Spectrum Mobile customers enrolled in an unlimited data plan will get free access to Verizon’s millimeter wave 5G network, if they own a device that supports 5G service.

Charter Communications extended its deal with Verizon Wireless, which currently supplies Spectrum Mobile with 4G LTE service, to include Verizon’s 5G service, now available in a few neighborhoods in these cities:

• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Grand Rapids
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• New York City
• Providence
• St. Paul
• Boise
• Cincinnati
• Denver
• Greensboro
• Indianapolis
• Memphis
• Omaha
• Salt Lake City
• Washington D.C.
• Boston
• Cleveland
• Des Moines
• Hampton Roads
• Kansas City
• Miami
• Panama City
• Sioux Falls
• Charlotte
• Columbus
• Detroit
• Hoboken
• Little Rock
• Minneapolis
• Phoenix
• Spokane

Customers on Spectrum’s pay-per-gigabyte plan can access Verizon 5G service by switching to Spectrum’s $45 unlimited plan. Otherwise, they will remain locked to Verizon’s 4G LTE network only. Spectrum Mobile is selling customers Samsung’s S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra 5G-capable phones with financing package prices ranging from $41-58 a month, and promises other 5G-capable devices will also be supported in the future.

At present, Verizon’s millimeter wave 5G service only works outdoors and is generally only available in very limited urban areas, often in business, shopping, or entertainment districts downtown. Charter is considering launching its own wireless network in the future utilizing CBRS frequencies, which can reach indoors and can travel over longer distances than millimeter wave technology. For now, Spectrum Mobile is dependent on Wi-Fi and Verizon Wireless’ nationwide network.