T-Mobile Home Internet: Fast enough for gaming?

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  • čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
  • T-Mobile's long-awaited home internet service is here. The $60-a-month (with autopay) service has no data caps and offers speeds from 25Mbps to 100Mbps. But what's it like using it in the real world?
    0:00 Intro
    1:16 Unboxing & Setup
    2:35 Speed test
    3:07 4K Streaming
    4:04 Zoom call
    5:15 Gaming test
    6:08 Conclusion
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Komentáře • 680

  • @jk.travels
    @jk.travels Před 3 lety +130

    Thanks for watching! Do you guys welcome new competition in the home internet space? Let me know your thoughts!

    • @Deka4891
      @Deka4891 Před 3 lety +16

      I welcome almost ANYTHING that would get the ISP prices to go down.

    • @japzone
      @japzone Před 3 lety +10

      More competition is good competition

    • @TomTerrific
      @TomTerrific Před 3 lety +2

      I didn't see anything about 5g?

    • @SG-wz1hd
      @SG-wz1hd Před 3 lety +4

      This testing is not enough, I’d happy if you run at least 4 devices streaming at 4K.

    • @fawadshamshad
      @fawadshamshad Před 3 lety

      500% welcome it

  • @theylied1776
    @theylied1776 Před 3 lety +180

    Here's the thing, this has Comcast pissing its broadband pants. This means Walmart, with its partner, Straight Talk, will soon be offering a home internet service. Once that happens, all of the ISPs will have to lower their prices or lose market share to Walmart. Walmart has NO plans on being the world's largest ISP, they only want to give people yet another reason to use another Walmart product. And for those who don't know, Walmart was the corporation that forced all of the large cell phone provides to give customers Unlimited Data plans. When Walmart offered Unlimited Data Plans, everyone else gave up and said they couldn't compete with that. So they had to match the offer.

    • @shivag7873
      @shivag7873 Před 3 lety +10

      Thank you for the info on WM. I’m a loyal supporter of WM, though I am not loyal to any other business.
      BTW, how did they lie in 1776?

    • @BigBoss549
      @BigBoss549 Před 2 lety +4

      Economics go brrrrr

    • @trscsaeg
      @trscsaeg Před 2 lety +2

      Thaought t mobile brought back unlimited data from plans before the others

    • @LadyChaos1992
      @LadyChaos1992 Před 2 lety +4

      pretty sure it was T-Mobile that blew mobile plans out of the water when they introduced their "Un-carrier" plan

    • @theylied1776
      @theylied1776 Před 2 lety +5

      @@LadyChaos1992 They weren't the first, but when Straight Talk/Walmart started offering their unlimited data plans that's when every Cell Phone service provider started offering unlimited data without data caps.

  • @Dec4ption
    @Dec4ption Před 2 lety +145

    I live in a area which T-Mobile claimed I had too low of a signal in my area to have one of their routers. Even with only two bars of signal out here in the mountains I get almost 200mpbs consistently. It literally has been the solution to all my problems! Verizon had weird throttling problems, AT&T was way over priced, and west wireless was too slow. The T-Mobile solution definitely is a win in my book.

    • @queendriver1
      @queendriver1 Před 2 lety +1

      sounds like you have an external antenna attached to get those speeds and very close to a tower.

    • @itz-dc-6244
      @itz-dc-6244 Před 2 lety +8

      Ion know who payed you to get on here and cap like this but they had to be paying alot

    • @Dec4ption
      @Dec4ption Před 2 lety

      @@itz-dc-6244 literally no one. I looked for months and couldn’t find anything. Legit Tmobile was the only one that I tried that worked and still to this day three months since I posted that I still get around 200mpbs. I didn’t get paid lol I wish I did.

    • @itz-dc-6244
      @itz-dc-6244 Před 2 lety

      @@Dec4ption I have the exact same box in this video and I don’t get over 50mphs. On top of that it goes out like every 30minutes. I can hardly even watch a CZcams video without it buffering every 2 seconds. Literally the worst internet I’ve seen

    • @Dec4ption
      @Dec4ption Před 2 lety +2

      @@itz-dc-6244 guess it just depends on your area. Won’t work for Everyone you know. But I mean that’s why you get a two week trial with it. At least where I’m from you can take it back in the first two weeks no strings attached. It’s why I even tried this thing.

  • @LenninReyes
    @LenninReyes Před 3 lety +171

    You should have hardwired the laptop to see the max potential.

    • @Asuma492
      @Asuma492 Před 3 lety +22

      I feel like most people don't hardwire their router.

    • @Asuma492
      @Asuma492 Před 3 lety +12

      @@japzone but not most people, I'm just saying man and I'm a gamer myself.

    • @jk.travels
      @jk.travels Před 3 lety +25

      Totally agree with ya! Should have hard-wired into the router. I'll definitely do that on my next review!

    • @doslover
      @doslover Před 3 lety +7

      Most people don't, that's probably true, but if the goal is to test the Internet connectivity itself, going wireless from the gateway as well adds an unnecessary additional factor. That said it sounded like it wasn't a bad experience anyway, so it all worked out :)

    • @xk4l1br3
      @xk4l1br3 Před 3 lety +9

      @@Asuma492 The review says "T-Mobile Home Internet: Fast enough for gaming?"... Not "T-Mobile Home Internet: Fast enough for most people?"

