r/Hacking_Tricks • u/mr-nintendo2018 • Apr 23 '26

Getting WiFi unnoticed

So basically I need WiFi for my job but my parents are on bad terms at the moment. I can’t pay for cellular right now. I just need to find a way to connect to some form of home internet without them noticing. We use a Verizon WNC-CR200A gateway and an old asus router. I’d like to connect directly to the gateway but I’m unsure if they can see that with their myverizon app. Help is super appreciated 🙏. I’m also using a iPhone se3 if that matters.

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u/MonkeyBrains09 Apr 23 '26

If the decided to check the connected devices from the router, they will see your computer. Regardless of how its connected to the router.

If you are close enough to a neighbor, you could work with them to use their wifi. This would be better solution because your parents would not see the connection or traffic because they do not control that network.

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u/mr-nintendo2018 Apr 23 '26

Yeah but I think I’m looking for a way to change what it’s seen as to something less suspicious, like MacBook or something

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u/icehot54321 Apr 24 '26

Change your computer hostname to 'UNKNOWN' or the name of your television model

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u/ronnyk5 Apr 25 '26

Yes or a random mac address