5G home internet may be the answer to your broadband needs

The technology that's powering our newest phones and enabling our latest gadgets also wants to tackle our home broadband needs. The earliest 5G home internet plans, available from names like Starry, T-Mobile and Verizon, offer respectable speeds at a straightforward price. Most internet service providers deliver home internet service via phone lines or cables that connect your home to a larger network. That includes common internet connection types, like digital subscriber line, coaxial cable and fiber-optic internet -- all wired connections from your provider to your home. 5G home internet is a type of fixed wireless internet service, which means that the connection between your provider and your home is a wireless one. With 5G, your provider will need to install an indoor or outdoor 5G receiver at your home to pick up the signal. Even though you're using the same 5G network as your mobile phone, your gateway is specific to your location and cannot be used elsewhere. 5G is still being deployed across the country, making the number of providers offering 5G home internet plans fairly limited. However, the list of cities offering various plans seems to be expanding quickly.