Who else's parents turn off the wifi at night?

My parents turn off the wifi from the switch near the outlet which is in their room. Id be randomly chatting with my friends and the wifi cuts out 😒. Does anyone know a way around it?? I really cant live without wifi 😅

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Reply 1

spanker

19

No porn for you then.

Reply 2

LeapingLucy

19

My parents used to but thankfully stopped.

Only thing I can recommend is download programmes on iPlayer, channel 4 player or itv player to watch after the wifi has gone off.

Reply 3

999tigger

19

Just lol. is there a family PC and its in the living room?

Reply 4

Big_Jon

14

Happens where I live. Just saves power and people trying to get on to our network.

Reply 5

UWS

21

Original post by spanker

No porn for you then.

This is why you keep offline copies.

Reply 6

spanker

19

Original post by UWS

This is why you keep offline copies.

Touche

Reply 7

Willy Pete

3

I'm baffled that they actually have the router in the their room.

Just buy one of those 4G dongle things with a few GB of data on it.

Reply 8

Tootles

21

Original post by Big_Jon

Happens where I live. Just saves power and people trying to get on to our network.

Where do you live, that you have to turn your WiFi off to prevent people from getting into it? :lolwut:

Reply 9

Dez

20

Original post by Tootles

Where do you live, that you have to turn your WiFi off to prevent people from getting into it? :lolwut:

I wonder why they only need to turn it off at night in order to prevent intruders. Do wifi thieves only come out after dark in their neighbourhood?

Network equipment is meant to be left on 24/7 and should only be powered off if you need to restart it, or if you're leaving it off for a long period (i.e. several days). Switching it on and off daily will shorten the life of the device, meaning it's potentially more green to leave it running than it is to unplug it to save a pittance of electricity. Rumour has it that power cycling your router too much can lower Internet speeds too.

Reply 10

Big_Jon

14

No where dodgy. I think my dad just likes to not haven't it on to save money. He is a Yorkshire man after all.

Reply 11

Mistletoe

2

Seems sensible to me.

Reply 12

A321

20

No they don't, its not in their room. Seems a bit strange to turn it off lol I usually watch Netflix before I sleep so it would be so damn annoying.

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Reply 13

Shadow Hunters

12

M8, my parents don't even have to try because the wifi doesn't even reach my room mostly! :angry:

Reply 14

BrainyBengali

16

We only have it on whenever someone needs internet access on the laptop/computer :frown:

Then again, I don't even have a half-decent phone to even Whatsapp on in bed, so I'm not so fussed. I've gotten used to living without WiFi. I'm a caveman. I know :troll:

Reply 15

Arianax

20

I use the wifi at night so they can't turn it off. Ours is on 24/7.

Reply 16

peanutbuttercup

18

Original post by Big_Jon

No where dodgy. I think my dad just likes to not haven't it on to save money. He is a Yorkshire man after all.

Yarrrrrrkshire

Reply 17

Betelgeuse-

19

Original post by Jokestar

My parents turn off the wifi from the switch near the outlet which is in their room. Id be randomly chatting with my friends and the wifi cuts out 😒. Does anyone know a way around it?? I really cant live without wifi 😅

Dongle stick

Reply 18

Tootles

21

Original post by Dez

I wonder why they only need to turn it off at night in order to prevent intruders. Do wifi thieves only come out after dark in their neighbourhood?

Network equipment is meant to be left on 24/7 and should only be powered off if you need to restart it, or if you're leaving it off for a long period (i.e. several days). Switching it on and off daily will shorten the life of the device, meaning it's potentially more green to leave it running than it is to unplug it to save a pittance of electricity. Rumour has it that power cycling your router too much can lower Internet speeds too.