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Tallulah

(209 posts)
70. I allowed my neighbor
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 01:20 AM
Nov 2012

password access to my internet connection. Everything was fine for a while until my super speed internet started acting like I was on dial up. Some days it was what I called a hamster wheel crawl. I was paying for high speed but getting walking speed.

Some techs were sent over after I complained about the speed. What I found out shocked me. My neighbors were downloading movies all day and night. The tech said my connection was using so much bandwidth it was incredible.

I had to change my password and get the neighbors off or I was going to be charged more for all that usage.

What made me angry was my neighbor never bothered to tell me she had 3 other people living there and they were all doing their thing on my connection. When I cut them off, they got cable and satellite.

I think they just wanted free internet. I am locked down now.

Thumbs up. leveymg Nov 2012 #1
Yeah, we do that, too. MineralMan Nov 2012 #15
Please self-delete this OP. Occulus Nov 2012 #45
Yes it is. proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #67
Both thumbs emphatically DOWN. Occulus Nov 2012 #43
Strongly agree with you REP Nov 2012 #58
Agreed. A very bad idea. DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #71
The SSID "FBI Surveillance Van" is fun to use jberryhill Nov 2012 #2
Yup. Ours has that capability. MineralMan Nov 2012 #17
PM sent Glitterati Nov 2012 #3
Reply sent. MineralMan Nov 2012 #8
None of them are truly safe sharp_stick Nov 2012 #4
Life isn't safe, frankly. MineralMan Nov 2012 #5
Locked doors also repel rapists and murderers. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #60
I can tell you (almost) exactly what happened... Marmitist Nov 2012 #54
You can't get the admin screen without negotiating with the router. joshcryer Nov 2012 #80
Yes, but if the password is left on the manufacturer's defaut setting... Marmitist Nov 2012 #87
So true! But if you have that a 'hack' is unnececessary! joshcryer Nov 2012 #88
Anyone who leaves the default password is getting what they asked for. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #90
WPA/WPA2 is generally quite secure, but if WPS is enabled they found a hack for it. joshcryer Nov 2012 #81
This is a great idea, except... RevStPatrick Nov 2012 #6
Yes, I get that. MineralMan Nov 2012 #11
Yep, you do get that. RevStPatrick Nov 2012 #40
Accessory to Theft krawhitham Nov 2012 #75
A user with an open access point successful won a case recently. joshcryer Nov 2012 #82
Nice sentiment but it can get you in trouble Jersey Devil Nov 2012 #7
And I'll demonstrate that there's none of that on any MineralMan Nov 2012 #12
If you want to take that risk it's fine by me but I won't and my lawyer does not work for free Jersey Devil Nov 2012 #16
How is requiring a password access to your wifi any defense? hunter Nov 2012 #42
"Demonstrating" your innocence might mean having every computer, smart phone... Silent3 Nov 2012 #23
You trust a SWAT team executing a 5 a.m. search warrant for your devices... Earth_First Nov 2012 #34
You will demonstrate nothing. jeff47 Nov 2012 #55
But I guarantee it won't come back in one piece. defacto7 Nov 2012 #77
you do realize you have to go to jail first before you go to court to "demonstrate" datasuspect Nov 2012 #94
And what if some kid uses your network to download songs or movies, Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #9
Everyone has a different level of risk aversion. MineralMan Nov 2012 #14
Having an open network is not legally negligent. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #66
Wonderful suggestion War Horse Nov 2012 #10
thank you for a most excellent, and thoughtful, idea. this is what being a community is all about. niyad Nov 2012 #13
If I were more flush, I'd order a second cable line with MineralMan Nov 2012 #19
That's real nice but it won't protect you from all the problems that they spoke of in posts above. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #27
Don't people who commit crimes on the internet try to use other's wifi Motown_Johnny Nov 2012 #18
Well, in most places, they'll have plenty of unprotected MineralMan Nov 2012 #21
Then why risk opening yours up too? Motown_Johnny Nov 2012 #26
Yours is a better idea... TeeYiYi Nov 2012 #61
My iPad won't work with my system secured, I think. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #86
We're set up for a separate guest access signal so that's what I named it Care Acutely Nov 2012 #20
Yup. Even the cheap wireless routers these days let you do that. MineralMan Nov 2012 #22
I get my wifi from nearly 3/4 of a mile away and I share that connection with my next door neighbor Fumesucker Nov 2012 #24
Try some "Son of A Gun" on your rollers, maybe a lite coat of rubber cement. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #30
What do you want to do with your router? Fumesucker Nov 2012 #31
Are there any specific resources you would recommend for the uninitiated to begin learning? Incitatus Nov 2012 #63
I would say the best resource is DU Fumesucker Nov 2012 #85
ty Incitatus Nov 2012 #91
Yes but No... Ichingcarpenter Nov 2012 #25
wonderful! Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #28
Mebbe a good idea to share a connection among neighbors, but Snarkoleptic Nov 2012 #29
No fucking way. Too many adolescent males in the neighborhood. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #32
Wifi should be free everywhere. nt Polldancer2012 Nov 2012 #33
I agree. The USA built an interstate highway system... hunter Nov 2012 #92
Check out your ISP's terms of service before you do this. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #35
Yep that's what I was thinking Lokey Nov 2012 #38
Please consider getting a visit from the feds... TroglodyteScholar Nov 2012 #36
I can't even freaking believe Aerows Nov 2012 #39
Those visits from the feds are fucking scary. Mariana Nov 2012 #78
Oh hell no Aerows Nov 2012 #37
Thanks. This is just begging for identity theft, among other things Dash87 Nov 2012 #64
Don't see why creating a Virtual AP for everyone else is risky cprise Nov 2012 #69
Wow you are generous, and a nice neighbor! Alleycat Nov 2012 #41
I was told by my computer tech to NEVER do this. I live madmom Nov 2012 #44
I used to be a member of the Open Wireless Project Xithras Nov 2012 #46
good for you denese Nov 2012 #47
I do that for one of the renters next door. She's a law student at my alma, and msanthrope Nov 2012 #48
Good of you to do that Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #49
Not a good idea. Renew Deal Nov 2012 #50
If you want to give Sgent Nov 2012 #51
Reading this thread I see we live in a police state. hunter Nov 2012 #52
This thread was your first clue about our police state? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #59
Police state? TroglodyteScholar Nov 2012 #62
+1 joshcryer Nov 2012 #83
I figure if I can't share something it's not mine. hunter Nov 2012 #93
No nt NoGOPZone Nov 2012 #53
Nevermind ecstatic Nov 2012 #56
In the immortal words of GHWB as done by Dana Carvey: "Nuhgundoit." WinkyDink Nov 2012 #57
It also confers a degree of deniability in case of infringment. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #65
+1 joshcryer Nov 2012 #84
Thank goodness for my like minded neighbors -they have one SSID up for them, and another SSID marked HipChick Nov 2012 #68
I allowed my neighbor Tallulah Nov 2012 #70
*tipofthecap* to MineralMan. flvegan Nov 2012 #72
Extremely poor suggestion argiel1234 Nov 2012 #73
Thanks so much for helping the kids with their homework! SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #74
Good for you. There is really no need to be greedy about it. Nika Nov 2012 #76
I honestly wouldn't expect that from you. I'm very happy to have been wrong. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #79
No good deed goes unpunished... PCIntern Nov 2012 #89
One of the worst ideas EVER! And when someone MicaelS Nov 2012 #95
Yeah, I think this is a really problematic idea. Security and legal implications... nt Romulox Nov 2012 #96
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