T-Mobile 5G Home Internet vs. Verizon 5G Home Internet

Verizon 5G vs. T-Mobile 5G: Home Internet Overview

Verizon and T-Mobile are two of the most popular phone service providers, but both also offer 5G home internet. Each provider’s plans have minor differences — Verizon’s plans start at $25/mo., compared to T-Mobile’s $50/mo., and Verizon has two plans compared to T-Mobile’s singular plan. However, both providers offer no data caps.

Overall, Verizon may edge out T-Mobile on this one, but considering both providers offer deals for mobile customers, your best bet might be the company you’re already a customer with. 

Allconnect’s scores for Verizon and T-Mobile 5G home internet

Here, we go through each of the aspects of Verizon 5G home internet vs. T-Mobile 5G home internet, including their affordability, performance, value and customer satisfaction scores. We also took a look at availability and data caps. 

Overall, Verizon 5G outranks T-Mobile 5G across the board, especially in the final score. Verizon is more affordable, has faster speeds, has a wider reach in terms of service and has plenty of happy customers.

Verizon 5G Internet vs. T-Mobile Internet: Plans, Speeds, and Pricing

Between Verizon and T-Mobile, you have three 5G home internet plans to choose from, all of which can be very affordable, especially if you already have phone service through the provider.

Verizon 5G internet offers two plans: Verizon Home and Verizon Home Plus. Starting at $25/mo. (for qualifying mobile customers who use autopay), you can get Verizon’s base 5G home internet plan. For $10 more per month, you can get the upgraded plan, again if you have a qualifying mobile account and use autopay. (Without a mobile plan, the price is $50-$60/mo. for Verizon Home and $70-$80/mo. for Verizon Home Plus.)

Similarly, T-Mobile offers a deal for mobile customers. While the provider only has one 5G internet plan, you can get a discounted price if you have two lines on T-Mobile’s Magenta Max. The starting price is $55/mo. with $5/mo. off for autopay, making your monthly price $50 for internet.

Verizon and T-Mobile have a wide range of download and upload speeds, with Verizon Home Plus offering the fastest option. In fact, even Verizon’s Home plan generally outranks T-Mobile’s plan, as it can get up to 300 Mbps and T-Mobile maxes out at 182 Mbps. As for upload speeds, Verizon Home Plus beats everyone with 50 Mbps. Neither provider has any data caps or contracts, though, making that a win across the board.

Another factor to consider is the price guarantee. With Verizon Home, you have a two-year price guarantee, which means your price won’t change for at least two years. With Verizon Home Plus, you get three years. T-Mobile, on the other hand, locks you into your price when you start your service.

*For existing customers with a Verizon mobile plan of $30/mo. or greater.
*Pricing per month plus taxes for length of contract. Additional fees and terms may apply. Pricing varies by location and availability. All prices subject to change at any time. May or may not be available based on service address. As of 02/08/23.

**With AutoPay. Regularly $60/mo. That’s a savings of $10/mo. via bill credits for the life of your new Home Internet line. Updated 02/08/23.

Which internet plan should you choose?

Verizon vs. T-Mobile 5G Internet: Equipment, Contracts, and Data Caps

Equipment

Verizon: With 5G home internet, Verizon includes a Wi-Fi 6 router at no extra charge. With either the 5G Home or 5G Home Plus plans, the gateway router is included, as well as 30 days of tech support.

T-Mobile: With T-Mobile 5G home internet, you also get a Wi-Fi 6 gateway router included. It’s compatible with the brand’s nationwide 4G LTE and 5G networks. 

Contracts

Verizon: Verizon’s 5G home internet does not include any contracts.

T-Mobile: T-Mobile’s 5G home internet also does not include any contracts.

Data caps

Verizon: Verizon 5G home internet has no data caps.

T-Mobile: T-Mobile home internet also has no data caps.

Verizon vs. T-Mobile: Bundling Phone and Internet

Between Verizon and T-Mobile, there’s actually not much in the way of bundling. Both providers offer a discount if you have more than one service, but that’s about it.

Verizon bundles

You can bundle your Verizon Wireless service with Verizon home internet and get your internet service for half price. Instead of the $50-$70 for 5G internet, bundling with wireless service lowers those prices to $25-$35/mo. 

T-Mobile bundles

T-Mobile customers with a Magenta Max family plan can save $20 per month on 5G internet. It comes as a monthly statement credit, as long as you have two lines on your Magenta Max plan. It’s give or take whether this is truly a bundle, but it is a way to save money with two separate services from T-Mobile.

5G Home Internet Availability

T-Mobile is available in just over 600 metro areas in the United States right now, compared to Verizon’s 900 or so cities. T-Mobile specifically can be found in many rural areas of the country. In early 2021, T-Mobile announced that its coverage reaches 30 million homes, 10 million of which are rural. T-Mobile states on its website that it’s “aggressively” looking to continue expanding its reach.

Verizon can be found pretty readily across the country and is also continuing to expand (though Verizon also has a lot of resources invested in expanding its Fios service). 

Check your Verizon 5G home internet availability and your T-Mobile 5G home internet availability.

Customer satisfaction

It’s actually a bit tricky to compare Verizon’s and T-Mobile’s 5G home internet when it comes to customer satisfaction. The American Customer Satisfaction Index gives a rating to Verizon Fios but not to the company’s 5G internet service. As for T-Mobile, 2022 was the first year the company got a rating for its internet service because it’s so new. 

The two companies (albeit Verizon’s Fios) rank as the top two out of all the internet service providers, according to ACSI, with Fios edging out T-Mobile. However, if you’re looking for 5G home internet — like we’re discussing here — we can’t compare them directly with this metric. 

Final Verdict: We prefer Verizon 5G

Though T-Mobile is a solid option for 5G internet, Verizon has a lot to offer in terms of price, availability, and speed. Across the board, Verizon outranks T-Mobile in our scoring system, and it’s an especially attractive option if you’re already a Verizon Wireless customer.

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