To think friend was being a bit tight over internet password

[CadgingCarol]

Name changed as I'm an over sharer.
Anyway I had some issues with paying my internet account recently basically direct debit hadn't come out and I'd been cut off long story!

I was stuck at home on my own with the kids, my older dc was going on and on and on about internet being cut off stress. I thought I'll ring up and pay to get it back on etc but realised I couldn't transfer the money as no internet! My phone internet wouldn't work either.
I thought shit, I messaged my friend who lives close and I'm a round about way asked her if I could borrow her internet password to get things sorted,
Her reply was "sorry I don't want to give it out" now we've been friends for over 4 years have each other kids do stuff etc etc so I was quite shocked at her response. It's basically saying she doesn't trust me isn't it?
Yes the internet being back on wasn't urgent but I still needed it back on ASAP. I wouldn't have given a second thought to giving a "friend" the password so aibu to think she isn't really a friend as she didn't help me out when I was in the shit?

I wonder what her side to this story is-do you think she views you as a CF?!

I bloody hope not...

Tatiana, that’s not quite true. Many internet packages are still capped, and fair usage applies even with unlimited so if she suddenly downloaded a hundred films in a week her neighbour could be cut off.

Op, I give my password out to visitors but there’s no way in hell I’d let a neighbour have it. It all sounds very sketchy. Why can’t you pay over the phone?

Our WiFi password is the password DP and I use for a lot of things, so I don’t give it out

That's crazy. If you are worried about security, don't use your wifi password for other things. It's the equivalent of using the same key for your front door, car and safe. You're worrying about sharing your password with friends, but making it easy for hackers.

Even my nail lady has my wifi password!

It's just the one it comes with, not used for anything else though.

YANBU OP.

Not sensible to give out your pin for bank card

Sorry, I missed the fact that you only live a couple of doors away.

I wouldn't have given it out either.

Our WiFi password is the password DP and I use for a lot of things, so I don’t give it out

Why don't you just not tell people you use it for everything?

You do get that she has every right to not give out her password ?

I think you are putting far too much weight on the term "friends"! She is a friend, not your partner. She doesn't owe you free WiFi. Friends pop round for a chat, they aren't in debt to you for life, or owe you anything. This is the big bad world...not Junior school.

What on earth can you do with someone's wifi password except access their wifi? I cheerfully hand ours out to anyone-why wouldn't you?

I would have let my neighbours and just changed my password after a day or two.

Also for the people that change the generic password on sky box why?
Because neighbours teenager (who is friends with DS so often pops in) had got the password off the side and was using our wifi everytime she was naughty and got banned from her own wifi

Bertrand....she wants to access her friends WiFi from her own house...she lives nearby. She hasn't paid her own bill....once she has her friends WiFi she need never pay her bill again. She said her friends WiFi comes up on her laptop at home.

You can ring sky/virgin etc. and make a payment. You didn’t need an internet connection to do it. You had options.

TABBY I wouldn't do that though because she's a friend. Also my internet has my land line and tv etc so I don't just pay for internet. You must be very untrusting.

My friend once parked on my drive while I was out to use my Wi-Fi.
I think it's odd not giving it to friends.
Even my dcs friends connect to our Wi-Fi.
Dh is VERY tech savvy and is always doing something to the Wi-Fi so I assume if it was an issue hed tell me.

BertrandRussell you can access sites that would be traced back to the billpayer. Especially unpleasant ones.

You were trying to cadge her internet Cadging?

I think it’s a bit odd - I offer the passwords to friends when they come round. I might not want to give it to a neighbour tho I guess in case they were just going Tom use it rather than get their own.

I think you put her in a difficult position and I would try to make amends if I were you.

You keep saying you wouldn't do that because she is a friend....it sounds a bit childish. Your name is cadging carol, you have possibly done stuff like this in the past. Your friend is very sensible if you ask me. Yes, I am very untrusting, but then my friends wouldn't put me on the spot like that. You don't sound like a nice friend, by the very fact that you are on here talking about her. She doesn't trust you. Live with it and change your ways.

Yes secret hence the namechange

I can’t believe what I’m hearing! She pays for her internet why the hell should she give you the password? If she’s a friend and you needed the internet that badly why couldn’t you go round with your kid and quickly use her computer to sort it out!

I really hope your friend makes a cheeky fucker thread about this because you are a cheeky fucker!

Couldn't you pop down to Costa or McDonalds? They do free wifi. And provide lunch.

some people are just private.

couldn't you call to pay the bill or use data on your phone?

i would be a bit miffed tbh but i would understand. Only 2 people know my usual password and i would trust them with my life.