Aibu to switch off the broadband CF Neighbours

[Cheekyneighbour]

So long story short aibu to switch off my router as we have kindly let next door use the internet as theirs was down.

The mother (who has not so much as said hello since we moved here) sent her son round last Saturday to ask and my dp said yes, I have checked our settings and they are hooked up to a fire stick and about 3 phones.

I’m not being unreasonable to think if we let her use it she won’t get her own internet sorted out if she has access to ours - I suspect it is due to a billing issue as the mother is constantly having very late nights as my dp will hear her and her friends still up at 5.30am when he gets up. I will also add the mother does work.

Aibu? I do feel a bit guilty on her kids 😣

Yeah just switch it off. If she comes round say yours is down too. Then change the password for it coming back on again

Change the password every few days. Next time they ask, act surprised that they haven't got theirs sorted out yet.

change the password...they could be downloading anything

the daily mail for a start.

Just ask her if it’s back up yet and say you need them to leave your network as your internet is now running very slowly.

I voted YABU - to have let the neighbour have access to your network in the first place, especially if you'd never even spoken to the adult

Def. Change the password, her inability to sort her household affairs, and any resulting disappointment for her children, is not your problem.

@LaurieSchafferIsAllBitterNow this is what I said to my dp! Unlikely it will be malicious stuff but you never know! And to be honest it pisses me off that I’m paying for them to download and watch films.

Yes I’m ringing the provider tomorrow to change the password as I can’t figure out how to do it from the browser

@ LaurieSchafferIsAllBitterNow 😂 this

Total CF behaviour. Turn it off and / or change the password

I would just change the password.

...and change the name of your router to “BBC Television Detector Van 3”....just for a laugh.

I’ve done that on my mobile wifi unit - waiting to see reactions when I switch it on 😀

@JaneR0chester I wasn’t thrilled about it to be honest, my dp said yes as he felt sorry for the son who is around 11 as he said if ours was ever to be down and his child couldn’t play on his xbox or whatever he would hope that a neighbour would do the same for us.

Yes. Switch it off, and change your password. Do none of them have mobile data on their phones?

I can't believe people would actually ask a neighbour that they didn't know! I know my neighbours relatively well and still wouldn't ask.

Just change the name of the WiFi network to "7 days to go", "6 days to go" until the last day, and then change the password...

It's probably quite good for kids to have to exist without internet once in a while.

You can actually change your WiFi signal name. So instead of say BT-9GZ99 switch it to 'Cheeky Fucker neighbours'

Internet is far from an essential, change the password. They'll survive don't worry.

Change is ASAP. Cheeky fuckers!

YANBU to switch it off - bit shitty to say yes though and not warn them in less than 24 hours.

Ask them when they’re getting theirs sorted and give them a deadline for when you’ll be changing the password.

I can check online who is connected to our broadband and disconnect / block divices. You could try doing that.

I really don't get why you would feel guilty, providing anyone else Internet is not your responsibility! If mine was down I would not expect, never mind ask the neighbours for theirs!

Change the password now!

There are ways they could provide the internet to their child if they wanted. A data sim from a supermarket put in a phone made to work as a hotspot. Would take as long as the trip to the supermarket/phone store to set up.
I know, because internet in my house is courtesy of my phone. Its good enough to stream on my laptop with it.
change your password, blame a security/banking issue.

Google how to change it and do it now. If they ask again just say no. You don't owe them anything.

Change the password, chuck a note through your neighbours doors warning them of the cf.