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Just found out my neighbor's open wifi got me a cease and desist letter
Last month I got a letter from my ISP saying someone in my house was downloading copyrighted stuff. I was freaking out because I only stream shows and use YouTube. After checking my router logs I saw a device I didn't recognize connected to my network. Turns out my neighbor two doors down was using my unprotected wifi for three weeks straight. My wifi password was still the default from when I set it up 2 years ago lol. Anyone else had a random person piggyback off their connection?
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lunag3010d ago
@beth_reed is right, that letter is just covering their butt. Your neighbor sounds like a real piece of work though.
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beth_reed10d ago
That letter just means your ISP is covering themselves, not that you're in real trouble.
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the_viola8d ago
Holy cow, TWO doors down? That's wild. So they had to be sitting there with their laptop or whatever like a spy, picking up your signal all the way from their place for three weeks straight. I mean, that takes some serious dedication to being a freeloader, doesn't it? At least they weren't downloading anything that got the cops involved, just the copyright stuff. But seriously, who does that and thinks nobody will notice?
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