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Until now I have used two internet feeds (ATT DSL & ATT 4G wireless home phone/internet) Today both got replaced with ATT Internet Air
which is their new offering using 5G cellular network. It is for folks like me who can get neither fiber to the home nor cable TV.
ATT says their DSL network is going to go away in 2025 and their 4g home service was limited to 50 gb per month (and $1 per GB after that) plus it blocked VOIP.
The new 5G Internet Air has no data limits, is much faster than the 4G and the co$t is the same as their 4G offering $65 per month.
Ok, so Vonage and T-mobile have similar offerings but Vonage has had a very bad reputation around here since hurricane Michael and T-Mobile's 5G offering is about $20 per month more.
So far, performancewise it is about comparable to cable modem for internet & I can easily live with that! :D

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Well the review is not quite up to Phoenix Moppy Cleaning Service (or whatever that was called) but a lot more helpful to many I'm sure.
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Tonray's Ghost wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:57 pm Well the review is not quite up to Phoenix Moppy Cleaning Service (or whatever that was called) but a lot more helpful to many I'm sure.
I hope so. Until now there have not been much of anything in the way of "good" choices for folks (like me) who live in the more rural parts of the country & want a really good internet connection,
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Glad you like it, and indeed 5G has become a viable option for a lot more people out there. We even use 5G hotspots as failover internet links at some of our locations and it's pretty amazing how well it works when needed.
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I have been using Tmobile Home Internet even though I have access to 2 different cable companies.
I am locked in at $45/month.
My speeds average 100-250 down.
Although sometimes its as low as 30-40Bps...
There are 3 in my household (not including animals) and we all stream at the same time an it's been ok.
Once in a while, it takes a page a "little" longer to load - but the ROI is worth it in my opinion.
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I may look into another service. TMobile Home Internet sounds interesting. I have Spectrum and I just do not like cable companies.
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tonebender wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 6:59 pm I may look into another service. TMobile Home Internet sounds interesting. I have Spectrum and I just do not like cable companies.
Jeff, before you jump on T-Mobile............remember the service is about the same from T-Mobile, ATT or Verizon. Like using cable internet, the service is faster during the day (while most folks are at work/school) and starts slowing come Miller time when they come home and start streaming movies & ball games.....I should imagine they all bog down on Superbowl Sunday. :D I can't speak to Pennsylvania, but here in Floriduh both ATT & Verizon charge about $65 per month while TMobile is about $85 per month. With any of the three, if you have existing cell phone service with them the rate for 5G Internet service drops to about $45 per month. It is not available everywhere in the country ....yet. But if they've been trying to sell you 5G cellphone service you can probably get it.

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