T-Mobile Home Internet users will want to be a little careful about data use from now on

T-Mobile Home Internet users will want to be a little careful about data use from now on،

As if it wasn't enough that T-Mobile's 5G residential Internet users who signed up for the service after January 17 will have to pay $60 per month for unlimited data – $10 more than older customers – the operator has now quietly implemented a new usage policy for new customers.

Previously, T Mobile he didn't care how recklessly you burned data. Those days are gone now.

T Mobile said The mobile report that while there is no limit on the amount of data users obtain, after reaching 1.2TB for a given month, they may experience slowdowns during periods of heavy usage because other clients will have priority over them. This deprioritization will last until the beginning of next month.

This is not how things worked before. Although the company mentioned that customers may sometimes experience slower speeds during network congestion, a terms and conditions update on January 19 warned of “further reduction after 1.2TB.”

While such language makes spending your entire life in front of screens a little fun, it's more about your data anxiety than anything else, as the average American household uses about 500 GB of data every month, so it is very unlikely that you will go. more than 1.2 TB.

T Mobile itself points out that only 10% of its customers use more than 1.2 TB. This may be a small fraction of users, but not a small number of users. After all, the company has 4 million home internet users, 509,000 of which were acquired in the second quarter of 2023.

This is a fair usage policy, not a data cap. We have no data caps. Customers still get unlimited data even if they use more than 1.2TB per month (more than 2 times the average user – less than 10% of our customers). They will simply be prioritized after other home Internet customers for the billing cycle reminder, and they may notice slower speeds compared to other home Internet customers during times of congestion. This ensures that all our customers receive a great network experience. At the start of the next month, these clients return to normal priority until the next time they reach 1.2TB. – T Mobile

Also, T Mobile may impose a stricter priority limit across the board, so with this recent change, it could prepare its customers for what's to come. The positive side is that the company doesn't put a cap on your usage, which was previously thought to be the case.