Full Review of Verizon's 5G Home Internet in 2023 - The Good and The Bad 

We installed our Verizon box almost a week ago. We live about a block from a 5G tower, so our performance is really good. It is soooo much faster than cable! Our Verizon box looks different than yours. In fact, they said it has to be mounted to a wall or window. Our house is 2850 square feet, but the wifi coverage is way more than cable. We can even use it sitting on the patio in the back yard. We are going to cancel our cable account next week. We just wanted to make sure the new box was going to work out first. Thanks for the video!

This is he first V 5g home Wi-Fi review that I wholeheartedly believe. Imma give it a shot!

Great review! I’ve had my 5G home internet for about a month now and I love it. Had no issue setting up my device or account but I attribute that to being an existing Verizon Wireless customer. Been getting around 800 mbps down and 60 mbps up. Love it so far!

Got the box and installed it a couple weeks back, but the signal was too weak in a couple areas of my home. I called Verizon and they sent me an extender - free of charge. I just installed that and I'm getting 240 Mbps. Not nearly as good as I was getting through Xfinity, but WAY cheaper. The verdict's out until the enfire family is gaming, streaming, working... Thanks for the info, Brian!

Thank you for a great review. Just received the gateway today, and sure enough, spent 40 minutes with customer service on setup, and lo and behold, I am waiting for password reset in the snail mail, just like you said. I am going to remain optimistic and once I get everything set up it will be great!

Great video Brian. Keep up the good work!

Got this and two new iPhones after the first of the year. Had T Mobile and we couldnt make a phone call from our home without using our Spectrum cable WiFi. Went to check out Verizon and found out that they had recently installed two new cell towers near our home. Easy set up for sure. Not one issue. Just did a speed test and it is 285 down and 25 up while typing this on line. My Iphone 14 Pro Plus on only cell, no wifi, is 409 down and 47 up. Hard to beat. I have the wifi connected to two desk computers and two smart tvs. One downstairs in my Man Cave Basement. Zero complaints and I hope it works as well for you.

I just tried T-Mobile 5g gateway which also uses a 5g cell tower. 5g has very little range or penetrating ability. (walls or roof) Internet was spoty and kept buffering streaming video. I read the troubleshooting guide which said it must be near a window to function. It improved slightly but was nowhere near cable internet. I then put the receiver inside a plexiglass waterproof box and placed it on the roof. I ran a CAT5 cable from the gateway into my apartment to a switching device. SUCCESS! It is as fast as any cable connection, and it is only $50 a month compared to over $200 from the local cable company for a package with internet included.

we swapped. Old provider was 70 down/70up Verizon is consistently 300 down/ 20 up. The downside is the unloaded ping is roughly 10ms worse than the old service to the same server I commonly connect to but the loaded ping with verizon is significantly better. So if 4k netflix is running in one room, gaming doesn't get bad in the other. The price of the verizon is 1/5 what the old provider was making the switch to verizon a no-brainer

Thank you so very much for your review and honesty. Do you think I should get an extender if my wifi doesn't reach my back porch?

Liked, subscribed. Great review! Verizon internet is finally available in my area and I would love to get rid of Charter.

Great Video,Thank you. I currently have Verizon 5G Home Plus.I want to switch to 5G Home to save the extra $20 a month.Do you think they would still honor my price guarantee ? Thank you CC

Interesting to read some of the comments. For some reason, some of you guys have really slow cable internet speed. Not sure if there's a better option or if you live remotely. I just decided to give it a try too while hanging on to my Spectrum cable. The difference here, however, is my basic speeds with cable are 300 down and 10 up. It even goes higher than 300 from time to time. I believe the price is the same for me, but I need to look into it more. We'll see.

Excellent video and review! all I have now is a cellphone through Tracfone for 25/month... it works through Verizon. This looks like my best bet for internet, l like that you referenced a built in router and the two ethernet ports. I haven looked at the plans, but have heard 25 to 50 per month, if I already have an account with Verizon. If I drop tracfone and get a Verizon phone that might be the best plan? anyway, many thanks!

Thanks Brian! Very Helpful. I have AT&T Air 4921 WIFI extenders ... any issues connecting them with Verizon Home Internet ?

I have Verizon 5G and the tower is on my block. I consistently get 1500Mbps which was crazy. It started acting up the past week and now I only get 80Mbps.

I just got mine. We just got the 5g tower in my new division. Verizon offer it for me for free for 12 months for being a great customer it saves me $100 a month from spectrum. So I said why not it doesn't hurt to try. So far so good

Well, my neighbors just reported that their cable Internet went down again today, while my Verizon 5G is going strong. Score 1 for Verizon 0 for cable Internet so far!

I also had problems setting up my account and with the way they set up their customer service. I was about to call it quits at one point out of frustration. I am still dealing with the account set up, but so far no complaints about it working.

I have been chomping at the bit over this vs the horrible wicked step sister Comcast who (is reliable until ANYTHING breaks) just jack up the rates at every turn and shows no loyalty to its customer base in my experience. Thank you for the review. BTW for larger homes, Ruckus uses band focusing antennas and has never needed a reset and zero signal strength issues. They are a big commercial client base like airports, but they have a couple basic units too with the secret sauce.

I live in Phoenix Arizona have had Verizon for about 2 years my ip address changes and never is even around my location it’s always across the country my internet speeds are never above 100 Mbps unless it’s 1 am when everyone is sleep I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but I never have seen the numbers you guys are

Is there fixed IP address setting so my cameras around the property can always find the router? Our dsl provider randomly changes our ip address so I cannot view the cameras when I"m out of town. No way to change the ip address remotely.

i just switch to this and i love it!

