Say Goodbye To T-Mobile: A New Era Begins!

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@michaelmmcpherson3633 Месяц назад

As a trucker who drives regionally, I have had t-Mobile Wi-Fi in my truck and it has never let me down. The only thing that they don’t tell you is that you do need to go home and turn that thing on at your residence once every 30 days. If you don’t do that, they will cancel that account permanently. So since I’m home every weekend, this little cylinder works like a charm at home as well as on the road. If it notices that you’re out of range, simply tap on the “ I’m here temporarily” icon, and it will switch to whatever local stations are in that area if you’re using RU-vid TV or whatever. But make sure you take it home and turn it on at least once every 30 days.

@Sanjko87 Месяц назад

Great to know. Definitely will get one now too.

@GhostDragonY 15 дней назад

Does it still work for you? I just ordered one and I go home every other weekend.

@BigTizle 6 дней назад

Never had this issue. I’m out 8 weeks and it works great unless in BFE

@michaelmmcpherson3633 6 дней назад

@@GhostDragonY absolutely… as long as you plug it in at homebase once every 29 to 30 days.

@Cam_Galaxy 6 дней назад

I live in the truck and used the address of my old apartment. Don’t live there and never there. It’s been 2 years and they have never cancelled my account

@SamariBodrick 4 месяца назад

Just get the Tmoble magenta plan for $50 (with auto pay), which comes unlimited 5g speed data. Then take that sim and put it in a mofi wifi router and connect your devices ... as far as tmoble knows you're using a cellphone. And you still have unlimited mobile internet

@coreybabcock2023 4 месяца назад

I do that with visible and metro by T-Mobile tablet plan

@YourblacklmfaoL 4 месяца назад

@coreybabcock2023 do you get good speeds?

@SamariBodrick 4 месяца назад

@@YourblacklmfaoL great 5g speed.. and 4k video. The magenta plan is a unlimited speed data plan

@RichHoliday8904 4 месяца назад

where do i get a mofi wifi router? how do you know this works? which router should i get? please and thank you!

@SamariBodrick 4 месяца назад

@@RichHoliday8904 i know it works because that's what I've been using for my schoolie for the past 3 years. Everything I have is connected to the network.

@russellriggan2088 4 месяца назад

We got our t Mobile gateway at an RV show in my area in early 2023. They were there in 2024. They were actively promoting the home Internet for mobile use all over the country. I think their success caught up with them, and too much usage was overwhelming their towers.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

See, you're just confirming what I've been saying, thank you. Some commenters have been acting like I've committed a crime.

@christophermessmer2635 4 месяца назад

@@rvfamilylife they are a bunch of cry babies. I've been using my T-Mobile Home Internet all over the country for over 2 years now and I'm pretty sure that is passing through different areas isn't hurting T-Mobile at all. It can't possibly be any different than if I was using my cellphone and tethering

@RogerPack 4 месяца назад

@@christophermessmer2635 I think it uses slightly different bands but...hard to imagine it hurts their bottom line?

@SpeedUpThatComputer 4 месяца назад

Honestly we should call for accountability. They mislead many people who don't read the fine print or can't read the fine print.

@wesmagyar 3 месяца назад

@@rvfamilylife I'm a truck driver and was sold mine at a truckstop by a TMobile vendor specifically for using in my truck

@skipvj 3 месяца назад

We were up front about being homeless, living off-grid in the woods. The MetroPCS salesperson is the one who gave us a working address. We have it hooked up to a MIMO 4X4 antenna. For now I just disconnected the GPS. It's only been 2 days since they started to verify and we paid our bill today. It's still on the unlimited plan.

@julioguzman5197 4 месяца назад

I work in the windmill industry and i just barely got the Internet back in October and it work flawlessly. Loved it. If they go through with it, im just gonna drop it.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

I'm sorry the bubble has burst. It's a bummer.

@capon98 2 месяца назад

I have been with Tmobile for over 20 years and never had any issues.. Now I have the home internet in my truck, no problems.

@rvfamilylife 2 месяца назад

I hope it keeps working for you. TMobile has said twice now this year they would be putting a stop to using the Home internet on the road. I haven't cancelled mine yet as I want to see if it happens, and what it looks like when it does happen.

@mv4463 4 месяца назад

I have mine in my car. I use it in my camper. Best item to have. Works 90% of the time for the $50. It you lose signal. Press the powered button wait to mins. Turn back on.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

We have stayed at some places where we would have to reboot it every few days. Then at other times it was rock solid. I think that was more specific to the local towers we were connected to.

@lotsoflife8236 5 месяцев назад

I understand the need to restrict plans to be active in the home area, but it was nice to know that if you travel to a place with limited Internet that you could take your own. I would really love to know the reason why raising the price to over 3 times higher was needed.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Exactly my thoughts. I'd be okay paying a bit more for the continued use of this service.

@teenermeener971 Месяц назад

Cause they can do it.

@Blu3ManiC 4 месяца назад

For verizon, its cheaper to go into a walmart and buy a straight talk home internet box for $99 and buy the service cards while activating the service with a random available address in los angeles.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

Why Los Angeles?

