You can also set up the box via Wi-Fi using the settings printed at the bottom of the unit.Īside from the quick start card, no manual was included with the unit. Voila! I was up and running in minutes! Wow! When it was done, I connected an Ethernet cable from the gateway to my computer and used the web app to set up my Wi-Fi network name and password. I plugged in power and waited for it to boot up and configure. That should make it unnecessary for a good number of people to have to buy an additional router. I wasn’t even aware of this when I ordered the service, but the unit includes a built-in Wi-Fi router! I also love the fact that the box has two Ethernet ports. Setup and InstallationĪ few days after I ordered the service, I received the Verizon Home Internet Gateway, a clean white cube with a power jack and two Ethernet ports… and no cable going to Verizon! Everything you get with the Verizon 5G Home Internet Gateway If you want up to 300 Mbps download speeds, you can get the 5G Home Plus plan for $80/month or $70/month with autopay, or $45/month with a qualifying cellular plan.
If you have a qualifying Verizon wireless plan you can pay as little as $35/month. That is still a good deal for many folks, since 100 Mbps is plenty of bandwidth for households with one or two people. The lowest plan is $60/month or $50/month with autopay, limited to 100 Mbps download speed. In August 2023, Verizon changed its pricing structure. Could this have as much bandwidth as a direct cable connection? Keep reading.
The Verizon Internet Gateway box even has a phone number assigned to it! If this sounds disconcerting to you, it did to me also. It’s very much like using a cell phone as an Internet hotspot. With Verizon 5G Home Internet, you get your Internet access through an Internet gateway box that communicates with the nearest Verizon cell tower wirelessly.