  • @chrisak49
    @chrisak49 Před 3 lety +33

    $60 for consistently under 100mbps is actually expensive. This should be priced closer to $30 a month.

    • @Bryan-Hensley
      @Bryan-Hensley Před 3 lety +23

      Centurylink is $60 per month for 5 Mbps down. I hate to tell you but the rest of the world don't live in your bubble

    • @chrisak49
      @chrisak49 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Bryan-Hensley obviously ur case is an outlier. Most of Centurylink services are closer to $45-$60 for 100mbps

    • @jstar1123
      @jstar1123 Před 3 lety +4

      Depends where you are I get 150-200+

    • @Sevan_UP
      @Sevan_UP Před 2 lety +2

      Isn't 5g supposed to be 400-1000 Mbps? Only 100 Mbps for $55-60 seems like a rip off. Since spectrum offers 200mbps speeds for $49

    • @hopperstreams4487
      @hopperstreams4487 Před 2 lety +2

      Getting about 300 down out here, and others I talked to say about the same. I think this product is YMMV, some people are gonna have better results than others due to location.

  • @pmpmpmpmpmpmpm
    @pmpmpmpmpmpmpm Před 3 lety +73

    This is actually good if you live alone and you're just starting out. 25-100Mbps is good enough for light work-from-home, online gaming and video streaming.

    • @Mojaveknight17
      @Mojaveknight17 Před 3 lety +1

      Is it good to download games?

    • @Toni_De_Arcadia
      @Toni_De_Arcadia Před 3 lety +1

      @@Mojaveknight17 lol yeah see you next week with that type of downloads 😅

    • @Mojaveknight17
      @Mojaveknight17 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Toni_De_Arcadia that's a No...

    • @jpeter38s
      @jpeter38s Před 3 lety +6

      @@Mojaveknight17 it's fine . Totally doable

    • @Toni_De_Arcadia
      @Toni_De_Arcadia Před 3 lety +2

      @@Mojaveknight17 yep if you want to waste electricity having the console/pc or whatever you are running the download on on the background. Then most games come with updates after release so even if you pre load it you STILL gotta wait more time downloading that update 🤷‍♂️😅

  • @JoshGarciaJGG
    @JoshGarciaJGG Před 3 lety +47

    *Skips video* "We're all going to die" 😂 that was hilarious 😂😂

  • @djuell01
    @djuell01 Před 3 lety +114

    You need to do more of a load test on this with multiple devices.

  • @Eshcole
    @Eshcole Před 3 lety +58

    This is definitely a decent alternative for those who can't get wired internet in their home. My problem with that is T-mobile's signal is crap in my area and hit or miss in my last few homes so it seems the only time you get the best signal is in areas where you can get better internet.

    • @hedrickoYO
      @hedrickoYO Před 3 lety

      Is this using the same speeds/networks as the mifi 5G? Just wondering which one to buy

    • @qazwsxzwharp
      @qazwsxzwharp Před 2 lety +1

      @@MrWhiteQT that is not what wired internet means. Wired internet refers to how the internet signal is brought to your house.

    • @Major-Joker
      @Major-Joker Před 2 lety +2

      Well I live in a condo and with comcast I dont get better then 50 to 70, doesnt matter what plan you have it still drops out every day, try to stream a F1 race on 4k buffer constant, heading to tmobile now

    • @qazwsxzwharp
      @qazwsxzwharp Před 2 lety

      @@Major-Joker Good luck streaming anything with T-Mobile.

  • @0neofthem
    @0neofthem Před 3 lety +26

    Fiber is still preferred for single digit latency. But for casual streamers and cord cutters this is a very viable option.

  • @thatunknownguy2680
    @thatunknownguy2680 Před 2 lety +6

    I live in rural South Louisiana. The only option I have is satellite and as a gamer, that's a no for me. Once T-Mobile Home Internet became available here, I jumped on board and I'm glad I did. I do not have 5G in my area yet, but it's still great. Remember, T-Mobile Home Internet is for people who live in rural areas that cannot get fiber internet.

  • @amirmoradi9595
    @amirmoradi9595 Před 3 lety +17

    Whether t mobile's internet is worth it, the more completion the better. Like they said in the video, it's a bargaining chip

  • @r.g.431
    @r.g.431 Před 2 lety +13

    I’ve had it for a couple months and I haven’t had a problem but then again I only use it for my smart tv Netflix, CZcams etc…and for my laptop! I’ve never used it for online gaming so not sure how it would work! But considering that the cheapest home internet is about $75 I think it’s a good price

  • @cawheeler27
    @cawheeler27 Před 2 lety +7

    Just signed up, I'm getting 400 down, way better than the 200 I was getting with cable. The speed definitely depends on your area and how congested it is. I have excellent signal, but live in a sparsely populated area, so it's kinda perfect for getting superfast speeds.

  • @narq5099
    @narq5099 Před 3 lety +81

    It's a great option for those with limited options, but it's definitely not for online gamers- especially FPS gamers. While speeds seem to be just good enough, latency is WAY too high. That's a deal-breaker with first-person shooters.

