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I let my neighbor use my WiFi
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You'll say that until you start getting copyright infringement notice emails.
CarpeDeezNutz
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You can tell the freeloaders from those that pay for their own wifi up in here.
Bait or real opinion?
Moral Panic
Member
What's so hard about talking to people like a normal human being.
"Hey dude, how you doing? Have they given you a date for when they're gonna get your internet set up?"
"Hey dude, how you doing? Have they given you a date for when they're gonna get your internet set up?"
Shanks D Zoro
Banned
You're kinda paranoid.
It is far, far more likely he's just using it to check e-mails and do mundane stuff related to settling in to a new house.
As for the person whose WiFi you're leeching off, it's far, far more likely they realised and stopped broadcasting it
he is a guy so there is a good chance they are viewing porn
, but you never know what his turn on might be.As for my leeching, I think they have been on vacation the last couple of weeks. i will just wait for them to reset when they get back.
You're kidding me, right?he is a guy so there is a good chance they are viewing porn
Shanks D Zoro
Banned
a tongue in cheek point.
but he unpacks everything gets the old laptop out and starts checking his emails and then just sits back and kicks up his personal favourites. Pure bliss after moving home.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Well now you'll look like a jerk. And a liar.
I'm pretty sure it's not that simple. I mean every time I hear a story about someone getting busted for CP the cops raid their house and confiscate all PC's/laptops/phones/media etc.. You may have to go to court and would certainly have to go through lengthy interviews with police/FBI or whoever deals with this kind of stuff in the country you live in.
A quick search showed that this has well and truly happened before:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Po...orn/-/1637132/18369382/-/cqy1mbz/-/index.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/24/unsecured-wifi-child-pornography-innocent_n_852996.html
Just keep sharing your WiFi OP, everything will be fine.
I laughed way too hard at this. Would love to see a video of this.
Air Zombie Meat
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I wouldn't have said yes. Would have said no and not even bothered to make up an excuse. Wouldn't feel guilty because I'd never have the cheek to expect a stranger to do that for me.
This.
Who knocks on a strangers door and asks to use their wifi, all casual, like its normal ?..
Well it worked LOL. "he who dares rodders"
Tell them you have a monthly cap, and need all the bandwidth for porn.
Johnlenham
Member
Its astounding really!
You also seem to think the guy is some kind of wifi monitoring mastermind?
The dude wasnt even prepared enough to have wifi hooked up before he arrived, I doubt he is going to do more than go on facebook/gmail and any of the youtube style porn sites.
Id do what a few others have said and go around in a few days, ask when his is getting setup and you know hows he finding the place blah blah blah.
Then you can just say "Ok cool, so after X date when it should be installed you wont need mine"
Done.
yeah that worked out really well for neville chaimberlain when he trusted HITLER
friskykillface
Banned
I would have said no , if anything he or she probably has a smart phone and can use that for internet til they get a connection
plus you don't know the person so who knows what he or she is looking at.
change the pw or disconnect your internet when you sleep
plus you don't know the person so who knows what he or she is looking at.
change the pw or disconnect your internet when you sleep
You Are Viewtiful
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Just let him use it until he gets his own. He's your neighbour not some random.
On The Edge of Insanity
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I get the feeling there must have been more to the conversation that noted in the OP. If a new neighbour simply came to my door, briefly introduced themselves and then asked for my WiFi password with no further explanation I would be most likely to say no.
If, on the other hand, they came over with a beer or a bottle of wine, introduced themselves properly and asked if they could use my WiFi to sort out a couple of things prior to getting their own connection I'd likely be more accommodating.
If, on the other hand, they came over with a beer or a bottle of wine, introduced themselves properly and asked if they could use my WiFi to sort out a couple of things prior to getting their own connection I'd likely be more accommodating.
ebullientprism
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Just tell him that since you have had time to think it over you dont feel comfortable in letting him use it. He might be a cool dude but you dont know that.
Just be honest. If he is a good guy, he will understand. If not, fuck him.
No need to change passwords or anything. That makes you look like a jerk.
Just be honest. If he is a good guy, he will understand. If not, fuck him.
No need to change passwords or anything. That makes you look like a jerk.
Karsticles
Member
When I moved in, I needed wifi to research stuff to help set up my home. I am glad my neighbor let me use his connection.
methane47
Member
This.
mashoutposse
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Speak your mind.
"I don't know you yet and I'm not yet comfortable giving you access to my private network. For my own peace of mind, I'm changing the password."
Done. Next time, clearly voice your true thoughts up front.
"I don't know you yet and I'm not yet comfortable giving you access to my private network. For my own peace of mind, I'm changing the password."
Done. Next time, clearly voice your true thoughts up front.
Sniff the traffic.
sixteen-bit
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Should have just said no, IMO
TunaMarshmallow
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I have so many conflicting feelings when reading through this thread.
On the one hand, I'd like to be the guy who goes "Buddy, absolutely! Don't even worry about it!", then hands over my password, rarely thinks about it, and simply trusts that my new neighbor will get his own connection set up quickly while using my network appropriately. On the other hand, some people are dark, selfish motherfuckers who would use it as an opportunity to leech, download horrible shit with impunity, save themselves a few bucks, etc.
