'Modem storage overload' alert and it's not receiving SMS messages any more. Everything else seems to work normally. Anyone else having this issue? I wonder if they did that on purpose because of so much spam SMS messages to the device.

[@PeterC408]

Where do you see this message? How much SMS messaging are you trying to do with your gateway?

[@phototristan]

@@PeterC408 It's in the alerts on the device. And it had no SMS messages before, as I was clearing them out a few times a week, but it did get several spam SMS messages a week previously.

[@Timzart7]

@@phototristan Some people get rid of the message by restarting the gateway. A Tmobile rep on their discussion board has said getting this message on the gateway doesn't affect anything.

[@hdwblade]

Okay. So. I've been getting a 5G UC signal randomly at my computer, anywhere from 3-4 bars, then it'll switch to 5G. With your antenna mod, do you think I could get consistent connection to UC? I've been paying for 400 down, 20 up with Spectrum for almost a year and haven't been getting those speeds. It's actually been closer to 90 and I have a family friend who is a spectrum tech. We've done all the things except replacing a 6 foot section of wire in our wall. Do you think I could get constant connection to that UC? This sounds amazing. Any drawbacks to the ever changing IP?

[@optimusp7316]

Love watching your videos on this topic. Would be great if you could include some analysis on how secure this system is.

[@PeterC408]

Security is like picking paint colors with the wife, no matter what you say you're wrong. 😅😬😀

[@TannerBugatti]

With CGNAT, you’re pretty safe 🤣

[@EDCOTruck]

(Finally) Watching on T-Mobile Home Internet!

[@supermansdh]

Hey Peter, I have setup my modem with the external antenna. Learning from your older video. I am getting 4 plus bars. 8 rsrq and 80 rsrp. However my top down is around 400 and up is 37 on a good day. Any suggestions, to getting faster speed? Houston area.

[@PeterC408]

Great question - I have been giving this lots of thought. Here is what I have come up with: I think it has to do with the Bands you are getting for 4G and 5G. What are the primary and secondary bands that you are getting? For the 4G side, I am getting Band 2 or 66 which are two of the fastest 4G Bands; Band 2 (1900MHz) and Band 66 (1700MHz). And then I am aggregating with 5G's n41 (secondary band) which is way faster than n71 (the other Secondary Band) see www.techplayon.com/5g-nr-frequency-bands/ I think because I am getting two of the highest frequency bands and GOOD signal - I am getting REALLY GOOD speeds. I would love to learn from y'all which bands you are pulling along with the speeds you are seeing. Perhaps we have cracked the case on this one.

[@supermansdh]

@@PeterC408 thank you Peter. I reviewed your newest video on bands and signals. I turned the external antenna and was only able to get band 66 for about 30min. I live very close to an airport and I have a feeling this may be an issue as well. Some days I feel like I can throw a rock into the air and hit a plane. Again I thank you, and appreciate all your help!

[@jerrydockal9819]

What antenna did you disconnect inside the trashcan 2.4 or 5G for your outside antenna?

[@PeterC408]

It was the easiest ones to get to... here is the video on the teardown and hookup kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYm2oZWGbbOojdk

[@LeoHeiland]

Hi Peter, I installed the Log Waveform antennas and got up to 200+ Mb/s and 40 or so up. Do you think adding a 3rd and 4th antenna (maybe a planner antenna) would even improve this more? If so any idea how much improvement I might get? My 5G signal N41 has RSRQ -12, RSRP -99, SINR 14.2. Thanks

[@PeterC408]

I think you just need to wait until your local system catches up with you. You are getting good signal on n41.... I would just Hold and wait for more cards to be dealt. You may want to swap the antenna leads and see if one gives you better than the other.... it should.

[@mbtenold]

Peter, love your channel! Like the T-Mobile trash can, but wish there was a way to make it try to connect to a 5G tower. It connects to a 4 g tower about 1/3 mile away, and closest 5G tower is about 4 miles away. It has latest firmware, connects to band b71, and I get around 100 down and 10 up, which is acceptable, but are there any workarounds to try to make it look for a 5G tower? The cell tower metrics screen just shows 4G figures.

