Guest requests for ethernet connectivity?

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Jean118
Level 4
Atlanta, GA

Guest requests for ethernet connectivity?

So I am getting a few inquires, to my surprise amidst this downturn in Airbnb bookings- - this latest inquiry came with a question, asking if the home has a router that guest can connect to via Ethernet cable - -interestingly this is the second inquiry from a guest wanting ethernet connectivity ( Is this a 'thing' now? ) I have ample enough wifi connection speed, and recently installed an Eero system to amplify the wifi even more -

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Yes! This is definitely a thing now... With the longevity of the current pandemic many people have resorted to working remotely aka working from home. I’m currently working from home while staying in a Bnb apartment and it was a huge struggle to set up the Ethernet connection. It wasn’t any fault to my host but they weren’t entirely sure about how the whole work form home Ethernet thing works either. They just knew they had fast WiFi lol. However Ethernet isn’t exactly WiFi it’s just internet connection that is via the wall coil unit in an apartment or house. It’s literally the little cable outlet that’s in the shape of a coil , most of the time it’s used to connect the cable box to the television. If you connect it your modem and connect the modem to your computer’s hard drive you will be able to connect to the Ethernet and thus be able to surf the web same as WiFi. It’s hardwired internet using a cable that’s all. Get into it , set it up, have a tech person make sure it’s working properly and advertise it in your listing... many people are looking for this right now , it’s a huge commodity at the moment. 

Also if anyone knows more about the Ethernet connection/wfh or anything related please respond to this! I’m currently thinking of testing the whole process from a hotel to see if you can get Ethernet connection from a hotel room.  If you know please anything about this please enlighten me!


-Cheers-

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the issue is data security folks, not speed

It is not overkill if it is required in order to work remotely. Both of my jobs required me to be hardwired. It is not as easy to get off my 2nd job so when I am on vacation from my 1st job I can still work my 2nd job if there the capability to be hardwired.

Scott1561
Level 1
Independence, MO

Yes, I'm currently looking for that as well. Remote work, some jobs require ethernet  cable installation. 

 

i absolutely am supposed to have wired ethernet for my job as a back up to company provided MiFi or I can't stay at the location (per my boss). This has forced me to stay in much more expensive hotels.

 

An alternative for those who do not want to dig a trench and lay in some PVC for weatherability may be to use MoCA (ethernet through the cable tv coax line)

Paris14
Level 1
Illinois, United States

I would stay longer at locations if Ethernet use was offered because my job requires a hardwired connection. 

Me, too! I actually found one lastyearr when we stayed at a condo on the river

I wish airbnbs and hotels would provide this. Many jobs are requiring that employees must be connected via an ethernet connection. This entails using an ethernet cable directly plugged into a router/modem (that is connected to a wall plate connection via a coaxial cable)  I know this because both of my jobs require it. I cannot use a 5G box, wifi, a jet pack, satellite (Starlink) etc. 

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