✅Straight Talk Wireless Home Internet - Is It Really Better Than Verizon? Hidden Terms & Conditions
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Here's the low down on the Straight Talk 5G and 4G LTE Home Internet available at Walmart. Its an MVNO for Verizon and has some key differences from Verizon's own 5G Home internet offerings. Lets go into the details to see how they compare and which is a better play for you.
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Oh I got the straight talk one.. and trust me when I say it’s unlimited.. it’s unlimited !! No problems at all, and there’s at 15 devices connected, no problems..
Im gonna give ST a try. I have phone service with them and I like the idea of no contract
Let us know how it goes
I am glad there are more choices available today. In my area of Central Connecticut, I noticed Comcast running many radio ads throwing shade at T-Mobile Home Internet. That brought a grin to my face :) Three 5G Home internet providers, One Satilite (StarLink) and two fiber ISP coming on line may mean better service and lower prices. I don't like AT&T, but I would certainly like it if they hop on the bandwagon to increase competition even further.
true indeed!
T-Mobile is great, especially if you use an external cellular antenna. Comcast is trash
Hello . I appreciate the video and the information I've been searching for an address ,Or neighborhood anywhere close to Tennessee, That will allow me to use the Straight Talk router. It is proven to be harder than we all thought. Do you know an area that it will work in?
I received it on Monday. No problems with set up but you’re absolutely right. When I do a speed test it starts out at 250 Mbps then quickly winds down to exactly 100 speed. And the bottom of the cube says made in Taiwan and a TracFone wireless logo. I’ve been streaming for days and no slow down yet no way to monitor my data through them, so I’ll just keep it up and see if it dies.
Can you keep us updated weekly?
Do you know if it's actually unlimited data or is there a cap at 1000GB like all the others
@@nathanialhyatt8880 I'm very interested in an answer to this too before I pull the trigger.
I absolutely love mine. I have been using it for 5 months and it hasn’t slowed down yet. I activate them everyday for customers in store. I find them an address, they go home and plug it up and they are streaming 🎉
I’m super interested in trying. Right now we get 6mbps. Yes, 6.
Do you know if you can use the card in a different router?
Thank you Nate for all this effort you make to help us evaluate our choices.
You're welcome 😊
Thanks for all of these videos.
I'm so happy to have choices now with Wireless Home Internet. Not long ago comcast had a monopoly here and had to put up with their cr*p for several years. They are scared now.
Agreed!
I watched a video of someone speedtesting this last night and the speeds are throttled to 100/10 on 5g and the video is limited to 1080p or about 7 mbps. Don’t know about priority, but since it is prepaid I wouldn’t be surprised if it was lower than postpaid.
Yes that sounds right, I had not confirmed the video throttle yet but that is easy to get around with VPN. Priority wise they claim the postpaid home internet is the lowest tier but I wouldn't be surprised if they have "sub-tiers".
@@NaterTater Do you have a video or a recommendation on how to get around the video throttle with VPN? I set this up awhile back using OVPN as my provider and I couldn't get my streaming apps like amazon to work. It came up with a message onscreen that said it looks like I'm using a VPN and I had to disconnect it to get my streaming back. I have a static public IP with them so its not in an IP pool that would be used for other stuff but must be in an IP range that Amazon, etc knows about.
I just hooked up the Verizon internet and so it’s far it’s still working. The T-Mobile home internet didn’t work at all. It’s been about 50mbps consistently which is really fast compared to my current 5mbps internet
If I wasn’t working from home, I might consider it. I need ti make sure I have good internet.
you should check if you can take out the sim and use it on other 5g router
Mine will be delivered tomorrow. I'll make sure to come back and provide a review. Also, to get a better understanding of my situation, I live in a rural area where WiFi reachs a maximum speed of 3 mbps.
how's it working?
@@NaterTater It works great. I get speeds of 50 Mbps.
@@maj1nprince how about now?
