Home Internet Backup is our new 5G internet solution that helps you stay connected when your main internet service provider (ISP) has an outage.
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T-Mobile ® Home Internet Backup™ gets you backonline.
Home Internet Backup features:
130GB of 5G dataper/mo.
(Approximately 7 days typical use. After allotment unlimited data at up to 3G speeds).
130GB of 5G dataper/mo.
No annual contracts.
No monthly equipment fees.
No monthly equipment fees.
Simple setup in 15 minutes orless.
Simple setup in 15 minutes orless.
Get Home Internet Backup for $10/month.
With AutoPay and any nationally available postpaid
Get Home Internet Backup for $10/month.
With $10 monthly bill credit. Limited-time offer; subject to change. Qualifying credit, voice line, and new unlimited Internet line required. If you have cancelled Internet lines in past 90 days, you may need to reactivate them first. Credits may take up to 2 bill cycles; credits will stop if you cancel any lines or change plans.Limit 1/account. May not be combined with some offers or discounts (e.g., Price Lock); see FAQs at
Or get Home Internet Backup for $20/month.
With AutoPay and no voice line required.
Or get Home Internet Backup for $20/month.
Home Internet Backup General Terms: During congestion, customers on this plan may notice speeds lower than other customers and further reduction if using >1.2TB/mo., due to data prioritization. Not available in all areas. $35 device connection charge due at sale. After 130GB monthly data allotment, speeds up to 600Kbps. Plus taxes & fees for accounts currently paying for a
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Prepare for the unexpected with Home Internet Backup.
It’s not your everyday internet—it’s for keeping you connected when it matters most.
| Backup | Home Internet | |
| 5G data | 130GB per/mo. (Enough for 7 days of typical use. Threshold is based | Unlimited |
| 5G | Included | Included |
| Free 2-day shipping | ✔ | ✔ |
| Test Drive | ✔ | ✔ |
| Price Lock (Get your last month of service | ✘ Not included | ✔ |
Delivered via 5G cellular network; speeds vary due to factors affecting cellular networks, including data prioritization. Test Drive for up to 15 days.
During congestion, customers on these plans may notice speeds lower thanother customers and further reduction if using >1.2TB/mo., due to dataprioritization. Typical use based on median U.S. household usage ofapproximately 430GB/month.Price Lock guarantees accounts with qualifying service can keep their regular monthly rate plan price for new lines of fixed-wireless internet data; excludes taxes/fees, select limited-time promotions, per-use charges, third-party services, devices and network management practices.
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Got internet backup questions?
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T-Mobile ’s Home Internet Backup plan is an affordable, reliable solution to keep cable or fiber customers connected during outages from their primary internet service provider. It comes with 130GB of data a month - enough to keep a typical household connected withWi-Fi for up to 7 days in case your primary internet service goes down. -
Home Internet Backup is for people with an existing primary internet provider who need a backup connectivity solution for when their primary internet provider has an outage or connectivity goes down.
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Home Internet Backup comes with a
5G Gateway included and takes just minutes to install. Keep your gateway plugged in and when your primary internet connection goes out, simply switch your devices over to your Home Internet BackupWi-Fi connection to stay online until your primary provider is back up and running. -
Home Internet Backup gives 130 GB of data – enough to keep a typical household connected for up to 7 days a month – and a
5G gateway included for $20 per month with AutoPay. -
Once you use your 130 GB of monthly full speed data, you’ll stay connected at speeds of up to 600 kbps until your plan resets on the first day of your next billing cycle. Home Internet Backup is intended for use only as a backup in the event of a separate, primary internet provider outage.
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You can check your data usage at any time in your My
T-Mobile Account. -
No, unused data can’t be carried over to the next month.
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You will receive notifications to your Internet gateway at 80% and 100% of full-speed data usage. You can also easily check your data usage any time in your My
T-Mobile Account.If you’re an Internet only customer, a second notification will be sent via email, so we recommend having an email attached to your account to receive data usage notifications.
Additionally, if you have a
T-Mobile Voice line, you’ll also receive an SMS message letting you know how much data you’ve used for the month. -
You can upgrade your Home Internet Backup plan to a
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet plan by calling Customer Care. Check to see ifT-Mobile 5G Home Internet is available at your home here - https://www.t-mobile.com/home-internet/eligibility -
Your data will reset on the first day of your new billing cycle.
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No problem! The gateway can stay plugged in and on, and data will only be used if devices are connected to the Home Internet Backup
Wi-Fi , so check to make sure you have disconnected them until an outage occurs. Home Internet Backup is intended for use only as a backup in the event of a separate, primary internet provider outage. -
It depends on several factors, including your household's usage behavior, the number of devices connected, and the type of activities you engage in online. However, 130GB of data is enough to keep a typical household connected for 7 days.
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