So, realistically, I'd say "Yes" but act like a bit of a stress case while giving over the password, and then I'd stress about it an unreasonable amount over the next 4-5 days, and then I'd wind up forming some paranoid worries about the new neighbor, and then I'd wind up changing the password without saying anything. Great!
On the one hand, I'd like to be the guy who goes "Buddy, absolutely! Don't even worry about it!", then hands over my password, rarely thinks about it, and simply trusts that my new neighbor will get his own connection set up quickly while using my network appropriately. On the other hand, some people are dark, selfish motherfuckers who would use it as an opportunity to leech, download horrible shit with impunity, save themselves a few bucks, etc.
So, realistically, I'd say "Yes" but act like a bit of a stress case while giving over the password, and then I'd stress about it an unreasonable amount over the next 4-5 days, and then I'd wind up forming some paranoid worries about the new neighbor, and then I'd wind up changing the password without saying anything. Great!
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I dont want to burst any bubbles here, but internet can be setup in a day if you're going with the same ISP. Hell, you dont even need to have a person come over, either. You can often go to the store and buy a self-setup kit that includes the modem.
I actually switched ISPs and they had to rewire my damn house and that only had me waiting 2 days.
I actually switched ISPs and they had to rewire my damn house and that only had me waiting 2 days.
I'm chuckling at people letting strangers use their wifi. If someone on your network is downloading infringing things, the police will come in and seize every computing asset in your home first and foremost. So all your stuff will be gone, video game consoles included. Basically as the face for that IP address, you're liable for all activity done on your network or at least are going to have all your stuff go missing until they determine you not to be liable. GAF amazes me.
sleeping_dragon
Banned
lol.Op you are a funny lad. Just change your password or better yet download a software which I won't name but it does exist and hack through it and see what's he doing with your WiFi.
What's with all the passive aggressive suggestions like this? Is it that hard to talk to and communicate with people? He's probably a reasonable guy but all of GAF thinks he's a child porn watching freak just because he asked his new neighbor to use their wifi while he gets set up
Allforce
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I have a friend who is essentially the neighbor in this story, lives in a converted house with 4 apartments, and he just paid a neighbor like 10 bucks a month to use his WiFi for YEARS. My friend is connected 24 hours too and does everything that the paranoid people in this thread have imagined (nothing like child porn though). Torrents, streaming video, Netflix, Xbox Live gaming, the works. He moved recently to another apartment upstairs in the same house and asked the guy to drill a hole through the ceiling so he could run an Ethernet cable up since now the WiFi isn't as stable and i think the guy is doing it. Either that guy is a total doormat or he doesn't give a fuck whatsoever, I find it hilarious my buddy has been getting away with it for so long.
When I moved in to my current flat it took a few weeks for the company to sort the internet out because of various problems. I changed ISP a few months ago and there was also a week or two where I had no internet. I'd definitely be ok with it if asked and would probably even offer it if I got talking to someone moving in.
Surprises me that so many people's instinct is so paranoid and/or stingy (though I can understand if you've got a data cap or they used it long term without chipping in to the cost).
Surprises me that so many people's instinct is so paranoid and/or stingy (though I can understand if you've got a data cap or they used it long term without chipping in to the cost).
Haha, that's awesome.
Unplug your router for a hour, plug it in and change password
If he comes around and asks, just tell him you received a letter from your cable provider/internet company/whatever and they told you to not share your internet with anyone, just make shit up, who knows how knowledgeable he is about technology. You can even forge a paper from your internet provider
..its basically a Seinfeld episode in 2014!!!
Kramer: They said what Jerry?
Jerry: I am not allowed...to have 2 internets
Kramer: Two internets!?
Jerry: yea...
Kramer: Ok, brb
Jerry: Thanks for underst... wait where are you going?
Kramer: I AM GOING TO CALL YOUR INTERNET PROVIDER!
/theme song
If he comes around and asks, just tell him you received a letter from your cable provider/internet company/whatever and they told you to not share your internet with anyone, just make shit up, who knows how knowledgeable he is about technology. You can even forge a paper from your internet provider
..its basically a Seinfeld episode in 2014!!!
Kramer: They said what Jerry?
Jerry: I am not allowed...to have 2 internets
Kramer: Two internets!?
Jerry: yea...
Kramer: Ok, brb
Jerry: Thanks for underst... wait where are you going?
Kramer: I AM GOING TO CALL YOUR INTERNET PROVIDER!
/theme song
just disconnect your internet for like 20-30 min every hour or so. When you leave the house disconnect the modem but not the router. So he constantly loses connection. If he asks whats going on be like your internet doesn't work properly. Disconnect it when you sleep.
Then change password.
Then change password.
Skellig Gra
Member
I couldn't suffer that horribly slow wifi.
OP, you don't owe this guy anything. If he was a responsible adult he would have arranged to have internet service installed to coincide with him moving to a new place. He's 95% going to freeload off of you as long as you allow it. Just cut him off.
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