[@PeterC408]

It sounds like it is a distance issue. The Trashcan would step up to 5G if it could but the signal is just too far. We will likely see your local tower get a 5G upgrade soon and then your speeds will be much faster. 5G is rolling out. Once you start to get band n41 combined with band 2 or band 66, then you will see the kind of speeds that I am now getting. Did you see my last video on crafting packet sizes? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqK8iquai9efjpI

[@oldref65]

What is your distance from external antenna to tower.? Distance will effect speeds.

[@PeterC408]

Here is the secret sauce, Signal Strength and Bands kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5rHfYOZd8R4mLM

[@Orbnx]

Is it poss to put the T-Mobile in bridge mode and hook up a better Wi-Fi router? I have T-Mobile home intentionally just haven’t messed with it much.

[@PeterC408]

There just is not an option for that at the present time, but I do simply use it as a modem and plug it into my existing WiFi router. I think Tmobile just hasn't gotten to adding advance features like bridging to this yet.

[@charlietuna7133]

T-Mobile ISP has problems at my location(San Antonio). Tower upgrade done middle of Aug. After that good service for 3 wks. At night the last 3wks download has been 10mbps or less!

[@SuperStatic22]

Do you think the t mobile at home internet + extra access point/modem could run proper wifi for 4 phones, laptop, smart tv, ps4 and a desktop running a telecommunications system?

[@PeterC408]

Yes, it is a different way of getting the internet. With the tweaks I have made to my unit, I am getting speeds way better than Comcast can deliver. If your 5G experience is anything like mine, it will replace everything. I am currently supporting 24 devices in my home including alarms, camera, doorbells, gamers, 3 TVs and 5 phones. Not an issue at all kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4uXnGR6lKyrr6M

[@Timzart7]

Does anyone know if the TMHI gateway will work on mmWave 5G, in the few places, like Las Vegas, where Tmobile is doing some mmWave and they are very close to it? I've seen a demo of TMO mmWave on a phone in Vegas, but not on the gateway.

[@dennisp8520]

Just want to say that when it comes to RSRP you don't want that to be -100dBm that is a weak signal a strong signal is -80dBm to -90dbm range

[@PeterC408]

This is true... I should have looked it up again before shooting from the hip. -80BD is the sweet spot.

[@cobra2187]

Issues I am having with cellular internet is the "unlimited" plan I have is getting read as a "hotspot" service and keep getting deprioritized off service. Does different cellular modem equipment register as hotspots compared to mobile data? I can't figure out which cellular modem to buy that won't be seen as hotspot data compared to true cellular data no throttling or getting issues every 2-3days

[@PeterC408]

Since this is technically a modem and not a phone, it will consume "Hotspot" data instead of Unlimited Cellular data. Now if you are using T-Mobile have you considered getting T-Mobile Home Internet? I am using it, getting Amazing Speeds (900+Mbps) and it is $50/mo! Here is a general video kzbin.info/www/bejne/inWynXp8ZsmbhZo and here is one that shows my 900+ scores kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYTOiXqmlrergdk

[@DevInfinity]

Hey, I don't suppose someone would know if you can manually switch from 5G to 4G with the gateway, would you? Reason I ask is because the wife's kinda spooked by 5G and the EMFs or radiation or something, and would rather it worked on 4G specifically. Thanks!

[@jiggityyjake2992]

I live in a rural location 20 miles from the nearest 5 g tower that is located down the interstate. Currently running the gateway on 4g only because I can’t get that 5g signal. Has anyone tried this antenna to catch a signal this far of a distance or would it be pointless?

[@ryanmarvell793]

I just got t-mobile home internet yesterday because I moved to an area where we can’t get any cable or fiber. The cell service sucks right in this area. It’s not too far from the tower either, but I don’t know if it’s because of trees or what but my speeds aren’t good. I am only getting around 7-25 mbps down and only 1 mbps upload(if that). I don’t know if there are some easy cheap tricks to try, but the spot I put the router is the best spot apparently but I only get 2 bars. Shouldn’t I still be getting at least a little higher speeds?

