Priya, my 25 down and 5 up is still fine for calls, but upload matters more than people think.
Minh Nguyen 💬 Contributor
28 Jun 2026, 04:33
I chose a gorgeous place with terrible upload speeds and spent a month apologising on video calls. Now 'how good is the internet, really' is the first thing I check, above rent, above the view. How do you verify connection quality before you commit somewhere, beyond a hopeful speed-test screenshot from the host?