Lost $120 on a co-working space in Medellin that had zero WiFi

Paid for a month upfront at this place in Poblado that looked amazing, but the router kept dropping every 15 minutes and the owner didn't care. Anyone else get burned by a 'digital nomad friendly' spot with terrible internet?

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mia_anderson24d ago

Did you at least get some good tinto out of the deal? I once paid for a "high speed" coworking spot in Bangkok that turned out to be a guy's apartment with a single ethernet cable running to a broken printer. Managed to write one whole email in three hours before giving up and just buying data on my phone. Honestly, I should have known when the "office tour" was just him waving at a dusty router from across the room. Now I always ask for a speed test screenshot before handing over any cash, but the owner probably blocked me anyway. You think these places actually test their own wifi before posting those fake photos?

lily_ramirez415d ago

Man, it's the same everywhere, people always advertise the best version of things and hope you don't look too close.