To not give neighbor internet password?

[NegansDollFace]

I’ve lived at my current address for 3 years, 4 in November 2018. The house next door is split into two flats, one upstairs and one down. So I’ve never been particularly close to my next door neighbors. We exchange (limited) pleasantries if we see each other and they’ve taken in a parcel for me once and I for them a few times. They work night times and there’s a bit of a language barrier so we legitimately don’t have any relationship beyond polite.

Tonight when I was at our local supermarket when I saw neighbor from the upstairs flat, I smiled an acknowledged him but moved to go to the self checkout. He followed and began a conversation asking how I was, fine, fine but when I ask him how he is he tells me not so good. He goes onto explain that downstairs neighbors have moved out and took their internet with them. I can already see where this is going so he asked if he could have my WiFi password and that he was willing to pay for it. I was put on the spot so I told him I’d speak to him when I’m home.

I’m home now and really am hoping the fact that I haven’t gotten back to him will speak for itself. What would you all say/do? I have incredibly bad social anxiety and I’m very awkward in these situations. Am I BU to just tell him no? And feel like he’s being cheeky? Surely if he shared internet with the flat below they’d have told him they were moving so he’d have time to get a different provider? Also if he’s willing to pay to use mine wouldn’t it just be easier to get his own installed?

I agree I think it could be beneficial for your dd to meet a police officer in a totally non threatening environment. However I'd think it more likely that you'd be able to talk to them on the phone and if they felt it was needed they would then speak to your neighbours. I do think that it is worth reaching out as your neighbours behaviour is so very odd and they may react badly to the agent.

They are arseholes. Trying to trick a 6 year old, wtf.

192.168.0.1 is your router homepage where you can change the name of your internet and your password.

Change the name to something like "virgin surveillance in operation" if allowed that long and that may stop them.

I'm sorry you have to go through this, OP.

Out of interest, general readers, how does one change their wifi to a phrase like 'fuck off cheeky fuckers?'

As I said above it's in the router home page.

Mine used to be surveillance van no 2 when I had dodgy upstairs neighbours.

I've been dipping into this thread on and off for a few days, and I really think you need to involve the police at this stage - if they are now at the stage of involving your six year old and lying to the letting agent effectively accusing you of stealing money from them (supposedly taking money in exchange for a share in the wifi but not letting them have the password) then this is really escalating way out of control.

The number may be different depending on your router. Google "O2 router settings" or "BT router settings" etc with your provider.

I've had many routers and it's always been that number however new ones may be different

MOe's suggestion is a good one.

I am fucking incensed. It's not my problem but I am.

Well done you. Fucking twats.

It might be good to have the police come as your daughter really should learn the police are the people you go to if you need help , not just that they go after bad guys.

Logging in should enable you to hide your WiFi...untick the box that says “Enable SSID broadcast”

Enable stronger encryption (if it’s not turned on already), select WPA2-PSK[AES].

You can also set it so only certain devices can access it. Where it says “Wireless MAC Filtering” select deny all devices unless in filter list. Then in the attached devices list below you can see what’s connected and select one, press add device and it’ll put it onto the list of what is allowed access. This would mean that there’s more than a password stopping them.

Oh my word OP, just spent most of today reading through this thread. Can’t believe how horrendous your NDN are being - as pp have said it has gone beyond unreasonable now they have involved your dd. Definitely ring the police and landlord and get it logged. Keep recording everything. What absolute bastards!

They sound like horrible nasty bullies to me.
There really are some vile people about.Stay strong OP people like that only back off when you show strength keep telling then NO!!

the lady next door wanted to know our internet password as ‘mummy’ had given her it and silly her she’d forgotten it.

Fuck me these people are psychos!!!

Aw they are fucking awful OP I am not surprised you were anxious about this but well done for sticking up for yourself.

If you get into the admin panel
Of the router you could either hide your WiFi so no one can see it or you change the name to ‘fuck off CF neighbours’

You definitely need the police as others have said.

They're trying to involve your daughter, just not on!

I can't believe they involved your daughter.

So sorry this is happening OP, just lending my support here along with everyone else. They are despicable.
Am sure you will log everything from the first request (when it was noted that previous neighbours 'took their WiFi with them 😲) to the conversation with your daughter. I also agree that Police should be involved as that's out of line.
Hope you have a peaceful night and his all just goes away.

Even if these people are NOT criminals, they've shown that they don't care about the rights or feelings of others- namely, the OP. I'd be more surprised if they DIDN'T harass people online than if they did. They clearly don't have a problem with harassing people in person.

I'm in the US, so I don't know how things work over there. What kind of trouble can people get in for harassing others online? Legal trouble? Losing Internet access from a provider? Whatever it is, it is what you'd be risking if you did give them your password. This is an evolving area of law here, I'd guess it is in the UK too.

Make sure you change the password into the router as sometimes they are set very easy. Mine was username: admin and password: sky. So very easy to guess.

They must be desperate to download something or a lot of somethings that aren't traceable to them. Otherwise they'd have got a dongle.

The level of harassment they are giving the OP for something that doesn't cost much is hugely out of proportion, verging on the bizarre.

Accosting a child for the wifi password is beyond all sense. No-one is that desperate to save the cost of wifi. There has to be more to it.

NegansDollFace you are doing so well, keep the agent informed and keep saying No loud and clear.

@NegansDollFace - I'm sure if you did want to go to the police about this (and I would!), they could arrange for you to speak to them at the station rather than them come round. Your poor dd having to deal with all this (although do tell her that yes the police stop bad people, but they do that by getting help from good people like her and you)

Holy cow, your daughter????
Yes, please tell the police and the landlord, they need to know these people are now harassing your daughter!

This is just so over the top now. WTF 🙊😾👀🕵️‍♀️🤐🤔

So sorry you are having to go through this, these people are just awful. You’re doing a really great job of handling it though, you should be proud of yourself for confronting the situation, I know it can’t have been easy.

With regard to the police, I have a role where I have to deal with them every now and again. They’re absolutely fine having a chat over the phone instead of in person, and if they do need to visit in person I’d be very surprised if they didnt accommodate yours and your daughters needs. Don’t be afraid to ask, they’re people just like you - they just happen to wear a uniform to work.