BlueLancer Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I wonder if anybody here has heard or is already a user of FON. Check it out at http://en.fon.com/ I'm wondering, what's their ultimate long term business plan? Here comes the tricky part... They will send a wireless WiFi router to anywhere in the world, free of charge in order to enlarge their community. I saw this featured in at least two magazines. Well, I went ahead and tried it, and surprise, the router actually arrived to my home yesterday via TNT courier. It's quite useful since I have a laptop. So how does it work? Well, supposedly, you offer free WLAN connection to people living near to you, and in exchange, you get to use free WLAN anywhere in the world with FON connection. It would be great to hear if anybody has been using this. And yes, you can order it for $0 and re-sell it to some poor soul. :P Even if the site says something like $30, it's a special promotion free of charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 It's an interesting idea. I'm not sure how it'd work out though, be nice if someone could test it to see how it runs. Off topic: Gratz on becoming a mod BlueLancer :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andufusthebronze Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 wow, send me a link. pretty please?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Awesome! Grats on the modification :wink: Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?Final Fantasy Currently Listening To ~ Hotel California / The Eagles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelAssassin Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 there is no option to get a free router on that site :? www.PETAkillsanimals.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 So you set up a wireless router and connect it to your internet line, and let everyone who also does this use it? In exchange, you will be able to use everyone else's who is also part of this program. That is my understanding of it. And yep, it sounds like a good idea. I don't see it catching on around here though, no one is close enough to my house to be able to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmser Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Monthly download volume caps ftl :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadfdfd Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 So wait, you can only get the signals from others with the router?? Nevermind, I thought you could get huge long distance connections. If so, I'd use it in our middle of nowhere cabin in Maine. But I bet nobody else where we live has this :x Why don't we all just make our routers public?? It's the same thing. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kido14 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Yea grats on your mod-ship, I think you deserve it :D . Anyways I heard about something like this happening just within like a 20 mile area near me, but not world-wide :shock: . Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/Aaronm14/MY FAVORITE BAND:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=64310717And the bible is the big book of lies, call me a racist if you must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordeh1 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 ooh. Sounds cool. Maybe i should give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandaman115 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Yea grats on your mod-ship, I think you deserve it :D . quote] I think most OTers deserve to be a mod. [Admin Edit: No naming names in a negative light] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apinagez Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 They don't seem to be interested in Brazil. :( It is a nice idea though. In my opinion, that's how things will naturally evolve to be in the future. Pandaman115: I don't. ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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