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Neighbours and my WIFI

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Imrubbishatuserables · 19/04/2020 21:15

Hey!
Straight to point I got a new neighbour in my block of flat a few months ago and she asked for my wifi password to connect her console to so they could watch netflix.. i thought why not.. one other thing connected to it wont harm and she has just moved in.. it's her first home she hasn't had chance to set up her own yet. She then gets a new tv in the last few weeks and connects to my wifi but she has also connected her phone and her mates phone to it as well as they are picking up our google speakers on the network her mate joked they should play songs through my sons one in his room from their phones. So I have no idea how to change the password but would I be unreasonable to turn it off every night at 8PM? Considering we are in lockdown and she cant get her own during this time as they will need to come and connect it up. Previous tenant in that flat never had wifi either.

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Aquamarine1029 · 19/04/2020 21:28

Call them now or get on Google to figure out how to change it. I don't think you realise how dangerous sharing your Wi-Fi can be. If your neighbour, or anyone else she shares your password with, looks at child pornography, terrorism related sites, anything else nefarious, the authorities would track that back directly to YOU via your IP address. You would then be in for an absolute nightmare. If they are even moderately tech savvy, they can hack into your computers. Never, EVER share your Wi-Fi, especially with someone you don't even know. Absolute madness.

Allgirlmum · 19/04/2020 21:31

Omg I wouldn't have given them my WiFi password

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Imrubbishatuserables · 19/04/2020 21:31

Yeah I am a mug I just completely forgot about the speakers when I passed it on and expected her to get it quickly after moving in. It's been 4 months now and her just adding new devices to it that she didnt have when I first gave it too her. As I said in a previous post we cannot get sky, bt, virgin, talktalk, plusnet in this area.. only can get providers that no one has ever heard of it's a bit ridiculous

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HappyHammy · 19/04/2020 21:33

There is a website you can Google which has a user guide. There is also a phone helpline. Like pp say she can use her mobile phone as a wifi hotspot.

BeNiceToYourSister · 19/04/2020 21:36

Just switch it off and call your provider ASAP to ask how to change the password, OP. And then never, ever give out your password again!!

Malvinaa81 · 19/04/2020 21:36

Please don't be so gullible in the future.

And end this "sharing" now.

If you do any banking online you're in trouble.......

Beautiful3 · 19/04/2020 21:38

Agree with others, call up your internet provider and ask for help with changing your password. If the neighbour asks for your new password, just explain that your wifi was too slow with them on it, so they cant use it any more. Simple as. You shouldn't be allowing others to use your wifi.

sonjadog · 19/04/2020 21:39

I would have probably given it to her at first too, as a nice gesture to a new neighbour. But it would only have been for a couple of weeks. She is taking the piss now. Google how to change your password. She can contact the provider and get her own connection.

SunShine682 · 19/04/2020 21:39

Change the password. She’s taking the piss out of you.

OmgThereAreNoPlanesAboveMeNow · 19/04/2020 21:40

You don't even need to call up your provider. Just follow one of the gazillion manuals online.
I am actually surprised you managed to basically run 2 household on 1 router😱

Daftodil · 19/04/2020 21:41

What are you thinking, OP?! You don't know this neighbour and you don't know her friends or how many people she has given the password to. Or how many people her friends have given the password to. They could be downloading or googling anything. Bomb making instructions, indecent images of children, animal torture, revenge porn, 3D printing instructions for guns... there are a lot of awful things out there and if you don't want any of these things in your home or tied to your name, you need to change your password immediately.

StoorieHoose · 19/04/2020 21:42

This link has the user guides on which will tell you how to change the password. Do it now.

www.directsavetelecom.co.uk/broadband_router.php

GreenTeaMug · 19/04/2020 21:44

Change youyr password.

Change the name of your wifi to 'get your Own Fucking Wifi'

Or... 'TV licence detector van'. (we did that just for fun once because our ghastly neighbour among other things boatsed how getting a tv licence was for mugs).

user1471447863 · 19/04/2020 21:44

on you router should be a sticker (usually underneath) with login username (probably 'admin') and password (might be the same as your wifi password) and ip address to browse to (most likely 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1). Once in there will be a page with WIFI settings.
Change it as soon as you can - shes a cheeky bitch even asking, and although should anything dodgy be traced back to your connection you do now have plausible deniability in that others have access it is still a very bad idea to let others have access to your home network.

peppermintcapsules · 19/04/2020 21:45

Turn it off until you change the password. NEVER do this, fuck 'being nice' or 'nice gesture', you could get in serious trouble if she does something dodgy with your WiFi not to mention security issues. She's mugging you off. You owe her nothing. She comes bitching you don't open the door due to social distancing. Tell her she's had 4 months and keeps adding devices and you can no longer allow her to use it.

Daftodil · 19/04/2020 21:45

her mate joked they should play songs through my sons one in his room from their phones

And it would piss me off if I heard anyone "joking" about intruding into my child's (supposedly safe) space.

LilacTree1 · 19/04/2020 21:46

Oh no

Definitely change the password ASAP.

eternalopt · 19/04/2020 21:49

Definitely change the password. They are taking the mick, and not even being subtle about it.

maddening · 19/04/2020 21:51

Turn it off, change its name and the password so they can't see it and won't know which is yours

HoneyBee03 · 19/04/2020 21:51

It's been 4 months? Well then don't feel bad that they can't get anyone in to install their broadband, they had so much time before social distancing and lockdown came in!

Definitely get that password changed and if they ask just tell them it isn't working and you're using your phone instead. Tough bollocks.

Elouera · 19/04/2020 21:52

Did you really do this, or is it a wind up? Would you allow them to take free electric, water, gas from you also?

Stop it ASAP, and you'll be amazed at how much quicker the internet/TV is!!!

BumbleBeee69 · 19/04/2020 21:54

FFS.. OP she is ripping the sweet piss.... Flowers

HermanTheWorm · 19/04/2020 21:55

It's simple. You plug your laptop into the router and access the router by opening up a browser window and clicking the options top right of the window, you just need to put the details/ admin password from the back of the router into it.

Toddlerteaplease · 19/04/2020 21:55

Why would they get their own WIFI when they can use you're for free?!!

opinionatedfreak · 19/04/2020 21:56

Please don’t all interpret this tale of woe as a mandate to never help a neighbour.

My WiFi went down recently (I work from home 1 day a week) and I was massively grateful that my lovely next door neighbour let me use her WiFi for a few days.

I’ve been getting her groceries in my Ocado order since lockdown to say thank you. Kindness works both ways.

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