Neighbours broadband

[FawnFrenchieMum]

Would this be a neighbourly favour or CF to ask?
We are moving broadband providers, the new one has disconnected today and they are coming tomorrow 8-1 to fit the new one. I have to be at home for this to happen.
I’ve just had a meeting drop into my calendars that I can’t really get out of so was thinking of knocking next door and asking if they would mind me connecting to theirs just for the morning.
Background - next door is too elderly ladies. We smile and say hello if we see each other but it’s rare we do. They don’t go out much at all. Have lots of other neighbours on the street that we are on much friendly terms with who I wouldn’t think twice to ask, unfortunately their connections wouldn’t reach.

YABU - Don’t even think about asking CF
YANBU - Of course you ask, why wouldn’t you?

I would say no on the basis that I would need to change router password after, otherwise your device would randomly connect to it at a later date, then having to update all our devices for new password.

toggle off your phone?

This was me a few months ago, except I was asking to use it for three weeks after a cock up with the company we were migrating to. Tethering phones and using a dongle didn't work. My lovely neighbours said yes and I got them a nice bottle of champagne plus lots of gratitude. I'd definitely help a neighbour in this way. Good luck

Thanks! We are sky I think. Will ask dh to look into it. As I was doing passwords for multiple random 13 year old thenother daybi did think, "mmmm , not a great option". And I have a friend who worries about this a lot so gets a bit weird with devices. Will let her know too.

I’ve done it when we lost our broadband during a switchover mess up. The mobile signal isn’t good enough to cope with Teams meetings.

They were more than happy to help. They even gave me their office room to work in for the day.

You have no idea what they get up to on the internet

Yes my oven! I can control it from my phone, it's genius! I love it!

www.neff-home.com/uk/discover/design-highlights/home-connect/connecting

I can also connect to my tumble dryer!

I would say no, you are contemplating putting your neighbour in a terrible position by asking.

It is actually irrelevant if they are a great friend even you should never share passwords. My MIL has Wi-Fi and is elderly and is she shared and it then the password would need to be changed it would be a massive faff as we would have to instruct her over the phone.

Tether your mobile to your system or go to an actual friend’s house and do the meeting at their house.

No it’s rude to ask, you hardly know them. Just use your phone (unless you’re in a poor reception area will be fine or buy some mobile data. Or just decline the meeting. If your work are expecting you to maintain an internet connection I don’t think it’s unreasonable that they should expect that occasionally maintenance will be required during the day. That’s no different to working in an office. You should still be working offline

I wondered that as well. There's every likelihood that they do, but their demographic would also have a high likelihood of not being online.

Even if they do, I also agree with the PP who said you could unwittingly put them at risk of scammers, by 'normalising' the request as a well-meaning, non-dangerous person; but then what happens if somebody with less noble intentions subsequently asks and they think 'fine, nothing bad happened last time'.

I would either use your phone - 5G signals are highly capable in most areas - or, if you don't get a good mobile signal, as other PP suggested, honestly tell your boss or client that you'll have to reschedule the meeting, owing to an unanticipated technical issue.

Good grief...of course it's not cheeky. I'd absolutely say yes.

I do not understand the peoples of MN.

@BloodyAdultDC you know that not every job where you can wfh requires full wifi/Internet access at all times? I

Re older people and digital literacy. Many older people have embraced the internet for online shopping, socialising etc. We'll have Smart TVs, smartphones, Google Nest etc. And lots of us will have worked/still be working in roles where it is important to be tech savvy. The decline of face to face services mean that other less confident people will have all the kit even if they sometimes need younger friends and relatives to sort them out

In my work I meet a lot of young people who have phones - they text, WhatsApp etc. But they are not confident with email, lose passwords, can't use a desktop PC etc.

You don't understand internet safety and why someone wouldn't want to share their broadband?

Really?

I'd educate yourself if I were you!

What's with all the ????

This is such a bizarre ageist question

Oh dear me. Please read up on Internet security.

Could you not go to a library?

You shouldn't have work meetings in public places where everyone can hear you

Had a neighbour use mine to download child pornography. My internet provider automatically notified the police…. It was absolutely horrendous and would never ever allow anyone to use my internet.

I very much disagree. A great many older folk are not online, in stark contrast to the younger population - whether it's because they don't understand all that they could do online, are frightened/unconfident or have just decided that it's not for them at their stage in life, the same as I (middle-aged) have decided that Snapchat and Instagram hold no interest for me; and I don't prioritise learning some new skills that I won't need, whereas I would urge my DS and other children to prioritise them, as they will be pivotal in their lives.

Denying reality helps nobody. Huge numbers of elderly people are already widely suffering loss of independence and access to services because of the assumption that they are all online and internet savvy.

Some routers used to be very easy to hack into due to having crap security software.

This meant even if you didn't give out the password, randoms would either be using your WiFi or hacking into your network from further a field to cause mischief.

I had the latter issue for about a week when it became very well-known that certain providers gave out such routers. The router then had a security update.

Yes you are.

If illegal activity happens on your account/IP address you are potentially liable for it. You will have to prove it wasn’t you that did that activity.

That’s why any business with half an ounce of sense asks you to register for access to WiFi.

For a meeting? Where she may have to talk and there might be confidential information being shared on the screen?

I’m so sorry. I hope you got it resolved.

I used to work in IT and we had guests torrenting videos and music. That was bad enough. I left the organisation before it was resolved.

She's got to stay in for the new broadband to be installed.