@@maj1nprince now?
had it for a few days (coral Springs FL) getting about 100 dn and 10 up. using my VPN geting about 90 dn and 6 up in various fl cities. I set my VPN for London and got 80 dn and 6 up. the question is after power streaming for a few days will they throttle me down 3 mb . stay tunned
Any updates, if you don't mind me asking?
I got this thing but no matter what address or area I put on the website, it says not available.
Absolutely love my straight talk home internet. I've had about 3 months now and have no issues. Do you happen to know if the straight talk home internet works internationally? Thanks.
I dont but I doubt it would.
No it doesn't. USA only (Alaska and Hawaii included).
Lots on this on the mobile forums. Have not heard of anyone getting this activated, and some Walmart stores will not even sell you one. Mentioned in some articles that the network has to have "excess capacity" in that area to qualify, like UWB 5G. Nothing like that in my area, just overloaded LTE and Nationwide 5G on Verizon.
So is the hint suppose to be to put in a different address than our actual address to get 5g? I kinda didn’t get that part. Thanks for the vid
Well I have to be a doctor I got a outside 5G motor but I can't get nobody to see me at 5 need more help I guess I'm going to have to buy you a brewski or or a cup of coffee to find out how I get to 5G SIM card to my my new outdoor 5G
Yes that’s the “hint”
I live in so Cali but the “location” I picked was a rich area in Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, I am a cool hour and a half away from that “location” and honestly it’s worked perfectly. If I picked my “location” I would have been capped to 4g lte but the nice location I picked out provides full 5g speeds and honestly it’s quick for being supposedly 100mbps
Thank you for the video it was very it had some interesting points I never knew about. Thank you again.
You're welcome!
Haha. Loved the talk to you straight about straight talk joke at the beginning.
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Only have one question it says not available at my location and does anyone know how long the wait time is for it to become available in my location?
FYI - I tried the address workaround with Verizon 5G Home Internet (used a family member's address that can get it then entered my address for shipping) and it initially processed. Then 2 days later I got an email from Verizon saying they reviewed my purchase and cancelled it because my shipping address is not eligible for 5G Home Internet. I get 5G UW on my phone in my house, so not sure why my address isn't eligible for their 5G Home Internet. Anyway, thought you should know the address workaround is no longer working. Also - love the channel! Thanks for all you do!
Wonder if you could just pick one up in the store and use this work around.
Someone else on another vid about this told me about the Addy work around so thanks for your comment on that topic. Am in Alaska and skeptical it would work well...but hey....if they are offering it it should work
Or maybe just have it shipped to the friends address, then bring it home 🤔
I had to do likewise. The reason why it "doesn't work" there is because in areas with sparse connectivity (where most resources are shifted toward populous areas (for obvious reasons), there is less bandwidth to go around. If ST "opens it up" or people get hip to the address hack and start using it (like me), then the already sparse bandwidth resources will go to hell FAST! It's not that it "CAN'T" be used in the areas, but because they can't support the things in sparsely populated areas.
As someone who (and my wife as well) uses straight talk for phone service, were quite intrigued with this available option for home internet. We currently have hughesnet (20 gb plan), and it only really works well for the first 4-7 days, then the rest of the month is a creep in data (we have to use our straight talk hotspot from our phones at times). Once we can afford it, we're going to pay the early cancellation fee and switch. Honestly we love not having a binding contract, and it works pretty consistently. :)
I would switch to the straight talk home internet for sure. 20mbps is not good enough for most streaming services. Plus, you can probably get an external cellular antenna kit for it which would increase speeds dramatically. I know the external cellular antennas work great for T-Mobile Gateways and most other Gateways.
