To ask neighbour if I can use his wifi?

[Foliageeverywhere122]

Just moved into a new flat by myself.

The earliest I can get wifi is not until next Fri (and even that's with lots of pestering to sky..) .

Would I be a total CF to ask neighbour if it would be possible to use his wifi until then? I would be really happy to pay however much he thought was reasonable and thought I could give him my number so that if it turns out 2 people on it means it's too slow for him I would stop using it!

I honestly think I will go mad if I have to sit in silence for a week. I've been alone since march and (sad as it seems) I've really found having podcasts/netflix playing in the background makes me feel less lonely and anxious. I've had already had to pay for 8GB data but need to keep that for work - it should be just enough for next week with a couple of video calls but def not for anything else! No TV so I can't drown out the silence that way...

Is there something wrong with you that you can't handle being without wifi for such a short time??? Read a book. Its not forever. This is the epitome of vapid lunacy - entertain yourself.

Buy mobile data. It's one week.

@Foliageeverywhere122 you can ponder asking for a cheeky freebie but haven’t worked out how to get an unlimited data package to set up a hotspot on phone

@Lobelia123 did you read the bit about the OP being alone since March and finding podcast and Netflix stop her feeling alone?

Are you always so kind and thoughtful that others may be suffering due to isolation? You do know that prisoners are put in isolation as a punishment? Because it's not pleasant

#bekind

OP, ask, I'd do it.

Saying no is not about being selfish, unkind unneighbourly, etc. I'm sure op is a lovely person with no intention of accessing anything remotely dodgy. But what if she wasn't? What if she liked to look at images of child sexual abuse? What if she wanted to access the sort of sites that anti terrorism units would be very interested in? It is madness to leave yourself open to that and I would rather be thought badly of than take such a risk

From the other perspective, I wouldn't give a monkeys if a new neighbour asked! I certainly wouldn't think it was cheeky. Would be happy to help them out!

Is there something wrong with you that you can't handle being without wifi for such a short time?? There must be something wrong with me too.
I couldn't cope without WiFi.

Giffgaff sim card and a goody bag.

You can select a new goody bag each month or not at all.

If I was your neighbour I am sorry but no way. At the end of the day I do not know you and at the end of the day if you are doing something illegal it could fall back on me. Nothing to do with money

I would buy a internet dongle and a prepaid sim. I am sure if it is the same in the UK but we can get a unlimited data package with the three network pre paid for a month for €20 euro.

Personally, I wouldn't mind at all if it were really just for a week especially if you were willing to contribute something - he could always change his password if he thought you had evil designs on his pixels thereafter.

Tbh if a male asked I'd refuse for the risky reasons on the thread sexist I know
I'd allow a women for a week then change the password.

It’s a security risk, to both you and your neighbour. Is your boss ok with you using the WiFi from someone you don’t know?

Please don’t put your neighbours in the position of refusing or agreeing because they’re too polite not to say no.

Take this opportunity to do something else that doesn’t require you to be online.

I would be happy to do it, but on a Guest network.

I wouldn't mind. I could just change the password after the date you said you'd get your own. I wouldn't expect to be paid anything - I'd be having the Wi-fi anyway but a thank you box of chocolates or something might be nice.

The only place you might come unstuck is if they've got basic Wi-fi and not fibre/unlimited downloads etc.

I thought it was a perfectly reasonable question, especially in lockdown when you can't commandeer a Starbucks to download stuff in bulk, but some of the replies have really surprised me. Everyone is so mean!

You can ask, but if your neighbour has any sense they will say no. It exposes them to potential security threats, performance problems, and legal risks, even if you have no malicious intent. It also exposes you to similar risks. It also reduces the pressure on you to get your own internet; the saying goes that there's nothing more permanent than a temporary solution.

Everyone is so mean!

ZolaGrey It’s nothing to do with being mean and everything to do with being security conscious.

You’re obviously naive and ignorant of the dangers.

Mean? Oh do stop being so Pollyanna and naive to well described risks

I understand why people wouldn't, but my new neighbour asked exactly the same thing and I said yes. She had just left the marital home due to domestic violence, and she and the children literally had nothing. She needed to work from home and it was no skin off our nose. We changed the password after a week.

@namechangetheworld That's because you're a kind human who doesn't automatically assume the worst.

@lockdownend

Everyone is so mean!

ZolaGrey It’s nothing to do with being mean and everything to do with being security conscious.

You’re obviously naive and ignorant of the dangers.

Only on here would people think that this is genuinely a huge risk. Why is your information so readily available via your Wi-fi? If you're stupid enough to keep everything so accessible that all anyone needs to get hold of it is your Wi-fi password, then that's your look out.

Only on here would people think that this is genuinely a huge risk. Why is your information so readily available via your Wi-fi? If you're stupid enough to keep everything so accessible that all anyone needs to get hold of it is your Wi-fi password, then that's your look out.

Agreed. Who doesn't set up a guest network in any case...?

Had to laugh at an earlier poster who said providing a neighbour with the wifi code (to use for a week) would deter that neighbour from getting their own internet sorted... Gosh, must be exhausting to automatically harbour suspicious thoughts like these.

I have done this for next door and they've done it for me. Not an issue at all

I don’t think this is cheeky at all! I would have thought most people would be happy for you to use it for a few days. I know I would.

Mumsnetters can be a selfish and begrudging lot at times.

If I was your neighbour I’d say no because I work from home and need my bandwidth for that.

I think you need to just get some extra data, you’ll be putting them in an awkward position and they’ll have to change the password which depending on their provider might be a real pain in the ass!

I'd go to tesco or similar, log into free WiFi, and download podcasts etc. Job done.