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Verizon 5G Home Gateway is a Wi-Fi 6 router.
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Since it was first launched in 2018, Verizon 5G Home Internet availability has surged. Verizon unveiled its 5G Ultra Wideband network this January, making Verizon 5G Home Internet available in approximately 900 cities. While Verizon Fios, the company's 100% fiber-optic internet service, typically scores well on customer satisfaction studies, it's only available in the Northeast. So 5G's wider availability significantly expands Verizon's broadband options.
Unlike fiber, cable, DSL and other common modes of the internet that get you online with a wired connection, cellular internet plans like Verizon 5G Home Internet take a fixed wireless approach. As the name suggests, your home will get its internet connection wirelessly through a receiver that picks up Verizon's signal and broadcasts it throughout your home as a Wi-Fi network.
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Fixed wireless connections like satellite internet and previous-gen 4G LTE internet are typically much slower than what you'll get from a wired cable or fiber connection, but that's not the case with 5G. In some regions, including parts of Verizon's coverage map, you'll find 5G plans capable of hitting near-gigabit download speeds.
That makes 5G especially interesting if you live without high-speed cable or fiber internet access. Verizon is one of the top names leading the effort to bring the technology to as many homes as possible. With straightforward pricing, no data caps and no contracts (all of which seem to be emerging standards across 5G home internet), gnome there's a lot to like about what Verizon's selling. Still, it's a moot point if the service isn't available at your address.
Here's everything you should know about Verizon 5G Home Internet, including what sort of speeds, prices and terms you should expect if you sign up.
Verizon 5G Home Internet coverage map: Where is it available?
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Verizon 5G Home Internet availability
Verizon 5G Home Internet is available in many places but is mostly centered around America's largest metro regions, where the development of 5G infrastructure is furthest along. That puts it on a similar trajectory as fiber, with service primarily focused in America's largest cities, where the population density makes expansion more cost-effective.
That said, deploying new cell towers and upgrading existing ones is generally faster than wiring entire regions for fiber, neighborhood by neighborhood.