Had straight talk home internet for 1 month now, it's fantastic. 30-55mbps depending on time of day. In a location that's it's not available at. Going from DSL 3mbps it's a life changer
@@devongreen7308 we actually ended up getting cable internet for $66/month (~200mbps). While straight talk home would work for my wife and I, not so much for our gamers in the house. But it's definitely better than hughesnet by far. :)
Really great informative instructional videos! I've had the Straight Talk Home Internet for just over a year. About a week ago I lost the 2.4g wifi access point altogether. No devices will connect to it however the 5g signal is no problem. I've decided to add a Linksys router to get around that problem. Question...have you done a video on how to add and configure a separate router to the ST cube? The videos I've seen show how it's done to the Verizon version, but the login page is different from Verizon to ST.
@dennisn76 I don't, they updated the interface but it's the same concept.
Carlos S Tech just reported putting 400 gigs of data on his Straight Talk 5G Home Internet connection and it’s still running just fine … so that might answer any hidden data cap (but time will tell )
Hi! Where did he say that in his live stream or in a video. And also how did he find out that it's 400 gigs because I couldn't find that information anywhere.
All this guy does is run speed tests. No wonder his data usage is out the roof. I can only imagine how long Verizon will allow this, if he's really used that much.
There may be ways to bypass the throttle assuming that the techniques used for bypassing the visible Hotspot throttle can be applied to the this box.
I wonder too if there's a way to bypass the throttle
I wanna know!
please tell me!
@@kristopherhasenbuhler5393 I heard that a VPN would bypass the throttle though when everything goes stand alone 5G the VPN may no longer be effective.
I was a customer for a long time. When I tried to change my number, my phone stopped working and wouldn't make or receive calls. I talked to 7 customer service agents and none of them got my phone fixed. I was without service for OVER 36 HOURS so I called and canceled my service and went to AT&T. I had half of a month of my service left and wanted them to refund me the money that they owed me. The refund guy was very rude and told me that I would have to call my bank to get my money back.
Just got Verizon a few weeks ago. Funny I get around 100 download on my phone but the home internet stays at 50. It might jump up when you first start it but always goes down to under 50 during the test
Speed might be capped at the tower you're on?
@@greghale717 Betting it is since the phone see twice the speed. We only have 4g around here anyway and not too many places can have it right now
@@greghale717 Might be other than I live in a small town and only one tower. Phone still gets twice the speed the router does so they are limiting it
You sound a bit sickly Nate - take a few days off. We'll be here for you, brother!
For sure under the weather but the work doesn't stop! In fact I'm way behind...
I have straight talk as my main phone plan so I was wondering if it’s worth getting the home router. I was thinking of getting it because I need a direct Ethernet connection for my laptop and my broadband router is too far and I don’t wanna go through the hassle of wiring it through the house.
It would be much more easier and cost effective in the long run to just use the internet you already pay for. If wifi strength is an issue get a better router or a mesh system.
@@DayV914 thank you for your comment. Yes the WiFi is an issue but idk about if the router is the issue because I haven’t tried wiring it. Should I just try wiring it first?
The straight talk home router is able to be transported, just connect a/c power cord near you. The direct hard line hook up is under the home internet router for direct connections.
A mesh system would be a lot cheaper than trying to wire the whole house. It is more beneficial to setup wireless points than struggling with hard wire.
@@careyk35 thanks for the advice but I’ve decided to just wire it to the router and not go for the Straight talk router. I want to try the router I already have to see if I need a different one or not.
Interesting that Spectrum is starting to feel the heat in my area. They've released several new, less expensive plans ($49-300mb+TV 24mo lock-in). I've set up two family members on V 5G in the last three months. And of course their advertising is targeting TMO and V by claiming that you're "sharing" your internet. Duh, EVERYBODY is sharing bandwith on their provider's network.
exactly!
I had the worst experience with CenturyLink, but, long story short I receive sales calls from CenturyLink from time to time asking me if I want to switch to their 100 mbps down 5 mbps up plan for $89.99 a month........I told them nope I have Mediacom 1 Gigabit internet for $69.99 a month and it's fantastic especially compared to CenturyLink. The first thing they always say is "you're sharing the line with your neighbors for cable internet" and I say " and I'm able to get 980 mbps down and 75 mbps up on a speed test, so, I'm getting my money's worth."
