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T-Mobile Home Internet bumps typical speed quote to 245 Mbps
By Jordan Reyes ·
T-Mobile raised the typical download speed it quotes on Home Internet signups from 225 Mbps to 245 Mbps this week. The change is an advertising bump, not a plan re-tier, the $50/mo flat rate ($40/mo for wireless subscribers) stays the same, and the gateway, no-contract terms, and no-data-cap story are unchanged.
The speed move follows T-Mobile's 2.5 GHz capacity expansion, which cleared more tower sectors for Home Internet prioritization over the winter. In our reader speed-test database, we're seeing median real-world downloads on T-Mobile Home rise from the low 200s into the 250-300 range since December, depending on distance from the serving tower.
For households where cable is the only wired option and prices are rising, this bump makes 5G home more competitive against entry-level Xfinity and Spectrum tiers. The caveats haven't changed: T-Mobile Home is best-effort over cellular, you should treat it as high-end cable, not fiber.