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Author: George Toft via PLUG-discuss
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To: JD Austin, Main PLUG discussion list
CC: George Toft
Subject: Re: 5G
My return experience was abysmal.  Tech support told me to take it to
the store.  The store refused it and said call tech support.  45 minutes
on the phone (again), I got a return label and they told me to take it
to the store.  Yeah, no - I took it to UPS .

Regards,

George Toft

On 4/8/2022 5:24 PM, JD Austin wrote:
> I rejected TMobile home Internet after having it on for 15m.  The wifi
> router has none of the configuration options you'd expect... no port
> forwarding or the other wireless router options you'd expect.  The
> only place with a good signal was too far from my office (might work
> if you can hook it to a mesh network... not sure you can).  I sent it
> back the same day I received it and had a $12 bill. It didn't seem to
> have consistent speed or latency, but I didn't test it thoroughly.  I
> might try it again in a few years.
> JD
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2022, 2:00 PM George Toft via PLUG-discuss
> <> wrote:
>
>     I tested T-Mobile's 5G Home Internet.  It suffers from jitter,
>     which is
>     fine for email, web browsing, and streaming services. However, the
>     recent sunspots/CME's wrecked havoc and dumped our VPN (to work)
>     several
>     times.  I've determined it is unsuitable for dedicated work at home.

>
>     Granted, the data flow is going the other direction, stability is
>     important and you may have problems.  The technology is still
>     immature.

>
>     Regards,

>
>     George Toft

>
>     On 4/8/2022 10:03 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>     >

>     >
>     > Verizon is offering 5G that they say will allow me to run a server.
>     > Price point is decent... will add more data to my phone and I will
>     > save $70/month for cellular and Internet.  Right now I have Cox
>     > Business that allows me to run one or more servers and provides
>     one IP
>     > with the ability to rent more.

>     >
>     > Anyone using 5G and are you running a server on Verizon 5G?
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