@Blu3ManiC 4 месяца назад

@@rvfamilylife because there’s high speed internet available there already so most addresses come up as available because they don’t need fixed wireless and since it’s a densely populated area with cell towers everywhere

@larrywhorley9440 Месяц назад

I've had TMobile internet for about 5 years now. My speeds are fantastic and I pay $30 a month with a two party plan. Of course, I don't travel all over

@mister-_-muda7756 Месяц назад

Thank you for the link T-mobile really dropped the ball on this one they got greedy thinking they were the best to do it but now with customers scrambling other companies are getting a chance to shine I will personally cancel my t-mobile and get something else as expensive as theirs just out of spite 😂

@averageguysgadgetguy Месяц назад

Just a heads up as a cx manager for one of the big 4 carriers...if you call them or not, we know exactly where the device is located...it's constantly being triangulated between 3 to 4 towers, the closest wifi stations it's pinging, and the GPS location pings...they know within about 18 inches exactly where that device is at all times, unless you can physically remove the battery itself

@vidacrazy 2 месяца назад

That's why some things just need to stay with in your circle or kept to yourself, I'm pretty sure that if all these RV'er videos weren't spreading like wildfire, T-mobile woudn't have been aware of this loophole.

@TheCountryLifewithColumbusMark 2 месяца назад

Excellent video. I was late to see it. In the meantime, I'm getting by with two tin cans on a string. I can only talk to the folks in the next RV over as long as they're within 75 feet. But, it's basically free and unlimited. Oh, it doesn't work so well in the rain or wind Keep these videos coming.

@alonzomartii 4 месяца назад

Ask T-Mobile to send you one withe antenna. And see if it works. I just found out about it with better signal and you can always buy external antenna for $50 pus cables.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

I actually have several separate antenna, including what I call " popsicles." directional antenna. I've debated popping open the TMobile Home and hooking those up. I've watched another video where a guy showed there are actually 2 antenna wire just laying inside this thing.

@RVingwithLuck 5 месяцев назад

Good luck with Connecten. It seems pretty good. My only problem with it is you need to be in a strong cell tower area. As a boondocker, I chose a different route. My RV came with a Winegard 360 4G antenna on the roof. That runs to a Gateway router. You can use various SIM cards/data plans. I chose Verizon’s 150 GB/month plan at $110/month. Works fantastic, deep in the forest or desert where wireless signals are weak. As the Wingard 360 boosts the cell signal.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

I will keep you updated on how well Connecten works in rural areas. I'm by no means a city boy.

@dalesmithiii5999 3 месяца назад

I thought connecten used all 3 carriers and just automatically switches to the best one for the area you're in?

@rvfamilylife 3 месяца назад

@@dalesmithiii5999 as of right now, nope. I'm a month and a half into using it. The process to change over isn't as smooth as it should be.

@jaygraves2399 5 месяцев назад

Other negative point is that you can't stream 4k on the Away Plan.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

I saw that, so confused about that detail.

@rogerdalpe587 5 месяцев назад

We love your channel by the way. We changed the T-Mobile a year ago under a business plan covering 2 cell phones. We 100% boondocks and rely on our cell hot spot with zero issues. That works for us.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much. Sounds like y'all have a great plan for staying connected

@NoMercyFtw 5 месяцев назад

That's the current model with every company new and old to come out with something new fantastic price amazing affordable and then once they get everyone locked in they got you and they start slowing down the speeds increasing the prices splitting up in the tiers

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Yeah, you bring up a very valid point. I still think the speed at which they reached that price point was too fast.

@AwfullWaffle 3 месяца назад

They must have scrapped that idea quick. I’m currently streaming your video on my new t-mobile home plan that I set up 2 weeks ago. I am 50 miles away from home and it’s working perfectly. I was a new T-Mobile customer and yet was only offered one tier of service which was unlimited for $50 per month but also got it discounted to $45 for autopay. I sure hope they saw that what you’re talking about was a terrible idea and went back and that’s why I got the good deal that I can travel with. I’m going to be pissed if the price goes up and it stops working on the road. Thanks for the vid!

@rvfamilylife 3 месяца назад

Part of me would love to take credit for a reversal of this decision, but I doubt little me could impact a juggernaut corporation like T-Mobile. There are a number of people that commented they cancelled the service because of this change. If several thousand cancelled, that might have been the message they needed. But my understanding is that there were some kinks in their plan and it's postponed until the kinks can be sorted out. I appreciate your comment, have a blessed week.

@evankalbach9985 4 месяца назад

Not sure why they would care about where you are? You can use your phone and hotspot where ever you go. I imagine at some point Starlink will be built out everywhere (most) so perhaps that becomes more viable.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

The problem right now with Starlink is trees. If you get stuck in a spot with some thick trees over top you are out of luck.

@maylin1986 4 месяца назад

@@rvfamilylife I appreciate this insight! 👍* 0 *👍

@PhilstoPhx 5 месяцев назад

We're just getting started in the RV life. I'm old, broken and retired but my wife is still working and our daughter will be starting school in a couple years so, internet is important for us. So far T-Mobile magenta plan has worked well for us. Next week we're heading to TT Green Mountain, where I first found your channel, for two weeks. That one has me a bit concerned, but there's a Starbucks and McD nearby. Let us know how the connect ten goes, it might be an option for us in the future.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

TT green Mountain has wifi at the park you can pay for. It worked well enough for my job

@aaronpadilla1493 2 месяца назад

People got smarty pants then T-Mobile got us!😂

@ouRVisionnomadicliving 5 месяцев назад

Its been amazing to see how the options have changed over the years. When we were out in Kelton last fall. I had 26 devices connected to our starlink. Its been "suspended" since we moved back into our house last Nov. I didn't un suspend it when we went out to Kelton again a few weeks ago and all my grandkids were upset with me. I told them for a couple days they would survive without their tablets and phones. My plan is to fire it up again when we head to the Lake in a couple weeks as the cell service there is non exsistant. Safe travels Mullens Family.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

It's nice to have options these days.

