Share Broadband and split cost.....??

martin1959

Assuming you get on well with your neighbours, is there any reason why you could not share a BB connection?

Our neighbours have a strong signal which we can pick up, as do they ours. We are both retired and only use the internet for a bit of online shopping and emails etc. Just thought it may save a bit of money if we signed onto their wifi and covered half the cost.

Alter_ego

Probably against the t&c of the provider. But who's going to tell them?

matelodave

As above - probably not strictly allowed in the T&C's  but if you and they are happy to do it then why not especially if the speeds are OK

brewerdave

Probably forbidden (altho' hidden deep in the ts & cs); however, you need to have a large degree of trust in your neighbours ie that they aren't into kiddie !!!!!!, extreme nationalism (of any sort) , downloading of films or other illegal online activities.
 I certainly wouldn't want PC Plod knocking on my door !!

Farway

brewerdave said:

Probably forbidden (altho' hidden deep in the ts & cs); however, you need to have a large degree of trust in your neighbours ie that they aren't into kiddie !!!!!!, extreme nationalism (of any sort) , downloading of films or other illegal online activities.
 I certainly wouldn't want PC Plod knocking on my door !!

On similar lines, do neighbours have grandchildren calling round using the connections?

Retired neighbour likely to just be looking at MSE for instance, grandchild could be starting WW3 via Pentagon hack