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AIBU?

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Original poster

Do you let your DC’s friends have WiFi password?

149 replies

The2Ateam · 30/12/2019 17:30

When your DC’s friends come over, do you let them connect to your home WiFi?

DC’s are 12.

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Emeraldshamrock · 30/12/2019 19:35

Lots of DC especially teens have unlimited data on their phone package now.
I don't have teens yet but do allow my niece and her friends access to the wifi they're 17. I must set up the guest signal.

ProfessionalBoss · 30/12/2019 19:36

Well you are all more tolerant than I am, as it is absolutely not the case that you wouldn't blame the adults should these matters end up with police involvement in my experience.

Sparklesocks · 30/12/2019 19:39

ProfessionalBoss well it’s not a problem I’ve had so far so it’s quite far down on my list of worries.

RiddleyW · 30/12/2019 19:41

NO, I'm not weird, I just happen to know an incredible amount regarding Internet Security

Is Internet Security more important and specialist than internet security?

Spacerader · 30/12/2019 19:41

Yah my DC friends automatically connect to our wifi when they at our house now, I see no issue with it. It doesn't cost us any extra so why not, and I know my DC connect to thier friends wifi at thier homes also, just like I will connect to friends and family when I go to thier house.

Scarlettpixie · 30/12/2019 19:51

Yes

ButtercupGirI · 30/12/2019 19:53

Yes, all guests use guest wifi where they can not reach any of the machines on our home network. Our kids also use the guest wifi as it is content filtered.

Purpleartichoke · 30/12/2019 20:45

We have a password protected guest network in addition to our main protected network. We give out the password freely to the guest network. We can easily update it if too many people have it.

Holidaycountdown · 30/12/2019 21:05

Assuming most of them have iPhones or similar now in most cases that won’t even need to ask you for the password, they can share it from your DCs devices, so they may well be connected without your knowledge if you haven’t checked.

megletthesecond · 30/12/2019 21:08

It's only come up with the neighbours kids so far and I said no. They could still use it in their homes if they had the password.

Drizzzle · 30/12/2019 21:10

No because our children don' t have smart phones and I also can't see the point in coming round if they are going to spend a lot of time (I think it would be) on their phones.

Original poster

The2Ateam · 30/12/2019 21:39

Playing devils advocate here - especially to
All those replying saying everybody who comes to their home gets the WiFi password - why have a device that you carry about if you don’t have 4/5g?

And what’s the point - for those that say the adults get it too - of people coming to visit if they are going to be doing anything more than taking calls on their phones?!

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Bunnybigears · 30/12/2019 22:03

*Playing devils advocate here - especially to
All those replying saying everybody who comes to their home gets the WiFi password - why have a device that you carry about if you don’t have 4/5g?

And what’s the point - for those that say the adults get it too - of people coming to visit if they are going to be doing anything more than taking calls on their phones?!*

Some kids still have payg sims and so using their data would be expensive they have devices they carry around for calling, texting, playing pre downloaded games, taking photos, using wifi etc.

When my relatives come to stay overnight etc I dont expect them to only interact with me and not use their phones for internet things. If someone pops in for a cup of tea I dont force the wifi password on them.

Bunnybigears · 30/12/2019 22:04

Oops bold fail

Comefromaway · 30/12/2019 22:04

No because I can’t remember the password.

Disfordarkchocolate · 30/12/2019 22:07

I would. Lots of controls set up here.

ffswhatnext · 30/12/2019 22:07

Not sure of the point about carrying devices if you haven't got 4/5g.

A lot of people use WhatsApp for texts including their parents.
A lot of people who come here are here for some time and I like to make people feel welcome. Sometimes they will remember something they've seen on youtube or similar and want to show the rest of us. Friends and family in other countries and they are here at the time. Liking something they've had and they pop it in their shopping basket whilst they are still here.

There's many, many examples of why they get used but without being anti-social.

Do you have strict parental controls on your main WiFi which restrict even you from accessing any adult material.l? Highly doubtful, as Netflix etc would automatically be banned...
I don't have control for the main access. That's only for me. The children have their own passwords and restrictions based on age.
It's fantastic having something that allows you to do this.

If a minor can only use the phone for texts and calls, well that's on their parents for buying an internet-enabled phone. If any came and moaned at me for allowing access I would ask them wtaf they were on.

How would you feel if your 12 year old was accessing adult content online, perhaps even on chat groups or dating sites when they were at a friends house and you didn't know?
I educate my children about these things. Things like FB, they cannot have accounts until 13, however, in my home I have exposed them to it. I would be disappointed, of course, I would also want to know why. Sometimes we all do things out of curiosity.

DonaldTrumpsChopper · 30/12/2019 22:11

Yes, of course. The guest network details are on the blackboard in the kitchen.

Wasabiprawns · 30/12/2019 22:23

This reminds me of a time that I babysat for a friend and I asked for the WiFi password and they took ages to set up a guest setting. Meanwhile I was wondering what they thought I would be doing on it...they trusted me to look after their kids for the night.

ButtercupGirI · 31/12/2019 11:15

We all have limited data on our SIMs so make sense for us and others to use wifi whenever available to them.

You can limit bandwidth on guest network wifi if you want but probably easier just to say no, no one can use it.

happycamper11 · 31/12/2019 11:16

Of course

ButtercupGirI · 31/12/2019 11:18

:Wasabiprawns: May be it's not you they don't trust, who know what kinds of viruses your device can pass onto their home machines.

happycamper11 · 31/12/2019 11:19

You don't even need to type in passwords anymore - you can just hold it near a device already connected and approve, for those worried about handing out actual passwords

happycamper11 · 31/12/2019 11:23

All those replying saying everybody who comes to their home gets the WiFi password - why have a device that you carry about if you don’t have 4/5g?

2 of the major carriers don't get a signal in my home and many children have limited data on a payg sim that they same for using outside the home

happycamper11 · 31/12/2019 11:24

*save

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