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India Today
12-05-2025
- India Today
A Chinese hotel's WiFi caused a man to break up with his girlfriend. Here's how
In a bizarre case of technology causing trouble in a relationship, a young woman in China was dumped by her boyfriend after her phone automatically connected to a hotel's WiFi - a place she claimed she had never visited woman, surnamed Li, had gone to a hotel in Chongqing with her boyfriend during the May Day checking in, Li realised that she had forgotten her physical ID, after which she tried to retrieve her digital identity card. That is when her phone instantly connected to the hotel's WiFi network, South China Morning Post reports, citing Chongqing As Li's boyfriend noticed this, he became rather suspicious. How could her phone recognise a network at a hotel they were supposedly visiting for the first time together? When asked, Li insisted she had never been there before and had no idea why her phone connected on its own. Her explanation, however, didn't convince him, as a result of which he decided to end their over her boyfriend's behaviour, Li was determined to understand what had happened. As she dug deeper, she eventually figured out the reason. At one point of time, Li used to work in another hotel in Chongqing which offered WiFi with the same username and immediately contacted her ex-boyfriend to explain, but he had already blocked her. Hence, she reached out to Chongqing TV to publicly clarify what had happened - not to win him back but to clear her a Chongqing TV reporter visited both locations to verify Li's story. Their phone, once connected at Li's former workplace, also auto-connected at the hotel, thereby confirming her to Chongqing TV, cybersecurity expert Liu said that it's entirely possible for phones to connect to different networks sharing the same name and password, as the device assumes it's the same trusted Liu advised people to disable the auto-connect feature to avoid confusion and potential security Reel
Hindustan Times
11-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Chinese man breaks up with girlfriend after her phone connects to unfamiliar hotel WiFi
A man in Chongqing, southwestern China, broke up with his girlfriend during a holiday getaway after her phone automatically connected to a hotel WiFi—sparking suspicions of betrayal, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. (Also read: Chinese surgeon dismissed after wife exposes affairs with nurse and junior doctor) The woman, identified only by her surname Li, found herself abruptly single after her boyfriend accused her of being unfaithful during their stay at a hotel in Chongqing over the May Day holiday. According to a report originally aired by Chongqing TV cited by SCMP, the couple had visited the hotel together for the first time when Li's phone unexpectedly auto-connected to the hotel'sWiFi—raising red flags for her partner. The trouble began when Li, having forgotten her ID card, was attempting to retrieve her digital identification. As she stood at the hotel reception desk, her smartphone automatically connected to the WiFi — a detail her boyfriend immediately noticed. Since both are locals, he questioned her about whether she had previously visited the hotel with someone else. Li said it was her first time visiting the hotel and that she could not explain why her phone had automatically connected to the Wi-fi there, as reported by SCMP. Despite her insistence, her boyfriend became increasingly suspicious and eventually broke up with her, convinced she had been dishonest. Li said even her friends doubted her version of events. Feeling insulted and eager to prove her innocence, she did some digging of her own — and discovered a plausible explanation. She remembered she had previously worked at another hotel in Chongqing that used the same WiFi network name and password. Li reached out to her ex to explain, but he refused to speak with her and deleted her from his messaging apps. Not seeking reconciliation, Li contacted Chongqing TV to tell her side of the story. (Also read: Ixigo CEO says 'enough is enough' as firm halts flight and hotel bookings to Turkey, Azerbaijan and China) To verify her claim, a reporter from Chongqing TV visited both Li's former workplace and the hotel she had visited with her ex. The reporter's phone also auto-connected to the hotel's WiFi— just as Li's had. Cybersecurity expert Liu, also interviewed by the channel, explained: 'It is normal for a smartphone to automatically connect to a new Wi-Fi network if it shares the same username and password as one the device has previously saved.' He advised users to turn off the auto-connect function to avoid such misunderstandings and potential security risks.
South China Morning Post
11-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Chinese man ditches ‘cheating' girlfriend after her phone auto-connects to hotel Wi-fi
A Chinese man broke up with his girlfriend after he discovered her phone automatically connecting to the Wi-fi of a hotel they went to for the first time together. Advertisement The woman, surnamed Li, told Chongqing TV that her smartphone auto-connected to the Wi-fi at the reception desk of a hotel in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality during the May Day holiday. Both Li and her now ex-boyfriend noticed it as Li was trying to find her digital identity card because she forgot to bring her actual ID card required to check in. As both are Chongqing locals, the man asked Li if she had been to the hotel with someone else before. The woman was searching for her digital identity card on her phone when both she and her now ex-boyfriend saw the device connect automatically to the hotel's Wi-fi. Photo: Douyin Li said it was the first time she had been to the hotel, and she could not explain why her phone auto-connected to the Wi-fi there.