[@PeterC408]

The signal is outside, so it is best to go outside for it kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYm2oZWGbbOojdk If that sounds like too much, at least understand where you signal is coming from and where the internal antennas are, so that you can give yourself the best chance. Here is a video that shows you how to tell what cellular equipment is in your are, where it is, who owns it and the bands that it is putting out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHfClIqwhbSdq68

[@coziii.1829]

How is it fast I live in between two towns and 40 min drive to city each way. It’s not fast I get no service with phones one to two bars and internet is next to nothing like Hughes net. Please help me get something to work Have to drive to town to get service and use net

[@joeseppe4337]

Peter, my name is Joseph. I just got setup with T-Mobile home internet and it is working pretty well. I have the newer silver cylinder shaped 5G modem/router. I am getting download speeds around 100-400 Mbps and upload speeds around 20 -60+. I read that you can turn off the WiFi radios for the T-Mobile home internet modem/router but this can only be done with the older white 4G modem/router which is a white flat shaped box. Is this correct? If so, they only had the new 5G modem router at the T-Mobile stores. I called support and they are shipping me the 4G model so I can compare the 2. I want to use my own router which is a Asus RT-N66U Dual Band 3x3 wireless N900 Gigabit wireless router. Let me know your thoughts. Thank You.

[@PeterC408]

Joseph, I believe all that you've written is true. I don't think you can disable the WiFi but that doesn't mean that you have to use it. I am using my 5G gateway as a modem only and, ignoring their WiFi, I am plugging it into my Linksys router. Now every device in the house from the kid's tablets, doorbells, alarms, printers are all working as before. The 4G model is not going to give you the same speeds.

[@TurboA4]

The antenna you use isn’t available, I picked another that looks and specs similar and it acts like it doesn’t work. No difference in signal connected or stock.

[@PeterC408]

Yes, really frustrating that they do that.

[@mattpioletti6450]

So if you're already getting decent signal I have 3 bars Band 41 and B66 getting about 300 mbps I was looking at doing this modification with the antennas. My main thing I don't like is it switches from it switches from N41 to n71 My question is if I do this modification both Is would my speed increase as well as be a little bit more reliable in terms of the bands

[@PeterC408]

Normally I would say, "It depends" but this is exactly what I was getting 3 bars and intermittent switching between n41 and n71... I was getting varying speeds and PING which was making my son concerned about gaming. I changed the antenna here and then this video was a turning point too kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYO6ZXhjr5Kra5Y

[@mattpioletti6450]

@@PeterC408 Thanks I will give both a try. My tower is close 0.9 miles away

[@Tonyzany23]

So I have T-Mobile home internet and I'm only 1/4 mile from the tower. I've got 5 bars from my Arcadia T-Mobile router and my reference numbers are really good too. I've gotten 415 mbs download and 140 upload speeds. With all my 27 devices hooked up I get a wifi download of 150 to 220 mbs. Having a great signal on band 66 and n41 can I get even faster speeds with a antenna? I am a block away from a YMCA and the tower gets congested at certain times of the day..

[@PeterC408]

If you already have a good view of the tower (RSRQ and RSRP are great) the antenna won't (can't) do a lot to improve that.

[@jeffburgess1559]

Hey Peter on the desktop if you go to status I believe or it's the one under it, it will show what bands they're on

[@twilliams231]

My concern about getting it is the geo-location. Do you have any idea if this will be corrected? I am considering getting this but I am hesitate because i don't want to be in my state & it puts me in CA somewhere.

[@PeterC408]

This will need to be corrected going forward. Many services use your location to provide localized service. They know where we are down to the transmission tower, they have to do better than 150miles away.

[@khanuhabib]

Question: can you this device/ gateway out side USA ? I believe it has static IP and using it internationally won’t change this IP.

