Full Review of Verizon's 5G Home Internet in 2023 - The Good and The Bad

I'll tell you all about my experience with Verizon's 5G Home Internet service, from the signup process, through setup, and my resulting Internet speeds so you can decide if it's right for you.

[stevesiefken]

We installed our Verizon box almost a week ago. We live about a block from a 5G tower, so our performance is really good. It is soooo much faster than cable!
Our Verizon box looks different than yours. In fact, they said it has to be mounted to a wall or window.
Our house is 2850 square feet, but the wifi coverage is way more than cable. We can even use it sitting on the patio in the back yard.
We are going to cancel our cable account next week. We just wanted to make sure the new box was going to work out first.
Thanks for the video!

[akk]

Great review! I’ve had my 5G home internet for about a month now and I love it. Had no issue setting up my device or account but I attribute that to being an existing Verizon Wireless customer. Been getting around 800 mbps down and 60 mbps up. Love it so far!

[tomshellydemoss]

Got the box and installed it a couple weeks back, but the signal was too weak in a couple areas of my home. I called Verizon and they sent me an extender - free of charge. I just installed that and I'm getting 240 Mbps. Not nearly as good as I was getting through Xfinity, but WAY cheaper. The verdict's out until the enfire family is gaming, streaming, working... Thanks for the info, Brian!

[raylewis]

This is he first V 5g home Wi-Fi review that I wholeheartedly believe. Imma give it a shot!

[bryandice]

I just tried T-Mobile 5g gateway which also uses a 5g cell tower. 5g has very little range or penetrating ability. (walls or roof) Internet was spoty and kept buffering streaming video. I read the troubleshooting guide which said it must be near a window to function. It improved slightly but was nowhere near cable internet. I then put the receiver inside a plexiglass waterproof box and placed it on the roof. I ran a CAT5 cable from the gateway into my apartment to a switching device. SUCCESS! It is as fast as any cable connection, and it is only $50 a month compared to over $200 from the local cable company for a package with internet included.

[MrTomengle]

Got this and two new iPhones after the first of the year. Had T Mobile and we couldnt make a phone call from our home without using our Spectrum cable WiFi. Went to check out Verizon and found out that they had recently installed two new cell towers near our home. Easy set up for sure. Not one issue. Just did a speed test and it is 285 down and 25 up while typing this on line. My Iphone 14 Pro Plus on only cell, no wifi, is 409 down and 47 up. Hard to beat. I have the wifi connected to two desk computers and two smart tvs. One downstairs in my Man Cave Basement. Zero complaints and I hope it works as well for you.

[Mistrrn]

Thank you for a great review. Just received the gateway today, and sure enough, spent 40 minutes with customer service on setup, and lo and behold, I am waiting for password reset in the snail mail, just like you said. I am going to remain optimistic and once I get everything set up it will be great!

[BonanzaPilot]

we swapped. Old provider was 70 down/70up Verizon is consistently 300 down/ 20 up. The downside is the unloaded ping is roughly 10ms worse than the old service to the same server I commonly connect to but the loaded ping with verizon is significantly better. So if 4k netflix is running in one room, gaming doesn't get bad in the other. The price of the verizon is 1/5 what the old provider was making the switch to verizon a no-brainer

[disablemycable]

Well, my neighbors just reported that their cable Internet went down again today, while my Verizon 5G is going strong. Score 1 for Verizon 0 for cable Internet so far!

[thehonestman]

Interesting to read some of the comments. For some reason, some of you guys have really slow cable internet speed. Not sure if there's a better option or if you live remotely. I just decided to give it a try too while hanging on to my Spectrum cable. The difference here, however, is my basic speeds with cable are 300 down and 10 up. It even goes higher than 300 from time to time. I believe the price is the same for me, but I need to look into it more. We'll see.

[WingZero]

I have Verizon 5G and the tower is on my block. I consistently get 1500Mbps which was crazy. It started acting up the past week and now I only get 80Mbps.

[ajvochoa]

I just got mine. We just got the 5g tower in my new division. Verizon offer it for me for free for 12 months for being a great customer it saves me $100 a month from spectrum. So I said why not it doesn't hurt to try. So far so good

[chrishampson]

Great video Brian. Keep up the good work!

[nrdoutmedia]

I’m curious what everyone’s cell reception is for those that have Verizon mobile phones? I have marginal 5G reception in my house and it switches from 4G LTE to 5G depending on where I’m at in my house. And my Speedtest on my phone are around 24-30Mbps. Verizon told me today that my address is now eligible for 5G home internet. I’m very suspicious on the speeds I’ll get. I get almost 400Mbps with Spectrum now and I’d hate to give that up for 25Mbps.

[Swit]

Thank you so very much for your review and honesty. Do you think I should get an extender if my wifi doesn't reach my back porch?

[aptbbakerst]

I also had problems setting up my account and with the way they set up their customer service. I was about to call it quits at one point out of frustration. I am still dealing with the account set up, but so far no complaints about it working.

[NickAbatino]

Liked, subscribed. Great review! Verizon internet is finally available in my area and I would love to get rid of Charter.

[artkaboom]

Excellent video and review! all I have now is a cellphone through Tracfone for 25/month... it works through Verizon. This looks like my best bet for internet, l like that you referenced a built in router and the two ethernet ports. I haven looked at the plans, but have heard 25 to 50 per month, if I already have an account with Verizon. If I drop tracfone and get a Verizon phone that might be the best plan? anyway, many thanks!

[tonykeltsflorida]

I use my visible by verizon phone hotspot.

[chrisnkath]

I have the Verizon 5G little white box - pros = easy set up if you are a current cell user. Cons = everything else. Don’t do it! Look for other options. They Say no upfront fees and charges - lie. Initial bill was about $65 more and their billing is so convoluted who knows where the extra came from. I honestly feel like I’ve stepped back into the dial up age. Numerous drops and buffering FOREVER! Then, if you opt in on the “free” Samsung notebook … there is a penalty if you decide this service sucks - and it does suck. Stuck now, thinking of just biting the bullet and doing the AT&T fiber. Spectrum was no joy, but this is terrible!!