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Beyond securing the connection with a VPN, there aren't many secure options regardless of where you're connecting from. Has your company installed a dedicated line in your home? Or, do they use IP filtering?
With hotels, you would need to find out which hotels offer tiered wifi ... there's usually a free level of wifi that is often throttled and can run slow depending on demand at any given time. Then there's a higher level that allows VPN connectivity. But it usually runs $5-10/ day (unless you're a premier loyalty member).
Frontier is free, and you can drop in as needed. and it's probably more comfortable and conducive to working a full day than a hotel room is.
Has your company installed a dedicated line in your home? Or, do they use IP filtering?
My company provided a SOHO router that's basically an "always on VPN" that piggybacks off my home internet connection. So I just hardwire into that directly to avoid having to connect via VPN software every day.
But I'm still able to use the VPN software to connect when I'm on the road.
In my experience travelling for business, I find that the Choice Hotels (Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, a few others) actually have better internet than some more upscale chains, including Marriott properties.
Check out the Marriott courtyards - I've never had any issues working from one. Definitely use your vpn. I also second the library or Panera has been accommodating as long as you keep drinking coffee.
With hotels, you would need to find out which hotels offer tiered wifi ... there's usually a free level of wifi that is often throttled and can run slow depending on demand at any given time. Then there's a higher level that allows VPN connectivity. But it usually runs $5-10/ day (unless you're a premier loyalty member).
If you are going to have to spend money, is an air card an option? You would not have to use a VPN connection, unless you wanted to. I just checked on fast.com, and my air card is getting just under 10Mbps, which should be OK for most business applications.
You can add a Verizon jetpack/mifi to your account for ~10 dollars/month. As long as you don't use a ton of data then that's a good option. You can even get pre-paid hotspot devices, https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/go...e-hotspot.html
Other than that, I've worked from many coffee shops and panera-bread type places for whole days, without a problem. Heck I've even done a small amount of work from a hotel in the Dominican Repulic! 90% of modern VPNs implement end-to-end encryption, so it's plenty safe from a security standpoint. As long as you're not using a ton of bandwidth, it shouldn't be a problem.
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