Great video

I use my visible by verizon phone hotspot.

I just got my Verizon 5G yesterday. I tried the quick setup guide. But the Gateway didn't connect. After a call to Verizon, it got setup after a system reboot on their end. It took about 10 minutes. I've been using it since without issue. I have mine connected to my wired/wireless router. The Verizon 5G automatically deactivated the wireless. Which is great. I ran a few Speed tests and Verizon 5G ranged between: 70.06 - 198.6 Mbps DL & 3.60 - 20.20 Mbps UL While my Spectrum Cable ranged between: 200-300 Mbps DL & 10-15 Mbps UL Any suggestions to improve the DL speed? You mentioned having trouble setting up your Verizon account. I could use some help doing that also. What are the steps to create my account? Where do I find my device phone number or my account number?

Three weeks so far very happy no more Xfinity only had to move the box once on first day

Spectrum internet wifi drops connection in one day more than At&t did in 16 years of use. If At&t had fiber around me I would of never switched because At&t was only 6 mbps speed while Spectrum has up to 1gb. Only had Spectrum for 3 days and it's a living nightmare with how bad it is.

I want to get the cube, but do I just plug it in or do I need a router? What do I need exactly. I want to get away from having any cable whatsoever. Is that possible with this cube?

You also got to remember about using an Ethernet cable because it gets like steady 300 Mbps

How do i about returning the product ? Verizon sent me a box to put it in but im unclear as to where to drop it off

Cable tv is pretty much a thing of the past now, only a matter of time before the same thing happens to hard wired internet connections.

Are the upload speeds adequate for Zoom and Teams?

I’m curious what everyone’s cell reception is for those that have Verizon mobile phones? I have marginal 5G reception in my house and it switches from 4G LTE to 5G depending on where I’m at in my house. And my Speedtest on my phone are around 24-30Mbps. Verizon told me today that my address is now eligible for 5G home internet. I’m very suspicious on the speeds I’ll get. I get almost 400Mbps with Spectrum now and I’d hate to give that up for 25Mbps.

I have the Verizon 5G little white box - pros = easy set up if you are a current cell user. Cons = everything else. Don’t do it! Look for other options. They Say no upfront fees and charges - lie. Initial bill was about $65 more and their billing is so convoluted who knows where the extra came from. I honestly feel like I’ve stepped back into the dial up age. Numerous drops and buffering FOREVER! Then, if you opt in on the “free” Samsung notebook … there is a penalty if you decide this service sucks - and it does suck. Stuck now, thinking of just biting the bullet and doing the AT&T fiber. Spectrum was no joy, but this is terrible!!

Also how many devices can you have on 1 box? Last count I think I had 15

With ACP and auto pay it's $0 per month. No cost for the device, no installation fee, no activation fee, $0 per month. I have mine sitting on my desk by my PC and get 94 down and 14 up. I'm not complaining. For the price it can't be beat.

Could you do a Speed test and tell us the ping speed?

I checked the contract for Veizonon 5G and they have numerous additional fees/costs tacked onto this service. What are the fees that you are charged to use this?

Do you know if the box is waterproof if I want to install the box outside?

I’m only getting 115mbps. I’ve had it for months now and I see don’t see the 300-1000Mbps they promote. Do you guys have a different wifi router or am I just doing something wrong.

doe it include home phone ?

Instead of buying a router. Try to disable SON and connect Ring cameras to 2.4 ghz.

Need help on where to find the settings for this.

You get what you pay for, Verizon 5G Home will occasionally go down on a regular basis and the speeds are all over the map.

Your cams are running at 2h everything else is running at 5h gateway. Can hande both if setup correctly.

I wish I could get it where I live, but Verizon is still 4G here. I tried T-Mobile, and while it worked, even the cheap 200 Mbps cable plan is faster. And then the price gouging! The hidden fees and price increases in only two months were ridiculous. But I get the magic feeling of getting (relatively) high speed Internet from a little box. Where I disagree is in the belief that wireless must be more reliable. Wireless signals are prone to fading in adverse weather conditions, cables aren't. And in a power outage, a cell site may or may not have a backup generator, while cable is powered from the headend. I've lost power for days, and while cellular has gone out, cable never has.

We got Verizon phones and are currently trying this internet. It seems to be okay but randomly it'll act like it's getting a update. It'll reset and all my devices will disconnect which I understand that. I like the service so far but does anyone know if there's a fix for the random reboots??

Can I put my mesh system on it

I can’t seem to get my home security attached to it. Any suggestions.

Does anyone know if you Can travel with the cube to like a hotel?

i got one a year ago and its got 7 mbps and .25 up wth did i do wrong

Mine has a red light and doesn't work

Good video cut cable went t mobile just nightmare the box I got just keep reboot it switch same thing called tmobile tech there working fix problem knowing problem newetc boxers or at least that lady talk too When game ,watch some it late reboot 2 am reboot multiply times a day every 5 mins or so or every 2-4 hours enough of it so today verizon If the boxes have problem engineers working fix when that be even so basically 50 beta test box lol

Slow as shit in the Outter Mission in SF. I have 180° view of Glen Park and Outer mission and get sub 60 mbps. It other parts of the city are are 200+ mbps. Horse shit.

my cable lrovider is way faster then verizons going to return it

This is slow and unstable. It is not working good.