@ban4981 5 месяцев назад

They don't need GPS in there to tell where it is...its either bouncing off the tower it is supposed to, or not.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Agreed. All they need is to see it check into a tower and then lock its hardware address to that tower only.

@Bryan-Hensley 5 месяцев назад

They don't seem to be able to do that currently. I was communicating with the highest level tech support trying to figure out what happened to my gateway. They had me to read off the tower PCI numbers so they could identify which tower I'm connected to..

@nnation 4 месяца назад

but u should be grandfathered in.. at $50 and keep same services.. I have the next newer router and mine works while traveling as a full-time Rver.. and there are 2 newer router versions from the one that u have.. but we will see..

@Lowvym 3 месяца назад

On January 3rd, the first set of satellites supporting the T-Mobile and Starlink partnership were launched into low-Earth orbit with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. This significant event marks a new chapter in our relentless pursuit of being the best in the world at connecting customers to their world.

@usfreedom4all 4 месяца назад

T-Mobile actually told me it works where ever you get cell signal, so if you can make a call on your T-Mobile service phone you can get internet. However, they told me they would not guarantee it working on the move - as you driving but when you stop in a campground, for example, it should work. I have been using and it did work every time I was in a campground, in fact I love it. This is my travel internet for about 2 years now.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

I've never tried it while moving. I kept the box because I wanted to pack it up and protect it on travel days.

@dalesmithiii5999 3 месяца назад

@rvfamilylife it works great while moving I run it on a power inverter in my car while traveling through multiple states so my kids can watch on their tablets

@rvfamilylife 3 месяца назад

@@dalesmithiii5999 That's Awesome

@acidreign0911 4 месяца назад

Ill wait till they actually disable it before I panic... There are quite a few sources who say geo fencing isn't possible for these devices.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

I may leave mine active for a little while just to see if that is true.

@shturmovik3033 4 месяца назад

Just got one and geofencing is real on the new sales. Sorry.

@gamingwithkev8208 7 дней назад

I had the best experience with my mobile 5g modem. Sadly the service is not availible where I live. I miss my old area 😔

@OurSecondLife 5 месяцев назад

2+ years with TMHI. It works very well but $160, no way! Starlink on order!

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Hopefully Starlink works well for you

@philpilkington 5 месяцев назад

Me too. I'm excited!

@916Smoke 4 месяца назад

TM has integrated their service with Starlink. Not sure why they feel the need to have the same on the pricing as their partner Starlink. Greed.@@rvfamilylife

@Bryan-Hensley 5 месяцев назад

Wonder if there's a way to spoof the GPS? Take it apart and disconnect the GPS antenna. Who knows, what have you got to lose?

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

I will find out after I cancel if they want the equipment back. Then, let the dissection begin

@bt4843 2 месяца назад

You can get T-Mobile business $15 tablet lines and use the SIM in the Verizon inseego m2100 and maybe the m3100 and get unlimited priority data . I have 2 of the tablet lines. One in the inseego m2100 and the other in the T-Mobile ARC KVD21 5G Home Internet WI-FI Gateway connected to a cheap cudy router that changes the ttl so it uses device data not hotspot data. Both of these work perfectly for the past 2 years using over a terabyte of data each month. Also I got my tablet lines when they were $10 a piece a month now they are $15 a piece.

@stuartkorte1642 22 дня назад

Great information. Don’t know what is worse, the companies that gouge their longtime customers or the customers that put up with it.

@rvfamilylife 22 дня назад

Well, the customers that put up with it sends a message that it's okay to be gouged.

@SteveOOOOO 5 месяцев назад

Investigate does not use GPS. Not trackable T-Mobile will work just fine on that.... That is through wireless technologies

@SteveOOOOO 5 месяцев назад

And also use Chester tech repair cheetah unit. .... The new x65 chipset that's in those rock accepts all major cell provider Sims just saying

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Interesting, I'm going to google those and check it out.

@SteveOOOOO 5 месяцев назад

@@rvfamilylife you'll be very impressed with them I'm actually doing a video on all the different modems and options will be really shortly I left my RU-vid name out of it. Didn't want to get the conflict of interest going. Took me 3 years to find the perfect system for myself. Today we run T-Mobile and Verizon together in our RV. If you decide you want to talk more about them I would be happy to have a conversation with you. Make it a great day.

@TurboSpeedWiFi 4 месяца назад

@@SteveOOOOO No GPS required to track. All T-Mobile has to do is look at what cell tower it is connecting to. If they see that the connected tower is far from the home address it will not function.

@stevenwilliams6777 4 месяца назад

@@TurboSpeedWiFi That is true but when we set the TTL in them units to 64 vs 117 or 115 I forget the default recommendation that is how they track you by towers. I no this for I have even have tested with Verizon & T-Mobile by taking a cell sims card out of phones and ran 2T bits never was throttled.... Its only a matter of time before that gets locked but it does work well. I hope this was helpful.