[@PeterC408]

Currently Tmobile is requiring Home Internet Users to stay fixed, right down to a single tower. This is to provide quality of service to other customers. They need to know where these potentially "Heavy Users" are going to be on their network. I think that will change as 5G gets more established, but who's to say. For now, I am getting much faster, reliable and unlimited service that I was paying for 100GB/mo of 4G LTE. $50/mo is what I am paying for unlimited through Tmobile.

[@mygt8a4re]

Can you use range extenders on T-mobile 5G? I realize you can put these in a more remote location because your not tied down to a cable but I'm just curious. Thx

[@RedHeavy-]

This is late but i can use a range extender.

[@mygt8a4re]

@@RedHeavy- that's what I was trying to find out but they never came back w an answer. The great thing about this modem/router is it can be plugged into any outlet anywhere so you can locate it in a central location of your home to get wifi to all your rooms

[@deborahharper3427]

Can you use a antenna that without opening the divice and we bad signal for phones and with several different cerriers so we need s cell signal booster antenna my husband just ordered a that has outside antenna and inside antenna with a amplifier repeater

[@PeterC408]

I much prefer an antenna to a booster for the simple reason that I don't want a 4G tower on my property. Not only do these boosters not boost all the frequencies (limited BANDS) but then you are bathed in 4G signal noise. Yikes. Here is a video that might help you out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4uXnGR6lKyrr6M

[@TheJohnnyCrown]

Can you deactivate the wifi piece from the T-Mobile router? If I connect to t my own wifi router next to T-Mobile device, will be some kind of interference between both devices?

[@PeterC408]

I have both running right now. Some people claim that it is a double NAT, so if you are hosting a server or wanting to share your PLEX collection outside it does not work... everything else seems to work great.

[@minigpracing3068]

I wish I could get this service, puts my Spectrum cable service to absolute shame!

[@sneakypete830]

Is T mobile your cell provider as well? If so what's your speeds from your phone from the cell signal? Just curious if that external antenna is what's causing the killer speeds They just upgraded the towers in Mt rural area to n41. Speeds went from sub 100mbs to 250-300mbs.

[@Timzart7]

I've watched several KZbin videos and read about the experiences of people who go about rigging the gateway for an external antenna. Considering that it's violating the service agreement and you could be stuck at some point paying the $380 fee for the gateway, although I've not heard of anyone charged so far for this infraction, the worst thing is that it might not help at all for your situation. The Waveform company allows returns if it doesn't work. Some people are located between two or three towers, fairly close by, and for whatever reason, like getting a very strong signal from the 4G component, they get locked into low speed ranges and have trouble getting their fastest 4G/5G non-standalone signal combination. They aren't getting to the tower with the n41, or if they do, it's fleeting. For them, a $200+ external antenna like the Waveform, when pointed in the correct direction at the n41 tower, can increase their speeds dramatically, from like 75 to over 700, if they are close enough to the n41 tower. Again, their problem was not distance to a tower, but in the gateway dynamically choosing the combination with n71 or a slow band, like the primary only. I do not have this problem because I don't have the n71 band available and the n41 is fortunately the one nearest, even though it's five miles away. You're kind of in my situation, as I regularly get speeds over 300, but sometimes below 200. If this gateway had an external antenna port, I'd probably go for it, because it might be worth it to boost my average from 200/30 to 400/60. But considering the fuss and expense, and a strong possibility it might not help at all, or only help by 100 or less, that is not worth it to me.

[@thebengal9699]

Hi sir, I am currently averaging about 25 mb/s down! I see people online posting that they’re getting hundreds of mb/s download speeds yet I can’t get over 25. Is there any reason for this? Thanks,

[@PeterC408]

Yes, it all depends on the combination of Bands you are getting as well as the signal. Take a look at this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5rHfYOZd8R4mLM

[@DefensorFortis]

So just to summarize for my brain that is now reeling from the high speeds, you use the T-Mobile home internet device with an external antenna that connected to the external antenna you mounted in your other video? So was the SIM card in the T-Mobile device or the external antenna?

[@PeterC408]

The SIM card that came with the Home Internet Gateway, remains in the gateway just like before... just using a different antenna.

