344 upvotes, 16 direct replies (showing 16)
View submission: The landlord sends his regards
I've had the opposite happen to me as a landlord. I included WiFi at my owner operated duplex I live in and rent the 2nd floor. My tenant was streaming live sports in HD while on YouTube and downloading various media files. To say the least I had the equivalent of what the Internet was like in 1997. Talking to him about it did not resolve the issue as he can't wrap his head around the fact a company would cap the incoming data. So I resorted to setting up my router to put all his devices at the lowest priority and restrict how much they could access every second. It is not as bad as it use to be but not great. I can only play overwatch when he is not home.
Edit: Spelling
Comment by MysticMixles at 27/08/2017 at 22:40 UTC
151 upvotes, 3 direct replies
If you're interested, I can help you set up more advanced rules to prioritize your devices and limit his. Either pm or comment what model of router you have, and I'll let you know if there's anything more advanced you can do.
Comment by comedygene at 27/08/2017 at 19:07 UTC
136 upvotes, 2 direct replies
You should have put a daily data cap on him.
Comment by [deleted] at 27/08/2017 at 22:40 UTC
68 upvotes, 3 direct replies
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Comment by Joetato at 27/08/2017 at 23:22 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
QOS (throttling, essentially) is your friend in this case.
Comment by 8oD at 27/08/2017 at 23:20 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
So make the tenant get his own internet after the lease expires. Scratch that part out if he renews.
Comment by digitalmofo at 27/08/2017 at 23:26 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Just get a second internet service in his place. It would be worth it to use your own.
Comment by fuck_you_gami at 27/08/2017 at 23:43 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Get a better router and establish QoS rules fairly between you two. You can easily guarantee each party 50% of the connection, but permit up to 100% if one party isn't using their share momentarily.
Comment by [deleted] at 28/08/2017 at 00:07 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by thehighground at 28/08/2017 at 00:30 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You should get a second router installed but at the cheapest plan available, around here it's down to like 1.5 or 3M a month for like $9.99.
Comment by XmentalX at 28/08/2017 at 02:33 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I just went through a spat with 2 roomates over internet. We started with 200mbit comcast the roomate wanted to get gigabit that came out. Initially I resisted due to past bad (yes worse than comcast) experiences with Astound (now wave) finally I caved we canceled comcast payed a small ETF and got wave. 2 months in we got throttled from 1 Gigabit down to 50 Megabit. It was unbearable for a household of 5 cable cutter Adults to share that connection so I decided to get my own connection with Comcast again, its going to cost me and the 2 roomates who are going with me $18 more a month each but it is soo worth it.
Comment by kartoffeln514 at 28/08/2017 at 03:44 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
implying you could get 3mbps in 1997
Comment by 32BitWhore at 28/08/2017 at 06:04 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You could just... Not include the wifi. Make him get his own modem/router if he wants internet access. You can have more than one modem on the same cable line without interfering with one another's throughput.
Comment by livevicarious at 28/08/2017 at 13:47 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You can restrict that easily. Set up your router to have a separate broadcasted SSID, limit that SSID to X amount of bandwidth. Very easy to do.
Comment by bannlysttil at 27/08/2017 at 23:22 UTC
-3 upvotes, 2 direct replies
If you are going to include his internet in the rent, you shouldn't be restricting it.
Comment by tableman at 27/08/2017 at 23:46 UTC
-1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Ironically you probably support net neutrality.
Comment by IceFire2050 at 27/08/2017 at 23:03 UTC
-10 upvotes, 2 direct replies
So your upstairs tenant is using your internet basically.
So you're basically screwing your tenant and your ISP at the same time by including "stolen" wifi as part of their rent.