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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I believe their towers prioritize cell data over their "5G" internet. I tried it out for a couple months because my local ISP was really awful and I wanted to finally stick it to them.... but, T-Mobile internet was significantly worse.
And when it worked, it was usually great... at least 200mbps, no buffering for videos, no issues. There were a lot of outages or times when it might as well be out, a lot of ****ing with the trash can for different settings, placing it around the house, etc. Several times I'd tether to my 4G T-Mobile phone and it was significantly faster than the internet, probably using the same tower.
And I don't want to shit on it, really.... if you have the chance to stick it to your ISP, it's 100% worth a chance. IMO, it's worth trying it out with your ISP still around as a secondary, at least for a few months before you tell your ISP to GTFO.
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Sounds like you're in a "standard 5G" footprint.
There's really 3 flavors of 5G.
Lowband sounds like what you have. Less speed, less reliable, but reaches a farther distance. Very similar in profile to 4G LTE.
Midrange is the next level. More bandwidth but less range, can support more users and devices.
Finally, there's mmWave. MUCH more bandwidth, much higher download speeds, can support many more users and devices but over a limited range. I am able to get mmWave coverage in Des Moines and it's indistinguishable from my fiber connection at home.
FWIW, I run my FWA as backup for my fiber connection right now. I'm going to switch over in a couple of weeks to test it as primary.