    • @unknownwolf4046
      @unknownwolf4046 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm gonna get as backup once its available in my area Hugo rural Oklahoma 🤗my ISP bravado Wireless so slow I have issues
      With gaming I pay $80 on contract Bec mx210np I get about 2mbps speeds

    • @Nothingatallllll
      @Nothingatallllll Před 3 lety +5

      @@ziggxter4634 damn I feel bad for y’all. Hopefully this help u play w a better experience.

    • @EileenTheCr0w
      @EileenTheCr0w Před 3 lety +1

      @@ziggxter4634 why can you only game through a vpn?

    • @fredreed2001
      @fredreed2001 Před 3 lety +3

      I disagree it’s good for online gaming but remember to get a good internet connection will depend on your location. I have read where some people are a very good or better Internet connection then others and that’s because of their location they are in. But yes this is far better then both Xfinity and Verizon Fios together and you can do online gaming with T-Mobile home Internet service. If you can’t then it’s because of your location your in.

    • @narq5099
      @narq5099 Před 3 lety +7

      @@fredreed2001 Hey, if it's all you have to choose from, it's better than nothing. But, to reiterate, I'm not talking about being able to game online. I'm talking about being able to successfully play FPS games. It's an uphill climb when you have pings that are well beyond 100ms, and you're playing against people with 10-15ms pings.

  • @leonardjona
    @leonardjona Před 3 lety +9

    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.

    • @iadoremelissa12345
      @iadoremelissa12345 Před 2 lety

      LMAO, i work for TMobile and I can tell you that's about the fattest lie I've heard about our internet. We don't have speeds near that high nor do we recommend using that many devices at ones cause the internet slows down considerately

    • @leonardjona
      @leonardjona Před 2 lety

      @@iadoremelissa12345 Ok. Well you probably shouldn’t work for the company. I work for T-Mobile as well and work and live in DT Bellevue where our corporate headquarters is as I’m sure you know. I’m in the legal department. Please let me know if you’d like to meet up for lunch or anything. Would love to meet you in person and show you the Speed Test results. Also your tweets are quite entertaining…

    • @soulexee
      @soulexee Před 2 lety

      @@iadoremelissa12345 funny thing, i got the t-mobile 5g home internet and i'm in a rural area and i get as high as 600MBPS at the max on a really good day, and as low as 100mbps on a poor day, usually the average is 430mbps to 500mbps. looks like you don't know the company you work for

  • @ambuj.k
    @ambuj.k Před 3 lety +8

    When he says you can check that video, here↗️ into blank space.

  • @mcbrian
    @mcbrian Před 3 lety +3

    Wow the production on this video is crazy good

  • @scout413
    @scout413 Před 3 lety +19

    Yes!!!! I've been using it for months!!!!
    over 200Mbps down!!

    • @Chris-qe2dq
      @Chris-qe2dq Před 3 lety

      Is it good for gaming consoles, netflix,?? 👀

    • @scout413
      @scout413 Před 3 lety +2

      ​@@Chris-qe2dq Yes, I play games on ps4 and pc with no problems!!

    • @bennyherrera6550
      @bennyherrera6550 Před 3 lety +1

      Are you hardwired or wireless connection while gaming?

    • @scout413
      @scout413 Před 3 lety +3

      @@bennyherrera6550 i've tried both hard wired and wireless. If you have a wifi 6 capable device you wont really notice that much of a difference. If you can hard wire I would. but other than minor differences its been good to me.

    • @23steph13
      @23steph13 Před 3 lety

      What metro area are you in?

  • @JZabala22
    @JZabala22 Před 3 lety +14

    I'll begin by saying I'm spoiled by living in NY and having access to Fios 500mbps plan for slightly less than this T-mobile plan.... That being said I can see this as a very good option for those who live in more suburban settings with fewer home internet options. I hope that over time t-mobile can increase the data speeds.

    • @mizzlegend1
      @mizzlegend1 Před 2 lety

      It doesn't work well that great in your upper ny

  • @divine0enigma
    @divine0enigma Před 2 lety +5

    "A little bit a lag but it was able to recover pretty quick."
    I think what you meant to say is "absolutely unacceptable for gaming."

    • @harvey7945
      @harvey7945 Před 2 lety

      It’s pissing me off how awful it is

  • @happytrails1963
    @happytrails1963 Před 3 lety +30

    Been using Tmobile 5G for a short time and its so impressive. Its much faster compared to xfinity. Recently xfinity let me know they were going to cap my usage but for another $20/mo could get unlimited. Having some competition in the market is very welcome. Although if my tmobile speeds stay steady I dont know how cable would ever persuade me back.

    • @ThatGuy-uh6tm
      @ThatGuy-uh6tm Před 2 lety

      Just did the same thing 🤣

    • @Fakeditto
      @Fakeditto Před 2 lety

      Would you say it’s strong enough to play on a PlayStation 5? I just ordered mine for my apartment and I wanted to know if it was good enough for it. Reply soon please thank you!

    • @theriseoftony
      @theriseoftony Před 2 lety

      Weird Comcast charges 50.00 for me unlimited data but I have Comcast home internet

    • @MrWhiteQT
      @MrWhiteQT Před 2 lety +4

      Idk about it being faster then xfinity but it does the job.

