Ask HN: Are you a remote worker that escaped to the countryside?

Re:Ask HN: Are you a remote worker that escaped to the count... by dougmwne on Friday July 13, 2018 @09:53AM (#17522976)

Yes, my partner and I do this. We work part of the year in a very rural area near a national park and part of the year in a small beachtown. Both areas are near family, so rather than being isolated, we are more connected. We're in our 30's so don't really miss the big city social scene at this point in our lives.

Two pieces of advice: Rural internet can be crappy, but LTE has made getting high-speed internet in the sticks much easier. We generally have 2 LTE networks running at once for extra reliability. External antennas and stationary LTE-modems can help boost marginal signal. We're looking forward to 5G availability/SpaceX satellite internet.

Choose places that put your hobbies very close at hand. In both our locations, hikes, sports and nature are just a short walk away. This helps keep you from just spending a lot more time at home.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you a remote worker that escaped to the count... by LyndsySimon on Friday July 13, 2018 @11:55AM (#17524008)

> Rural internet can be crappy, but LTE has made getting high-speed internet in the sticks much easier.

I'm not sure I'd be able to deal with LTE at home, since I play online games quite a bit, but I'm very impressed with it for work. I often drive out to a lake or river and work from a hammock, tethered to my iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth.

It's incredible to me that I get 50Mbps in a hammock, when it seems like only a few years ago I was paying $80 / month for 128Kbps ISDN only a few miles away.

OK, maybe that was twenty years ago. Maybe I'm just getting old :)

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