5G home internet availability is still very limited, so it’s best suited for people who live in areas with strong cell phone service and 5G coverage. In these situations, you can get a reliable connection and stable speeds with few outages (depending on your ISP) at a low price.
“For real estate professionals like me, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages,” Lippi said. “Thanks to blazing speeds, you can work remotely with ease, make crystal-clear video calls, download large files quickly, and stream data seamlessly. There are coverage limitations, but a fast connection gives you a big competitive advantage. A few quirks are just a small price to pay.”
From personal experience, we have found that 5G home internet can provide faster speeds and more consistent service than your previous ISP (cable company). Before the switch, my husband and I worked remotely and suffered from constant service outages that interrupted our work. I don’t plan on going back to my cable company’s internet service for my home, but I will switch to fiber, as 5G home internet is not without its drawbacks.
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“My experience suggests that this can be a good alternative if you want speed and flexibility and are tired of traditional ISP services. However, location and your specific connectivity needs should guide your decision,” Smigel said.
We chose T-Mobile as our ISP for our 5G home internet, and since launching the service about 9 months ago, we’ve had about 3-4 outages. These outages were caused by construction work on mobile phone base stations. Unfortunately, our cell phones also use his T-Mobile network, so we don’t have internet at home and can’t use his mobile hotspot at work.
I’m just a customer and who’s to say something like this won’t happen with a traditional ISP? In any case, internet outages are much less common now than they were when we had cable companies.
