I suppose tehcnically they're Kinetic now, but yes. The irony is when when I have degraded service with T-Mobile home internet, I usually use my Metro by T-mobile hotspot with no problems. I suppose the Metro by T-mobile hotspot connects to different towers.
I have had Tmobile home internet for well over a year now, while the download speeds were great, upwards of 200 MBPS, the upload was far to inconsistent for my household’s usage patterns. I recently signed up for Straight Talk’s home internet. 60 by 20 up is far better, since I consistently get those speeds.
I just signed up for T Mobile Home Internet. A lucky shot I would say. Got it connected and started monitoring speed, the results: some good ones and some very bad ones. But the bad ones over passed the good ones (speeds around 1 or 2 Mbps). After calling CS three times I realized that they had no answer to such erratic behavior. They sound nice over the phone, interested in resolving the issue, but not solid recommendation beyond "did you try different spots in the house?" A ticket was created but... no answer given... To what I completely found unacceptable and decided to return the equipment. Btw, I have seen a lot of videos here and I find interesting the fact of several of them addressing issues like : add an antenna, a router, change this and that, go to a website and do... etc. Who is to do that? I find those videos irrelevant for what they implied. The customer simply wants a product that works closed enough to what it is advertised... simple...
For me, having to do the one technical task was worth it considering the only alternative I had for Internet access. Also, I recognized that I'm not really their target customer regarding network configuration control and technical understanding. Hopefully you have some other ISP options since T-Mobile didn't work out.
Mine is kinda a weird situation. Same type of monopoly situation you are speaking of. Well when T mobile first offered home Internet I dint take it, as each of my grandfathered sprint 4 lines with 60gb of high speed hot spot per line. I use it to watch my Roku and I dont run out hot spot on all lines until the last few days om my bill cycle. But i can still watch SD just fine. Its just on some apps they are only in 720 or higher. Well now they only offer lite at my home due to too a limit they must have in a given area. Well my daughter works for T-Mobile and she tried it at her home and it was on 40 down and 8 up as it was in the city. So she brought it to my place and I get 250-300 down to 5-30 up. Im on the edge of the service area. She pays 15$ a month for totally unlimited! The antenna must be much better plus better modem maybe? but my phone will never get over 50 mbps down and 5 up max. but with the home Internet its much faster and I dont have to constantly turn on my hotspot and keep the phone Plugged in. so Im extremely happy as the entire home is now covered with wifi as I can keep the home Internet box in the strongest area of my home. as my son would barley get signal downstairs. Now its great! But i dont think ai would pay $50 for T-Mobile lite as thats all thats available for me now. But my daughter is letting me use her box and it works great. But a het 60 gb per line on my phone included so I could go back to my hotspot if needed, as $50 for lite (100 gb per month) Thats not worth it. But for 15$ its worth not having to turn on my hot spot and or having to turn on my wife's hotspot if I leave. so unlimited is worth the 15$ maybe even the $50 but not $50 for lite (max 100gb full speed per month)
I agree, it can be a viable option. I know I'm not anywhere close to the theoretical maximums for a 5G Internet connection, but when the connection is at its worst (notwithstanding the connection just being down) it's still better than 3mbps DSL.
That great! I still hope that one day there will be better terrestrial connections in my area. That that day comes, I'll still keep the T-mobile service as a backup connection.
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Is the ISP you're referring to Windstream? I've had good results using my T-Mobile Mifi in Banks County when down there visiting family.
I suppose tehcnically they're Kinetic now, but yes. The irony is when when I have degraded service with T-Mobile home internet, I usually use my Metro by T-mobile hotspot with no problems. I suppose the Metro by T-mobile hotspot connects to different towers.
Will they put the modem in bridge mode if you ask?
I have not asked. Since the traffic would still go through the 4-6-4 translation, I figured bridge mode wouldn't make a difference for me.
I have had Tmobile home internet for well over a year now, while the download speeds were great, upwards of 200 MBPS, the upload was far to inconsistent for my household’s usage patterns. I recently signed up for Straight Talk’s home internet. 60 by 20 up is far better, since I consistently get those speeds.
It's great you found a solution that works :). For me, the issues I've had with T-mobile still outweigh 3mbps DSL.
I just signed up for T Mobile Home Internet. A lucky shot I would say.
Got it connected and started monitoring speed, the results: some good ones and some very bad ones. But the bad ones over passed the good ones (speeds around 1 or 2 Mbps).
After calling CS three times I realized that they had no answer to such erratic behavior. They sound nice over the phone, interested in resolving the issue, but not solid recommendation beyond "did you try different spots in the house?" A ticket was created but... no answer given... To what I completely found unacceptable and decided to return the equipment.
Btw, I have seen a lot of videos here and I find interesting the fact of several of them addressing issues like : add an antenna, a router, change this and that, go to a website and do... etc.
Who is to do that? I find those videos irrelevant for what they implied.
The customer simply wants a product that works closed enough to what it is advertised... simple...
For me, having to do the one technical task was worth it considering the only alternative I had for Internet access. Also, I recognized that I'm not really their target customer regarding network configuration control and technical understanding.
Hopefully you have some other ISP options since T-Mobile didn't work out.
Mine is kinda a weird situation. Same type of monopoly situation you are speaking of. Well when T mobile first offered home Internet I dint take it, as each of my grandfathered sprint 4 lines with 60gb of high speed hot spot per line. I use it to watch my Roku and I dont run out hot spot on all lines until the last few days om my bill cycle. But i can still watch SD just fine. Its just on some apps they are only in 720 or higher. Well now they only offer lite at my home due to too a limit they must have in a given area. Well my daughter works for T-Mobile and she tried it at her home and it was on 40 down and 8 up as it was in the city. So she brought it to my place and I get 250-300 down to 5-30 up. Im on the edge of the service area. She pays 15$ a month for totally unlimited! The antenna must be much better plus better modem maybe? but my phone will never get over 50 mbps down and 5 up max. but with the home Internet its much faster and I dont have to constantly turn on my hotspot and keep the phone Plugged in. so Im extremely happy as the entire home is now covered with wifi as I can keep the home Internet box in the strongest area of my home. as my son would barley get signal downstairs. Now its great! But i dont think ai would pay $50 for T-Mobile lite as thats all thats available for me now. But my daughter is letting me use her box and it works great. But a het 60 gb per line on my phone included so I could go back to my hotspot if needed, as $50 for lite (100 gb per month) Thats not worth it. But for 15$ its worth not having to turn on my hot spot and or having to turn on my wife's hotspot if I leave. so unlimited is worth the 15$ maybe even the $50 but not $50 for lite (max 100gb full speed per month)
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I agree, it can be a viable option. I know I'm not anywhere close to the theoretical maximums for a 5G Internet connection, but when the connection is at its worst (notwithstanding the connection just being down) it's still better than 3mbps DSL.
I am getting up to 530 Mbps down and close to 100 Mbps up
That great! I still hope that one day there will be better terrestrial connections in my area. That that day comes, I'll still keep the T-mobile service as a backup connection.
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