@jos9569 4 месяца назад

Worked great for camping and was priced right. They've priced themselves over what I want to pay. It doesn't work at our home, Spectrum is still the best choice for that.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

So when they sold it to you did they know you would be using it take to other locations?

@jos9569 4 месяца назад

@@rvfamilylife Yes, I told them I would be using it on the road. The employee said that many of their 'home internet' customers did the same. This was in December 2023. We used it until a few weeks ago--came home, didn't need it.

@bajaskier 4 месяца назад

Never got T-mobile to work at home less than 2 miles from the tower; slower than snails when the signal did connect.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

Yikes, I'm sorry to hear that

@jos9569 4 месяца назад

Same.

@rookie3317 4 месяца назад

T mobile works better than Verizon. Starlink is lunching more satellites to help cover the new dish mini

@postersm7141 4 месяца назад

I consistently get 500 up and down speeds at my home and have been for the past two years for 50 bucks a month. I’ve been very happy.

@jos9569 4 месяца назад

@@postersm7141 T-Mobile is very inconsistent where I live.

@Shadownian 2 месяца назад

I'm a trucker. I use Verizon for my phone service. I heard from another trucker about an app that fixes the issue of hotspots and the issues with limit and speed caps. PDANet. It allows you to use the full speed of your unlimited cell service and share it with your PC. You can use the free version or you can pay like 15 bucks one time and fully unlock it for life. On a good connection I can get 100 plus mbps, and I average around 40 to 50 mbps. Absolutely free. And it's a shame cause if one of these companies offered a better connection at a decent price for truckers or Rv people....I would easily pay it. But they always just try to get you to use the low speed hotspots with limits to drain more money out of you. So to heck with them.

@djsupernature1 3 месяца назад

Beautiful family buddy 👍😎 thank you, very informative 😊

@rvfamilylife 3 месяца назад

Thank you

@IRLNatalieAnne 2 месяца назад

It’s data prioritization. When you bring it to different markets, it uses much higher capacity in markets that aren’t equipped to handle as much capacity. This is why a lot of addresses aren’t included. A good work around I found is getting an iPad with internet plan, and T-Mobile advertised unlimited WiFi 5g speed hot spot for the tablet plan I got.

@QUADBOYification Месяц назад

I can tell you that most 4G Routers have a diagnostic/Maintenance section in their menu. Disabling that is key. From there you are free to use any SIM card available that supports 4G. Many other settings need to be adjusted like ipv4, disabling ipv6 and change certain DNS servers to Google. Some setting need to be on manual and not Auto. Some European 4G Routers have 4 fixed LAN outputs and two separate Wi-Fi names you can set up. ZYXEL made really nice cheap 4G routers (12v) setting you back only $50 / In regards to speed - it will be not as fast as 600 Mbps but at least 60 Mbps up and down (Equal if the SIM Card supports it). I moved a few times and the router just moves with ya like a cellphone does. Plug and Play.

@JH-vb1wo 3 месяца назад

I just used my dads 5g hotspot thro att and it is very good and he only pays 60 a month. Super annoying cuz I pay 65 a month prepaid for super slow 4g phone.

@Zeya187 Месяц назад

If you contact T-Mobile and request a seasonal suspension, the cost of that line will drop to $10 per month. This option is available for all lines except the first two lines of a family plan. The third line and any additional lines will be eligible for the $10 per month rate under the seasonal suspension. Sure I'm a day late and a $ short but... The more you know right? Thanks for the video.

@jedcletis9313 21 день назад

It's not just T-Mobile that's doing this , all the major corporations are , using inflation as an excuse just like they did in the 70's. So be it :(

@bjbj3853 4 месяца назад

I agree with you. T-Mobile did make a mistake. If I'm going to spend that much cash to get continued service, I'm going to buy Starlink and be done with it. And yes, I'm using Home right now.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

Exactly, they're acting like they can provide services anywhere, and they cannot

@Allium_369 3 месяца назад

T-Mobile is going to be using star link satellites soon for coverage in there dead zones.

@fdale83 5 месяцев назад

I would say no to your new plan . My experience with Tyler and company was good. Less then two weeks I canceled my plan . Due to limited availability at my home base. Was told two times we will fix it. Third time no response until I return the product. I received no refund

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Well that is disheartening. Thank you for that update. I appreciate any and all feedback on this company.

@billsolomon1 3 месяца назад

PS: I have a Verizon WIFI box. I’m going to try my WiFi box when I start RV living. Starlings prices are comparable to new T Moble prices!

@rfhill820 Месяц назад

We got one after you told us about it last year. It was a game changer for us, because now I can work when we go camping! We had no issues when we went in July, but thanks for the heads up about this issue - we’ll have to keep that in mind when we go back next year. (The Hill Family at Lake George!)

@michaelmacho1 4 месяца назад

Use a third party router and you can go back to paying 50 bucks a month. That’s what I do. Works great. Can travel anywhere nationwide.

