My neighbours have been using our Wi-Fi for three months - should I just cut them off?
21.01.2023 - 21:01
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A young woman fears she may have to change her Wi-Fi password to stop her neighbour and neighbour's children using it.
The woman said she had no issue with letting her next-door neighbour Anna use it temporarily after she moved in a few months ago.
Anna is a single mum of two young children, and the woman let her know she'd be more than happy to give the family a hand settling in with whatever they needed, reports the Mirror.
The 24-year-old woman told Anna it would be "totally fine" for her to use the service when she found out she was struggling to get hold of an engineer to sort her own Wi-Fi out.
Two weeks later, Anna's young son knocked on the door to ask for the password, and she didn't feel as though she could say no to a child.
And while she and her two housemates didn't mind sharing the Wi-Fi to begin with, this wasn't ideal long-term, as she needs to use the broadband to work from home.
Taking to Reddit, the woman wrote: "A month or so passes, and we are having a few issues with the Wi-Fi.
"Nothing major, just buffering and stops and starts on Zoom calls. But I work from home sometimes so need fast Wi-Fi. I texted Anna asking if she has got an engineer in (I know she hasn’t as I can see she is connected, but as a gentle nudge). There are now seven additional devices on our Wi-Fi at this point.
"She says she’s still having issues getting an engineer in. Fine, whatever. It’s around the holidays, I get it."
Three months later, and with no sign of an engineer, Anna is using their Wi-Fi for all devices, meaning the speed issues have continued.
While they could get an upgrade, this would mean spending more money every month, and none of the housemates has that much disposable income.
She added: "My roommate says just to