Con-artist Landlord!

ash7322

Hi. 6 weeks ago I moved into a new apartment. It was advertised that internet was included in the price of rent. For the 1st couple of weeks we were connecting to an unsecured network assuming it was the internet for the apartment block. For nearly a month now we have been unable to connect to even this network. my housemate e-mailed the landlord several times to no avail. When she rang we were told the internet was Eircom, which our laptops had never once detected. We've called since and so have other apartments, and just keep being told the landlord is trying (fobbing us off). I've paid 2 months of rent+internet now and will only be there 1 more month, is there anything I can do?

amdublin

Are you paying much over the odds of regular rent?

jd

ash7322 wrote: »

Hi. 6 weeks ago I moved into a new apartment. It was advertised that internet was included in the price of rent. For the 1st couple of weeks we were connecting to an unsecured network assuming it was the internet for the apartment block. For nearly a month now we have been unable to connect to even this network. my housemate e-mailed the landlord several times to no avail. When she rang we were told the internet was Eircom, which our laptops had never once detected. We've called since and so have other apartments, and just keep being told the landlord is trying (fobbing us off). I've paid 2 months of rent+internet now and will only be there 1 more month, is there anything I can do?

Maybe the line has broadband, but you need to connect a dsl modem/router?

MistyCheese

I moved into a flat that advertised "free wi-fi". It took the landlord six weeks to get it set up, then it went down after about a week. Three weeks later he mentioned "oh yeah, the Internet's still down, isn't it?"

By that stage I'd called UPC and gotten it in myself.

If you're only going to be there for another month I doubt you'll get it sorted by then.

the groutch

sounds a bit of a con, like the likes of Sky Conway and the apartment TV thing

ash7322

To be honest I probably could get cheaper rent than where I am now, but it's more the principle and the fact she's getting away with it that bothers me. I probably would have lived somewhere else had I known internet was not actually included here. Like could I demand a reduction in the August rent? Even though I've already been jipped 2 months it would be something. What do I threaten her with though, who is the next person to go to if she won't cooperate?

ash7322

Also my laptop can pick up eircom wifi at the front door of the block but once you move from the main entrance it's not detectable anymore.

the_syco

ash7322 wrote: »

Hi. 6 weeks ago I moved into a new apartment. It was advertised that internet was included in the price of rent. For the 1st couple of weeks we were connecting to an unsecured network assuming it was the internet for the apartment block. For nearly a month now we have been unable to connect to even this network.

My take on this:

Landlord a tenant who had broadband
Landlord didn't password protect the router, so everyone could use it
Tenant is getting massive lag on games
Tenant enables password, and they can play games without massive lag
Since the tenant has done this, no-one else gets internet.

TBH, tell the landlord to sort it out, as she is breaking the contract you both signed.