It must be nice to have a choice. I can't get any of them. Every time a new service comes out I get hopeful that when I enter my address it will not get rejected. No luck on straight talk :(
i get rejected by every damn one of them too...but ive been using straight talk phones for years now
And for people that get it and it's not available in your area just use an address from somewhere that has it available and it will work Nashua new Hampshire works as a place that has coverage
This service was great when I first got it, but it has become wildly unreliable in the past month. Constant outages, maybe for 5-10 minutes, but sometimes occur in 20 minute intervals. I despise where I live and cannot afford to move. Hopefully a local fiber provider will finish their expansion soon (my address is listed but is like the third to last house on the route) so I can ditch this hunk of garbage, and maybe straight talk altogether. I already would have if not for the walmart +
I get Verizon 4g LTE, I have have the "older ASK-RTL 108" router/gateway. i had asked Verizon if I could upgrade to the cube gateway, they said "no" because the cell number is linked to the equipment. I checked the Straight Talk for availability using my address and they said no. If Straight Talk uses Verizon towers why wouldn't it work in my location. I also wonder is the router using a SIM Card?
I had AT&T Internet service for 20 years. It was unreliable. During the past year, I lost connection pretty much every day. Recently switched to Straight Talk, which is much better and a lower price. Network speed 72-150 Mbps.
Glad it's working for you
If I am in a rural area and my address is one that is not available but I have a straight talk phone that has 4g here how long is the wait time for the service to become available I have the router and have been checking to see if it can be activated daily.
My question is, since I can buy the arcadyan router at Walmart today, will my Verizon home internet sim work in it. I have the other white box so I would hop on this immediately
If address doesn't qualify can you just buy router and Sim card to try it out. Formally a total wireless phone service (also uses Verizon)
It has an internal e-sim built in … you need to provide ‘some’ address that qualifies on their online lookup (and not necessarily your mailing address (hint hint) )
@@lattermanstudio We have several Verizon towers here. Some are heavily used, some are not. Some are newer, some are out in the country. The key to "address qualification" is getting a tower that is not under high load and can sustain the use. Out of the three towers here, only one qualified, and it was a tower build last year, and its literally right across the road.
Buying through straight talk request physical address to purchase. Walmart exclusively carries straight talk so you can try your local Walmart see if they have on hand or order from Walmart website. If it doesn't work good you can return it to Walmart, but a monthly activation card cannot be returned.
On straight talk website you can also change physical address and mailing address under my account or through the my account app.
I'm just confused. I was shopping online last week for Home 5G and settled on Verizon. I go to pull the trigger today and noticed the box was very different than the one (like this) I'd been seeing. Turns out it's the LTE home internet. It's saying Verizon 5G Home is not available to me. I'm wondering if they're just saying this because they're out of boxes maybe?
I am really curious about the QCI levels.
So the router from straight talk..FCC equipment ID is RACCCI55AX. This looks like the same exact router you took apart from the verizon home internet plan. So am i correct when i say these can have external antennas hooked up as well? Thanks for the video!
Yes that is a fair assumption!
Straight Talk and Verizon are now partners. That is why they are so similar. Straight Talk company now only runs on Verizon signal.
The one I bought today said RAXXCI55AX. part # GPARFWA55V5CB
This worked for roughly 4 months spectacularly, but out of nowhere it's barely working at all.
Could it be used for gaming and downloading and also streaming?
Yes it can. That's what I use it for.
Are You planning on putting antennas on the Verizon one ? It d be interested at that. I’m just a little bit outside of a good signal
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Has anyone confirmed the throttle point?
50/6 if 4G plan, 300/20Mbps on 5G. No data limits.
Finally someone who uses the words megaBIT and not megaBYTE.
It's easy to slip up and I catch myself mispeaking too!
