A year after officially launching, T-Mobile’s fiber business is trying to stand out by offering a 5 Gig service that’s cheaper than some competitors at only $90 per month.
The company will start selling the ultra-fast plan tomorrow, Nov. 3. The 5 Gig service also comes with a “10-year price guarantee” that locks in the $90 rate for the next decade.
T-Mobile’s announcement didn’t specify if the 5 Gig plan is limited to certain locations. But the company’s fiber business covers 26 US states. Another condition is that the $90 rate requires a user to sign up for monthly autopay.
The $90 rate is lower than some competitors, including AT&T, which recently reduced the price of its 5 Gig plan to as low as $110 per month. One of PCMag’s best ground-based ISPs, Ezee Fiber, has been selling its own 5 Gig service for $99 per month. Meanwhile, Optimum has been offering a cheaper 5 Gig service at $75 per month.
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A 5 Gig plan could be overkill for smaller homes. But if you have a large family that’s constantly online, it could be worth it, and still a relatively affordable upgrade, considering T-Mobile’s 1 Gig plans can cost $50 per month while the 2 Gig plan can go for $70.
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The company seems to be getting aggressive on pricing, even as T-Mobile said on an earnings call last week it remains on track to have 3-4 million customers for its fiber business by 2030. Currently, its fiber business serves about 1 million customers.
T-Mobile adds that its fiber network can provide symmetrical speeds for both downloads and uploads. “That matters because households aren’t just downloading. Video calls, security cameras, cloud backups, and more depend on fast upload speeds, too,” the announcement noted. The 5 Gig plan also includes a Wi-Fi router with no monthly equipment fee.
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I’ve been a journalist for over 15 years. I got my start as a schools and cities reporter in Kansas City and joined PCMag in 2017, where I cover satellite internet services, cybersecurity, PC hardware, and more. I’m currently based in San Francisco, but previously spent over five years in China, covering the country’s technology sector.
Since 2020, I’ve covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I’ve combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink’s cellular service.
I also cover cyber threats, from ransomware gangs to the emergence of AI-based malware. In 2024 and 2025, the FTC forced Avast to pay consumers $16.5 million for secretly harvesting and selling their personal information to third-party clients, as revealed in my joint investigation with Motherboard.
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