Lost my entire client project because I trusted a free co-working space WiFi in Chiang Mai

I was at this trendy cafe near the Old City in Chiang Mai, uploading a huge design file for a deadline at 2pm. The WiFi went down for 15 minutes, and when it came back, the file was corrupted and I had no backup. I spent the next 3 hours racing to a coworking space with fiber internet and redoing everything from scratch. Has anyone else had a close call with public WiFi gone wrong on the road?

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gray_gibson14d ago

@stella_lee nailed it with the Starbucks thing. That ambient noise is brutal after a few hours. But honestly, the real problem here isn't the coffee shop vibe, it's the WiFi. I've been in Chiang Mai for a month now and I've learned the hard way that any public WiFi can tank your upload at the worst moment. I had a similar thing happen at a WeWork in Bangkok last year - file got corrupted mid-upload and I had to redo a whole presentation. Now I always keep a portable hard drive with me and save locally before trying to upload anything important. It's a pain but beats losing half a day's work.

nancy_owens18d ago

My buddy lost 3 days of work at a Bangkok Starbucks.

stella_lee18d ago

Man, 3 days at a Bangkok Starbucks? That's rough. I once sat through a 4 hour layover at a Starbucks in the Denver airport and felt like I'd aged a decade. Coffee's good and all, but the ambient noise of blenders and people typing away starts to mess with your head after hour two. Tell your buddy I feel his pain, just with less pad thai.