@rareformstrategiesllc8008 4 месяца назад

They just swapped out my Huawei POE and Router after how many years….new equipment and service is shit…it feels like once something is introduced that works and good for the people the Government/Corporate America steps in and limits access to the technology or product….then repackages it…has there been any reporting on what cell service provider is being used by those crossing the border illegally? My cell plan has always said “subject to roaming charges” in Mexico/canada/etc….lalala….

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

I have an Insty Connect router, I think I will get it working again. It even has 5G.

@patrickrobertson7290 3 месяца назад

Can you explain that in layman’s terms? If I understood correctly, then shouldn’t a VPN work as well?

@jameshendricks875 3 месяца назад

Where I live, I get 2 bars of T Mobile on my cell phone, hardly got a connection to watch RU-vid or videos of any kind. I got one and put it in my RV and have excellent service now. The home router gets better service than my phone or my wife's, Samsung phone.

@coreybabcock2023 4 месяца назад

All you need to do is get the cudy P5 5g Router and do a IMEI repair and match the IMEI from the trashcan and put the SIM in the P5 and it'll work just fine but I use visible for 25.00 to get Internet in my van I live in and I have a 20.00 monthly Metro by T-Mobile tablet sim in the router too and it works just fine

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

cool

@maylin1986 4 месяца назад

Are you saying you get unlimited hotspot via Visible for $25? Just by the instructions above? I don't understand the trashcan step. :/ Are you placing the cell phones SIM you get from Visible, into the the Cudy P5 5G Router to get the unlimited hotspot? Well, in this case, the Sim card is the cell phone Wi-Fi data being used, just transferred through the router, to be used on, say, your laptop or a tablet even? At least in terms your tablet or device can now connect to that form of wifi, meant for the cell phone? I think I kind of understand, but not really... 😵‍💫

@coreybabcock2023 4 месяца назад

@@maylin1986 yes

@dalesmithiii5999 3 месяца назад

@@maylin1986Pretty much he's swapping the imei from a cell phone to a modem so the carrier thinks he's using the data on a cell phone instead of a modem sharing the data with multiple devices like he's doing

@tonyreyes1798 2 месяца назад

VISIBLE is GREAT. $25.00 unlimited hotspot data included in my cell plan. I've had it for a year now. More RV'ers need to get up to speed and start saving money with VISIBLE. I have Starlink as a backup just in case which is collecting dust.

@AnelRamic-x5u 2 месяца назад

Whats really messed up is tge fact when i called tmobile to inquire about this i told them im truck driver and they told me ohhh thats perectly fine , cant they get sued for false advertising wth !

@daveduncan2748 3 месяца назад

T-mobile should have just said, "If you use the T-mobile Home outside of your home area, your connection will have a lowered priority, and you may experience much slower connection speeds." Problem solved. But I think you are right--it's just a money play for T-mobile. Glad you guys aren't making it "pay" for them.

@rvfamilylife 3 месяца назад

I suspect it's already functioned that way. I only ever saw speeds as fast as 600 mbs down when I was at the home address. I'm used to speeds below 100.

@xzavieraleistercarsten7188 2 месяца назад

You can also just buy a ZTE 5G modem for $125 bucks one time cost. Then get an unlimited plan from Mint Mobile. I think its $30.00 a month with a 3 month commitment ($90.00). Works flawlessly.

@AnelRamic-x5u 2 месяца назад

Mine still works, never got notified about anything, I do not use it while driving but once i stop i plug it in and it still works (Truck Driver)

@MissyDiharce 22 дня назад

We wanted to put the t-Mobil internet at our coast home, but they said only 8 customers per cell tower and they were full. Sorry no can do. No waitiNg list…Really?

@rvfamilylife 22 дня назад

@@MissyDiharce if you go and act like your going to be traveling with it, I bet you can find a salesman that will sell it to you.

@Justin-zv4kr Месяц назад

We switched all mobile services from T-Mobile to Verizon. Overall $25 price difference. It’s the principle 👏🏼

@foxhollerhomestead 5 месяцев назад

Hey there, Dave! I’ve been with T-Mobile for a little over five years and have honestly loved their service up until recently. Granted, I don’t have the home Internet service as it doesn’t really work where the property is because we are surrounded by giant trees! I’m definitely going to look into your recommendation though and see what they have as the local company around here for Internet is shabby to say the least. How is Starlink treating you?

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Starlink doesn't do so hot with trees, so, I'm pretty nervous to be coming to Washington and trying to work. hopefully this new companies service can help me get the work done that I need.

@foxhollerhomestead 5 месяцев назад

@@rvfamilylife you will be good as you will only be in fall city for one day and the rest of the places like Eastern Washington and La Conner, not as heavily forested like the property. We sit down at the bottom of tiger Mountain surrounded by enormous trees, and the tower is at the top of Tiger Mountain. You’ll be good!

@gregnorman3183 5 месяцев назад

We should be thanking T-Mobile for giving us a free pass for three years without enforcing the contract that we signed! Thank YOU! T-Mobile, for being so nice

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

You are right on the money. I still love TMobile for various reasons. I'm not storming out the door with all my other lines. I still think they're better than the competition. I just think they overestimated the value in their Away Plan. If we all the sudden found out it has some super secret connection built-in to starlink and works anywhere no matter what. I'd gladly shell out that $160. But at this moment in time, the situation looks to uncertain.

