Spent a week in Medellín and changed my opinion on coworking spaces

I was always against paying for coworking spaces. I figured why spend $150 a month when I can just work from a cafe or my hostel. But my internet kept cutting out and I couldn't focus. So I tried a place called Selina in El Poblado for a day pass, about $12. The wifi was stable, the desks were clean, and I got way more done. Now I'm thinking about getting a monthly membership. Has anyone else had a similar turnaround on coworking fees?

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thomas2751mo ago

Yeah the wifi in random cafes is always a gamble. You get a solid week in and then boom you're stuck waiting on a page to load for ten minutes. If Selina worked for you just do the math on how many day passes it would take before the monthly is worth it.

hollyg591mo ago

Had a buddy try the cafe hopping thing in Chiang Mai and he swore it worked fine until he lost two hours of work because the wifi dropped during an autosave. @thomas275 is right about the gamble, my friend's whole trip schedule got thrown off by a slow connection that week. Now he just buys a day pass first thing at any spot he stays in.

knight.mason16d ago

Man that's exactly what happened to me in Bangkok last year. Got comfortable at a little place near Nimman, then spent 45 minutes watching a spinning wheel of death while my deadline evaporated.