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WiFi borrowing

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GenerallyGreenerGrass · 06/08/2023 17:18

A member of my family is very ill and requires a lot of care.
I work from home several days and am considering trying to work from their home, instead of going backwards and forwards but being quite elderly, they don’t have Broadband.
I’ve been using Hotspot on my iPhone today but it won’t be good enough for conference calls etc.
What do you think about approaching a next door neighbour who we don’t know well but they know him, to see firstly if they have WiFi and if so could we possibly join it for a couple of weeks.
What do you think?

OP posts:
megansmarkle · 06/08/2023 23:35

Download teams on your phone

queenofthewild · 07/08/2023 09:33

I am so surprised by the responses on this thread. I have some lovely elderly neighbours (and lovely younger ones too). I would be happy to help in this kind of situation.

EhrlicheFrau · 07/08/2023 09:35

This can't be real, surely?
Also, it's not 'borrowing' because you won't be returning it.

EhrlicheFrau · 07/08/2023 09:40

EhrlicheFrau · 07/08/2023 09:35

This can't be real, surely?
Also, it's not 'borrowing' because you won't be returning it.

OK, so I just read that they gave it to you - that's incredibly kind of them. Anyway, hope this makes caring for the relative a bit less stressful at what must be a difficult time all round.

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