House guest sneakily adding your wifi to their phone is rude yes?

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I mean, I don't mind any guest accessing my wifi BUT at least ask right?

No. Why would you be bothered?

Is your wifi password protected?

How did they get the code?
I wouldn't mind a guest using my wifi unless they were doing something that massively slowed the internet down for the rest of us.

I don't think it's rude if they're a guest. It's kind of expected in 2022. How did they get the password though?

I think it is normal to give the password, but surely they had to ask for that?

Why is it rude?

I actually think providing a guest - especially anyone staying overnight - with access to wifi should be a basic part of hosting, and they shouldn't have to ask

Also, if your wifi's not password protected, how worried can you be about who's accessing it ???

If they are staying with me (eg overnight) then it wouldn't bother me in the slightest, any more than helping themselves to a glass of water or having a shower.

I’d think it very odd if they didn’t. What on earth is sneaky about it? Presumably, they needed your code?

Personally I would have offered it to them anyway! But the code is on the box so I’m happy for anyone to grab it

If you describe a guest as sneaky (and giving access to WiFi is basic good manners as a host) then I think you have some big problems with either a) your attitude b) your relationship with said guest.

Tbh if you don’t like them I still can’t see why you wouldn’t give them your WiFi code.

No.

Why would that possibly be rude? You know you're not charged per device, right?

No more cheeky than charging a phone (possibly less so as WiFi tends to be a static cost regardless of the amount used unlike electricity)

It’s your MIL isn’t it?

This wouldn’t bother me in the slightest

If they had to venture somewhere private in the house to get the password then it's rude. If they just took the password off the back of the router in a room they were welcome to be in then I wouldn't even consider it.

Don't tell me they also got a cheeky glass of water from the outside tap and craftily absorbed heat from the radiators without permission?

Shocking behaviour.

@VainAbigail

It’s your MIL isn’t it?

It's got to be an in-law of some sort, it is very hard to see why anyone would object to a house guest using the house wi-fi. Only on MN.

Well you obviously think its rude by adding a "yes?" to your question but I disagree with you.
It's a complete non issue.

The password for our WiFi is pinned up over the light switch on our spare room. I usually remember to offer to press the button to connect easily. The code is pinned up incase I forget and then only remember after going to bed.

Water, electricity, WiFi all freely available to house guests.

Er, no! Not rude

Are they allowed to use other facilities whilst staying? Water? Heating? Can they eat or drink?

Imagine being upset about this on the day the government are launching a scheme for people to give refugees a home for 6 months...

OP please don't volunteer for the scheme.

It’s not rude

No, if I had forgotten to give them the password, then I would be happy for them to find out themselves. I would feel like I had failed as a host if they felt they had to do it sneakily though, and they couldn't just ask for it.