15 Things I Learned While Testing T-Mobile Home Internet!

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[NyteRazor]

Another great thing is that no more cable connection from your home to the pole. Not having to call a technician to checkout the pole when there's problems. So happy it's a wireless connection to a tower.

[craigo]

I have had T mobile internet for almost a year. No problems at all. I pay 30 since I signed up for cell through them. Travel quite a bit (national and international) and data/cell service has worked great with no international fees. Plus, all the perks ie. Apple TV, soon Hulu, netflix and $10 off my youtube tv bill. For me and my area, I don't think you can beat it.

[DeeDee-aL]

I have T-Mobile home internet and I love my service. Thank you for sharing.

[RevWillBreeze]

I'm rural and T-Mobile changed my life.

[bigdog]

I moved to a rural area and have used T Mobile Home for the past 16 months. The service WAS pretty good for the first year; getting from 60-150 Mbps download. Monthly data usage is normally around 300GB. Starting in 2024 though, I noticed my evening (5-11pm) speeds were averaging less than 5 Mbps. It took almost a month of back and forth communications with customer service until they finally admitted this was normal due to network congestion. I'll be checking out other options this year.

[LeoHeiland]

Unlimited data is a key point as many people will exceed the limits from other providers if you stream 4K and do a lot of game play.

[AAtta-]

Good points Michael. I've had T Mobile home Internet for almost 3 years. I learned not to give up and to try a different one of their gateways when I had issues They're not all the same but go to a T Mobile store for a replacement. T Mobile reps on the phone stated they couldn't guarantee which gateway I would receive.. Also try using your own router. There are plenty of videos on this.

Thanks again Michael for an indepth video on T Mobile home internet

[RayLabs]

I have a friend in St. Georges Utah that when they checked online said that they were not eligible, but when they went to a T-Mo store they got setup and it works great. So if you show as not eligible, and there is a T-Mo store nearby give it a shot. I have been using T-Mo Home Internet for about 3 years (have the original Nokia Trashcan) and am satisfied with it. Can't beat that $50 price lock.

[FloridaClay]

I have the service and am generally pleased with it. (I got in under the wire for the $50 pricing, at least for now.) I do experience slowing, but it only affected usability once and not for long. Things like TV streaming normally work just fine, with only a small delay in load YouTube TVa when first turning on the TV. Also there is a new better gateway that has, among other things, external connections for external antennas. No more having to open up the case to attach one. I will also mention that when it is good, it is very, very good. Early this morning I was getting 497 download speeds!!!!

[elizabethrose]

I received an email from T-Mobile stating that my area was not eligible for their home internet. Two days later while in my local T-Mobile store it was offered to me and set up with no problem for $30/month. I’ve had it for almost a year and it works fine for my needs.

[davew.]

Thanks for this informative video. Currently the cost of my fiber is 50% more than T-Mobile. My measured speed is twice or more than the speed you measured. Fiber is wired so bad weather can cause lengthy outages. But I had problems with a 4G modem and suspect I'd have problems with 5G. Also, my understanding is that 5G reception Is highly directional. Even more than 4G. I'll stick with fiber for now.

[sheldonhall]

Informative, organized and to the point. Thank you!

[merkdavid]

You the man! You packed a lot into this one video, but it was all worth it. Thank you for the research.

[Timzart]

I've had tmobile home internet for over 3 years and am on the original Nokia can gateway. I very rarely get dropped connections, maybe one in six months, and when I restart the gateway, it always has connected. However, I get slower speeds during high traffic times. Fortunately, it rarely slows to under 90 at those times. The slightly annoying thing I get now are speed drops, where I have to turn off the gateway, pause for 5 seconds, turn it on and then I reconnect almost always at higher speeds. The remarkable thing for me is that I don't use an external antenna and in my rural area, the nearest tower is 5 miles away, and I get download speeds between 100 and 400, and upload speeds of 20 to 30. Other people this far from a tower usually only get really slow speeds, like 5 to 20. I have a clear shot to the tower. Most of the time, I get a speed over 200.

[Essence]

Thanks Michael! I can always cout on your excellent reviews. I am waiting for T-mobile to bring Home Internet to my area.

[VintageGearMan]

Great news because we ordered it tonight! Our address did show it should work in our area. Fingers crossed. Thank you for this very informative vid!

[chrisbaier]

I have had t-mobile internet for about a year and pretty satisfied with it. (It cut my internet bill more than 5:21 half, since I only pay $30 month). When I first got it I did start getting internet ads for businesses in FL and other places where I didn’t live. but after a while (and perhaps a few reboots of the modem) I get local ads again. So perhaps it’s a matter of if they run out of local IP addresses they give you a random one, and eventually you will get a local one. That’s just a guess. That might be the cause/solution to the local streaming channel issue—just wait a while and reboot the modem.

[Roosternurse]

Love my T-Mobile, I’m grandfathered and my speeds are awesome, tower is just over the hill from my home so 5g connection, I’m not going anywhere, , cannot beat it, and yes, I game and stream.

[-Chugwater-]

Love my t-mobile. Switched from Cox cable and Verizon for cell phone and saved over $100 a month with the internet phone bundle t-mobile offered me.
Speeds are good. I run a TV and the internet on the computer at the same time with no problem. Maybe one time a month I get the circle on the tv and computer, I just restart the gateway from my phone app and in 3 minutes I have always been up and running. I don't game so I cant comment on that.

[stevecutright]

My address was not on 5G list but I did get it when I tried the box. Just changed my address to my office which was 5G allowable and no problem. They use billing address not location of the box.