@TimS-i4v 4 месяца назад

Sick of going into T-mobile store in June and see that sickening gay pride crap

@2ndSprings 5 месяцев назад

This was a great rant! Thanks for sharing.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching.

@thomaswilson591 Месяц назад

As a trucker I have had no problems.

@mister-_-muda7756 Месяц назад

With the away plan or the old one? Im a trucker too brother Can you use it while the truck is moving?

@thomaswilson591 Месяц назад

@mister-_-muda7756 Yes it worked while running and in most places.

@mister-_-muda7756 Месяц назад

@@thomaswilson591 that’s great to hear man I don’t mind paying the 160$ for that kind of service Stay safe

@johnevans4080 5 месяцев назад

News Flash. I placed my tMobile home internet account on suspension in October 23 and just reactivated the account this week. There was no charge for the home internet service during that period. So, you can suspend the the service with no charge. I don't know how long it could be suspended. The cost per month remained what I had been paying during the active service period. I don't know if I will be paying more or have to change the service plan in May.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the update, but to clarify, you suspended the service but still had to pay during the suspension? Or the cost per month was the same after suspension?

@James414adventures 5 месяцев назад

Pretty sure you still have to pay $10 per month and you have to reactivate after 3 months and can only do it twice a year. Starlink you can do it as often as you like.

@johnevans4080 5 месяцев назад

@@rvfamilylife No cost during suspension. When reactivated last week, cost was the same as I was initially paying up to suspension date. I had started the service in April '23 and put it on suspension end of October '23. Reactivated last week. NO charge during suspension time. My upcoming bill showing the charge for the home internet service is exactly the same when I started the service a year ago. Don't know what tMobile policy is for suspension as to time and any charge they make impose but my experience is stated above.

@HighmageDerin 14 дней назад

Star link might be costly, but it works EVERYWHERE If your like me and like getting away from citys towns... cell towers........ you can still have internet. which is nice when your on the west side of the black hills of SD in Wyoming and there is absolutely no nata, none nothing for cellular service from anyone!

@roybertalotto6355 4 месяца назад

Im on a camping trip away from my home address and my gateway just got bricked with a message that Im not usingbit at my subscribed address…..Ill be returning it tomorrow. All goodvthings comevto an end!

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

Interesting, thank you for that update.

@the-papaw Месяц назад

I use t-mobile simm in 3rd party modem/router using SA or NSA CA and get 500-700mbs DL on average. Live on a mountain with poor cell service. When in the RV, I take the modem with me. I almost always get awesome speeds using a 4x4 panel antenna on a aluminum telescoping flag pole.

@Erin-Thor 4 месяца назад

Another option is to get a SIM card from AT&T for your iPad, it’s only $20 per month. 😊

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

Is that something you can get if you have a phone with them?

@Erin-Thor 4 месяца назад

@@rvfamilylife - Only if you’ve been good! 😊

@maylin1986 4 месяца назад

Wouldn't the person purchasing the sim card have to already have services with them as a cellular customer?

@sueellenmcgoey6095 4 месяца назад

I get 1 bar and throttling with tablet and At&t phone

@Erin-Thor 4 месяца назад

@@sueellenmcgoey6095 - That is not indicative of their service everywhere. I know at my house I get 20-40 MBPS in early morning to evening hours, slow AF evenings. LOL!

@kevinmim6490 Месяц назад

My experience with T-Mobile has been good till now, they talked my wife into upgrading to their new Wi-Fi router, old one works fine, took the old one to exchange for new, now new cannot find nearest cell towers to make connection and am unable to get old one back. My phone can make connection to cell tower , also T-Mobile. Very frustrating.

@reefhound9902 Месяц назад

You violated the rule - if it ain't broke don't fix it.

@gabequezada2066 Месяц назад

You cat skittle was my dogs name... I got emotional for a moment......God bless you and that beautiful family of yours..

@siggenis 3 месяца назад

I have one at home and HAD one at my van... I cancelled the one in the van because of their greed! Now I use Calyx and am very happy with it and it is on the T-Mobile network and pay once a year for unlimited 5G data with NO throttling... basically it work like the home internet. Bought their devoce for $750 which includes 1 year servoce and then every year it is $500 renewal which comes to $41 a month.

@KillremrRamirez 2 месяца назад

Will totally switch if that happens, Tmobile stole a trade in phone from me, gave me a trade in offer that they didn't respect, only reason I stayed was cut of the internet but if they do that I'll totally switch.

@davidwashington1272 Месяц назад

Same 😢

@Step-n-Wolf 2 месяца назад

You can connect antennas to the TMO router for where you have signal issues. My TMHI costs $35/mon and only bought for home use. I use the $10 TMO plan for remote.

@Herejustforfun524 4 месяца назад

Mikrotik also makes mobile hotspots. You still need a sim card from the cellular providers.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

Interesting, thank you for sharing that brand with us. I had not heard of it yet

@AlNaqeeb-og5ui 22 дня назад

My address doesn’t show t mobile or Verizon 5g home internet,how can I get one without my address listed

@rvfamilylife 22 дня назад

Maybe go to T-Mobile salesperson and say you travel around. Sounds like the sales people will find a way to get you the router.

