I did this. I am already on Umobile 5g for home internet for almost 2 years. It’s good enough for streaming / WFH even.

First issue is on upload speed. I usually get 10-15mbps only. Very difficult if want to upload stuff to cloud.

Second issue is on the 1TB. For me no issue. But if more pax at home ma be an issue

Third issue is torrent. Unable to torrent with Umobile 5G. Have to use VPN. If torrent important. Go with yes 5g. But I hate yes.

Final issue is the 5g network now of days. The past 2 years I been getting 400-500mbps but recently with the “U ultra5g”, I’m getting 100-150mbps. I think Umobile did something.. not related to dnb vs Umobile own 5g because maxis also same issue. The signal also poorer now.

But all in all. I find our fiber is too expensive. This is good enough for me.

It's always better to buy a sim card and confirm yourself instead of locking yourself for 2 years
Or no contract and buy your own router

Like my place is facing east but the towert is at north
So it has to penetrate some walls to reach me
I need to buy a router that has snapdragon chip to resolve my speed issue
I would say snapdragon and mediatek chip are the best magnet for 5G

when the 5G router is foc , i wont mind to get tied to a 24mths contract if I can get consistent speed of 20mbps & I can bring it to everywhere I go , hence I am not tied to fibre which also is contracted . my current contract have abt 12mths to go , once its over, I will terminate it & tied another contract , this time maybe I will try Maxis as they are also providing free 5G router or stay with UM & get another router as spare or sell it off for a small profit

when the 5G router is foc , i wont mind to get tied to a 24mths contract if I can get consistent speed of 20mbps & I can bring it to everywhere I go , hence I am not tied to fibre which also is contracted . my current contract have abt 12mths to go , once its over, I will terminate it & tied another contract , this time maybe I will try Maxis as they are also providing free 5G router or stay with UM & get another router as spare or sell it off for a small profit

It is free with 24 month contract
But at the same time none of the router they give is using any of the 2 chipset

So give or take

The best part about using uhome 5G is that it's a moving fiber
U plug it into your phone..you can get fantastic speed everywhere

when you use your fon to share out its internet , lets say 300gb/mth , how long you think that chip in the fon can last , considering the heat generated & battery's life span

ya, btw what fon is yours and what is its average 5G speed ?

i suggest get 3rd party 5G modem, which is not that expensive nowadays.

i dunno telco provided modem got custom firmware ISP locked or not.

I pulled the plug and received the router + SIM today.

These are my results from my PC via Wifi.

How to know if I am getting ULTRA5G, am on SA/NSA etc?

Existing - Time 200mbps (router is in next room)


New - Umobile Uhome 5G (router is in same room)

the only way is to plug the sim card into your phone and see on top got say "ultra 5G" or not
there are no other ways

but then again, there are only a few areas in klang valley that is listed as ultra 5G(you can google for the news as well)

I am using the ZTE router , many users claimed that it was a lousy router.

I think UM have upgraded it cause I can choose between Only 4G/4G+ or 5GSA/5G4G or 5G non SA

going strong for 12 mths ady

btw, only uHome 5G sim plan can be use with the supplied router, other UM plans like postpaid also cant use with that router , quota is 1TB/mth

On my S25, when I insert the sim, on the top left hand corner it says U Mobile. So I suppose it is DNB network?

Makes sense cause Maxis 5g on my phone is also around 200-300mbps today.

in simple term = yes
but the more correct way is to use app to see what "mhz" you're on

but for the sake of peace of mind, just refer U mobile = DNB, ultra 5G = 2nd 5G network lah

Interestingly, both the Uhome 5g and Maxis 5g sim gets around 150-200mbps on my phone, but when doing speedtest on my phone via Wifi using the same Uhome 5g sim placed in the Umobile router, the speed is consistently around 300mbps.

Is it because the router is able to absorb the signal more strongly?

like i said before, the chipset matters a lot...not the device

Telco is smart, they uses band B28 to penetrate your home while band N78 provide the 5G