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Re: Unexplained Skyrocket of 5G Home Internet Usage
I agree that the 500GB for a month if you stream TV at all is not exceptionally high. The prior months are freakishly low. People who review TMobile internet on YouTube often say they are way over 1TB a month (to show no cap or throttling due to usage). Do you connect through a router? Does it have application usage in the router admin pages? My old Asus did.28Views0likes0CommentsRe: Streaming network stations on TV
kwolf1964 wrote: The only problem with YTTV is that they raised their prices again and are running $77/month, which is just about as much as cable for the same service - other than being aboe to watch it wherever you travel. Spectrum cuts channels on you when traveling. I wish HULU would get their act together and let T-Mobile users use their live TV. Would make it a lot better if there were that competition, which would start ratcheting prices downward. YTTV is going to start blocking you from skipping some of the ads on their DVR service. Because they can.25Views0likes0CommentsRe: Streaming network stations on TV
When you say the antenna didn’t work, you mean you couldn’t pick up anything? Did you ever? Personally I use an antenna and a Tablo DVR with firesticks on all TVs (tablo sends via wifi to the firestick but works with other devices too). That’s all the locals. Our TVs are “dumb”. This uses zero internet, by the way. We used Philo. It’s good for some of the non-sports cable stuff. go on YouTube and look for Antennaman (Tyler the Antennaman). A ton of info on antennas, how to find out what might work, recommendations, mounting, etc. I know the guy and he’s been to my house, but I’m a ham radio guy and know plenty about antennas and radio/tv signals already. We pay zero for TV right now. Wife likes TV and our study showed almost all “her shows” were network TV which is free with an antenna. I’m sure TMobile appreciates taking the load off their network by customers watching antenna tv, too.(1) Antenna Man - YouTube25Views0likes0CommentsRe: VoIP with t-home internet
I have used Ooma home VoIP for several years. During Covid with cable internet (very fast speed) I can major issues. The problem was jitter and the cable node being bombarded by Zoom from Home school kids. Everyone focuses on the download and forgot the upload. Covid seemed to open some eyes. I was concerned about VoIP as that’s our old home phone (yeah, I’ve had a cell phone for 35 years, too). Ooma specifically said it works with TMobile. It does. Better than 400MBS cable. I can’t speak for Magic Jack. Ooma requires a Telo device (about 80 bucks on Amazon) and the service is “free” (you pay taxes which for me in PA is about 7.25 a month). I had Ooma Premier for several years for robo call blocking and caller-ID with name and free second line. I just dropped it. Same or less robocalls. Uploaded phone book to Oooma so we get everyone we know caller ID name. YMMV. Forgot to add---Using the Arcadyn box connected by ethernet to Google Mesh WiFi. I connected the Google Mesh main node by ethernet to a big switch, and my VoIP box is all ethernet to the TMobile box. VoIP really needs ethernet. Ooma even likes you to connect to the cable modem directly (could do that via the second Arcadyn ethernet port but why bother, works great now). I’ve only been on TMobile home internet for a couple months, but it has been perfect so far. My connection is modest at best, no great cell coverage and all the numbers on my phone app are mediocre. However, the service rarely drops below 20MBS down, 3 or so up (usually faster) and I have not noticed any issues streaming or using the phone. I am not a heavy streamer (at all) so my speed needs are pretty low.7Views0likes0CommentsRe: Curious to hear how the new internet connection is working
I've had it a week. Never disconnected, but usually 4g. Spped like 20-40mbs down, 7-11 up. Fine for me. I'm in a bad cell area for all carriers. TMobile phone gets one bar in house. Verizon got one or two. Take the no risk trial. Save the box in case you want to return. I hope they continue to improve their network unlike ATT and Verizon who have done nothing for decades.8Views0likes0Comments