@eliparnes2391 5 месяцев назад

My family just recently switched over to t mobile recently from Verizon bec of the price of Verizon price increases t mobile is lot cheaper my father got a 15 pro max lock with Verizon so he could switch his e sim his new phone bec it was lock he had to wait for 69 days or something like that

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

If you can afford it, the way to go is buying an unlocked phone through Amazon. BUT, I know that can be a steep price. I usually can't afford it. That's why I've been buy the OnePlus phones, much cheaper than apple or samsung.

@maylin1986 4 месяца назад

@@rvfamilylife Thank you for this insight! * 0 * There's an oriental phone store I stumbled across online (I forgot the name of 😓) and they have the utmost kewlest little phones I've ever seen. But they all use 4G. If I had found the website in 4G's launch, I'd love to have bought a phone from them. Really nice unique phones, too. :( I'll check and see what Amazon has, in terms of not only unlocked phones, but flagships, too. Thank you for this information. I'm a poweruser, but I'm hoping to find something similar, if not quicker, in terms of refresh rate that also doesn't feel like I'm carrying a brick in my pocket.

@gorvyourself 5 месяцев назад

This news really sucks. We can’t afford 3x the price. We got the og one as well 😂same here on t moblie love

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Do you have something in mind as a replacement?

@gorvyourself 5 месяцев назад

@@rvfamilylife not yet since it’s a back up to starlink. I am going to start checking out what is out there. I had not heard of that other option you ordered.

@davidozburn1155 4 месяца назад

I quit T-Mobile when they merged with Sprint. Customer service went down hill and questionable things in contract verbage. Things I saw with Sprint. Almost 20 years with T-Mobile.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

I don't call in too often so haven't had much experience. Thanks for sharing your experience. On one hand, it's nice to hear they didn't fire all the Sprint people. On the other hand it would be nicer if there was a better corporate culture that promoted excellent customer service.

@sueellenmcgoey6095 4 месяца назад

Sprint were the biggest thieves ever

@Omardottcom 3 месяца назад

I switched to T mobile from sprint when that happened and couldn’t be happier. I can’t believe how the services is so much better and everything is clear and simple without hidden fee. I feel they are very transparent and communicative.

@dalesmithiii5999 3 месяца назад

Mine is still working 4 states away from my usage address, i wonder if it's because im not using the modem that they provided me, im using someone elses old tmobile home modem with my sim card in it.

@rvfamilylife 3 месяца назад

That's an interesting concept. Mine is still going as well. I kind of want to see what happens if and when they do anything

@patrickmchargue7122 5 месяцев назад

Does this mean that T-Mobile will increase my bill now? I haven't seen anything from them regarding a change in the terms of service yet.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

If T-Mobile assumes you're just using it at your home they won't need to notify you of a change. But if you try to connect from a different tower and it doesn't work then that's when things will change. Personally I don't have the answers. I'm curious to see what will happen.

@daniellel256 5 месяцев назад

It’s not a change in terms of service but in enforcement of terms. The bill will not go up, unless you sign up for the away plan, but you may lose service with your current plan.

@patrickmchargue7122 5 месяцев назад

@@daniellel256 Thanks. Looking into ConnecTen now.

@Chris_In_Texas 3 месяца назад

Unfortunately they are now enforcing the "Fixed Wireless Access" of that home stuff. It shouldn't be moving for sure. I am really surprised that they took this long to enforce it. They have to correctly size the cell coverage with FWA that is why carriers will not oversell a single cell site.

@fondy44 Месяц назад

Got one of these almost two years ago not for RVing but because Comcast is horrible in my area. Worked great up until a couple months ago. Looked into switching to a company called Lumos that's expanding fiber to my area. Found out Tmo bought them about a month before this 5G modem started giving us trouble. Maybe a coincidence, or maybe Tmo pulled a Jim & Tammy Faye and oversold its network capacity. Either way, Starlink to the rescue. If you're hesitant to try Starlink because they have no physical presence in your area, I got two Tmo stores here and still gotta call 611 to cancel service on this thing. They're about as useless as a mall kiosk.

@billsolomon1 3 месяца назад

Where do you put the cat litter box? I am thinking about full time RV living. My wife just passed away. I have 4 cats. Don’t own a home, rent is very high. So it stems RV living might be my thing?

@rvfamilylife 3 месяца назад

Hey Bill, I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your wife. 4 cats equals cleaning the litter box often. What I did was take the door off the vanity in our bathroom. I couldn't get a traditional cat litter box under there but I could get a small container under there. So I fill it with litter and stick it in there. Make sure not to make any big rash decisions while you are still emotional. Keep researching this lifestyle to make sure you really want it before jumping in.

@billsolomon1 3 месяца назад

Thank you

@bobla441 5 месяцев назад

If you change your address as you suggested it has to be in an area with an open cell. If not it won’t work

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

That's kind of why I didn't even consider that an option for myself. Aside from the fact that's just a bunch of extra work I don't really feel like doing lol

@mw101376 4 месяца назад

We have it as well as full time RVers. Rather aggravated as well. Prolly will end up dropping it. But I will ask, have you heard about AT&T Internet Air they are offering now? Is it the same, has to be used only at home location?

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

I heard about at&t having something like the TMobile Home, but they were limiting it to one tower. I guess I should search up this Internet Air. Thanks for the comment

@sueellenmcgoey6095 4 месяца назад

At&t will throttle the hell out of you!

