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I was driving around the other day listening to the radio, and I heard this commercial for
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Xfinity's internet service. But this commercial wasn't like the countless ones I've heard before
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It was more of a commercial about why you should not sign up for T-Mobile home internet
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Yeah, I think Xfinity might be a little bit worried. The ad told listeners to go to this
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website that compares Xfinity and T-Mobile home internet. Now, I was really interested in what
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Xfinity has to say because I'm retesting T-Mobile home internet right now, and so far it's actually
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doing a whole lot better than the first time I tested T-Mobile home internet last year
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There are three main points Xfinity is trying to make here. Point number one, Xfinity says it's
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faster and that it can deliver those fast speeds more reliably. Fiber and cable internet services
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are going to be more reliable than any of these 5G wireless services, but I will say, at least from
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my new test of T-Mobile Home Internet, I'm getting some really good download speeds
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more than 200 megabits per second, and fast enough to do anything that I really need to do
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online. That brings me to the second point, and Xfinity's heading here is cell phones first
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home internet second. This is also fair criticism. T-Mobile Home Internet customers are deprioritized
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during times of network congestion and that means that their speeds may be slower than people on T postpaid wireless plans I only about 10 days into my new test but so far I had no major issues with deprioritization
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The third point Xfinity makes in this blog post is that T-Mobile home internet does not work with
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some live TV streaming services. I've been using the live TV streaming service YouTube TV, and there
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haven't been those issues, but I have heard about this. It is definitely legitimate. Plenty of folks
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on my main channel have said they've had issues with T-Mobile home internet, specifically with
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Hulu Live TV. This does seem like something T-Mobile home internet is going to have to address
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with those affected providers if it really wants the home internet service to catch on over time
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In general, I'd go in this order. First fiber internet, then cable internet, and then 5G home
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wireless. But not everybody has access to all three. Some people are lucky to have just one
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And the price for T-Mobile Home Internet's unlimited plan, $50 a month with auto pay, no data caps, no hidden fees, and equipment included, it's so good that a lot of people may be willing to test it out even if they have cable or fiber internet and they're just not happy with their current provider
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The fact that Xfinity felt the need to do this campaign, that is proof enough that T-Mobile is making an impact
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And hopefully down the road, that's going to lead to lower prices, whether you choose to go with T-Mobile service or another provider
