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We use a T-Mobile 5G wireless access point for internet access. I plopped it down on the kitchen counter when we moved in just to get things started and was surprised to find it hit nearly 500 MB/s in this random spot. After an extensive site survey including wandering the outside of the house with a ridiculously long extension cord, I’ve determined the best spot for the access point is… precisely there on the kitchen counter.
stephen ryner jr. 🦉Now I just need to replace the dumb awkward power dongle with a shorter USB-C cable. Spouse will pop a wicker box or something over it and we’ll call it a day lol
stephen ryner jr. 🦉I had 1200 Mb/s symmetric service from AT&T fiber for all of three months at the old place, but in the neighborhood next to Apple Park, nope, no fiber. And Xfinity is a non-starter. I’m pretty happy paying $50 a month for decent internet even if placing the access point correctly is a pain haha
stephen ryner jr. 🦉Xfinity’s “5-Year Price Guarantee” is… worthless. It applies to precisely one plan, 400 Mbps internet (5 years) and 1 Xfinity Mobile Unlimited line (1 year), bundled whether you want them both or not. Taxes, fees, and other “applicable charges” are extra and subject to change during and after the promo.
In other words, your base rate may be fixed, but they can add additional charges whenever and however they like. Kind of like how you get “unlimited” data but throttled after you use “too much,” yes, unlimited sponge squeezes when you’re dying of thirst, so generous.
stephen ryner jr. 🦉“Many Comcast customer complaints center on unexpected price increases. Comcast's FAQ on price changes advises customers facing price increases that their bills rose because Comcast needs to invest in network upgrades, and that even promotional prices can rise because of changes to fees that are in addition to the base price.”
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/after-losing-customers-comcast-admits-prices-are-too-confusing-and-unpredictable/
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stephen ryner jr. 🦉Yes I love my T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. T-Mobile promised a flat $50 a month and that’s what they are charging. We pulled down 916.93GB last March and there were no complaints. 60 MB/sec is great.
stephen ryner jr. 🦉My only complaint is the ethernet ports on the access point appear to be throttled. Or broken. They are absurdly slow, like 10 Mbps. I’ve gone through two different units, same result. So it’s all WiFi, all the time.
stephen ryner jr. 🦉I just re-checked the ethernet ports. They’re fine, same speed. Alrighty then!
stephen ryner jr. 🦉“Trust, but verify,” which, of course, means “Don’t trust” lol
stephen ryner jr. 🦉AT&T just left a door tag saying they’re ready to install residential fiber to our new neighborhood! I hadn’t gotten around to cancelling the old plan or returning their equipment yet. Procrastination pays off I guess.
stephen ryner jr. 🦉And, we’re back