    • @MrWhiteQT
      @MrWhiteQT Před 2 lety +1

      @@Fakeditto yes I played my ps5 and series s and it does work

  • @Placesandspaces35
    @Placesandspaces35 Před 3 lety +3

    May also be a good option for a back up internet system if your main router supports dual WAN failover.

  • @jimmyers1251
    @jimmyers1251 Před 2 lety +1

    I live out in a deep rural area with only terrible 1.5 Mbps internet service from only one (VHF Radio) provider, until I found the T-Mobile home internet service! Now, rock solid 152 Mbps constant internet from T-Mobile for only $50 a month, and I love it! :-)

  • @arizonaphotolife3342
    @arizonaphotolife3342 Před 2 lety

    just saw an ad in gmail for this. looked it and was wondering about gaming as their T&C and ToS did not include gaming. from the ping factor, when cable first started it had extremely high ping rates and eventually that's what almost everyone uses now. thanks for the review.

  • @davidcole2337
    @davidcole2337 Před 3 lety +16

    Latency is the issue more than overall speed. So if you have a hardwire option go with it.

    • @utahdan231
      @utahdan231 Před 3 lety

      I have Comcast 200 Mbps. A big city , I have to restart every 3-4 days because speed goes down. I’m the only person is a household. Weekends are bad.

    • @qazwsxzwharp
      @qazwsxzwharp Před 2 lety

      @@utahdan231 Make Comcast fix the problem. They will if you keep on them about it.

  • @AllStars2525
    @AllStars2525 Před 3 lety +3

    Great review! I need to check this out!

  • @grayday8089
    @grayday8089 Před 2 lety

    I'm new to the isp but so far it works great. The only issue I had was one time when I was on a wifi call and the wifi cut off and switched me to the regular cell signal.

  • @GD-xu3zz
    @GD-xu3zz Před 2 lety +1

    Was connected to my T-Mobile Home Internet while watching this video at 2160p and it was clear and no lag on my phone and so far on my PS4 it takes like 2 seconds to load but the quality is really good and so far i haven’t had many issues other than setting it up and placement

  • @Tcduncan23
    @Tcduncan23 Před 3 lety +21

    I run my whole house and game on it. Couldn't be happier.

    • @drisilla8311
      @drisilla8311 Před 3 lety

      What kind of games do you play?

    • @Tcduncan23
      @Tcduncan23 Před 3 lety +2

      @@drisilla8311 mostly for honor, my son plays Fortnite on it. It's all about the placement. I can get 3 bars of signal which will get me over 100 mb and anywhere from 30s to maybe 60 latency.

    • @RoyalDog214
      @RoyalDog214 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm seriously considering getting this to replace my current internet provider, but have you noticed any lags while playing or watching a stream movie?

    • @R-AA-W
      @R-AA-W Před 3 lety

      @@RoyalDog214 dont dont buy it, I play on a pc all the time I get 100 ping normally never lower and sometimes games dont even work!! I'm getting new network when I move aka Xfinity

    • @riderforchrist2755
      @riderforchrist2755 Před 2 lety

      What city are you in

  • @courcheval
    @courcheval Před 3 lety +3

    I have a similar system in France but 4g only, and my download speed averages 160 Mbs, upload speed 60 Mbs for 30 ms ping. I m using it for VR streaming and it work perfectly ...95% of the time.

  • @sillydog70
    @sillydog70 Před 3 lety +4

    People are already modifying it with external antenna adapters which I have always thought the systems and others should come with a simple plug-in for an external antennas it would make them so much more usable

  • @geejanet1143
    @geejanet1143 Před 3 lety +5

    I might have to try this out

  • @queendriver1
    @queendriver1 Před 2 lety +2

    T-Mobile is my home internet it does vary where you are located and if you add an antenna you will get a better service, the issue with gaming is the UPnP does not register, and play is in moderate as opposed to an open nat. Still very doable. The area for which you live depends on your speeds as well, -meaning what are you able to connect to? 4g-5g which also plays a big factor in the speed you will have.

  • @robertschloss3874
    @robertschloss3874 Před 3 lety +1

    Happy to see T-Mobile enter the competition. Just wish there was a way to better see how coverage would be where I live. Have you got an app for that?

  • @MrLwhiteford
    @MrLwhiteford Před 3 lety +2

    Brooklyn ny here. Works great for me. Streaming and online gaming with both ps4 and ps5 at the same time

    • @jagerbarrera396
      @jagerbarrera396 Před 3 lety

      Any lag or issues? While gaming

    • @MrLwhiteford
      @MrLwhiteford Před 3 lety +2

      @@jagerbarrera396 no lag

    • @MrLwhiteford
      @MrLwhiteford Před 3 lety +2

      @@jagerbarrera396 me and my wife play world war z online. She's on the ps4 and I'm on the ps5. Same time no issues

  • @litobeelouis8819
    @litobeelouis8819 Před 3 lety +3

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for this service. If your on the fence about this, don’t be. This is the real deal and I have no complaints.

  • @doncherney8649
    @doncherney8649 Před 2 lety +1

    My Gateway will be arriving later on today. Glad to see the positive review and looking forward to setting it up. -don from Lorain Ohio USA 🇺🇸

    • @selfsaid7338
      @selfsaid7338 Před 2 lety +1

      How is it?

