for the past few years we've all been watching 5G roll out for our phones but
did you know it can also replace your entire home internet connection without
all the messy wires okay I'm interested but can what
is essentially a glorified cell phone connection really replace cable or even
fiber well it depends wireless internet
to the home certainly isn't new but 5G offers advantages previous Technologies
don't satellite internet often has limited speeds in high latency making it
generally unsuitable for real-time applications like gaming and although
satellite internet constellation services like starlink try to solve
these problems your mileage may vary there are also Wireless isps or wisps
that commonly use different frequencies than 5G to beam internet signals from
access points on Towers or buildings to home modems with antennas attached while
these kinds of connections typically don't have latency issues as severe as
satellite links you use usually need a clear line of sight between the access
point and the home antenna as those signals tend to be beamed in One
Direction modern 5G home internet aims
to provide higher speeds and more acceptable latency without needing a
clear line of sight think about how you can often get a 5G connection on your
phone just fine indoors for example and
whereas satellite internet and wisps are usually targeted at folks in underserved
rural areas that might not have adequate options for wired internet service 5G is
trying to make inroads even in areas where consumers could easily get cable
or Fiber but what exactly is the appeal
well a big one is convenience if you don't already have cable or Fiber lines
running to your house you don't have to wait around for a technician to come and
do an install between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and even for people
who do have cable and fiber connections ready to go you aren't tied to wherever
that cable or Ethernet Jack is when it comes to modem placement just plug in
the 5G receiver anywhere you have a power socket and if your signal isn't
great pick it up plug it in somewhere else another possible Advantage is cost
although this aspect is going to vary quite a bit depending on which providers
are in your area and exactly what they charge it's possible to get more than
adequate speed for less money than a wired connection especially if you're
using the same provider you get your phone service from and snag a bundle
discount but this doesn't mean you should run out of buy a 5G home
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start with the most obvious thing to consider here you need a good 5G signal
in your house and even if you have that 5G speeds simply aren't high enough
everywhere to compete with cable or Fiber if you're in the market and you
already have a 5G phone one strategy is to run a speed test on your phone to get
some kind of rough idea of the performance you'll get on home 5G but
you won't know for sure until you get your 5G modem up and running speaking of
performance you might see bigger swings in speed and latency than you would on a
wired connection due to the less consistent nature of Wireless signals
and variable loads on the network unfortunately this is really a try it
and see kind of problem some folks have had no problems gaming on 5 home
connections While others have had latency swings that have resulted in
serious hiccups during gameplay and while these issues are certainly
possible with wired connections you'll be more susceptible to them with 5G
generally speaking also you really need to be aware of exactly what you're
signing up for a while back we did another video explaining that there are
several different flavors of 5G from the ultra fast but very short range
millimeter wave to low band 5G that's not that different from 4G LTE
performance performance and unfortunately some of the faster versions of 5G don't penetrate through
walls as well as 4G if you're in doubt about exactly what kind of 5G technology
and ISP you're considering offers be sure to ask especially as some providers
that advertise 5G will often fall back to a 4G LTE connection if the actual 5G
connection reaching your home is in a bad mood but also remember that a lower
band connection can actually give you better signal strength in fact low band
5G around 700 MHz is often marketed as
rural Broadband with reliability as a big selling point but speaking of low
band connections a good number of network operators that advertise 5G home
internet still use a 4G backbone after
the signal gets to the tower so keep in mind that both speed and latency may
suffer as a result finally don't forget
about upload speeds if you're fortunate enough to have an ISP in your area
offering fiber they'll usually offer upload speeds that are just as fast as
download speeds but as is the case with most home cable connections you might be
hard pressed to get super Gody upload speeds with 5G home internet but all of
this said if you're in an area with good 5G coverage aren't super worried about
online gaming performance or other latency sensitive applications like
video conferencing and you can stand to save a few bucks 5G home internet might
just be worth looking into especially as latency doesn't matter as much if you're
just trying trying to download large files or watch YouTube as long as you
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