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friend using me for wifi.

106 replies

choccywokkydoodah · 13/09/2018 07:38

my friend recently popped in for a visit and asked if she could hook up to my wifi as she had been cut off due to not paying her bill and she really needed to do something online. No problem i said. not she has started "visiting" me everyday sometimes twice a day and just sitting on her phone hookdd up to my wifi doin whatever she is doing. I cant help but feel used as she hardly speaks during these visits just sits doing her online business. I dont want to be a bitch and confront her about it but at the same time i dont want to get used as a free wifi provider. Last night i swiched my modem off when i saw her arrive. seconds into her visit she asks what has happened and if my wifi password had changed i acted as if i dont know how to work it when her 11 year old pops up wih oh its been turned off then promptly turned it on and hooked on to check her facebook. It is really starting to annoy the life out me. suggestion what to do would be great TIA. xx

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WooYa · 13/09/2018 07:40

Change the password then tell her you've lost the paper? She's a CF!

toolazytothinkofausername · 13/09/2018 07:41

" I dont want to be a bitch and confront her about it but at the same time i dont want to get used as a free wifi provider."

Your "friend" is the one being a bitch! What a piece of work! She could easily go to a coffee shop or my local library has free wifi.

IsAnyoneElseMissingCheese · 13/09/2018 07:43

Tell her it's peeing you off. I'd hate having someone show up all the time, especially to to just use the WiFi. It's bloody inconvenient.

TacoFriday · 13/09/2018 07:44

Next time she turns up, tell her at the door that “Now is not a good time to come pretend to be my friend while you use my WiFi.”

MrsMotherHen · 13/09/2018 07:45

what does she say when she arrives tell her your not an Internet cafe and tell her to fuck off to the local libary.

TacoFriday · 13/09/2018 07:46

Or simply use the old chestnut of “look I’m not being funny..... , but how much longer are you planning on showing up just to use my WiFi? And tell her she can go to supermarkets/cafes with free WiFi next time”

badg3r · 13/09/2018 07:53

Turn it off next time and say to have exceeded your monthly bandwidth allowance so it is running super slow...

ElspethFlashman · 13/09/2018 07:57

Change the password. Then act dumb. "I must ring them about it" then shrug and change the subject.

LongSummerDays · 13/09/2018 08:11

her 11 year old pops up wih oh its been turned off then promptly turned it on

Her child turned it back on? I would have promptly turned it off again "it's off for a reason"

Reason is I'm being used for free WiFi.

StealthPolarBear · 13/09/2018 08:14

Very cheeky

rainingcatsanddog · 13/09/2018 08:15

Can you turn it into a joke? "You're only friends with me for the wifi!"

Lots of places have free wifi- McDonalds, Costa...

CoraPirbright · 13/09/2018 08:44

So not only is she coming to use your WiFi and not talking to you but she is also bringing her kids??? Even more cheeky. Does she come at certain times? In which case be out or pretend to be out.

Mulberry72 · 13/09/2018 08:50

What a CF!

Definitely change the password and then crack daft saying it’s been off all day and you’ve been meaning to ring them but not got round to it.

No way would I have let her DC touch my router either!

Angie169 · 13/09/2018 08:50

If she does not know what kind of package you have tell her that you have gone over your allowance and you need her to pay towards the bill , if she asks to see the bill tell her you chucked it away in a fit of temper .

ShirleyPhallus · 13/09/2018 08:51

NOT ANOTHER CHANGE THE WIFI PASSWORD THREAD I CAN’T HANDLE IT

Anastassiabeaverhausen · 13/09/2018 08:56

Stop answering your door and change your password.

CoraPirbright · 13/09/2018 08:58

Or you could send her a text and say “looking forward to seeing you today for a coffe/catch up. Just so you know, my WiFi is on the blink but see you later”. Bet you wont see her for dust. Then you can say “oh so you were only coming here to use my WiFi then?” And watch her squirm.

LoniceraJaponica · 13/09/2018 08:58

Why is mumsnet full of people who can't just change their WiFi password?

DGRossetti · 13/09/2018 09:01

NOT ANOTHER CHANGE THE WIFI PASSWORD THREAD I CAN’T HANDLE IT

Have you cancelled the cheque ?

TillyVonMilly · 13/09/2018 09:04

If you don’t want to confront it straight on, I suggest sending the friend a text saying you’re going to be busy/out, got family etc for the next few days so if she still hasn’t got WiFi at home she’ll need to make other arrangements, library cafe of wherever.

LoniceraJaponica · 13/09/2018 09:05

And change your password anyway or she will come and sit outside your house and use it.

TillyVonMilly · 13/09/2018 09:07

Although don’t be surprised if she’s sat on the garden wall Grin changing your password needs to be done.

LoniceraJaponica · 13/09/2018 09:08

Or switch it off when you go out. We cross posted Tilly

TillyVonMilly · 13/09/2018 09:09

loniceraSmile

Halfahunnerstillastunner · 13/09/2018 09:13

I dont want to be a bitch and confront her about it

Why would this make you a bitch?? It doesn't!! It's standing up for yourself, not being a people pleasing doormat and not being taken advantage of. None of these things make you a "bitch" - I would have a think about how you've been conditioned to let people take the piss out of you. Being assertive is a good thing!

If you find this stuff hard, I would go with the text saying you're busy and suggesting cafe etc for her.