Thought I could work from a beach in Bali for a month, big mistake

I rented a villa with 'fast wifi' near Canggu, but the speed was under 5 Mbps after 10 AM. My video calls kept freezing and I missed a deadline because a file upload failed. The sun glare on my screen was so bad I had to sit inside all day anyway. I learned that 'work from anywhere' doesn't mean 'work well from anywhere'. Has anyone found a spot in Southeast Asia that's actually good for real work, not just photos?

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grant_torres1d ago

So what's your actual minimum speed for real work?

logansullivan20h ago

Honestly that whole idea of a minimum speed feels backwards. Real work gets done when you can focus without constant hiccups or waiting. A stable 5 down can be more useful than a shaky 50. It's less about a magic number and more about whether the connection stops being a thing you have to think about.