“Are you using any kind of VPN service or IP blocker?” “Are you using a variable or static IP address?” “How many gigs of data do you think your wife is going to use next month?” “What do you mean you don’t know what kind of router you use?” Instead of providing me with a fix, they hit me with a barrage of technical questions. When I finally did get through to them, they acted like the problem was my fault. And you know what happened? After about 20 minutes on hold, my ISP just HUNG UP on me! I had to call them back and start all over again from the beginning!
Your call will be answered in approximately 45 minutes.” It said “Due to the unusually high number of calls, your wait time will be longer than usual. Whenever I’d call, I’d get a recorded message. Let me get this right out of the way: dealing with my ISP was an absolute NIGHTMARE.įirst of all, it took me forever just to get through to them. My Internet Service Provider was No Help at All! Since my home WAS my office, I had no choice – I HAD to find some way to get a strong, steady WiFi signal in my home office! Let me tell you, it created a LOT of problems with my job!įinally, I decided to give my internet service provider a call to see if they could help. Worse yet, sometimes Then I’d get a frantic phone call from work, asking me why I hadn’t responded yet. I’d start downloading some files from work and halfway through, I’d have to move to the living room just to get the files to finish downloading! I eventually tried working from every other room in the house, but the WiFi reception was always weak and spotty. When she saw how I had taken over the kitchen… stacking notes and other supplies on our stove, sink, and dinner table… well, let’s just say she wasn’t exactly thrilled with my creation! She kicked me out the moment she saw the mess I made! It had plenty of places for me to put all the notes, writing drafts, and other materials I needed to reference to do my writing.Īll was well and good… until my wife got home from her mother’s house. My next idea was to try working from our kitchen table. But unfortunately, the WiFi reception was so poor that it made working there pretty much impossible.
Weak WiFi Makes Working from Home Impossible!Īs I said earlier, the first thing I did when I started working from home was to set up a makeshift office in our spare bedroom. And when it is working, I get speeds way below what we get in our living room. But now that I’ve had to set up a home office in a spare bedroom, I’ve noticed a TON of WiFi problems! The WiFi signal in my makeshift bedroom office constantly drops out.
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