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Redundant Internet

My power went out last night for about 5 hours. Despite my network hardware being on a UPS, the Internet service went out anyway. Seems they use the same power feed my house does. When the power came back on late last night the Internet did not.

This used to be routine, then they fixed it, now we are back to unreliable.

As a result I’m investing in an inexpensive edge router and getting TMobile home internet as a fallback. The long term reviews for Tmobile home Internet were mixed. At first users loved it, then after a couple of months the performance seems to have deteriorated significantly. Hopefully it is now better an with a little luck I won’t have both go out at once.

erik_squires
erik_squires OP
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@fredrik222  Thanks!! I'll keep that in mind.  I'm going with them because they are already my cell provider and I know I get good coverage at home. 

Hopefully I won't be using it more than a couple of hours a month. :)

n0m1n4l
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I have a ubiquiti router that allows for dual input (other brands may allow for this as well), this way when signal/connectivity is lost it leverages the backup provider which could be a different carrier ... might be a nice setup for you.

erik_squires OP
15,785 posts
 

Thanks @n0m1n4l  - I have one coming this weekend. :)

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curiousjim
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My wife has  a hotspot from T Mobile and we’ve used it more than a few times for home internet, plus, both of our cellphones have hot spot as well.  Neither are the fastest, but they get the job done in a pinch.

gumbedamit
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I've cut the cord over a year ago and exclusively use Tmobile wireless. 

I'm a network engineer/architect, work 100% remotely and never had a problem with my internet 

I have read somewhere that since Tmobile internet became so popular that new subscribers are not getting the same bandwidth as the legacy user. It's currently 12;58 and my download speed is slightly over 200mb. I have seen speeds up to 300mb. My location is in the suburbs of Atlanta. At any given time 3 or more 4k TV"s are streaming along with other IOT devices, no real issues.  Since I'm a Tmobile phone customer,  internet costs me $30 monthly along with Netflix,  AppleTV and Paramount+..

You can't beat that with a stick.....

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