1) Coverage can be spotty: just like your voice cellphone, a fixed-wireless Internet service can be blocked by hills and large buildings. So not every address in the City of Madison will be covered. And some addresses just outside the city limits will be covered. And thick masonry walls or metal siding can weaken the signal inside your house, so the wireless modem should be placed near a window for best reception.

Fixed-wireless is a “best-effort” service: like your cellphone, coverage is what it is. Our coverage map shows where reception is predicted to be good and where it’s likely to be bad. And if your residence turns out have poor reception despite the prediction, WiFiMadison will refund your membership within the first month.

2) You need to buy a new WiFi router. Fixed-wireless services utilize a “dual-radio modem-router”: a small box that contains a standard WiFi router which also  talks to 5NINES’ base-stations. Buying your router is your “membership fee”: each new customer pays for their end of the 4G fixed-wireless connection; 5NINES has already invested in their half, plus the connection to multiple “fat-pipes” to the Internet.

The FCC currently defines “Broadband” as a minimum of 25 Mbps download speed and 3 Mbps upload. These speeds are pretty easily attainable over expensive, hard-to-maintain, failure-prone copper-pairs, co-ax cable, or fiber. But it is also vast overkill for most residential Internet users. Netflix recommends 3 meg for Standard Definition movies and 5 meg for Hi-Def movies. Email, web-browser, losing way-too-much time on Facebook: all these take only tiny slivers of bandwidth.

So while 25 meg True Broadband may be necessary for Virtual Reality apps or online real-time gaming, the typical household watching one or two video streams, doing emails, browsing some websites, and posting to Facebook can live quite comfortably on a diet of 10-20 Mbps. Which is precisely what 5NINES Wi5 Connect service is designed to deliver, at a price that will make your budget happy.

Cut the Cable Cord

Cable TV is an expensive, limiting, old-fashioned way to watch the movies and shows you want. Maximize your savings by dumping that expensive “Cable/Phone/Internet bundle”: you probably already have a cellphone and there’s lots of ways to watch any movie or show you want without Cable TV.

WiFiMadison can promise you a better relationship with entertainment. We provide fast, reliable internet service that makes streaming a dream. You can finally dump cable! Enjoy a life where you save money and binge watch whatever you want at your leisure. All you need is WiFiMadison.com internet, a streaming box, and a streaming service. Or just buy an inexpensive antenna and receive local, over-the-air broadcasts.

Not sure where to start? Don’t worry we have listed a number of devices and services for you to look at.

Devices

Once you have that solid internet connection through WiFiMadison.com you will need a streaming device. There are many to choose from, but we have listed 3 reputable options. If you have a smart TV or a modern gaming system then you are already good to go.

 

Try it for a month: If Wi5 Connect does not work well in your location or fails to meet your bandwidth needs, return the router and we will refund your membership fee (minus one month’s subscription charge and a $25 re-stocking and handling fee).

No, sorry: our network vendor does not support that option  at this time

Your router box has two built-in Ethernet ports: simply plug in all the routers and miscellaneous Ethernet-connected devices you wish…