On a scale of 1-10, how cheeky is this....

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My NDN is using my wireless without my permission.

My DD and her DD (lets call her P) regularly play at each others houses. They each have a tablet. So that P can play on her tab when she is here, I put in my wireless code into it.

When P was round here the other day playing, she told me that her mum had taken the wireless code from her tablet and put it on her computer. P told me that their wireless was broken and her mum didn't want to be without the internet.

I am not necessarily concerned about security, I don't think she is computer savvy enough to find and look at our traffic and I have good firewalls in case her computer is affected by malware, but I am rather pissed off.

I don't want her using my wireless to be honest, but I also don't want a fall out as our DDs are so close. As I can't change the wireless password on my hub, I have contacted bt and have upgraded to the new hub and saved a bit in the meantime. WIBU to not let P have the password again meaning that she can't play on certain games when she is round here in the future?

WWYD?

8+

We genuinely had problems with BT as our hub/router could only tolerate a limited number of Internet enabled devices, maybe ten. When my dad would come over and use our wi-fi it meant that something else would stop working.

To the OP, you should be able to change the WPS settings on your hub by connecting directly to it: http/ , the password to the hub is usually 'changeme' or 'changesettings'. From there you should be able to select/create a new passcode.

If you've not got your computer password protected your ndn could access your files.

I wondered the same thing as heartshapedstone - why did P need your wifi code in first place (ie why does their wifi not work in your house, if yours works in there's?)

Now you have entered your wifi code into P's tablet, it might be defaulting to your network even when she is at home.

Therefore I don't think it's entirely U for your NDN to assume you're fairly relaxed about wifi sharing. Although if she were relying on it for more than a short period of time while her network was down, or using it for bandwidth hogging activity, that would be different.

I've borrowed neighbours' unsecured wifi networks before when ours has gone down, for urgent email checking etc. we have also let our neighbour have our password temporarily in a similar situation.

It is a bit cheeky of course but I wouldn't mention it unless it's impacting your usage or you suspect it's anything more than a short-term thing.

They are on talk talk and they are forever mentioning that they have problems with it. I know from having talk talk myself how unreliable they are.

P's wifi was not strong enough when she came round here (perhaps because we are detached), but my DD has bt fon on her tablet and can pick up our wireless easily so doesnt need their wifi code.

YANBU!!!

What a tea leaf!

For security reasons absolutely not!

YANBU!!!

What a tea leaf!

For security reasons absolutely not!

Double post for added effect ;)

YANBU!!!

What a tea leaf!

For security reasons absolutely not!

I agree it's an 8+.

It's good to have neighbor wifi as backup, and I would frame this conversation as such. "I would love to be able to count on you to use your wifi as backup in the event that mine goes down, and vice versa".

i have bt, you can go into the hub manager and delete devices concerted to it, i do it occasionally as all my teenagers friends use it when here, I end up with loads of devices connected. SO you delete her pc, or set time limits on her pc so she can only access it for 10mins at 3am..lol

I gave my neighbour mine password! She was on limited & me unlimited. We help each other out with various things- she didn't bat eyelid when my wash machine was broken for 3wks & she did all my washing so I'm not bothered if she uses our wifi!

change the name to "Network Unavailable"

Cant you just disconnect the device from the wifi? I would. If she knocks and asks why just say you didn't recognise the device so disconnected it.