T-Mobile has introduced that it’s slicing the value of its 5G-powered house web service by $10, bringing it again to the $50 worth that it charged throughout its pilot program. That $50 a month will get you web with no knowledge cap, speeds that T-Mobile estimates will likely be wherever from 35 to 115 Mbps, and a router able to turning 5G and LTE into Wi-Fi (which you’ll should return if you happen to ever cancel the contract-free plan).

T-Mobile is adamant that your invoice will not be larger than $50 — in its press launch it says there’s no set up charges, activation charges, or gear rental charges. It appears to view this as a form of apology for all of the charges conventional ISPs like Xfinity and Charter have charged. It’s fairly self-congratulatory, nevertheless it’s laborious to argue that the service looks like a foul deal: I personally pay $80 a month for Comcast, and regularly discover myself chafing below its knowledge cap (although I haven’t been buried with charges like T-Mobile implies I ought to’ve been). If you’re you might need to examine to verify your deal with is eligible for the service.

Of course, there are nonetheless some asterisks. That $50 worth is with computerized billing turned on — leaving it off means you’ll pay $55 a month as a substitute. Plus, you’re nonetheless paying taxes and charges, they’re simply constructed into the value (T-Mobile’s estimates that they account for 3-12 p.c of your invoice could be discovered within the advantageous print). The firm additionally warns that you might have your service slowed down in occasions of heavy congestion, although a few of its executives have informed The Verge that’s “unlikely”. And, whereas there’s no set up payment, that does imply that it’s a must to do it your self. The firm estimates that’ll solely take quarter-hour. If you’re significantly contemplating the service after the value minimize, it’s value giving our article explaining a number of the potential downsides a learn.