T-Mobile
has
announced
two
new
home
internet
plans:
Home
Internet
Plus
and
Away.
Well,
technically
that’s
one
home
internet
plan
and
one
anywhere-but-home
plan.
These
new
flavors
of
T-Mobile’s
5G-powered
internet
service
aim
to
address
different
customers,
but
both
serve
the
same
goal:
leveraging
that
sweet
5G
spectrum
to
do
more
than
just
keep
our
phones
connected.
The
new
Away
plan,
importantly,
does
not
allow
for
“extended
use
in
the
same
location,”
according
to
a
footnote
in
T-Mobile’s
press
release.
It’s
basically
a
Starlink
competitor
designed
for
campers
and
RV
owners,
but
instead
of
using
satellite
connectivity,
it’s
more
like
a
supercharged
cellular
hotspot.
It
can
connect
up
to
64
devices
at
a
time,
which
seems
like
way
more
than
an
RV
can
actually
hold
and
comes
in
two
data
capacity
options:
up
to
200GB
for
$110
per
month
or
unlimited
for
$160
per
month
(both
prices
with
autopay
enabled).
It’ll
be
available
starting
on
May
8th.
T-Mobile’s
original
home
internet
plan
is
now
joined
by
two
more
options.Source:
T-Mobile
Home
Internet
Plus
includes
all
the
features
of
T-Mobile’s
standard
plan,
starting
with
a
gateway
router
to
turn
cellular
signal
into
home
Wi-Fi.
On
top
of
that,
you
get
a
mesh
access
point
to
help
bring
the
signal
to
more
corners
of
your
home
—
an
extra
2,200
square
feet
worth
of
corners,
according
to
T-Mobile’s
press
release.
You
also
get
access
to
around-the-clock
tech
support
from
Assurant.
Home
Internet
Plus
will
be
available
on
April
26th
for
$70
per
month
with
autopay.
As
we
enter
the
middle
innings
of
the
5G
era,
fixed
wireless
services
like
T-Mobile’s
home
internet
have
emerged
as
the
real
moneymakers
for
carriers.
T-Mobile
was
the
first
to
offer
it
on
a
large
scale,
and
Verizon
has
been
pushing
into
the
space
as
its
mid-band
5G
spectrum
comes
online.
Even
fiber-centric
AT&T
eventually,
reluctantly,
got
in
on
the
action.
Like
Verizon,
they’ve
got
some
big
5G
bills
to
pay.
In
any
case,
T-Mobile’s
latest
efforts
to
package
up
this
service
for
different
customers
look
like
something
we’re
only
going
to
see
more
of
in
the
near
future.
Original author: Allison Johnson
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