It’s been over a week since I had my home internet disconnected, I’ve used the hotspot on my phone hard this week; I deliberately hit the cap to see how things would work once my cellphone provider throttled the hotspot data.
To my delight I can still surf the Internet. The pages load significantly slower but it is doable. Even better, I still have the ability to keep my files synced among my devices.
My experiment has gained the attention of a couple of friends. We decided to meet at a local restaurant and discuss my preliminary results along with other subjects.
I spent less than $10, had a lot of fun, updated my laptop and downloaded a couple of larger files to test.
By the end of our visit we realized that even if we spent ~$10 each time we went to a business to update our computers and do other tasks, we would still spend less than the cost of a home internet connection with some added perks: we could support a local business, spend time with friends, and share a small meal in a place where we don’t have to bother with washing dishes.
Perhaps you can arrange to meet with friends somewhere to chat, update your computers, and flirt with the thought that maybe you should consider eliminating your home internet as well. It wouldn’t hurt to explore the possibility, especially if you use the time to focus on your real life friends.
7 responses to “Life Without Home Internet”
Meeting with friends, supporting local business and saving $$. What great ideas, Annie. Thanks for sharing them.
Sounds like a great system all the way around! Well done
Thanks, Karen!
Wow that is amazing that it is actually cheaper to go out with friends to use their wifi for computer updates. Personally I could never get rid of home Internet as I work from home and we make heavy use of Microsoft ShareSpace and Teams for meetings and file sharing literally across the world. Still I find it inspiring to know that it is possible to do without home internet when one is not dependent upon it for work.
Hi John!
Speaking of work…my boss used the wifi at a restaurant the other day to do a zoom call with a case manager who lived too far away to attend a meeting. With this in mind, I wonder if it might be possible in certain circumstances.
Are you okay after floods?
Thank you for asking, Karen!
I became a bit concerned so I prepped a bug out bag but it didn’t reach the point where I felt the need to leave. The second crest we had made me nervous, especially since it kept raining.