    • @doncherney8649
      @doncherney8649 Před 2 lety

      @@selfsaid7338 set up is dead simple. Took maybe 10 minutes. Done several speed tests and we’re averaging about 200 mbps. It did go out for about 3 hrs right when I was walking out for work my kids told me but when I got home it had already started working again. Putting the small outage aside, right now I couldn’t be happier with it. We’ve got 6 devices running off of it with no slow downs. -don from Lorain Ohio USA 🇺🇸

    • @doncherney8649
      @doncherney8649 Před 2 lety

      @@selfsaid7338 just did another speed test at 257 mbps but it’s 1:10 am. Upload speed is 43.7 mbps. -don from Lorain Ohio USA 🇺🇸

  • @QuertyQw33n
    @QuertyQw33n Před 2 lety

    I was backing my phone up to the cloud while connecting my tv to the wifi. In less time than it took me to connect the tv and type in the password, the backup was complete. To give you an idea, it hadn't been done in months, seeing as how my former isp was too slow to do so.

  • @tn9783
    @tn9783 Před 3 lety

    Hi were you using the ethernet cable as a connection during your broadcast/testing or wireless connection?

  • @littlerocker22
    @littlerocker22 Před 3 lety +14

    I have it and Average around 150 mbps and peaks at 230 mbps it sometimes drop to 90-100 mbps

  • @EastBayToyz
    @EastBayToyz Před 2 lety +5

    Never ordered something so fast in my life 😂 and been a T-Mobile customer for a while and 5G is available in my area 📈 thanks for the video!

    • @EastBayToyz
      @EastBayToyz Před 2 lety

      Just an update as of now, I’ve been playing multiple games on my PS5 and streaming videos in 4K on my Apple TV, all connected to Ethernet and no buffering or lag at all! Unbelievable download/upload speed from T-Mobile device and only $50 a month on top of my bill, thanks for the video honestly!

    • @jacobdelgado7653
      @jacobdelgado7653 Před 2 lety +1

      @@EastBayToyz so you don't lag at all when you play online games?

    • @EastBayToyz
      @EastBayToyz Před 2 lety

      @@jacobdelgado7653 no sir none whatsoever, I play warzone perfectly fine and multiple other games, till this day still no complaints on my end.

  • @luisrebullosa902
    @luisrebullosa902 Před 2 lety

    I like how he was checking the 4k streaming and it starts off with we are all going to die🤣🤣

  • @mexinumba1
    @mexinumba1 Před 2 lety +3

    yes new options are always good, I was tied to spectrum until I found out about t-mobile , I'm gonna give them a try

    • @DhavalSakaria
      @DhavalSakaria Před 2 lety

      have you got it? how is it. I am also stuck with spectrum's high insane price. Let me know if Tmobile internet is worth to get it or not...

  • @connorholm6463
    @connorholm6463 Před 2 lety +2

    I live in rural Washington State. We were paying Centurylink $40/month for an unreliable 4mbps. That was the only wired ISP we could get due to location, and that was the fastest speed they could give us. We finally switched to a local ISP who uses wireless access points to get us our internet, and now we’re paying $60 for 6mbps. While better and more reliable, it’s still slow and sometimes spotty. Plus, when the internet goes down over the weekend, we have to wait until Monday. Supposedly, my address isn’t eligible for Home Internet, but my neighbor across the street has it. After months of trying, I finally convinced T-Mobile today to let me get this even though my address technically isn’t eligible! Should be here in a few days, so we’ll see how it goes! For everyone saying the speeds are still so slow, when your only option is to pay more for slower Internet because you live rural, Home Internet is so incredibly appealing!

    • @zarincarr2408
      @zarincarr2408 Před 2 lety +1

      How much of an improvement did you have?

    • @connorholm6463
      @connorholm6463 Před 2 lety

      @@zarincarr2408 we got a reliable 6-15 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up for a while, but, after some local tower modernization, service has been absolutely horrible. I currently have a ticket in with T-Mobile and should be hearing from them within the next couple of days. Looking at a service map for our area, coverage is limited, so we definitely don’t expect to get the same speeds that others are getting. We are just happy with anything over 6 Mbps!

    • @jamesleaty7308
      @jamesleaty7308 Před 2 lety +1

      The way you can tell. Do you have good tmobile connection at your house. If so. Then the home internet will be fine. I'm rural. I have really good tmo at my house. They have 2 towers in the area. Over the hill from my area. No signal. I've had tmo for 10years. I just happen to be in a sweet spot relative to my area.

  • @Mark-ix8rz
    @Mark-ix8rz Před 2 lety +2

    I tried T-Mobile internet in April 2021 and it was a no go. 6 months later coverage improved. I've had my TM internet running for a week now and it's been a rock solid 3 out of 5 bars which is great considering it's been storming every day. Speeds depend on the device. Oddly my newest 5g phone is the slowest at 35 mbps down and 15 up. All devices get the same 25ms ping and 15 jitter and no loss. Laptop and older 4g phone get 350mbps down and 15 up. I have 7 devices connected. The price has dropped to 50 a month and the T-Mobile TV dongle was included for free and works well. Since it comes with a promise to never raise your rate I'm going with it over my fiber connection with it's price creep. I'm in a new subdivision with 3 fiber options and I could play those services against each other but who wants to spend the time doing that. It's pretty much like fiber and the only thing that really stands out is web pages load a little slower. I'm a light gamer and I've had no problems. 50 bucks a month vs 70 that will increase with time. I'll take the 50

    • @jamesleaty7308
      @jamesleaty7308 Před 2 lety +2

      10yrs with tmobile. It will be that 50 forever, they are really good about grandfathering in. You will see increases in the plan prices. They never translate to existing plans. I cut the cord. 5 years ago when 4g got good enough to run devices. 5 g is great. I just bought the home internet.

