How is this even possible in 2024? I realize Rochester isn’t exactly a major metropolis, but we’re in the middle of town! It’s not like they’re relying on Hughesnet or something.
Also, it’s not that they’re cheaping out on us either. The owners live upstairs. This is a duplex.
Weird that wifi doesn’t work, maybe it’s 5ghz on iphone and your laptop doesn’t support?
Anyway you could try bluetooth tethering, it could be a bit slower than usb but it’s more convenient, just keeping both in the same room should get good signal. I had no problems on android + linux using
blueman. I think mint usesblueberry, dunno if it supports tethering too, but it’s pretty easy to switch from one to the other.