My co-working space internet crashed during a client call and everyone else was fine with it

I was on a Zoom call with a client in Melbourne last Tuesday when the whole building's wifi went down for 20 minutes. The front desk just shrugged and said 'happens sometimes' but I had to hotspot off my phone and burned through 2GB of data. Everyone else in the co-working space just sat there scrolling on their phones like nothing was wrong. Am I the only one who thinks reliable internet is non-negotiable for a digital nomad space, or do you guys just accept these outages?

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brooke76714d ago

Isn't that just part of the deal with shared spaces?

victor_jones9914d ago

The guy in 3B at my old building used to leave his trash bags right by the elevator for hours and it stunk up the whole floor. @brooke767 you're totally right that it comes with the territory, but some people just take it to another level. I ended up just writing a note and sliding it under his door, which actually worked for a while.

grantf7314d ago

Man I feel your pain on this. Had the exact same thing happen at a WeWork in Austin last year. What worked for me was asking the front desk for a backup hotspot or a dedicated ethernet cable they could rent out for emergencies. Most places have one they just don't advertise it.