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5G home internet or 5G plus?
Although I have already activated 5G Plus, I am not so sure if I really need the plus for worry free coverage, or maybe the 5G is absolutely enough for me. We normally only have two people in the house, two story, 2500 sqf house. We need internet for cell phones, computers, and using the TV. My spouse works from home a few days a week, he needs to connect to his work and runs schematics as an engineer (main reason we went for the 5G Plus). During holidays, we might have a couple of kids coming home to visit for a few days, but normally just us two. Do we really need to pay for the 5G Plus, or should we go for regular 5G? Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
I don't believe the Plus plan has any faster or "higher capacity" access to the cellular network. It's just that it offers satellite nodes to create a mesh network inside your home. If your house is big, that can be helpful as it "may" give you a stronger signal inside your home and avoid "dead zones". It is hard to say if you need that or not.
If you had a prior mesh router in your home and felt you needed that, it may be the way to go. Your house is "big enough" that it may benefit. The 2.4 GHz bands will probably reach throughout your house, but it is likely the 5GHz bands will not. I have a 5000 sq ft 2-level house and the 2.4 GHz bands can reach everywhere, including my outside security cameras. The 5 GHz band is only available in a couple of rooms near the router. Speeds on the 2.4 GHz band can support hi-def video (1080p x 60 fps), so it is still a pretty "fast" band, but if you have 4K TVs located far from your router, you will likely need a mesh network solution.
I don't believe the Plus plan has any faster or "higher capacity" access to the cellular network. It's just that it offers satellite nodes to create a mesh network inside your home. If your house is big, that can be helpful as it "may" give you a stronger signal inside your home and avoid "dead zones". It is hard to say if you need that or not.
If you had a prior mesh router in your home and felt you needed that, it may be the way to go. Your house is "big enough" that it may benefit. The 2.4 GHz bands will probably reach throughout your house, but it is likely the 5GHz bands will not. I have a 5000 sq ft 2-level house and the 2.4 GHz bands can reach everywhere, including my outside security cameras. The 5 GHz band is only available in a couple of rooms near the router. Speeds on the 2.4 GHz band can support hi-def video (1080p x 60 fps), so it is still a pretty "fast" band, but if you have 4K TVs located far from your router, you will likely need a mesh network solution.
Per tmobile employee * plan speed is no faster but they do not throttle you if you are a big data user
Thank you so much. This is a lot of great information.
