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Woman works through 6-hour train journey, shares her remote-work setup: ‘It did the job’
A woman revealed the elaborate internet setup she used to work and attend meetings from a moving train.
Working remotely while travelling can be challenging, particularly when a reliable internet connection is essential. One woman has shared the elaborate setup she uses to stay online and get through a six-hour train journey in India without missing work or meetings.
Taking to Instagram, Arunika Yadav posted a video documenting her journey to Mysore and revealed why she carries multiple SIM cards, a separate phone and other essentials while working from a moving train.
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Three SIM cards to stay connected
"If you are a remote worker traveling from a train in India, this is the slightly ridiculous setup that got me through six hours of train journey. Hi, I'm Arunika, and today I'm taking my laptop on a six-hour train journey to Mysore. To work properly, the biggest problem is the internet. So I carry three SIM cards: Airtel, Jio, and BSNL, because if one disappears, the other has to be there. And I also keep a separate phone just for internet, so I'm not draining my main phone all day. I plug it straight into my laptop, turn on the VPN, and that's my setup," Yadav said.
Despite being on a moving train, she said the arrangement allowed her to continue working as planned.
"Look at the internet speed, guys! For this journey, it did the job. I worked, attended my meetings, and kept going while the train was moving."
Yadav also shared another discovery from the journey: the ability to order food directly to the train during a station stop.
"And then I learned another useful trick: you can directly order food at your train seat via Swiggy or Zomato, and it actually shows up. So my train work essentials are pretty simple: backup network, separate internet phone, and a window seat for this. And six hours later, Mysore showed up. Not a bad way to get through a workday."
‘Probably overkill’
Sharing the clip, she wrote in the caption, "My train-work setup is probably overkill… until the first network disappears. Three SIM cards, a dedicated internet phone, wired tethering—and apparently you can get lunch delivered during a station stop too. Save this setup for your next long travel day."
Watch the clip here:
Internet reacts
The video drew reactions from users, many of whom were impressed by the preparation involved. One user wrote, "That’s some serious remote work planning." Another said, "Three SIM cards is next-level preparation." A third commented, "Working from a moving train is impressive." Another added, "This setup is actually pretty smart."
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