What Happens If the Internet Suddenly Goes Down and You Can’t Work?
Hurricane Beryl recently barreled into Texas. While it wasn’t the worst hurricane Texas has seen, it wasn’t just another storm either.
In the aftermath millions in Houston found themselves without power. Meanwhile at least one local news outlet is reporting that 11 individuals have lost their lives as a result of the storm.
Other metro areas like Austin were largely spared from the storm, but they weren’t totally out of the woods. A statewide Spectrum outage left thousands across the state offline.
I was one of those individuals. After trying to connect to the internet in vain, Zoom calls turned into old-fashioned phone calls. As I tried to wrap up my day, I found myself unable to. Even the hotspot on my Verizon-powered phone was barely putting out a signal.
Whether it’s the internet or a specific service, outages aren’t unheard of. They’re becoming increasingly common as servers and outdated infrastructure tries to cope with surging demand.
In a remote world where workers and small businesses rely on an internet connection to collaborate and use a variety of…
