Walked into that new co-working space on Woodward and the wifi was slower than my basement setup

I was trying to load a single Figma file for 10 minutes while the guy next to me was streaming 4K video on his laptop, how are they charging $400 a month for this?

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james_bell6h ago

Four hundred dollars a month and you're mad about loading one file for ten minutes? Sounds like you got unlucky with whoever was streaming next to you, that happens anywhere. I've been to places that charge half that and gotten worse speeds on a Tuesday morning. Maybe try a different spot in the room or go during off-peak hours before writing the whole place off.

phoenix_bailey56m ago

Yea @james_bell, I had the same problem at a spot in Austin last year until I figured out the router was literally in the landlord's office behind a locked door. I switched to a place that had ethernet drops at every desk and my upload time dropped from fifteen minutes to like forty seconds flat. Might be worth asking if they've got wired connections available even if you have to bring your own cable.

blairc902h ago

Oh man, you nailed it with the "unlucky neighbor" thing. I swear my last coworking spot was like a roulette wheel with internet. I'd have one day where I could upload a 4K video in like two minutes, and the next day my browser would just sit there spinning while some dude three desks away was apparently hosting a Twitch stream in 4K with the bitrate cranked to max. It's not really the price that gets me, it's the inconsistency. You pay for the "premium" tier and expect it to work all the time, not just when the wifi gods decide to smile on you. Moving a few feet can seriously change your whole experience though, some of those old buildings have terrible dead zones.