    • @austinphifer-tg9oo
      @austinphifer-tg9oo Před rokem

      15 jitter is absolutely awful. I mean that is terrible. Your lucky you have options to fiber. I do not, only spectrum

    • @Mark-ix8rz
      @Mark-ix8rz Před rokem

      @@austinphifer-tg9oo 15 for jitter isn't awful. It isn't terrible. Streaming is just fine. Phone calls are just fine. Gaming on the PlayStation is fine. I don't know where you got your info, but you really don't start having troubles with jitter until you hit 50 and even then it will only affect some things. I've been running this for well over a year now and it works just fine. They've worked on the pole where I connect 3 times. Each time they warned me ahead of time and each time service got faster. Not unusual to hit 325 and as high as 400 megabytes a second. A lot people don't realize that your signal doesn't travel very far over the air before it gets to fiber or wire.
      Kind of odd for this to be your first post after joining. I think it'd be interesting to know how many CZcams accounts you have.

  • @gthan405
    @gthan405 Před 2 lety +1

    I have tmobile home internet and I live in yukon oklahoma, and on tmobiles coverage map it shows I'm in the ultra 5g area and my speeds are super fast, download speeds is 400 - 500 Mbps peak hours and 500 - 600 Mbps off peak hours. Upload speeds are anywhere between 10 Mbps to 25 Mbps

  • @Aestivalis67
    @Aestivalis67 Před 3 lety +1

    I had this service for about a week. Could not get speeds above 15mbps, and it refused to stay connected to some of my older hardware. Signal only had 3 bars, but my phone on the same T-Mobile network gets 5 bars in my home. Maybe I'll try it again in a year, but for now, it's just not woking well in my area.

  • @cassettabaker677
    @cassettabaker677 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for this video bye bye AT&T I try this for two weeks now & it’s great loving it

  • @Ron-fq2sn
    @Ron-fq2sn Před 3 lety +1

    Yes I would love to have Tmo internet, not yet available in our neighborhood when it does I’m in👍😂

  • @hedrickoYO
    @hedrickoYO Před 3 lety +1

    What’s the difference with the mifi 5G, is this faster? Also looking for something to game with online

  • @nm1000
    @nm1000 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for sharing locations (time 4:20-4:28). That info is missing from most reviews that I saw.

  • @ju1cy794
    @ju1cy794 Před 2 lety

    for someone who usually relies on phone hotspot this is a lifesaver ngl

  • @meety89
    @meety89 Před 3 lety +7

    Here in va we're getting 400 download and 90 upload on the 5g Network

  • @braden6992
    @braden6992 Před 2 lety

    One question you didn't cover is how much coverage the wireless router has inside of a house. Does it need to be pretty much in the same room? If I have it in the living room and coverage won't reach my bedroom am I able to easily move the wireless router to the bedroom when I need it there and then return it later?

  • @RofIStomper
    @RofIStomper Před 2 lety +2

    2:09 I disagree with that statement, when I switched over to T-Mobile internet, I kept my router and I did not have to change name password or Wi-Fi network at all, my home network stay the same

  • @anthonyfrancq
    @anthonyfrancq Před 3 lety +1

    Current promotion verified as I just signed up. $50 w/auto pay or $55 without

  • @buck11772
    @buck11772 Před 3 lety

    What’s the screen saver your using?

  • @HatsuneMiku3D
    @HatsuneMiku3D Před 2 lety

    The problem with LTE is location location location, depending on where you live, where the nearest cell towers are located, do you have a clean signal to the tower...how far away are you from the tower etc etc, these questions are all something that directly affects the service.

  • @shaazsphotohub
    @shaazsphotohub Před 3 lety +1

    Getting around 300 MBS upload speeds and 30-50 download speed via spectrum for 100 bucks a month.
    May switch!

  • @alexfns2427
    @alexfns2427 Před 3 lety +2

    This is strange for me, as a person who continually has to depend on my TMobile & at&t hotspots from my phones to game, the performance from this dedicated machine doesn't make much sense. For reference, I only play overwatch and black ops and the hotspot from both of my phones is more than enough to run these games

  • @Akeldama626
    @Akeldama626 Před 3 lety

    So does the signal booster work with this to boost the signal like it would a phone??

  • @youtuberbayleexiong908

    Mine will be here any day now and I'm so excited we been going off hotspot for a year and half or something like that

  • @themelonprophet6276
    @themelonprophet6276 Před 2 lety +1

    Its actually really good I can play call of duty, battlefield whatever game I want no lag and fast to download updates and games.

  • @GamerDadschannel
    @GamerDadschannel Před 2 lety +1

    Would this work with gaming and streaming multiple devices at the same time?

