My original $30/month Xfinity deal expired. It was 150mbps / 40mbps with 1.2TB data cap that I am ok with, but will now becomes $62/month unless I either find a new plan or switch to another type of internet like fiber or 5G. I have the following in my area and my use case is pretty much any 150mbps/40mbps and above would be sufficient, price is the priority, connection stability second, and I don't really care too much about speed as everything these days are good enough.
All of them have no data cap:
Choice 1: Xfinity 300mbps down / 40mbps up / 18ms latency, $70/month, 5 year price guarantee
Basically what I have right now with price locked in, $8 extra for no more data cap and slightly faster.
Choice 2: T-Mobile 5G 87-318mbps down / 14-56 mbps up / 18-36 ms latency, $35/month (voiceline discount), 5 year price guarantee
I am concerned about signal problem although I live 2 blocks from the tower and should probably be as good as signal can go. I am going to assume 87/14 worst case connection and it should still be good enough for work.
Choice 3: ATT Fiber to home 400mbps down / 397mbps up / 14 ms latency, $55/month, regular plan price so they can change whenever they want
I like the fast upload speed, I can use that to stream security camera footage to my parents' NVR without worry about speed. I like the latency too, but I just don't trust ATT won't raise prices mid-way unlike Xfinity and TMo with their 5 year guarantee.
I think it is tempting to try T-Mo 5G as it is a no brainer discount compare to Xfinity, and ATT fiber if T-Mo 5G doesn't work well. In the worst case I guess I can always go back to Xfinity if I keep my old modem. However this may be unlikely unless ATT raise their price so high it is not competitive with Xfinity.
What would you choose? $20 more for fiber vs 5G? or keep the savings?
All of them have no data cap:
Choice 1: Xfinity 300mbps down / 40mbps up / 18ms latency, $70/month, 5 year price guarantee
Basically what I have right now with price locked in, $8 extra for no more data cap and slightly faster.
Choice 2: T-Mobile 5G 87-318mbps down / 14-56 mbps up / 18-36 ms latency, $35/month (voiceline discount), 5 year price guarantee
I am concerned about signal problem although I live 2 blocks from the tower and should probably be as good as signal can go. I am going to assume 87/14 worst case connection and it should still be good enough for work.
Choice 3: ATT Fiber to home 400mbps down / 397mbps up / 14 ms latency, $55/month, regular plan price so they can change whenever they want
I like the fast upload speed, I can use that to stream security camera footage to my parents' NVR without worry about speed. I like the latency too, but I just don't trust ATT won't raise prices mid-way unlike Xfinity and TMo with their 5 year guarantee.
I think it is tempting to try T-Mo 5G as it is a no brainer discount compare to Xfinity, and ATT fiber if T-Mo 5G doesn't work well. In the worst case I guess I can always go back to Xfinity if I keep my old modem. However this may be unlikely unless ATT raise their price so high it is not competitive with Xfinity.
What would you choose? $20 more for fiber vs 5G? or keep the savings?
