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Passing the work-from-home tech check
Plain-English explanations of what employers test, and why a speed test can't fix it.
6 min readInternet for work from home jobs: what employers require and how to get it before day oneMost remote jobs require hard-wired internet, not Wi-Fi. See what 100+ employers ask for and get wired fiber installed before your start date.Read the guide4 min readWhy satellite internet fails employer tech checks — even when it's fastSatellite internet services often beat the speed minimum and still get rejected. Here's the actual rule employers apply, and what passes.Read the guide3 min readWhy hotspots and 5G home internet fail work-from-home requirements5G home internet and phone hotspots are fast and cheap — and almost universally disallowed by remote employers. Here's why, with the employers' own words.Read the guide4 min readWired vs. Wi-Fi: what a work-from-home tech check actually testsMost tech checks aren't measuring your internet plan — they measure the path from computer to router. Here's what the scan looks at and why Wi-Fi fails it.Read the guide5 min readHow to pass a work-from-home tech check: a step-by-step checklistThe exact steps to take before any remote employer runs their connectivity scan — including the mistakes that fail people with good internet.Read the guide5 min readFailed a work-from-home tech check? Here's what actually went wrongFour things a connectivity scan tests, which one most likely failed you, and the six steps to fix it before you re-apply.Read the guide4 min readWhich work-from-home jobs actually accept Wi-Fi?The short, conditional list of remote employers that permit Wi-Fi — and the two things that are never allowed anywhere, whatever your connection.Read the guide6 min readHow to get Ethernet to your home office when the router is in another roomFour ways to get a wired connection to a desk that isn't near the router, cheapest first — plus the three workarounds that fail a tech check.Read the guide5 min readCan you use Starlink for a work-from-home job?Starlink clears the speed rule at nearly every employer we track. But 35 of 100 still exclude satellite by name. Here's why, and what passes.Read the guide5 min readDoes fiber internet pass a work-from-home tech check?Symmetrical speeds and low latency are what employer tech checks test for. Why fiber clears every requirement we track, and the detail that trips people up.Read the guide6 min readInternet Speed Requirements by Employer, Ranked Low to HighEvery published download, upload and latency minimum we track, ranked from the lowest to the highest — with a source for each employer.Read the guide
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