I have the Straight talk WiFi I also have the $20 Net10 plan when I get home I use the straight talk WiFi to watch movies on my tv or smartphone I say is a good deal the straight talk plan I planing to find a cheaper cellphone plane I see boost mobile has a $10 plan with unlimited talk and text I never use the text messages only talk to family and friends so I'm good with that plan and the straight talk WiFi I mean why would you pay $50 $70 for a cellphone plan when you can pay straight talk for Wi-Fi and have the cheapest plan to only make phone calls be smart pay less for a cellphone plan wifi find always a good deal and straight talk has it.
I just need it for tv shows what can you get on TV? I have no clue what the speeds mean or what you can you get ? Netflix tubi?
This works with any streaming tv services. Netflix, amazon prime, hulu, youtube, etc.
I took my apart to hook my 4 x 4 antenna up which bands do I connect to
Can u travel with this? I’m a truck driver and this would be very convenient instead of running hotspot on my phone
It works wherever there is signal but i think its against their terms of use.
So I live in Chattanooga TN downtown. I wonder if the straight talk would work ok at my place?
Just check out Verizon's coverage map and see what signal they say you get.
Something like this would not work in my situation having a full-fledged smart home system smart lights cameras exedra
If you're talking about having to get everything connected to it and have used a previous router........just plug the router into the ethernet Port and then it'll work. Otherwise one thing you can do is name the Straight Talk home internet modem wifi network the exact same thing as your previous router (Wi-Fi network name and password) and then everything will connect just like it always has.
Any idea if a Verizon Home Internet Modem can be activated on straight talk prepaid? I have this same router from a previous Verizon plan; and would love to use it on straight talk if I can? I just don't know if the IMEI would be in their system since it was a VZW device.
I would think it would work unless your gateway was black listed.
Great information.
Thanks for watching!
Hello Nate I have a few questions please. First off I called st customer service and they told me personally it was truly unlimited but I have been told a lot of things in the past like I could keep my doctor and my plan and the cost would not go up lol. I wanted to know can you take it with you on vacation or down the road if you have a 110 v car jack and also does it have a good range of reception for your devices like outside and does it slow down if multiple devices are streaming at once. I do appreciate all the info and hope you have a Merry Christmas,, Jesus is the reason ☺
Can you use this like spectrum? I really have know idea what it does.
This does not provide any tv channels by itself. It provides internet.
My address cap at 4gLTE is there a way to change to another address that has 5G or do I need to buy a new one.?
changing the address won't change the data cap, the plan needs to be changed as well. You can change your service address online on myverizon or talk to an agent or go to a corporate store.
So where would be best place to buy one and someone I know bought one and they lived like a block away from Walmart where they bought it and they couldn't get the address thing to work an kept blinking red please please help their family has a lot investment in this thing thank you!!
It has a 2 or 4 week return policy last I checked. Walmart is a good place to buy it. Or direct from ST online.
Well, I can't say that it's faster than Verizon. After all they're just using Tracfone's towers. I used to work as a customer service for straight talk and their unlimited data is not really "unlimited" there is a 60 gb capping for it.
ST got bought by Verizon so its using Verizon's towers/network but is throttled. ST's phone plans are throttled at 200GB last I check but this home internet is supposedly unlimited at "full" speed.
Tracfone's towers???
How did you get it in area ? If you can’t get it there
Thank for the information. I am in the process of changing my Verizon. I have 1gb router. The router is not what should be. I am looking at other options. I do not like buffer technically I would need like mesh system.
I got straight talk home internet it works great 👍
Where do you live? I have checked multiple family members addresses and no one can get the service!!
Do they have Ethernet connection on the straight talk router? Would it be worth it for a gamer?
Yes
Hi my fellow tater i like the name also i played someone in rocket league with your same name
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I have this and the T-Mobile trash can, it appears the the Straight Talk is more reliable.
If I knew of a qualifying address I would sign up for this.
If you live near a city try downtown address. No guarantee if it will actually work though when u try to activate it. But I want to try
Walmart website you can purchase it and if it doesn't work you can return it and just a heads up once a monthly card is activated it cannot be returned.
