Question about safely sharing broadband

macman

It's a breach of the T&C's for all ISP's. And who is going to call the provider every time there's an issue-the son, or you? How do you know he'll continue to pay? Don't even consider it.
If they don't want to shell out for a landline, they can use mobile broadband instead.

Norman_Castle

He is offering to pay the difference for me to upgrade to fibre,

So not even offering to pay half the costs of broadband and landline. Is this the sons idea?

Suggest he gets fibre and you pay a small amount to use that.

googler

No, no, a thousand times no.

Leave the neighbour to his own devices.

John_Gray

googler wrote: »

Leave the neighbour to his own devices.

I see what you did there! :rotfl:

System

egarobar wrote: »

But if I do this, and set up a password on the additional router for him to use, what is the risk (not that I mistrust my neighbour or his son) of some techie friend hacking into my own router and accessing my data (bank details, for example)?

Thanks in advance!

If it is a router that is specifically designed with a "Guest network" option you should be fine as it isolates traffic on that network from the main one you use. If not and especially if you're using wired to go from your router to theirs then there's always a risk.

COIAHLGW

Why couldn't your neighbour factor in a building to building solution using something like a Ubiquiti Nanostation? This has a much better range than wifi, and then you can bridge back to a wired network on the new house side. Are there many obstacles (trees) in the way?

That way, he can buy his own Internet and not make you have to worry about your own.