Which is the best 5G home broadband? Village house 5G broadband speed test!

Internet in village houses has always been a problem because:

• Landline installations are needed for home Broadband in rural areas before getting fibre coverage, installing landlines at home is troublesome
• High monthly fees and even charge relocation fees
• There are only 8Mbps landline connections in some rural areas

Luckily with the launch of 5G in 2020, village house's life-changing 5G home broadband emerged! Residents switched to the faster 5G home broadband, successfully solving their slow home internet problems, and creating a new trend!

In this article, we will test out 5G home broadband in village houses located in Sha Tin and Yuen Long and compare the internet experience of different 5G home broadband service providers.

Test 1: Comparison of download/upload speed

First Stop: Tai Lam Liu Village, Sha Tin

▲ SmarTone Home 5G Broadband download speed is 204.84Mbps, upload speed is 42.54Mbps. Looks like it isn't a problem in village houses.

▲ In comparison, internet service provider B's 5G home broadband download speed is only 26.24Mbps, the upload speed is a mere 0.84Mbps. There is a huge difference in speed between the two, almost 8x slower download speed.

Second Stop: Fui Yiu Ha Village, Sha Tin

▲ SmarTone Home 5G Broadband download speed is 315.78Mbps, upload speed is 70.32Mbps, the speed is comparable to urban districts.

▲ As for internet service provider C's 5G home broadband, the download speed is just 34.67Mbps, upload speed is 2.86Mbps, a huge difference compared to urban districts.

Third Stop: Hung Tso Tin Tsuen, Yuen Long

▲ Moving the test from Sha Tin to Yuen Long, SmarTone Home 5G Broadband speed performance is still similar, download speed is 213.24Mbps and upload speed is 9.78Mbps. It shows that the speed is consistent throughout Hong Kong.

▲ Service provider C's 5G home broadband download speed is a mere 10.76Mbps and upload speed is 1.22Mbps, way below the standards in comparison.

Fourth Stop: Shui Tsiu San Tsuen, Yuen Long

▲ SmarTone Home 5G Broadband download speed is 262.14Mbps and upload speed is 69.62Mbps, we are really happy with the speed.

▲ Service provider C's 5G home broadband download speed is only 67.68Mbps and upload speed is 26.58Mbps, 3x slower than SmarTone Home 5G Broadband!

Test 2: Streaming Videos

Streaming Netflix with 5G home broadband in Tai Lam Liu Village, Sha Tin had been a breeze. It's really smooth and the watching experience wasn't affected by the internet speed at all.

We also tried playing 4K videos on YouTube with a mobile phone that's connected to 5G home broadband. When we skip ahead or rewind the video, it plays instantaneously without needing to load, it's so smooth.

Test 3: Mobile Gaming

Using SmarTone Home 5G Broadband, we played "SLAM DUNK" and battled it out with other players online. We can see that the game was very smooth with zero latency. You can battle and climb the ranking ladder with no issues, what a gaming experience.

Test 4: Zoom Video Calls

Video calling on Zoom with SmarTone Home 5G Broadband is smooth with no delays, even moving objects are clear and no FPS drops.

Test 5: Download Netflix Shows & Movies

Downloading a 24-minute-long video on Netflix with SmarTone Home 5G Broadband took just 18 seconds, we can binge-watch all day long during our days off.

Why SmarTone Home 5G Broadband?

No landlines, no installations, simply plug & go online with unlimited 5G data^.

• Stable: With no fibre coverage in village houses/Chinese mansions, it's 10x faster* than the slow 8M internet. The whole family can go online simultaneously without lag
• Fast: No more waiting for technicians to come and install, just plug and play on move-in day
• Convenient: It comes with SmarTone Home 5G Wi-Fi 6 for you to place flexibly (e.g., living room, bedroom, study room, kitchen) to wipe out fixed line blind spots and go online whatever room you're in!
• The choice for every home: Solves the limits of traditional broadband. Get unstuck from broadband monopoly's expensive plans and save almost half on monthly fees

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