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

[HDDD]

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

No. Not rude.

You’re rude for having an attitude about it though!

But food in a fridge is a finite, once used its gone. A few mb off your Broad Band isn't going to be too much of an issue is it?
There are lots of things that have no additional cost to use, but I still think it is polite to ask first.
Its about manners for me, not me begrudging someone using the something of mine.

Maybe they didn't want to bother you by asking for it and thought nothing about just reading it themselves off the back of the router. After all no one could imagine that you might object to them using their WiFi.

It's not even like helping yourself to a glass of water without asking the host as the host might want them to use a particular glass or something like that and they are essentially making the glass dirty (though I wouldn't dream of objecting to that either). It's really more like them switching the lights on in the room the are staying in without asking you or using the toilet or the sink to wash their hands.

@PortalooSunset

HDDD Yup - this, hence 'sneakily'. Maybe I'm aghast that a grown adult can't live for an evening without their phone, and maybe have I don't know, a conversation.

I mean the easy answer is to keep your password away from your router to avoid issues like this in the future. It's a bit like keeping your PIN with your bank card and then complaining when someone spends your money.

What money. You get charged a monthly amount whether your guest has surfed the internet all night or hasn’t

I think it's common decency to ask to take anything in someone else's home - "do you mind if I grab myself a glass of water?" Or "would you mind if I grabbed your WiFi password". However, I also think if you don't offer the WiFi password to someone staying over night, then that's also a bit rude as a host and makes it awkward for your guest.

@MrKlaw

I mean 1) you shouldn't still be using the default password on the box 2) if you have guests over regularly I'd look for a router that supports a 'guest' network that you can change the password of seaprately and controll access to if you're worried about them accessing anything on your local network (especially if you have kids with friends that come over) 3) why woudln't you make it available freely?

Why shouldn't you still be using the default password on the box? What's going to happen? Who are these people out there that are roaming the streets stealing wifi?

No, not rude or sneaky at all! Why wouldn't you want them to have you're code? If it's there to be seen/found then why not.

It's stealing. Hope you logged it.

Yup - this, hence 'sneakily'. Maybe I'm aghast that a grown adult can't live for an evening without their phone, and maybe have I don't know, a conversation

This is obviously the real issue - you're annoyed that your guest wanted to 'surf the net' rather than converse with you! That is a totally different issue.

@QuillBill

You know what I find rude? Adding 'yes' or 'no' on to the end of questions. You aren't a law graduate in Jackson Alabama.

@CrazylazyJane

I think it's common decency to ask to take anything in someone else's home - "do you mind if I grab myself a glass of water?" Or "would you mind if I grabbed your WiFi password". However, I also think if you don't offer the WiFi password to someone staying over night, then that's also a bit rude as a host and makes it awkward for your guest.

Are you going to stay with complete strangers who hate you?

I can't think how I might begin to ask a friend or family member "do you mind if I grab myself a glass of water?" or how they might reply. ("What do you mean? Are you OK?")

@bonfireheart

It's stealing. Hope you logged it.

Stealing what exactly? What loss has occurred?

Do you know how WiFi works?
Do you understand that in order for something to be token there has to be a depravation of something?

My issue wouldn't be with someone using my WiFi, other the fact that they fell the NEED to use it unless they are in my house to do work, study etc. Get off your damned devices and interact with your friends!

@bonfireheart

It's stealing. Hope you logged it.

Call 111.

If I was staying somewhere overnight, I would expect access to the wifi - I often get up early to work in the morning before everyone else is up so I don't have to work during the day. At PILs/parents, I would just use the code from the back of the box; anywhere else, I would ask but wouldn't expect there to be an issue.

If I was spending an evening somewhere, no I wouldn't expect access to the wifi unless it was a 4g black spot and I couldn't use my mobile data.

But I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to be able to access the internet in some way or another. I use it to book taxis, check reservations, transfer money etc. I also use Whatsapp to keep in touch with my babysitter - she has my phone number, but tends to send me a few Whatsapp messages letting me know how DC is and when they're asleep.

@bonfireheart

It's stealing. Hope you logged it.

There’s always one 🤣

"Sneaky" always makes me think of a cartoon villain with a stripy jumper and an eye mask - be careful OP.

I would fut expect any guest I my home to use my WiFi. It doesn't cost me more.

They got the password off the router. No issue with this at all. I don't get the thinking that's its rude at all.

Still laughing that Ukraine was shoe horned in though 🤣

Think some people missed my irony.

Yup - this, hence 'sneakily'. Maybe I'm aghast that a grown adult can't live for an evening without their phone, and maybe have I don't know, a conversation.

No you were rude not to give it to your guest.

Getting the password off the router is not sneaky - it is just logical.

No, not at all unless you have usage limit.

@bonfireheart

It's stealing. Hope you logged it.

🤣😂

You can imagine the contemplation from op!

@bonfireheart

It's stealing. Hope you logged it.

You can have my first. Almost all broadband plans are unlimited nowadays it's data on phones that generally have caps.

I always tell guests to help themselves and that the password is on the back of the router. It's not like it costs me any extra.

Mind you, a friend pointed out the other day that as the back of the router is visible through the front window, the neighbours could be using my wifi!

Call 111.

Unless they're still using it. Crime in progress - 999.