5G Home Internet vs. phone data speeds

Denny, they definitely use the same tower. The "kid" in the T-Mobile store was wrong.

As far as speeds, iPhones and Androids are throttled because of limited battery and CPU power. If you place a T-Mobile gateway in one of the areas of your home where you have great reception of 5G, you'll be pleasantly surprised at the speed you'll get OTA.

Also, there is a 2-week, no questions asked trail period. Give it a shot while you still have your old ISP and see if you can achieve speeds that will satisfy your home's needs. Otherwise, return it.

For me, I had Xfinity 800 Mbps, but I hated having to negotiate the price every year, and I really didn't like the data caps imposed on users. I am not a gamer, but we do stream a lot of TV and have multiple computers, iPhones, smart switches and gadgets. In my environment I get approximately 50-70 Mbps down and 10-11 mbps up, but I can only connect via 4G. The 5G signal isn't strong enough or can't make it through all the trees surrounding our home or through the concrete block construction of our home in S. Florida. 

The bottom line is that the bandwidth I receive is more that enough for our activities. We also use T-Mobile as the provider for our iPhones, so that qualifies us for $25 per month rate, all-you-can-eat for life, I'm a very happy camper. From what I can tell on this forum, there are some problems, especially for gamers, but for most people who can get good access to 5G, people really like the service.