T-Mobile’s new 5G internet plan lets you take your Wi-Fi on the road
by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#6M9QB)
Home internet for when you're not at home. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile has announced two new home internet plans: Home Internet Plus and Away. Well, technically that's one home internet plan and one anywhere-but-home plan. These new flavors of T-Mobile's 5G-powered internet service aim to address different customers, but both serve the same goal: leveraging that sweet 5G spectrum to do more than just keep our phones connected.
The new Away plan, importantly, does not allow for extended use in the same location," according to a footnote in T-Mobile's press release. It's basically a Starlink competitor designed for campers and RV owners, but instead of using satellite connectivity, it's more like a supercharged cellular hotspot. It can connect up to 64 devices at a time, which seems like way more...