To disable the WiFi on new years eve?

[ViviPru]

We're hosting friends at ours this NYE. Last time a friend and his wife came over, he was glued to his phone the whole time. He's always on it. On Twitter, I think. There's no 3G signal here, but everyone just connects to our Wifi if they need to, WIBU to change the password or just turn the sodding modem off? Should I tell them, or just let him discover it when he can't connect? I've tried politely suggesting it's a bit irritating how he's on his phone the whole time, but it had no effect.

I'd just let him get on with it, but he's very engaging and great company when he's not on his phone....

hide the router in a cupboard and tell him you can't afford it anymore

I would just turn it off and move it to a different room. If he asks then tell him yes its disabled for the night so people can get on with the party not be stuck on their phone all night but i wouldn't do an announcement about it, that will be a bit much it might come across confrontational

He doesn't even tweet anything I don't think, I think he just flicks through Twitter. And a bit of Facebook. God knows what for though - last time he was doing it at someone else's house, it was a bit like that episode in friends when the phone rings and they all look at each other confused and say "but we're all here "

insancerre I bloodywell LOVE the perversity of that! It would be a real stop the conversation dead jobby. That's actually made me do a bit of lol.

Yes, just turn it off and if he asks, say you just want everyone to be able to enjoy themselves.

Wolfiefan has it sorted. Do that!

Turn it off!

ViviPru my option is the answer- he won't be tempted to fx it, he won't think you are a spoilsport and will be too embarassed to ask any further questions [evil]
After all, we've all had to tighten our belts to enjoy a good christmas and bubbly for the new years toast doesn't come cheap

I also made a proper song and dance to everyone when our last BT bill was £95, so perfectly feasible.

Brilliant idea, no matter how you execute it!

Yes, just turn it off and if he asks, say you just want everyone to be able to enjoy themselves.

Everyone BUT him of course, who you want to not do the things he wants to?

Oh no! You are my friend who is hosting on nye and you are talking about my DH aren't you?!

Definitely use insancerre's suggestion@

Phew, just reread and can't be my DH as he is not that fascinating when not on his phone either

Change the password, say it isn't working. He'll know you're lying, but what's he going to do about it?

Wait till he gets there and connects to it, sneak to a PC out of sight, log on to the router (which should have a different password from the WiFi network anyway) and ban his phone's mac address. You'll drive him nuts figuring out why he can't connect and everyone else can.

I'd be tempted to not switch it off but change the name to something v childish and change the password

Eg, ha ha, you can't log on cause my human doesn't want you on me :P

But that's just me

Definitely change your wifi password to something that hits home get off twitter dave & join the real party

Yanbu and I think it is SO rude to help yourself to a wifi password then use a phone all night at a party! I would be really annoyed by this if I were you. Definitely turn it off. If you do then personally I think it's cheeky if he asks about it!

Tell him to get off the phone & stop being so fucking anti social.
What is with all this "pretend this/pretend that"-you´re all adults.

Or switch the bloody wifi off & tell they why if anyone asks.

I think you should just turn it off. Changing passwords is inconvenient for you more than them, so turning off is the most straightforward.

If your guests need access, say to book a taxi, just use your computer.

Wifi access for guests who are staying with you overnight is very handy (says she with experience), but not if you are just having them over for drinks and a meal where you should be speaking to each other exclusively.

I'm quite surprised and heartened at the universal distaste for this kind of behaviour. I'm sorely tempted by the banning of his phone exclusively suggestion. It would drive him nuts if everyone else was like 'er yeah - mine's connecting ok'

Switch off, then remove/hide! Say, oh, it's broken, one of those things to be sorted after the bank holiday [shrug]

Your other guests will know what's going on, doesn't mean they won't happily play along.

They just help themselves?! I dont have bt so did not m is this. Rude.
Change it then!!

Well generally people say 'is it ok if I connect to your wifi - what's the password?' and I point them in the direction of the hub. But people have been known to help themselves to it.

I bet that it is only evident ostensibly because we have no 3G coverage here. I bet a few others of you would find people making noises about connecting to your wifi if you had no 3G. You don't realise they're sneakily checking in with their far cooler and more scintillating internets friends the whole time they're pretending to be enthralled by your witty repartee... :D

Haha I don't have enough friends to notice. I do live in London so you can't turn for wifi/3G.

But instinctively I think it is rude and would give a face if someone asked.

Maybe it is boring without 3G/wifi because they've forgotten how to talk to humans face to face...?