u/poliovaccine6

Neighbor asked to set up a mesh and share wifi - is it a good idea?

I know next to nothing about this kind of stuff, and you all seem like the experts, so I'm here to ask. I live in a small apartment. My neighbor is only in town a few times a year. He asked if I'd be interested in splitting internet with him. He says he can set up a mesh where he'd be on a separate network, with a unique SSID and password. Is this a normal and safe thing to do? Are there dangers or drawbacks? I'm open to the idea, but my main concern is that because I don't know anything about this, he would be the one setting everything up, and I'd just have to trust that it's set up correctly and nothing shady is going on. Should I consider this?

EDIT: Well, everyone's answer is a pretty quick and resounding no, so I'm going to turn him down. My gut was telling me no anyway, but because home networking stuff is so far out of my knowledge, I thought it could just be my own ignorance giving me reservations. Thank you all!! Who knows what you've saved me from.

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u/poliovaccine6 — 10 hours ago