[@ocalakid55]

My Signal dropped from two pink bars to one YELLOW bar. Called T-mobil and spoke 1st time with an agent working from his home in the Philippines . Before work began on the tower on Baseline here in Belleview , FL. I had two bars ( WEAK ), used a mesh router EERO and no problem. Now the signal jumps back and forth between weak and poor , tv programs on the fire stick buffer and its very frustrating. .

[@PeterC408]

I can imagine the frustration. I have taken the unit apart and the 5G antenna pairs are at your 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock. Try moving the unit. Pointing the side of the radio toward the tower, you should get better performance. Also, if they are working on your tower... that is a great thing. I bet your problems will go away as soon as they are done. I added an external antenna to my unit kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYm2oZWGbbOojdk and it got much faster. Now they've upgraded my tower and I am getting crazy speeds kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJbWaoBpYptji5Y

[@Viking8888]

Thanks for the video Peter, it's been an eye opener. I live in Apache Junction, AZ and I am with CenturyLink. Their plans make no sense. I had 40 down / 20 up and then switched to 80/40, but to get 100 down, they would kneecap my upload and only give me 10 Mbps, not more. I wish internet in the US was like back home in Canada. Everything is symmetrical. My best friend has 300 up and down but he can go up to 1 Gbps up and down if he wanted. I wonder what the internet situation looks like for the 53 other countries in America. If anyone from the Apache Junction, east Mesa has T-Mobile home internet, could you respond to this and let me know what kind of speeds you are getting? Thx!

[@PeterC408]

I recently went to Costa Rica and Peru. Both are amazing countries but their Internet is really bad. Here is a 4G LTE from a company in Brazil kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnfLXqt8rZiqiMU They tell me that the geographic diversity makes service spotty there as well.

[@flynndog]

how do you turn off the gateways Wi-Fi I cannot figure it out. All I can do is turn down the broadcasting power

[@PeterC408]

I just ignored it at first, but now use it to trouble shoot and as "Dad's" personal access point... it is good for IoT stuff too (want to keep those vulnerabilities off my real network as much as possible).

[@roberthughes9494]

So I'm pulling 300 to 480 mps download but when hooked to my Netgear router it drops to 80 mps, I even purchased a wifi 6 extender and i still only get 80 mps downloads why is that?

[@PeterC408]

Check your cable to router. Make sure Cat 5e, not Cat 5

[@roberthughes9494]

@@PeterC408 I have a wifi 6 extender and it's the same thing, I do have cat 5 but if I plug my computers in direct ly they get the fast speeds so it's not the cable.

[@Ahale842]

There werent any other internet options for my house and i sent years trying to find something. I got our gate way this week and i get low 2 bars. And only 4-20mbps download. But its better than nothing. So i have an antenna on the way and hope that it helps. Im 7 miles from the nearest antenna

[@The0Advent]

if you have line of sigth something like the yagi stole attenas might work. or a parabolic dish (but that can get pricey)

[@mariajohnston2147]

I'm so bummed.I have had to call customer service 8 times in 2 months due to connectivity problems. I stared with great speeds 150- 200 range. 4 bars, the it stopped being consistent. Kept losing the signal they sent a replacement refurbished that would connect with no internet so back to router 1. 3 days later that one the same no internet. I have spent conservatively 20 hours with customer service. They never follow up they just give case numbers. It was so bad I went back to my old company. Slower speeds but reliable

[@rickslife]

T-Mobile was probably working on the tower nearest you. As they put the 5G online they need to take the tower down to upgrade. It usually lasts up to a month. I had the same issue as you, stuck with them. I finally talked to a top tier engineer. He said good things are coming, patience is the key. It paid off for me.

[@bgomz]

How did you access the web version of the T-Mobile app?

[@PeterC408]

192.168.12.1

[@prisonlifeinsideandout]

Where do you live to get that kind of speed

[@jseaber]

Can you bridge this modem, what mesh system are you using

[@PeterC408]

This gateway does a lot but is missing a lot of advanced router features like bridge mode. Perhaps we can expect to see those in the near future.

