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drmalcolm
Roaming Rookie
Hace 2 años

T-mobile 5G Home internet and VPN

I recently installed T-mobile 5G Home internet intending to replace Comcast Xfinity.  Installation was a breeze and I have the gateway/router setup at an ideal location in my home. I am getting download speeds on par with Comcast in my area (~200-230 Mbps) .  But once I logged into my work via VPN I noticed a significant downgrade in speeds.  I see downloads and uploads via VPN throttled way down (1-2 Mbps) compared  to without VPN.  I can confirm there are no bandwidth issues when the VPN is slow,  as I get very good speeds from a device that does not use VPN on the same setup.  

Also I still have my Comcast setup and when I switched my wifi to use the Comcast gateway I see speeds over VPN are more than 15X of what I see with T-mobile . So it looks like T-mobile is clearly throttling VPN traffic.  Everything else in the setup is the same (wifi,  target device, VPN network etc).  The only difference is the backend network (Comcast Vs T-mobile). I recall some mobile networks do this to prevent users from using their phones as a hotspot and log into work full time.  But this is unwarranted for a 5G home internet solution.

  • GuilleA's avatar
    GuilleA
    Newbie Caller

     

    I would love to keep Tmobile, I work from home and I have to use VPN,

    but performance is terrible for VPN, i guess they want to track all traffic so the can make $$ and discourage VPN use?

    i like the price and performance of tmobile home service but I can’t compromise on the VPN speed.

    has anyone solve this problem?

  • Tony_T's avatar
    Tony_T
    Newbie Caller

    Since this is for work, maybe a TMHI Business line would work.  I don't know if it would solve your VPN issue, but the TMHI business account is different, for example it allows a static IP.  The cost is more, however.