To wonder why anyone would think it's ok to use their neighbours broadband?

[Broadbandwoes]

We live in a flat so the signal from everyone else's broadband shows up on our devices.

We have new neighbours and they've just been round to ask for our broadband code so they can use ours.

No reason why given (not that I can think of a valid reason anyway!)

What kind of cheeky fuckery is this?

Why would anyone think that was OK?

Not in a million years.

Did you give it to them??

Did you give it to them??

Did I buggery! 😂

I remember a thread a few months ago where someone’s new neighbors came over to ask for the broadband password, and she gave it to them! And was asking how to sort the situation.
So maybe it happens more often than you think!
Some people are just cheeky buggers and will try it on I suppose!

That's super CF!

We lost our broadband for a week due to technical issues, didn't even occur to me to beg to my neighbours...
Missed a trick there eh? 😉

Back in the days of WPA they probably would have just stolen it. It's a little bit harder to do now.

You could have some fun strategically renaming your broadband network! How about "LetmegiveyouthenumberforTalkTalk"?

I just can't get my head around the thought process that would make you think it's OK.

What next - diverting our electricity supply?

Ugh CFs of the highest order!!

Delighted you didn’t give it to them!

What did they actually say? How did you respond?

Cheeky fuckers!

If they were only marginally cheeky fuckers who’d booked an installation, and just wanted to piggyback for a few days I guess they’d be at pains to explain that whilst holding a fiver out.

Wankers. Good on you for saying no.

When I was in Italy a few years ago, the very kind next door neighbours of the property we were staying in let us use their broadband. But it's was only because they initiated the conversation and the owner of the house we were staying in was a family friend. It was a lovely kind offer, but I certainly wouldn't have asked if they hadn't offered.

We had this once. Told them to jog on 😂 what kind of idiot gives out their wifi to anyone but family and friends?

Wow! How did that conversation go down?!?

Why is everyone a cheeky fucker for everything? I have done it for my neighbours. It doesn't take an arm and a leg. They asked for it as their broadband failed. It did not occur to me to not share it.
OP could ask for the reason and could change the password in a few days?

Hilarious! I wouldn't even know what to say my OH would go mental he's very precious about his data!

My neighbor used mine for so long that I'd forgotten about it until his lodger mentioned that he couldn't find the router when he was trying to get a better signal. CF!

I remember the thread about the lady who gave out her wifi password. weirdo

Yeah how is it cheeky fuckery - I was studying when we moved to our current house and had no wifi - and phone signal in new area was weak. Neighbours let me use theirs for a few days until we sorted ours.

I could almost understand / accept a new neighbour asking if they weren't yet hooked up. I'd still refuse.

My neighbour has my Wi-Fi password, she got stuck when she moved providers and was internet-less for a weekend. She is a wonderful neighbour and I had no hesitation!!!

My husband set up a second network at our old house with the name "tv license van"
I wouldn't mind giving our neighbours our password for a few days but would change it after.

Have happily borrowed and lent WiFi access with neighbours many times over the years without problem. But, when we were in military quarters, neighbours were never likely to do anything dubious. And our current neighbours are a lovely older couple who let us use theirs when we first moved in until ours was connected. And have borrowed ours when theirs has gone down.

Most people are decent and honest and only need it for a few days. It is easy enough to change the password if it goes on.

They literally just asked for the code - no preamble. Just like it was assumed it was fine.

I was so shocked I just said 'No, it's not communal, we pay for our own' and they just said 'OK' - and probably went to the next neighbours.

I let my old next door neighbours use my WiFi when they moved in and didn't have any set up yet. They asked nicely and I didn't think it was that big a deal, it doesn't get more expensive the more people that use it and it didn't slow the speed down for us but they were lovely and only used it for two weeks.

I think the way your neighbours just asked for the code without any reason definitely makes them CF and I wouldn't have given it to them

I'm laughing my head off - in Greece, the internet providers actually tell people who don't have a landline but live in a block of flats and want an internet connection to borrow their neighbours' wifi as a matter of course. Electricity is also nicked as a matter of course.