@@casswerito3959 Thanks for letting me know though until I can find a qualifying address it would be a very expensive paper weight.
Straight has my account. It can be access through straight talk website or straight talk app after you purchase device. It keeps track of your devices mobile, broadband, home internet. There it tells data use, and has option to change physical address to what you want. Able to separate mailing from physical.
@@casswerito3959 so are you saying just buy the router modem from Walmart, even if the website says your address is not available, and it will work?
I have LTE straight talk phone now works good that means that modem should work to
yep
@@NaterTater thx. Because I have viasat and I hate it
how do i find a address that works
You might just test some nearby addresses on the online lookup tool (and pick one 🤔)
Try downtown if u live near a city.
@@lattermanstudio I like get it to so if I run out of data on my us cellular home internet 300gb data cap which sucks
Does it have an ethernet port? My gfs work pc requires a wired connection. If anyone can confirm on that it would be a big help.
Has 2
Doe this have a sim card that can be removed and put in another router?
The ASK brand one does.
I bought an unlocked iPhone 11 pro max, have an existing straight talk sim we put into it and now the service cuts off and comes back randomly through the day. I'm just not sure what's effecting the service. Is it the phone or the sim?? Does anybody know what I should do??
Which tower are you using? I have a att sim card on straight talk and constantly switch it between different cellphones with no problems but they're android. As far as using a t-mobile sim card from straight talk once it is installed on a phone it must be kept in there otherwise t mobile will block your sim, and I think Verizon sim from straight talk is the same. I also know that on cricket which is att if you remove your sim from and android to an apple phone your service will be interrupted. It's hard to tell on your phone if your using Verizon tower you'll have to register a new sim with your imei, but if att works in your area better to use that one while it still works, since straight talk wants us to switch to Verizon, since they're own by them now
Hey! Can I take this with me in my RV? Or does it need to be in a actual home?
People travel with these devices but it is often against the terms of service.
Every address I type in says not available
So I've got one and so far streaming, and downloading have been fine so far but the only thing I'm struggling with is gaming. I can sometimes connect to services with my PlayStation 5 such as PlayStation store but I struggle to connect with online servers for most games. Any idea what could cause this? Network ports maybe?
Change the nat type on the router ur running nat type 3 u need nat type 2 or better I've been using mobile Hotspot had same problem fix nat type n u won't have that issue no more
@@nick-mi2jr well I've already got it on nat type 2 but I'll try nat type 1 as soon as I get home
@@FromFroznShores weird that fixed my issue plz keep me updated as I'm about to purchase the straight talk home internet n I do allot of gaming via my Hotspot but with how updates for games are I just don't have the data to support it on my sprint phone
@@nick-mi2jr so I went into the router setting and just checked the UPnP settings and one of the options was enabled but the other wasn't so I enabled both and reset the router just to be safe and now I can suddenly play my games like for honor again
@@FromFroznShores thx for the update just to verify u are running the straight talk one yes? Are u having any other issues or hitting a data cap back when I had a rooted android and round about unlimited mobile Hotspot via phone lol I was using 300 plus gb a month 😅 damn cod updates lol
I can't get Verizon home internet at my location, I guess because they are still building out the 5G capacity. I have a Verizon 5G iPhone and can get over 200Mpbs down but only like 3Mbps up, a bit strange.
It’s.because the tower doesn’t have enough bandwidth for the home internet
What I want to know, can you travel with it? As a trucker?
Officially, no. Terms of service say fixed location but many report it works wherever there is Verizon signal.
@@NaterTater I have heard several truckers using the Verizon hone internet. I have one but I figured it needed a home address to work and may of had a gps on it. Idk. Could you test the theory. I imagine it be very helpful for those traveling wanting unlimited 5g.
@MR_LaPoint all I'll say is my statement above holds true.
A lot of people are gonna be upset where I live because I'm convinced no address in the city where I live is available.
