T-Mobile refreshes 5G Home Internet service with new tiers and Wi-Fi 7 gateways — new $70 plan includes Hulu and Paramount+ subscriptions

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T-Mobile is making serious inroads in the home broadband market with its own-branded 5G Home Internet service and, more recently, the launch of Mint Mobile MINTernet. Now, the company is refreshing its 5G Home Internet service with new tiers and hardware upgrades for new customers.

Previously, T-Mobile offered a single tier of service, with unlimited 5G data at $50 per month with AutoPay. T-Mobile is now calling this plan Rely, and it comes with what T-Mobile calls a “high-performance gateway,” which we’re assuming is still the Sercomm TMO-G4AR or equivalent hardware. The company says this plan offers “fast speeds,” but it actually imposes artificial speed limits.

There are also two new tiers: Amplified and All-In. Amplified costs $60 per month and includes a new Wi-Fi 7 gateway (it’s not specified whether it’s a dual- or tri-band setup). T-Mobile says that this gateway gives you access to its fastest 5G internet speeds (30 percent faster median speeds versus Rely).

The All-In plan also includes the Wi-Fi 7 gateway and access to the fastest internet speeds, but it adds Hulu and Paramount Plus subscriptions for $70 per month. The All-In plan also has another added benefit: the TechEdge Suite. According to T-Mobile, this includes a Wi-Fi 7 mesh extender (to increase wireless coverage in your home), 24/7 tech support, an internet 5G gateway hardware upgrade after three years, and an “advanced cyber security” package.

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T-Mobile says typical download speeds for the Amplified and All-In plans are 134 to 415 Mbps, while uploads average 12 to 55 Mbps.

All plans include a 5-year price lock guarantee, unlimited data, and no annual contracts. In addition, if you already have a T-Mobile voice line, you can knock $15 off the aforementioned monthly plans (meaning Rely would then cost $35/month).

Of course, you need to read the fine print when it comes to 5G-based services, and T-Mobile Home Internet is no exception. The wireless carrier notes that even though it’s selling “unlimited” 5G plans, you could be subject to data prioritization, particularly for “Internet Heavy Data Users” who exceed 1.2TB during a billing cycle.

Customers can access the new plans starting on November 13, and qualified new customers can get up to a $300 prepaid virtual debit card for making the switch.

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  • Oceanbourne67
    T mobile is just bad now they took my streaming service away when they changed my plan but didn't have the decency to explain it lost a phone got a secondary line for the free phone didn't know there was a restock fee when I found my phone the new Google wouldn't let me log in with my password anyway was grandfather's in on old plan this is at retail shop got back my refund for phone with 10 bucks a month on bill now 30 to 70 for streaming t mobile pretty shady outfit Verizon here i go
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  • WebbysKing
    I recently opted for this almost to good to be true Tmobile home internet deal. I couldn't belive that T-Mobile for one could compete with my local Internet provider who i despice since the corporate power that be bought out everyone and made it all big brother all the time. So Instead of Bend Broadband we now have TDS and when you call TDS with your legitimate issues, you get to talk to someone in an office on the east coast. Yay! Ive done it myself. Super fun and helpful....(Not!) Ive been a Verizon customer for over 10 years. And like most thought the corporate giant in all its glory still probably had the best if not pretty good service in Central Oregon. So being a creature of habit i stay with what works right. Long story short. One day we received a 300+ dollar bill for our home fiber Internet. Normally around 90 bucks depending on fees ,taxes, and whatever else they throw in from month to month. So we call and we get mr East Coast telling us our promo has ended and our new current rate is going to stay 300+ dollars a month. 🤔 because we are not a new customer and we have only been loyal to TDS since well its inception and that counts for nothing. Soooo the beautiful independent loudspoken force to be reckoned with firecracker of a woman I married got on the phone and asked mr East Coast what it takes to get the Deal thats advertised all over the TV, the internet and radio. (40 dollars a month for 1 gig fiber home internet for like life) and she shames mr TDS for thinking she's not only going to pay this 389 dollar bill for 1 pro rated month but is shocked anyone could continue after this month at all. She's asks mr TDS what will it take to be a new customer then? Tds replied not have service for 30 consecutive days. So as you all can imagine we begin our month long internet strike, no TV, no games for the kids, no security system at home, no nothing 😢... and my beloved Verizon "unlimited " phone plan is put to the test. You guessed it my 1800.00 dollar pride and joy of a electronic device. Slowed to a point I wouldn't even Google anything it took 3 to 4 min to come back with a simple response. It all became clear to me! It's All A Fugoozii ! It all sucks and well now what. 😕 why do we have to be new customers anyways!? So I saw an add for home internet, 300+ mbs, 5 year price lock, next day install, free Paramount and Hulu, free mesh extender, free upgraded home security. No credit checks, no money down, and would work as good as my fiber did at my home. I am hard to please, a critic at heart. My wife forget about it, even harder. Were 2 weeks I. And this is the best internet connection we've had since living in lapine oregon, in fact I lived in bend 15 years prior to buying here. Still mobile gateway and mesh extender best I've used. We have gamers, we have an office, we have a giant 4 bedroom 5 bathroom home with tvs everywhere all hooked up to this gateway. Not to mention 20 security cameras because lapine rocks! Anyways don't get me started. My point is 70 bucks a month for at least the next 5 years. Please! thats cheaper that Mr East Coast ever was. So impressed i also had the same setup delivered to my business here in lapine, running our POS machines, security cameras, and automation we use. Hands down the best internet yet! I've ran speed tests all over 300mbs, yup come at me bro! So I've got not 1 but 2 packages from tmobile. With no money down, no credit check. Both bills under 70 bucks for like ever, no it doesn't get any better than that. Free TV, and when I call ya I still get like some random coastal hub of helpers. But I can deal with it, im not being ripped off and im just calling to order more. My bill stays 70 bucks. No lags in service as of yet. And more bars and real 5g usage than I ever had before. Hands down the best deal out there. ! Way to go T-Mobile!
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  • Sum Change
    Been with T-Mobile for 3 years, was great but they added more users and no upgrades or new towers and now the net keeps dropping and have 300+ ping spikes that kick me off streaming and network voice chats, they give priority to phones over home service, spent 1 month trying to fix and they told me to get starlink because they could not fix it and there was no plan to replace tower hardware. My "price for life" went up too.
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  • Bammer Slammer
    A little late buddy. These have been the plans for T-Mobile 5G internet for over a year now. There is also one thing this article doesn't mention or more accurately the writer doesn't know. Once T-Mobile fiber becomes available in your area you won't be subject to the higher price. Existing T-Mobile 5G home internet users will be able to keep the price they have now on their internet and swap it out for fiber. On top of that, they will allow you to keep the 5G gateway and service at a zero dollar price as a back up. The service has been great for me, 450 to 500 download speeds consistently. I even moved and still have the same speeds at the new place. It's not going to work for everyone obviously but if you are getting 250 plus you should be able to stream just fine. Hold out for that fiber.
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