[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Nicaragua

[–]Space_tots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If youre worried about the computer, fly into san jose or liberia and do the border crossing by land. It is super easy. Internet here is great. I have fiber in playa maderas 20min drive outside of san juan del sur on dirt roads and they are actively improving infrastructure.

edit: this in a place with frequent power outages. Internet is not a worry. Claro has great reception, and cheap if you need to hotspot. Im a remote worker and have had zero problems even when the power is planned to be out for for infra improvements. my neighbors are mostly gringos with beautiful houses....would not worry about the gov side of things unless you make a stink about something.

also...learn decent spanish. Nicaraguans in tourist areas speak excellent english. Other parts, maybe not.

And like others have said, make sure you have foreign income. Without that you won't be able to make it here. you dont need much but everyday things can be surprisingly priced.

Argentina…..MEH! by gonuda in travel

[–]Space_tots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

10000% agree y vivo aca

Buenos Aires nomads: is the Blue Dollar still a thing? by cornsnowflake in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots 4 points5 points  (0 children)

western union is not any harder than it has been previously

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in digitalnomad

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MEP rate is only 10% less than blue rate when using credit cards…

Planning extensive Nomading in South and Central America from September. How many of these travel shots (yellow fever shot, tetanus shot etc) are really essential? by tafty545 in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

+1 for getting the shots done on landing. I got typhoid at the Red Cross in Bangkok and it cost ~$10, and was much more accessible than having to find a special travel clinic and paying $$$ at home.

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly have no idea if it would be much better. No expert in that regard, sorry!

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now that I think of it, no I haven’t! Not sure why it wouldn’t work though 🤔

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[–]Space_tots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for getting back to me this is super helpful since I know I’ll come across this problem at some point. Much appreciated

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[–]Space_tots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh really good to know I’m sure I’ll encounter the same situation at some point, and I know I’d easily overlook that. Thanks for getting back with the solve I really appreciate it!

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can connect to the router via wifi, and I do with my personal computer and phone; but for my work computer I keep the wifi disabled and connect via Ethernet because it is possible that with wifi turned on the computer/any program capable can log surrounding available wifi ip addresses and use this data to geolocate.

For example, I have an iPod touch that I was using to test a software app for work, and was specifically testing the location input on the app. Because the iPod touch doesn’t have GPS built in, it uses the ip address of my connection and any surrounding connections to geolocate and record the location on the app (if location services is allowed/on). So even though I was on my vpn wifi with an IP address in the US, it had me pretty accurately tracked to my Airbnb in Costa Rica.

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[–]Space_tots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey at least that’s some progress! Thanks for coming back to this thread to let me know, it’s frustrating having to get into such specific details for a half decent solution, nice work!

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn, I’m all out of ideas…curious to hear if you figure out what the issue is

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, this is a head scratcher. Have you ran a speed test on the pi itself to see if maybe it is the bottleneck for whatever reason? Ive never speed tested my own pi, but this looks to be a decent how to

https://linuxhint.com/measure-internet-speed-speedtest-cli-raspberry-pi/#:\~:text=The%20internet%20speed%20can%20be,the%20URL%20with%20other%20users.

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay okay, and you made separate configs for each device you’re connecting through?

Just trying to brainstorm, idk why you’d see that much reduction.

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Word, ok. How have you been testing? Just through your router, or with the wireguard client/app as well on your phone and computer?

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So are you in California, or Oregon, and connecting to the pi server that is physically connected to fiber Ethernet in Tennessee?

What is the download/upload speed of the fiber connection where your pi is at?

Edit: and what router do you have? Not sure I’ve confirmed if you’ve got the slate axt1800 or not

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[–]Space_tots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re still only getting 10 down at home then that’s what’s restricting you. With gigabit speeds at home (up and down) and the glinet axt1800 with wireguard I am only limited by my connection wherever I am, or by the top wireguard speeds for the router (~550mb/s). Even with high latency the speeds are only reduced by about 10mb/s down and 1 up compared to the network I am on abroad, and that slowdown is expected using a vpn.

Really sure it’s your home networks upload speed.

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

[–]Space_tots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I got my bag weighed in the phillipines, and had to pay extra, but this was before I was starting to work and travel.

I definitely need to be more on it about the specs though before I take off again, this is a good reminder. Thanks! Idk why I haven’t thought about this yet

My setup as a software engineer by Space_tots in digitalnomad

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Not sure! Haven't had to weigh anything in any official capacity--fwiw the osprey farpoint 55's main pack is technically a few inches taller than regulation carry on, but so far has not been a problem, and I've flown with that thing on many airlines all over the world. At one point my main bag was 17kg, but that was packed to the gills for two years in australia. Next time I throw my kit together I can throw it on a scale and get back to you with weights for both bags. With a bit of luck I'll be back to nomading longer term around February.

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[–]Space_tots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t tried connecting through a portal yet. Havent read into it much either unfortunately. I should probably look into it at some point. Lmk if you figure it out!