Some parts of the US that lack good broadband infrastructure are being handed a lifeline by T-Mobile after being cast adrift by AT&T. T-Mobile is offering home LTE broadband to 450 areas that it says that AT&T is leaving and opening the service to non-T-Mobile customers as well. It says that it’s providing a salve for the households that “sick and tired of their internet access provider jerking them around.”
At the beginning of October, AT&T opted to stop selling new DSL services, although existing subscribers could continue to enjoy connectivity. This does, however, mean that people moving to rural areas that only have copper-cable capacity will be starved of the ability to sign up to the slow, but reliable, standard.
T-Mobile’s deal costs $50 a month, with no hardware charges, no install costs, and no two-year minimum commitment. Since installation essentially involves plugging in a router, there’s also no need for a callout, which the company says is a benefit these days.
The move to push slow wireline customers over to LTE internet is one that will increase as more companies lean onto their 5G networks. Verizon, for example, has now rolled out LTE Home to 189 markets across 48 states for $40 a month, if they’re already a customer.
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