I have had this up in TV since 2/8/22. When I tried this service in my home "up North" last month, it was a miserable failure and I returned the Gateway and almost dropped T-Mobile completely over terrible customer service. HOWEVER, here in TV, speeds are generally excellent and connectivity pretty good with only a few dropouts. I am in Village of Bonita and about 1 mile from cell tower. Price is fabulous and far superior to my troubled relationship with Xfinity. There is "0" help available from T-Mobile store, all must be done online, including device setup and return. Major issue is with offshore support, which is the worst I have ever seen and no alternatives. If you are also a T-Mobile cell customer, it is possible to negotiate a $40./mo deal.

[Petersweeney]

Switched to Mint Mobile 6 months ago. Same service at 15 a month per phone. I use the other 35 bucks to buy steak!

[JCoth1972]

Those having poor results with their TM 5G Gateway try rotating the unit in several directions as there are multiple antennas inside and by turning the little tower unit can improve reception.
Hope this helps before you give up.

[Shoogley]

Terrible use Xfinity

[Maish]

Originally Posted by PoolBrews

For consistent internet speeds, fiber is by far the most consistent, cable is fast but can vary heavily based on usage on the trunk you are connected to, and wireless 5G will be very inconsistent and depend heavily on distance to a tower and what obstructions are between you and the tower.

If your home is stone block or concrete construction, 5G will work far worse than in a standard stick home as the concrete blocks 5g signals very well.

5G compares to cable as cable compares to fiber. If Quantum fiber is available in your area, they offer 1Gbps (G as in Gigabit, or















1,000Mbps) service for a flat rate of $65/month. No taxes or fees added, and they give you a WiFi 6 modem at no cost or lease fee.

Unlike cable or 5G, when I speed test I always get the same number - 980Mbps when plugged in directly, and 700Mbps wirelessly.

We have a stucco home north of 466 where fiber is not available. Do you know if it can be installed in our home?

[wpietras]

google tmobile. you will go to their site and enter your address to see if 5G is available.

[Mike and Angie]

How would you find out if there is Quantum fiber in your area? Also, what company offers this service? We are in Citrus Grove area.

[jerseyvillager]

Using T-Mobile internet for about 3 weeks. Very easy to self-install, great speeds, haven't experienced a blip, great deals for changing companies, Senior discounts, no charge for equipment and more. Can't tell you how happy to be done with Comcast/Infinity; the worse customer service in existence.

[DDToto41]

Originally Posted by pokeefe45@aol.com

Really solid input-Especially the one about not dumping Century Link without trying 5G for a month.

For the record-someone asked about 'G'-It sometimes means 'gigahertz'-which is one million 'hertz' and sometimes it means 'generation'-as in 5G = Fifth Generation
Great advice all-Thanx much

Giga means billion, when used with computers. Byte is a short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word. I believe 5G means 5 Gigabytes.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by DDToto41

Giga means billion, when used with computers. Byte is a short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word. I believe 5G means 5 Gigabytes.

5GB (used to measure data) = 5 gigabytes
5GHz (used to measure frequency) = 5 gigahertz
5G (used to identify a cellular service) = 5th Generation

There have been 2G, 2.5G, 3G, and 4G services. 5G is relatively new. 3G service is due to be shut off soon.

[PoolBrews]

Originally Posted by Maish

We have a stucco home north of 466 where fiber is not available. Do you know if it can be installed in our home?

I also have a stucco home north of 466, but we have fiber run throughout our neighborhood (Phillips Villas). You may have fiber in your neighborhood - they don't automatically run it into each home. If you don't have fiber through your area, then there is no way to get it.

You can check for availability at the following site:

Quantum

[PoolBrews]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

5GB (used to measure data) = 5 gigabytes
5GHz (used to measure frequency) = 5 gigahertz
5G (used to identify a cellular service) = 5th Generation

There have been 2G, 2.5G, 3G, and 4G services. 5G is relatively new. 3G service is due to be shut off soon.

When it comes to measuring network speeds, numbers always refer to gigabits. For storage, it's measured in gigabytes. Networks were so slow initially, that using gigabytes looked very poor for advertising, so gigabits have always been used. This is true for cell, cable, and fiber speeds.

However, in this case 5G does not stand for 5 gigabits or gigabytes, it simply means 5th Generation of the wireless spec.

"For a network to be considered 5G, it has to abide by certain rules set by governing authorities like 3GPP. ... 5G peak download speed: 20 Gb/s (gigabits per second), or 20,480 Mb/s (megabits per second) 5G peak upload speed: 10 Gb/s (gigabits per second), or 10,240 Mb/s (megabits per second)"

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

5G is relatively new. 3G service is due to be shut off soon.

From what I'm reading anything under 5G will affect home security systems, ankle braces, older cell phones. etc. etc. by the end of 2022.

5G - Wikipedia

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by pokeefe45@aol.com

Just became aware that TMOBILE offers a 5G internet service for $50 a month, including equipment, with 100 MBPS speed- and no other usage restrictions. I'm using Century Link now, without any real issues-Am wondering if anyone has had success with TMOBILE service? It's cheaper, and I'm intrigued at the possibilities of 5G wireless internet. I do a lot of streaming on multiple TV's and devices, so am hesitant to be a first adopter unless others have had good experiences with it. Live in Polo Ridge.

Any info or anecdotes will be appreciated!

wish you much luck on that one, 5G isn't an internet answer. just a means to an end. especially with what you intend to do