[@jeffkluth2201]

Thanks so much

[@PeterC408]

No problem. Thanks for watching. 😀

[@MichelePriceLeadership]

Anyone have ideas those of us who can’t put up an external antenna insure we have good signal (live in bottoms floor apartment)?

[@PeterC408]

It is a very good question and I think I would go with this external antenna. You can stick it to a window, wall or magnetic surface. amzn.to/3ICmd0e

[@qwik6spd]

Hi Peter! Any news with port forwarding yet?

[@PeterC408]

It would be nice if they would let the modem be the modem, I can take care of the WiFi myself. I understand them wanting to provide a one piece solution for the home but at least give us the features that we expect from any other access point.

[@PeterC408]

Not yet.

[@TannerBugatti]

@@PeterC408 The issue is CGNAT, not them just wanting to prevent people from port forwarding.

[@frankallen3634]

I can't even use my t-mobile phone unless I use Wi-Fi calling, without it I get one bar and no 4g. Lte if I'm lucky and my usable internet is line of sight. My down is 111kbs and 50kbs up and that's wired to my PC. And that's the best I can get, I have to drive to my front gate if I want to use my phone without wifi calling enabled. But to be fair everyone driving stops at my gate to use their phones, no company has service in my area.

[@ks_hunter7327]

Are you using the antenna for your home?

[@sbrown9020]

That's good speeds wow ...so N41 and another band

[@PeterC408]

Yes, they aggregate speeds from two different bands. It is a very good approach and one that separates the Tmobile solution from Verizon and AT&T... many people joke that 5G doesn't work, they don't have Tmobile.

[@sbrown9020]

@@PeterC408 lol...yes All Isp's need to take seriously fixed wireless....I keep telling people it's the future of internet...of course it will take time but it's definitely solid...and very respectful ping times

[@Timzart7]

The current state of 5G is that it is a non-standalone 4g/5g signal pair, primary and secondary. Tmobile has experimented in a test project with stand-alone 5G starting a year ago, but it gave slower speed ranges. Eventually 5G will be standalone.

[@MFTAQ]

Literally 4 blocks away from me for over a year now and I have their phone service and really want this but I do not think am ever gonna get it in my area.

[@tukulitozakayamas2103]

my download speed is 5.48 my upload 0.72 ping 41 with optimum. so this T mobile internet is worth it?

[@PeterC408]

Yikes! If you don't mind... what are the primary and secondary connections are. Check out the video I am posting tonight. I bet you find it illuminating.

[@charles-sd9zc]

I have t mobile home internet and it lags on gaming speeds are good but it still lags

[@PeterC408]

Just curious what your bands are? Now that I pickup n41, my pings have dropped in half!!!

[@permanentwave]

Is there a wireless antenna that would work

[@PeterC408]

A wireless antenna? You mean an antenna with no physical connection?

[@kylelaker539]

How many feet is the pole you use?

[@PeterC408]

It's about 4 feet above my mostly flat roofline. Not very high but outside and pointing the right direction.

[@kylelaker539]

Cool thanks

[@kylelaker539]

@@PeterC408 hi sir question again do you have any idea how can i pass through proxicast cable on the sliding window without being opened?

[@TeeLau]

You are overselling it, not everyone is going to have the same experience you do. Many factors are at play.

[@dennisp8520]

Yep real world use for most people is to expect somewhere in the range of 25-100mbps speeds for the download and 5-20mbps on the upload with ping times somewhere between 20-60ms. The only reason his speeds are the way they are is because he has a external antenna as well as a site that has incredible backhaul. As well as N41 80mhz deployed likely with it be CA to Band 66

[@dennisp8520]

@Michael McQueary I do a podcast on KZbin where we talk about stuff like this a lot and I have gone on record stating that T-Mobile network isn’t where it needs to be at to make this a great solution. Even on LTE though assuming your not just connecting to low band I feel that the range of speeds that i mentioned are pretty realistic

[@elzarco127]

Very good 👍

[@ernestoramos3994]

Ask t-mobile to give you the t-Mobile booster. You will have the 5 Bars.

