Serious question, how do you handle a bad internet week in a new city?

I got stuck in Medellin last month with a dead SIM card and my Airbnb wifi was useless. Ended up buying a cheap local phone just to hotspot, which saved a client call. What's your backup plan when the connection totally fails?

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the_jordan21d ago

Did you look for any coworking spaces nearby? Most have day passes and way better internet than random Airbnbs. That's my go-to move before buying more hardware.

riley_miller2521d ago

Honestly coworking spaces are a total gamble. I paid for a day pass at a WeWork in Austin last month and the wifi cut out for two hours during a client call. You're still sharing bandwidth with like fifty other people, it's just more expensive than a coffee shop. Sometimes the Airbnb host has a legit fiber setup because they work from home too. I'd rather test that first and buy a mobile hotspot as a backup.

sean78218d ago

My last WeWork day pass cost more than Riley's hotspot.