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i first signed up for Verizon 5G home
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internet a few years ago and began
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testing it alongside other home internet
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options and there have been a lot of
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changes in that time just recently I had
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the opportunity to upgrade my Verizon
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equipment here's a look at my internet
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speeds before and after they went up but
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this is what surprised me my monthly
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bill also before and after it went down
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i've put together everything I've
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learned about Verizon home internet into
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this one video so let's get started and
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first up the price is right there are
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two unlimited data plans at recording
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time 5g Home and 5G Home Plus this
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pricing can and likely will change over
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time but I want to highlight two
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discounts that have remained consistent
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as I've been tracking the services no
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contract plans one of those is for
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autopay and paperless billing the other
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for bundling with phone service now I do
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not have Verizon Wireless so I get the
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internet plan as a standalone service
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but I still get a discount and this is
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something you're not going to see on
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Verizon's website i'm getting a discount
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because I have phone service with
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Visible that's a prepaid carrier owned
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by Verizon and the internet discount is
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either $5 or $10 a month just depends on
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your visible plan on top of that I
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recently called Verizon's customer
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service and was offered a loyalty
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discount after 2 years with the internet
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plan so now I'm paying only $35 a month
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for Verizon Home Internet's base plan
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and after doing a little research on
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Reddit it sure looks like a lot of other
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people are getting similar loyalty
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discounts $10 off per line for 12 months
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and just one more thing about pricing
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before we move on you may have seen this
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on the website verizon is offering some
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form of a price guarantee when you sign
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up for a 5G home internet plan typically
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for a few years now I didn't mention
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anything about equipment fees because
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equipment is included with this service
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this is the Cube gateway that I
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originally had but I've learned that
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Verizon actually offers a handful of
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routers that it sends to its home
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internet customers not that long ago I
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was upgraded and the router that I now
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have it's larger and it connects to a
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second piece of equipment a receiver
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that ideally should be mounted on a wall
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or window in your home i've never used a
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mesh system with Verizon home internet
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but those are compatible if you don't
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get full home coverage with the included
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equipment and a Wi-Fi extender that is
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included with the 5G Home Plus plan one
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more thing about the equipment if you
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end up canceling the service you will
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need to return it or pay a fee and that
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fee usually around a couple hundred
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bucks the biggest difference I've
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noticed since upgrading my equipment an
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increase in download speeds and I'm
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about to show you the speed test results
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first I've got to mention that so much
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of your experience with 5G home internet
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is going to depend on your location
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where I live the 5G home plan includes
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download speeds up to 300 megabits per
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second not everyone is going to get that
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same performance now I've always had the
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base 5G home plan but I live very close
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to a Verizon tower and get an excellent
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signal here's how that's affected the
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performance this is the final speed test
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that I conducted with that old cube
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gateway 320 megabits pers download speed
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22 megabits per second upload and a low
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ping or latency of 24 now with the new
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equipment but no change in my plan I am
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consistently recording higher download
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speeds than ever before in this test
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more than 400 megabits per second and if
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you already know you want the fastest
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speeds well then you're going to want
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the 5G Home Plus plan which also
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includes 4K video streaming over the
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years I've tested Verizon Home Internet
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alongside some of its competitors
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including T-Mobile Home Internet and
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Exfinity's Now internet verizon home
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internet overall has been my favorite
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mostly I say that because Verizon's
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download speeds are more consistent than
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with T-Mobile working from home
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streaming TV using Smartome devices and
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playing games on my phone I've been able
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to do it all with this service i only
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wish the upload speeds were a little bit
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faster since I do so much uploading to
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YouTube having said all that people who
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want the absolute best internet
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performance are probably not getting 5G
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home internet fiber where available is
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typically best but Verizon and other 5G
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services have been able to steal some
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customers away from cable internet for
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all the reasons we've discussed
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affordable pricing unlimited data
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equipment included and no contracts you
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may be wondering about the setup process
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and most customers are not going to need
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a technician to get going you can do it
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yourself just give yourself about 15 to
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30 minutes inside the box with your
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equipment you're going to find a setup
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guide but step-by-step instructions are
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also in the My Verizon app that includes
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a 5G compass it'll help you find the
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best spot for your router most likely
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high up and near a window once your
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Verizon equipment is plugged in and all
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powered up you're going to see a white
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light when it's ready to go then just
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connect your devices to do that you can
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scan the QR code on the back of the
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router or enter the Wi-Fi username and
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password also on the back of the router
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and you can change this information
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anytime right from the My Verizon app if
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you run into any issues with the setup
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Verizon does partner with a third-party
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to provide professional installation it
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just might cost you so I would chat or
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call with customer service first see if
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they can help and in addition to
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troubleshooting resources the My Verizon
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app also has its own built-in speed
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testing tool you can also check data
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usage set parental controls and check
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this out the Wi-Fi signal analyzer it
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helps you verify coverage throughout
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your home using your phone i've got two
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quick notes about deals and discounts
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starting with a trend I've noticed when
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it comes to Verizon's deals here again
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are the two plans 5G Home and 5G Home
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Plus most of the time not always there's
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going to be some type of a special gift
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offered with the 5G Home Plus plan right
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now it's a Samsung TV set and while
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there have been deals for the base 5G
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home plan those happen less often and
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they're less valuable compared to the
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premium plan on top of the signup deals
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there are discounts available to all
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customers verizon calls these perks for
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$10 a month you can get Netflix and Max
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the Disney bundle or YouTube Premium
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there's other options too and now one
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perk is included for Verizon Mobile
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customers who get the 5G Home Plus plan
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back when I first signed up for this
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service I got to say I didn't know what
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to expect cable internet providers were
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on a marketing blitz trying to make 5G
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home internet seem like an inferior
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service so I thought maybe I just lucked
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out and after I posted my initial review
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back in 2022 I received hundreds of
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comments some folks had good experiences
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others not so much especially those
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heavily into gaming but 5G home internet
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has only grown in popularity that's been
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reflected in the American Customer
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Satisfaction Index's annual report in
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2024 T-Mobile and Verizon they led the
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non-fiber category if you are a price
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sensitive customer and don't want to pay
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for a gig speed plan that your household
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doesn't need well this is just another
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option to consider and one that could
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put some real money back in your pocket
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i'll have a link below that way you can
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check availability and compare your
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other internet options using the free
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michaelsavesdeeddealss.com