  • @winder480
    @winder480 Před 2 lety +1

    I am in the Allentown, PA area. I am getting 300-400Mb Down and 50-60Mb Up. it is pretty fast in my area. I love it, I got of stupid RCN.

  • @everydayanadventure
    @everydayanadventure Před 3 lety +1

    I live off grid miles from town. Normal internet doesn't work for me but i do get a good 5g signal with 80ish down and 15 up. Just got tmobile to set me up on this service yesterday. I also preordered starlink months ago so when I finally get that I'm looking forward to comparing the two services.

    • @BobbyHilll132
      @BobbyHilll132 Před 2 lety

      Did you ever try them?

    • @everydayanadventure
      @everydayanadventure Před 2 lety

      @@BobbyHilll132 still waiting on starlink. I have no complaints about my TMobile 5g home internet. It's consistently very fast.

    • @BobbyHilll132
      @BobbyHilll132 Před 2 lety

      @@everydayanadventure do you game on it?

    • @everydayanadventure
      @everydayanadventure Před 2 lety

      @@BobbyHilll132 yes with no problems. I just ran a speed test and got 101 up and 62 down.

  • @LinkNBricks
    @LinkNBricks Před 2 lety

    Please note that Counter-Strike GO use a share Network for their servers meaning that if one user in your group have bad internet it can potentially make everyone lag for a split second.

  • @TruLuan
    @TruLuan Před 2 lety

    Did you try it gaming with the ethernet cable plugged in or just wireless?

  • @yfs9035
    @yfs9035 Před 3 lety +4

    If T-Mobile learned how to properly set up their routers and use packet queueing It could be viable 😅

  • @eyesofthefox
    @eyesofthefox Před 2 lety

    I've heard you can hook it up to your router and disable in the routing of the TMobile device so it can focus all processing power on recieving internet.

  • @bobmcdonald2502
    @bobmcdonald2502 Před 3 lety +1

    Is it addressed based or can I use it anywhere

  • @whoknows1118
    @whoknows1118 Před 3 lety

    I had a T-Mobile hotspot for school that I used to game on also should I expect this to be about the same cuz where I live wifi basicly isn’t an option

  • @samushunter0048
    @samushunter0048 Před 3 lety

    I would get this but since this is new the speeds might not be favorable also depends on location.

  • @wmtyrance
    @wmtyrance Před 3 lety +2

    So I can plug my desktop pc into this right? All they ever talk about is the wifi. I want to know about Desktop PCs.

    • @jamesdesmond1301
      @jamesdesmond1301 Před 2 lety

      Yes. I've got my Dell Inspiron desktop plugged into one of the grey cylinder's ethernet ports via CAT 5e cable. Works fine.

  • @enerzise3161
    @enerzise3161 Před 3 lety

    We are researching for our Indie Game-Dev work. We (4) all live together and upload and download updates as our projects are in the cloud storage of Unity 3D. We used to used 400 - 500 Gig a month in bandwidth, but have worked to reduce it down to 160 to 200 Gig a month by manually updating folders on our hard drives using a synchronization app.
    We purchased 5 acres 75 miles out of town in the woods of Florida and it is off grid, so we need a mobile / remote internet option. Nomad is over $100 a month and it never throttles and we have the ability to get it on the T-Mobile, Verizon or AT&T networks. We purchased three Mint Mobile phones with 15 Gig each hot-spot included with our cell service for $25 a month X 3 so for $75 we get cell service and 45 Gig total mobile hot-spot of data. We can use our cell hones on that wooded property and they are on the T-Mobile Network.
    We purchased a used camper trailer to convert into a Mobile Game Dev Studio.
    We like to do a lot of Archery, Kayaking, Camping, Hiking, Fishing and Photography in our down time.
    We are also going to purchase 3 to 5 more properties around the USA to travel between.
    I will present your video to the other three to see if they want to try it out.
    We are hoping to get Star Link and one other Backup Option.
    Other states we are looking at land to buy.
    Texas
    Nevada
    South Dakota
    Tennessee
    Kentucky
    Maine
    We also have a 25 foot trailerable sailboat with a swing keel.
    We use this as a sailboat, but also as a Camper as it sleeps 6 people.
    👍 Thanks Bunches for the Review Video ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @danny19e
    @danny19e Před 3 lety +3

    I’ve had it for 2 months now and I am liking it. So far I haven’t had any issues. I had AT&T and was paying $63 a month for 4 years and was only getting 5mbps. In the area that I live AT&T didn’t offer faster speeds.
    With T-Mobile’s internet I am getting faster internet and am paying $15 less. It’s a win win for me.

    • @gbr4732
      @gbr4732 Před 3 lety +1

      Can you download big games/ play games online?

  • @painexotic3757
    @painexotic3757 Před 3 lety +26

    I use a hotspot and it's good enough for gaming

    • @Fernandos2005
      @Fernandos2005 Před 3 lety

      Which 1?

    • @painexotic3757
      @painexotic3757 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Fernandos2005 X-finity. All you need to do is buy a wifi booster antenna. I average about 30-35 Mbps download speed but if you get a stronger antenna you can get much more.

