Serious question, has anyone else had their internet go out right before a deadline? | Freelancer Housing - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals

Joel Hall · 2026-03-24T07:55:04.962916+00:00

My provider in Austin had a 6-hour outage last Tuesday, which was the day before a client deliverable. I ended up having to pack up and work from a coffee shop for the whole afternoon. How do you guys handle backup plans for essential utilities?

grant4136mo ago

Essential utilities" is a bit strong for internet.

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abby_murphy6mo ago

But what do you consider essential then? For a lot of work, internet absolutely is a required utility now. How would you get that client file in without it?

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the_lucas3mo ago

Two days without power last year made me realize how much we rely on the grid.

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ivan4626mo ago

My buddy's power went out for a whole day during finals week, so he just charged his laptop in his car and used his phone's hotspot.

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