[@Timzart7]

Do you have that for the 5G gateway? I thought T mobile was selling that for the 4G phone only.

[@jamesrdorn]

Isn’t the booster just a microcell device? If so, it would use your internet to give you full bars, but that’s like a black hole.

[@michaelramsey2460]

Hey what’s the the responsibility of the account holder after adding an antenna to the gateway?

[@PeterC408]

What was the account holder's responsibility before adding an antenna to the gateway?

[@michaelramsey2460]

@@PeterC408 I don’t know I have one and was thinking about doing it. And then thought I might breech the “no contract” deal. By no way am I criticizing. Just thought you might have known. Thanks for replying. Liked and subbed for awhile now. 👍🏻

[@michaelramsey2460]

@@PeterC408 Also,I couldn’t find anything re: warranty, upgrades after sending it back after modifications or opening up the device. Thanks again. Appreciate your time and input.

[@michaelramsey2460]

@@PeterC408 And, I will do some more research and share if I find anything. 👍🏻

[@michaelramsey2460]

@@PeterC408 Peter, I called T-Mobile. Just got off the phone with them and we had a lengthy discussion about adding an external antenna to the gateway that I have. She told me that as long as there is no damage to the device that I would be able to return or upgrade. Food news, She also told me they are working on a proprietary solution to add their own antenna.

[@1yehny]

It’s your 5G band that is getting good RSRP and SNR. Your pro I cast antenna doesn’t seem to support 600mhz, which is your 5G. Have you tried removing your external antenna and rechecking speeds? T-Mobile did something locally for me, and now I’m at 3 bars on n71, which is their 5G signal.

[@PeterC408]

The Primary Signal for T-Mobile is the 4GLTE. It is the higher speed component of the aggregate and even listed on their web portal as Primary signal. The 4G component is way faster. My B66 is 1700 MHz while my 5G component is 194 MHz (for n41) or in your case of n71 (only 35 MHz). Note: I may be incorrect myself, but am willing to learn if anyone knows better.

[@dennisp8520]

@@PeterC408 The N41 is what is allowing you to get those speeds not the band 66. Band 66 is the anchor band and is whats responsible essentially for your upload. Download speeds are coming through strong because of N41

[@HarvickOne]

I hope not everyone being on 5G in the future, otherwise the service quality and signal interference would be far worse than anything we have ever seen

[@PeterC408]

When phones just started out, I am sure that the future looked bleak for that too. 5G as a last mile solution makes a whole lot more sense than cable + wifi. It's faster and it's wireless.

[@Airbear50]

I have the problem that I have 5 bars and I can see the antenna from my house. But on 5G my speeds never go over 5 Mbps total difference when I use LTE. I live a rural area there are basically 50 homes spread out. I IM with TMO and they always say: IS YOUR PHONE. Well we have 5 phones ins this home. all of them are not good.They did log off and never answered my question. SHADE

[@PeterC408]

Is it the right antenna? 5 bars means good signal but what band are you getting. Sometimes it is necessary to band lock to a signal that is less strong but has greater bandwidth. Try band locking to a high frequency carrier band.

[@Tailfeatherz]

Location is right I sometimes get 10 MB down its often 2-3-5mb down and my up is often Get this...0.75 up no kidding. Ping is usually 750 to 1000

[@youtuberbayleexiong908]

Okay that's fast af

[@Verbickas]

I know you said you love 66, but you are not getting those speeds on 66. you are getting those speeds because you are on a sprint N41. Which is probably why you also saw a large jump in your speeds. They probably just recently updated N41 hardware in your area that your antenna picked up.

