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4G offers enough speed to replace my home internet connection, however aggregate bandwidth at the cell towers prevented this. I assume with 5G we're just about

4G offers enough speed to replace my home internet connection, however aggregate bandwidth at the cell towers prevented this. I assume with 5G we're just about at the point where you could ditch the home internet connection and go 100% cellular.

pivo 8y ago
It's not cell phone service, but I get my home internet via 5G from Starry (https://starry.com https://starry.com). Speeds are between 200-300MbS (symmetric upload/download) for $50/mo. It's really been fantastic in the six months or so that I've had it. They've got their own towers and repeaters on buildings here in Boston. Couldn't be happier with them and with being able to ditch Comcast.
- madengr 8y ago
  Wow, I’m paying $130 for 100/5. Damn cable companies.
- Unklejoe 8y ago
  Out of curiosity, do they give you a publically accessible IP? Or is the connection NAT-ed?
  - pivo 8y ago
    Yes they do give you a public IP but don't have static IPs.
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- c0nducktr 8y ago
  What is the latency like? Could I play CS:GO or another game where latency and jitter matters?
  - pivo 8y ago
    They claim, and I've heard from a friend who games, that the latency is lower than it was from Comcast. I don't know what it is and I'm not home at the moment to test it. I haven't played in a long time so can't speak from experience.
folkrav 8y ago
The average home connection in Canada is something around 15-20Mbps, IIRC. Your average 4G is already faster than that. I get similar speeds on average on my phone compared to my home internet. The two reasons I still have dedicated home internet at this point are data caps and latency (gaming). Otherwise, my phone usually gets comparable - or better! - speeds than my home connection.
- Phlarp 8y ago
  My home connection has a data cap now (fuck you comcast) so the first 5g provider to sell a real unlimited plan will get my money.
  - metamet 8y ago
    T-Mobile is piloting just that: https://www.t-mobile.com/news/home-internet-pilot https://www.t-mobile.com/news/home-internet-pilot And I hate Comcast. The $50/mo to unlock true unlimited internet was absurd. I actually cancelled my Comcast last month and went to Century Link. The overall speed is slower, the lack of data cap and being 1/3 of the price has been worth it. It feels good to no longer be giving them any money, especially after their billing would routinely "forget" discounts that were supposed to be on my account. I got offered free Starz for 3 months and $30 off my bill for the coming year, which just happened to only be there for a month... So after calling them to have the issue fixed once, and then seeing it happen again the very next month, I finally cut ties.
    - ac29 8y ago
      T-mobile de-prioritizes this product though: "During congestion, Home Internet customers may notice speeds lower than other customers due to data prioritization" At least where I live, T-mobile towers are at least occasionally congested. Its not too uncommon for data to be slow or even non-functional with good signal levels (on my smartphone, don't know about this home product).
    - JohnFen 8y ago
      You are so fortunate to have options for your ISP! Where I live (in a good sized city), my options consists solely of Comcast.
ip26 8y ago
However, due to limited range, they'll have to put up 5G stations every couple houses, and they'll have to get wired internet to the station... I wonder if you'll be able to buy your own station, or if you'll have to use the crappy utility-provided power-wasting box? To get adequate service to the station, they'll need some kind of high bandwidth link pretty much right to your street, perhaps coax or fiber...

pivo 8y ago

It's not cell phone service, but I get my home internet via 5G from Starry (https://starry.com https://starry.com). Speeds are between 200-300MbS (symmetric upload/download) for $50/mo. It's really been fantastic in the six months or so that I've had it. They've got their own towers and repeaters on buildings here in Boston. Couldn't be happier with them and with being able to ditch Comcast.

madengr 8y ago
Wow, I’m paying $130 for 100/5. Damn cable companies.
Unklejoe 8y ago
Out of curiosity, do they give you a publically accessible IP? Or is the connection NAT-ed?
- pivo 8y ago
  Yes they do give you a public IP but don't have static IPs.
  - deleted 8y ago
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c0nducktr 8y ago
What is the latency like? Could I play CS:GO or another game where latency and jitter matters?
- pivo 8y ago
  They claim, and I've heard from a friend who games, that the latency is lower than it was from Comcast. I don't know what it is and I'm not home at the moment to test it. I haven't played in a long time so can't speak from experience.

folkrav 8y ago

The average home connection in Canada is something around 15-20Mbps, IIRC. Your average 4G is already faster than that. I get similar speeds on average on my phone compared to my home internet. The two reasons I still have dedicated home internet at this point are data caps and latency (gaming). Otherwise, my phone usually gets comparable - or better! - speeds than my home connection.

Phlarp 8y ago
My home connection has a data cap now (fuck you comcast) so the first 5g provider to sell a real unlimited plan will get my money.
- metamet 8y ago
  T-Mobile is piloting just that: https://www.t-mobile.com/news/home-internet-pilot https://www.t-mobile.com/news/home-internet-pilot And I hate Comcast. The $50/mo to unlock true unlimited internet was absurd. I actually cancelled my Comcast last month and went to Century Link. The overall speed is slower, the lack of data cap and being 1/3 of the price has been worth it. It feels good to no longer be giving them any money, especially after their billing would routinely "forget" discounts that were supposed to be on my account. I got offered free Starz for 3 months and $30 off my bill for the coming year, which just happened to only be there for a month... So after calling them to have the issue fixed once, and then seeing it happen again the very next month, I finally cut ties.
  - ac29 8y ago
    T-mobile de-prioritizes this product though: "During congestion, Home Internet customers may notice speeds lower than other customers due to data prioritization" At least where I live, T-mobile towers are at least occasionally congested. Its not too uncommon for data to be slow or even non-functional with good signal levels (on my smartphone, don't know about this home product).
  - JohnFen 8y ago
    You are so fortunate to have options for your ISP! Where I live (in a good sized city), my options consists solely of Comcast.

ip26 8y ago

However, due to limited range, they'll have to put up 5G stations every couple houses, and they'll have to get wired internet to the station... I wonder if you'll be able to buy your own station, or if you'll have to use the crappy utility-provided power-wasting box? To get adequate service to the station, they'll need some kind of high bandwidth link pretty much right to your street, perhaps coax or fiber...