@octoma Месяц назад

Get the metro PCs version. You can still use it mobile, and it's $50/mo

@BigTizle 6 дней назад

As soon as they upgrade me to away or block me, starlink will be getting a new busier. Same price and internet everywhere including BFE canyons and mountains as a trucker

@reedberry Месяц назад

I signed up for T-Mobile home internet earlier this year at an event here in Los Angeles. One of those events where you have a hot pink T-Mobile van and about 25 overly-aggressive sales people trying to sign you up as quickly as possible. I was thinking about getting it anyway, so when they offered me a $100 gift card, I went for it and signed up. The girl that signed me up and did the paperwork told me, "You can use this like a big hotspot. Just unplug it when you travel, put it in your suitcase and you'll have internet wherever you go." Later, while reading the paperwork, it said you can only use it at the home address registered. Anyway, I don't know if it works on the road because I didn't test her claim, but now I'm curious if it does work like she said (why wouldn't it travel with you like a portable hotspot?) or was she just telling anything I might want to hear to make a sale?

@ComputerGuyAndy Месяц назад

It does work on the road, if you put a small power inverter in your car and plug it in, you'll have Internet service in the car.

@rookie3317 4 месяца назад

Starlink is coming out with Starlink Mini in June or November .

@HKLpodcast 29 дней назад

The only reason they worked is because they used to not enforce the geo fence. They also used to enter a qualifying address just to be able to sell it to anyone. These devices use a massive amount of bandwidth. If too many people have it in the tower area then everyone's service will be bogged down. The infrastructure can't handle everyone using it yet. Hence the address qualification, hence the limiting the away plan. You should feel lucky they even offer the away plan, as other carriers home internet now will not work at all unless it is at the qualified service address.

@chadtaylor1148 4 месяца назад

None of my camping spots have cellular of any kind. I have to use Starlink. I do see your point though about the TMHI being so spendy now though. I could not imagine paying that much for mobile internet.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

If TMobile came out with some crazy thing like saying, "for $160 we will give you unlimited internet including roaming so even when our towers aren't nearby." I'd consider it for something magical like that. BUT, i think we all know that's not going to happen. Thanks for watching our video.

@chadtaylor1148 4 месяца назад

@@rvfamilylife They are already testing cellular over satellite with Starlink I think we are a few years from even slower data but I could easily see this becoming a reality in the next 5-10 years where we have coverage across the entire planet.

@tonyreyes1798 2 месяца назад

@@rvfamilylifeTry VISIBLE. $25/mo. Unlimited hotspot. No joke and no surprises. I've had it for a year as a full timer in our RV. Zero complaints.

@rogerdestre9980 Месяц назад

Crazy considering there's almost no overhead cost once the towers are installed and connected. Once the physical plant is up and running, it's almost all profit.

@terrybrockway5376 4 месяца назад

We have T-Mobile at our home in the rural country. You can not get it in the city. Wonder if it's about overloading the tower? Do you think ?? Just a thought. Happy Travels.

@lattermanstudio Месяц назад

August 2024…. STILL use mine on camping trips with no issues

@WeSRT4 4 месяца назад

Starlink isn't the end all be all.... I just went back to T Mobile Internet after a few months. Starlink needs capacity ASAP.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

Agreed, Starlink is only a bridge gap for me.

@Herejustforfun524 4 месяца назад

All the big companies are trying to compete with each other. They get greedy and corrupt and then the customers suffer. Raising the price for different types of service isn't right.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

I understand inflation and figure an increase would be coming, but more like $20 to $30, not $110.

@ComputerGuyAndy Месяц назад

It's been three months since you made this video and my T-Mobile service is still working just fine for $30.00 per month. I have 2 phones with T-Mobile which affords me a $20.00 discount on my Internet plan. We take our gateway on the road with us every time we travel and we've never had a problem. I'm not understanding what caused you to make the video? As far as i can see, they never changed anything?

@bizzfo 9 дней назад

Bring you’re own phones, meaning pay for your phones outright and there’s never a contract at any of the carriers, mind blown

@lattermanstudio 4 месяца назад

I have been a T-Mobile Home Internet user since the Nokia first shipped that’s the round one in your hand in your video… soon after the Arcadian came out T-Mobile made a public announcement and they didn’t make a big deal about it. They made a public announcement on their website like a press release and they showed a gentleman holding the arcade in the little one and they were telling the public that now you could take it with you in your RV trip, they did this and I would assume since you’re an early adopter they won’t mess with you…. Starting one of your arcadian they didn’t have any Geo tracking feature anymore, but they did have Geo tracking on the very first Nokia and they could turn it on and they could fuck with you.

@rvfamilylife 4 месяца назад

Interesting, thanks for that piece of information.

@RussellIrvingIII 3 месяца назад

This is because they can't eat the roaming charges anymore. Thats what this plan covers. Roaming requires them to pay other networks for your roaming access.

@johnnyleon9218 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your insights. Preciate ya!

@rvfamilylife 3 месяца назад

Thank you, I appreciate the encouragement.

@bigfamilyexpedition 5 месяцев назад

The Internet struggle continues for the nomadic life. I agree that if these companies were smart they would increase the price in small increments so its easier for people to take. They wouldn't lose as many customers that way, but what do we know 😂.

@rvfamilylife 5 месяцев назад

Exactly, what does the consumer know, 😂.