[@PeterC408]

It appears that it is a combination of the two. Yes, N41 is a huge factor but it only yields good speeds when paired with B66 or B2, throw in B12 or B71 and 💩

[@vakarisdobrovolskas8508]

well here in lithuania only with 4g and CAT 7 modem i get lower ping around 15-17 ms and down speed of 180mbps but signal is worst that yours its RSRP is -90 and RSRQ is -6 RSSI is -60 and tower is around 3 miles away and we got a new mast about 500 meters from my home which will be upgraded to 5G and BTW my main bands are B3+B20CA and rarely get B1 and B7 (very bad speeds)

[@court2379]

As this video buffers for several minutes over the same connection with three bars about twenty miles from this guy... I cannot recommend TMobile at all. Also they just had a data breach and lost our information, and have incompetent support. The best connection I have had over this device is 125Mb/s and 40ish ms. Every evening I am lucky to get 10MB/s and the latency goes up to over 100ms. Half mile line of sight to the tower...

[@mocast3407]

My service has degraded over time. When it works, it’s phenomenal… but I’m on my third gateway now and it’s too inconsistent or me. I’m 3/4 of mile away from my tower and top speeds have been around 350 down and 75 up, ping 55… it’s more consistently trash then it is awesome. I now consistently get 35 down and 0.01 up. Gonna cancel my service soon… most likely

[@PeterC408]

First take a look at this video and tell us what you primary and secondary signals are kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5rHfYOZd8R4mLM

[@frankajami9023]

HI perter, when you do speed test i see it says t-Mobil how do you do speed test with t-mobil

[@PeterC408]

It is a real speed test. I can not control what moniker they share over the internet.

[@demasistudios]

@@PeterC408 great content Peter. In the Speedtest app you can drop down the server you wish to speed test too. Example T-Mobile would be on top and say rackdog on bottom would be the server your hitting for the test

[@SlinderPigGaming22]

I have n71 it won't change I don't get higher them 50 down and 37 up

[@PeterC408]

Yes, take a look at this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5rHfYOZd8R4mLM N71 is XR (extended range - it goes far but is slow), you need to get N41 I had to put out an external antenna but that is another video.

[@ryanreitmeier2140]

Great Vids! How does this do with VPN's?

[@PeterC408]

It does very well with a VPN. I use IPVanish and have spent 100's of hours and TBs of data over my VPN. The speeds and stability are impressive .... as good if not better than my cable experience.

[@DakotaHoll]

Just got my Tmobile home internet today and the fastest speed through my entire house is 2.10 MAX. about 500+ ping never more than 2.10 download and 0.5 upload. Cannot get a 5g signal

[@PeterC408]

Take a look at this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5rHfYOZd8R4mLM It will show you how to tell which bands you are getting.

[@robertbacklund4438]

Where I live T Moble 5g sucks. I still have the T Mobile Home Internet but I dropped my cell phone and tablet. I moved to AT&T. AT&T's 4G is as fast as Tmobile. When I do a speed check the fastest I get on Tmobile is 136mbs. This is the same as AT&T 4G which is what my tablet is connected to because it is not a 5G tablet. As soon as I make other arrangements The Tmobile home internet will be dropped like a hot potato.

[@trunghua76]

At first I was getting over 400+ mbps now it'd down to 50 maps.

[@PeterC408]

I think I know why... Making a video on this... but what are your two carriers? I had B66 and n71... now I have B2 and n41 and BOOM, Double.

[@trunghua76]

When I look at the status bar I only get 2 bars on the Tmoble box.

[@22stunt45]

They must have simply upgraded the towers. Same thing happen to me.

[@PeterC408]

I have been giving this a lot of thought... I think the difference is that I am getting a secondary channel of n41 instead of n71. n41 is much faster!

[@Daniel-mn6zf]

My dad is looking into this but a strange subject because I'm not sure how good it would be for gaming

[@PeterC408]

My kids are heavy FPS gamers and as long as the PING is less than 30ms, they are happy.

[@Daniel-mn6zf]

@@PeterC408 okay

[@AdolfoPerezSBG]

It’s probably just in your area because mine still at 2 bars no matter what I do.

[@PeterC408]

I was getting 2 bars and then I did this kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYm2oZWGbbOojdk

[@AdolfoPerezSBG]

@@PeterC408 yeah. I’m not doing that. 😮‍💨

[@leeroyjenkins9992]

Meanwhile people who cannot get hardwired internet like myself have a whooping 7mbps down 1 up…. Ridiculous