Dumping Xfinity for 5G - What's your experience?

[sygazelle]

I've had Xfinity for years for both TV and Internet and I'm okay with it. That said, I'm looking at alternatives.

Have any of you dumped Xfinity Internet and for a 5G solution? If so, what is your experience? Pros/Cons? Are you glad you made the switch?

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

I've had Xfinity for years for both TV and Internet and I'm okay with it. That said, I'm looking at alternatives.

Have any of you dumped Xfinity Internet and for a 5G solution? If so, what is your experience? Pros/Cons? Are you glad you made the switch?

Can’t say about Xfinity vs 5G specifically. However I recently tried to switch from Spectrum Cable Internet to Tmobile home 5G. Did not work out for me. First day I set it up it worked pretty good, couple of times it seemed to drop the connection but not too bad. The next day I had nothing. It would not work at all. Kept saying it only had 1 bar (at the same location it was the previous day) so I tried moving it all over the house and doing other stuff and it just did not work properly again.

Ended up going back to spectrum. So I guess my recommendation is to test it before making the switch. I think Tmobile specifically gives you 15 days to try it.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

Can’t say about Xfinity vs 5G specifically. However I recently tried to switch from Spectrum Cable Internet to Tmobile home 5G. Did not work out for me. First day I set it up it worked pretty good, couple of times it seemed to drop the connection but not too bad. The next day I had nothing. It would not work at all. Kept saying it only had 1 bar (at the same location it was the previous day) so I tried moving it all over the house and doing other stuff and it just did not work properly again.

Ended up going back to spectrum. So I guess my recommendation is to test it before making the switch. I think Tmobile specifically gives you 15 days to try it.

Thank you!

[DrVenture]

In theory, it could work. In reality, your specific usage and situation are important.

Are you familiar with the three types of 5G? Low, mid and high band?

"The three types of 5G are low-band, mid-band, and high-band, which are named for the radio frequency spectrum they use:

Low-band: Offers great coverage but is not as fast as higher bands

Mid-band: Has a mix of features from low-band and high-band, and can transport larger amounts of data than low-band

High-band: Also known as mmWave, this band has ultra-high speeds and capacity, but not as much coverage as low-band

Each type of 5G has its own specific use cases and capabilities. For example, high-band 5G is ideal for high traffic areas and demanding apps and services like streaming, gaming, and video conferencing. However, to get the fastest speeds, you need to be within 80 feet of a tower or transmitter."

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by DrVenture

In theory, it could work. In reality, your specific usage and situation are important.

Are you familiar with the three types of 5G? Low, mid and high band?

"The three types of 5G are low-band, mid-band, and high-band, which are named for the radio frequency spectrum they use:

Low-band: Offers great coverage but is not as fast as higher bands

Mid-band: Has a mix of features from low-band and high-band, and can transport larger amounts of data than low-band

High-band: Also known as mmWave, this band has ultra-high speeds and capacity, but not as much coverage as low-band

Each type of 5G has its own specific use cases and capabilities. For example, high-band 5G is ideal for high traffic areas and demanding apps and services like streaming, gaming, and video conferencing. However, to get the fastest speeds, you need to be within 80 feet of a tower or transmitter."

Thanks for the explanation. I knew none of this.


Our needs are pretty basic: 1 TV streaming plus 1 or 2 computers on the Internet with not much downloading. Also, an occasional Zoom call but never at the same time as anything else.

Most important to me is reliability and uptime. We are used to and expect very few outages or reduction in speed. I don't want to switch until 5G is a reliable alternative.

[Donut Lord]

Aren't these 5G home internet WiFi plans basically glorified internet only phone plans? Meaning don't you get throttled HARD after X GBs or after a certain GB number you start paying for every GB after?

[NervoS]

I am planning to get TMobile 5G as backup for Xfinity. If it works well, I may also consider to drop XFinity

[iX nOOky]

I went from DSL at 5up/.728down to T-Mobile 5g because we live in the country and it's all we can get without going to Starlink. I just ran a test and got 344/32 but cell phone customers get bandwidth preference so sometimes during periods of peak usage it is really slow, almost like the DSL.

I guess we're happy with it so far, you just have to manage expectations. Very rarely I'll use my Verizon phone as a hotspot. T-Mobile was offering another 5g device for an additional $20 a month, but I'm not sure what I would do with it except move it to a different spot in the house and see if it helps the security cameras perform any better.