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Cancelling Broadband, can I use an existing broadband ???

Hi all,
I'm moving in with my partner and will be cancelling my broadband at my address.
How do I use my partner broadband ?
I'm able to use it at moment through wifi, will this change when I cancel MY broadband at my address ?
Thank you in advance x

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  • 35har1old
    35har1old Posts: 2,002 Forumite
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    John_Har said:
    Hi all,
    I'm moving in with my partner and will be cancelling my broadband at my address.
    How do I use my partner broadband ?
    I'm able to use it at moment through wifi, will this change when I cancel MY broadband at my address ?
    Thank you in advance x
    Nobody has to have there own broadband to use the Internet.
    When you connect to the Internet you are not asked to login so you are not identified so any number of people can use the connection if they have the password for the router
    .
  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 34,778 Forumite
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    When you set up a broadband contract you are merely renting an access point to the internet.  This can be used by anyone who has the password in the same way as you going to a cafe and using their wifi by inputting the password written on the menu.  When you go to your partner's you will simply log on to their rented access point in the same way.
  • la531983
    la531983 Posts: 3,237 Forumite
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    Yeah you have totally misunderstood how broadband works.
  • Flugelhorn
    Flugelhorn Posts: 7,384 Forumite
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    same way as you do now - same way as you might give the password to visitors etc 
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