If you’re feeling frustrated with your internet service provider, this may be a great time to switch to T-Mobile Home Internet. Starting on Dec. 11, you’ll get free subscriptions to Hulu and Paramount Plus when you sign up for T-Mobile’s $70 All-In plan. That’s immediately one of the best internet deals out there.
T-Mobile is also adding a $60 plan called Amplified Internet, which gets you its faster gateway device and Advanced Cyber Security, which provides features like anomaly detection and automatic blocking of malicious links. T-Mobile did not immediately respond to our questions about the differences between the two gateway devices.
| Rely Internet | Amplified Internet | All-In Internet | |
| Price | $50 | $60 | $70 |
| Price (w/ eligible cellphone plan) | $35 | $45 | $55 |
| Gateway included | Fast | Faster | Faster |
| Advanced Cyber Security | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mesh Access Point | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Hulu (with ads) | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Paramount Plus Essential | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
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Aside from the new $60 price tier and streaming add-ons, the new T-Mobile Home Internet plans look a lot like the old ones. The wireless internet provider currently offers two plans for $50 and $70 monthly, which have roughly the same features as the new Rely and All-In plans.
Speeds will also remain the same with these new plans. No matter which plan you choose, you can expect download speeds between 72 and 245Mbps and upload speeds between 15 and 31Mbps.
Those speeds might be on the low side for larger homes with lots of connected devices. CNET writer Amanda Kooser has used T-Mobile Home Internet for two years and found that download speeds were usually around 80Mbps but could get as low as 16.7Mbps at times.
That’s to be expected with wireless internet, where speeds are heavily impacted by network congestion and your home’s position relative to the nearest cell tower. Still, the data says most people are fine with T-Mobile’s speeds. It got the second-highest score in J.D. Power’s most recent customer satisfaction survey and the highest score of any non-fiber provider from the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
T-Mobile also says that all of its plans come with a “Price Lock,” but that’s a bit misleading. (More than a bit, actually: The Better Business Bureau recommended that T-Mobile stop using the term.) Your prices may go up with T-Mobile — and they probably will if you stay with any internet provider long enough — but when that day comes, T-Mobile will give you your last month free if you choose to cancel.
Are the new T-Mobile plans a good deal?
T-Mobile’s internet plans were a good deal before adding these streaming perks and they’re even better now. Its $70 plan still comes with all the same features as before — a mesh access point, faster gateway device, advanced security — but now it adds two streaming subscriptions. Hulu (with ads) costs $10 a month and Paramount Plus Essential costs $8, so you’re getting $18 in monthly value.
But if you don’t really need these services — or if you already have them through other deals like the Disney Plus, Hulu and Max bundle — the $70 All-In plan is a lot less enticing. True, the addition of a mesh access point would help boost your signal in a bigger home, but I’m skeptical that T-Mobile would provide enough speed for these kinds of homes in the first place.
More deals for new customers
T-Mobile is also offering some nice signup perks for new customers right now. These deals are available “for a limited time,” and you’ll have to stay a customer for two months in order to cash in. You can pick from these two options:
- Amazon Fire TV 40-inch 2-Series: This TV currently costs $150 on its own and is a bit of a throwback in that it’s a non-4K TV.
- $150 virtual prepaid Mastercard: If you’d prefer money in your pocket, you can also opt for this prepaid card.