How would one contact you I'm a little older and my son is having issues with our external antenna on our t mobile internet
I respond to most comments.
Is this s standalone plan or do you need a phone plan? Is it the same router that can be added external antennas?
Standalone. Only the "ARC" gateway can be hacked with external antennas. The "ASK" one cannot. Both look identical, must check SKU on bottom.
@@NaterTater thanks for the quick reply. Yeah from what i remember the ask is no antennas & physical sim. the arc is ext antennas & esim
@@R3YNZ yep!
Can you take the sim card out of these devices?
The Askey branded cube has a SIM but not the Arcadyan.
I just got the straight talk one I only have 4g lte and I get speeds 75-90mbs
When you signed up did it say you had 5G coverage? I've seen the throttle (50 or 100mbps) tied to the plan and not actually what band you are on.
@@NaterTater no I don't have 5g
@@Dawchin74 I understand you dont get a 5G signal but if your straight talk plan is a 5G plan then it has the 100mbps throttle. The 4G plan has 50mbps throttle.
Since I already put in an address to get my cube router shipped to me can I change the address now to get 5g service? Verizon will only let me have 4g lte plan at my current address and want higher speeds for same price on the 5g plan.
yes I would assume so.
@@NaterTater how do you do that?
Changing your address really won't grant you any better speeds. Its tower dependent. Address qualification is just to see if a tower near your "home address" could sustain the load.
@@greghale717 the issue is they will lock you to 4G LTE only based on some locations. Did it to me. Getting a 5G Plan (same gateway) allows me to get on the 5G signal and vastly faster speeds. Talking regular Verizon Home Internet here but strongly assuming the same applies to STHI.
@@polygaryd update service address and talk to VZW/ST about being on 5G plan.
If I have TracFone service now, do I have to switch to Straight Talk to get this home service or that doesn't matter,?
Doesnt matter, this would be a new line either way.
@@NaterTater Thanks I appreciate that.
Why does the speed matter.
Will this work with my Roku TV
I have 4 in my house use one Roku at time in a room will this work
@@pamwelke7717 yes
I used 19,583 gb on my 5g straight talk Internet so i think its unlimited
good
Does it use a SIM card?
Depends on the gateway. The Askey does, the Arcadyan is an eSIM.
Since there's no display screen on the router how do you know if you're receiving a 5G signal from the Tower or a 4G signal? Everytime I run a Speedtest I get 100mbps download and 9 to 10mbps upload.
straight talk is limited to 100/10Mbps
@NaterTater if I'm getting 100 mb per second does that mean I'm getting a 5G signal from the tower? My T-Mobile Gateway shows a 5G in the upper-left corner because it has a display
@NaterTater say for instance I put this in my car and travel to a different location how would I know when I'm only getting 4G will it only show a download of 50 MB per second just curious since it's no way of knowing because it's no display on the router.
@jersey21212121 look at the sticker at the bottom and login to the web interface 192.168.1.1 with the stated password
@NaterTater I figured it out I get 100mbps when running a speed test at my house which is from a 5G tower area and at a friend's house 200 miles away I only got 50mbps download speeds so that has to be a 4G area.
Would you recommend straight talk router to anyone?
Yes, especially if you cant get the direct verizon one.
Is the Straight Talk version the ARC-XCI55AX??
i assume it's like Verizon and could be either based on availability
@@NaterTater FYI, its RAX-XCI55AX.
I have verizon cell phone, and my service is horrible. I'm not sure I want to try their internet.
I was curious if this internet had a data cap and the video answered that. It's still not bad for a prepaid internet but I feel like if you advertise it as truly unlimited then there shouldn't be any data cap.
