deadjennies- t1_jbephfu wrote on March 8, 2023 at 2:53 PM

We use T-Mobile home internet and we've had good luck. We usually fall into up-speeds of 25-30mbps, which is pretty good. Both my wife and I work from home and regularly stream meetings at the same time with no issues. It's cheap and has been pretty reliable for the 2+ years we've been using it. T-Mobile has a service map where you can see if service is available for your address.

TwoNewfies t1_jbeuouq wrote on March 8, 2023 at 3:28 PM

I've checked T-Mobile's coverage map for years. What area do you live in? The coverage map shows T-Mobile covers Vermont and most of Vermont says hell no! We had a guest get lost and in tears because the directions to our house were in texts to her T-Mobile phone which of course didn't work anywhere.

deadjennies- t1_jbezdqd wrote on March 8, 2023 at 3:59 PM

We live in the NEK, not very far from Newport. T-Mobile is the only cell service provider that has any coverage around our area, which is sort of a head-scratcher since the closest store is in Essex Junction. We were one of the first customers in VT to get home service and we feel pretty lucky with how it's worked out for us.

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deadjennies- t1_jbhplsw wrote on March 9, 2023 at 2:56 AM

Do you know if you have T-Mobile 5G available? I ask because I know that for a bit T-Mobile would say that service was not available at an address if someone else had already subscribed in the area. Technically the service would be available, but they wouldn't provide it for fear it would potentially dilute their service.

About 4 months ago T-Mobile did a pretty big upgrade and they've been allowing new customers who had previously been denied for service. For example: My neighbor has asked not long after we got service and were told 'sorry'. Fast forward and they were able to get service a couple of months ago. Also, my service contact originally capped me at 50mb down. I just ran a test now and I'm pulling 138/34, which is pretty consistent to the speeds I get since the big update.

If you get even OK T-Mobile service in your area but you check your address in the service map and get a 'sorry about your luck', you might give them a call and see if there's a reason. I have no idea if T-Mobile is still trying to slow role their deployment, but if you haven't checked in a bit you might check again.

CreativeUsername-802 t1_jbeyuhg wrote on March 8, 2023 at 3:56 PM

I’m also a happy T-Mobile home internet customer. I had Starlink and I find T-Mobile more reliable and faster for less than half the cost.