    • @Fernandos2005
      @Fernandos2005 Před 3 lety

      @@painexotic3757 ok thanks

    • @Fernandos2005
      @Fernandos2005 Před 3 lety

      @@painexotic3757 like what type of booster what brand is yours

  • @motleyminded85
    @motleyminded85 Před 3 lety +1

    There's no negotiation Comcast could offer that would make me want to keep it. Please come to Philly, T-Mobile!!!!!

  • @LivinwithPat
    @LivinwithPat Před 2 lety

    Is this better than Verizon home internet and is it good for gaming and streaming

  • @donewithmodernlife
    @donewithmodernlife Před 2 lety

    I live in a very rural area in Mississippi & up until 2 weeks ago was getting ripped off via Hughesnet & their absolutely awful satellite service. Brought the T-Mobile home after finding out their 5G covered my area (they’re the only ones that do.)
    I couldn’t be happier. I’m typically getting 60-70 downstream which is more than enough to stream & do some light gaming. Plus I don’t lose service when it rains, it’s $180 a month cheaper than Hughesnet & no data cap.

    • @silver1407
      @silver1407 Před 2 lety

      buy Starlink, pay the $400 for the starter package, and don't look back

  • @AstroBluePrelude
    @AstroBluePrelude Před 3 lety

    Do you plug it to the wall cable?

  • @nancyhixon1141
    @nancyhixon1141 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the helpful video. I hope i can get it going today.

  • @oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501

    I have it downtown Indy. The best download speed I get is 25-30 mb.

    • @shivag7873
      @shivag7873 Před 3 lety +1

      That’s not good for 60bucks a month.

  • @skfgv
    @skfgv Před 2 lety

    Does it needs to be connected to the outlet all the time since it has a battery screen ?

  • @ivelissecruz4653
    @ivelissecruz4653 Před 2 lety

    Hello so if you have workout equipment like a Nordictrack treadmill will this not work? Plus homeschooling two daughters plus TVs.

  • @chris_panda
    @chris_panda Před 3 lety +6

    Awesome option! Can’t wait to get rid of Spectrum!

    • @DhavalSakaria
      @DhavalSakaria Před 2 lety

      have you got it? how is it. I am also stuck with spectrum's high insane price. Let me know if Tmobile internet is worth to get it or not...

    • @suzannecornell2801
      @suzannecornell2801 Před 2 lety

      Chris York do you do heavy of medium gaming?
      If so, is Tmobile internet better than Spectrum because we would love to get rid of Spectrum but we have a gamer in the family who needs good internet all the time.

  • @Orlyy
    @Orlyy Před 2 lety +2

    Starlink or this need to be in my area, I don't care which one comes first. I pay $130 for a 50 down, 1 up line here.

  • @StefanbBorisov
    @StefanbBorisov Před 3 lety +3

    Home internet in the US is so so expensive. My home internet is just as fast, for a 10 times smaller monthly fee. I live in Bulgaria, but I think it's similar in all European countries.

    • @jpeter38s
      @jpeter38s Před 3 lety +1

      But do you have a data cap ?

    • @StefanbBorisov
      @StefanbBorisov Před 3 lety +1

      @@jpeter38s nope, unlimited

    • @jpeter38s
      @jpeter38s Před 3 lety

      @@StefanbBorisov really? My friend has to pay extra in chunks if he goes over

    • @StefanbBorisov
      @StefanbBorisov Před 3 lety +1

      @@jpeter38s as I said, the internet in the US is VERY EXPENSIVE, it's the same for mobile data

  • @tylersoun
    @tylersoun Před 2 lety +1

    How does it handle multiple devices connected to it?

  • @jusappia1580
    @jusappia1580 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for your video...very helpful

  • @crazywyvern4704
    @crazywyvern4704 Před 3 lety

    Can you test with an Ethernet cable too?

  • @earl4769
    @earl4769 Před 3 lety +1

    The T Mobile modem has an ethernet wan connection for your router- is it a gig or 100??

  • @MrSwain4
    @MrSwain4 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice video, but next time for csgo gameplay you should turn on net_graph so we can see the latency, loss, etc.

  • @Ruby-ms5uy
    @Ruby-ms5uy Před 2 lety

    Had to look this up.. it’s truly based off where you live. I guess my area is really congested I get about a steady 3 mbps

  • @Bry.89
    @Bry.89 Před 2 lety

    The lag you're seeing in the buffering could be the latency and not necessarily the speed.

  • @laurasheets-parker54
    @laurasheets-parker54 Před 2 lety

    Wondering if I can use with my smart TV?

  • @GRREZ
    @GRREZ Před 3 lety +1

    Mange the the only plan I could get from at&t was the 10mbit plan and it was horrible for gaming as one one expect. I live in a trailer park and it’s not an ideal location. My T-Mobile motel/router was shipped the other day and I’m very excited to test this out.

    • @GRREZ
      @GRREZ Před 2 lety

      It’s crazy looking back at this comment, I’m able to download game at about 200/300 mbps. Online gaming isn’t the best but it gets the job done I’ve come a long way

  • @theacallender
    @theacallender Před 2 lety

    I am at the end of my rope with Cablevision. I will give this a try. Hope it works with a three-level home.

  • @rddubbwright6283
    @rddubbwright6283 Před 3 lety

    When will they have gaming for tmoible