As a straight talk customer for,almost 12 yrs,they did have the cap after it. It was infuriating. However,they have changed/updated the plans…I haven’t had to deal with it since. So maybe it will be the same with the wi-fi. Also,if I’m not mistaken, I believe I heard that,t-moble recently bought straight talk. 🤷🏽♀️
@@mistymirk4731 it was Verizon they bought all the TracFone brands last November. TracFone, Total Wireless, Straight Talk, Simple Mobile, Walmart Mobile etc. They've already rebranded Total Wireless to Total by Verizon. A decent service for the price actually. And it seems with the Straight Talk home internet all Verizon did was kind of rebrand Verizon's home internet for prepaid.
@@crazyfun5150 oh ok thank you,I wasn’t certain and I never heard anything about it all taking place a year ago. So,at this point..I’m convinced,it’s just a marketing strategy. Kind of like name brand and generic products. Sneaky,but smart! 😅
I believe Straight Talk has actually been sued for misleading people about their "unlimited" products. They and a couple other companies had to settle a lawsuit on this. But Don't know if they will be more honest about it now...
@@junkmail290 yeah they lie about their unlimited plans on their phone service. If you go over I believe it’s like 60 or 70 GB a month, they can terminate your service. And if their internet is like that then it would be useless. 60-70 GB a month in almost 2023 is a joke. Streaming, using the web, downloading music and apps, listening to music all requires a lot of data. And I wouldn’t get straight talk home internet without knowing it was truly unlimited.
I tried to go on their website and its down, looks like there's a lot of interest.
sthomeinternet.com appears to be up. Atleast now, maybe it was down earlier today.
@@NaterTater it is back up for me, they're not taking new customers, it only gives the option for refilling your plan.
@@vspinkboi they are taking new customers, their site is just wierd. Buy the router then add the plan: www.straighttalk.com/devices/home-internet/homeinternetrouter
@@NaterTater thanks! That did work, only to find out its not available at my, address
Can't wait to see it just saw videos about straight talk home internet like yesterday or the day before. So excited to see more videos on it. Considering getting since a lot of neighbors have TMobile home internet when I check wifi around me.
not that it should be announced to the world but can you put the sim into a phone that is hotspot capable?
in my area before finding tmobile home internet, i used a straighttalk unlimited phone plan$50 at the time came with 20 gbs of hotspot which was what i used to connect my xbox and vr to.
guess my question is, can you take that sim out and put it in an old phone and turn the hotspot option on and get the unlimited data and speeds when connecting to it?
yes i know thats not a good LONGTERM idea and is a great way to ruin the battery on the phone.
tldr: does the sim know what device its in or will it work in anything that routs service?
I read that the Home Internet box has an e-sim, so no you could not switch it, if that is that you were asking.
@@greghale717 oh ok, cause i seen the $45 card and assumed there was an actual sim.
thanks
Why would you want to use the phone's hotspot feature when this device is already technically a hotspot. That kind of makes no sense to want to do something this device already does.
@@DayV914 ghetto vs suburb
@@DayV914 i dont,i wanted to know if it was sim~locked
is this the cheapest intenet?
That's a complex answer. But no.
Do these devices use geo tracking?
No but they have the capability
Nater Tater, did you buy a StraightTalk Home Internet Device, and tested it off the $45 plan?
I have not.
Basically has the same coverage as verizon. So if verizon can't serve you home internet then straight talk can't.
Yes but I heard u can buy the router first and put a service address that u know says it works. And activate it that way.
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I checked my address and the straight talk website says I can get 4G service. Verizon home 4G/5G Internet isn't available in my area. I have T Mobile home internet.
Verizon has the best nationwide cellular service.
@@mugen2002 thanks for the info. Will be interesting if that's widespread.
i get signal with straight talk but it says the box wont work in my area anyone know why
Network capacity
So I checked my availability and it says not available. But I have phone service and I get 5g lte data with straight talk. Will it work or no?
It works anywhere with signal.
@@NaterTater okay that's great news. Even if it says availability is no right now?
@@zach09j they limit where they offer it based on network capacity.
@@NaterTater okay thanks. So if I bought it it'd still work. Just wanna make sure before buying it.
@@zach09j you have to sign up for the service with an address that it is available.