FON: Wifi by community
No sooner do I return from ICANN Vancouver and the spotty Internet access of travel than I find blogs bristling with talk about FON, Martin Varsavsky’s project to bring wifi sharing to the masses: Open your wifi access point to the FON-using public, and get access to theirs wherever you go. Or, if you’re a “Bill” rather than a “Linus,” you can be paid for offering access. Either way, you win, getting more value out of the Internet connection you’ve already paid for.
It’s exactly this kind of creativity we shouldn’t allow network monopolies to squash with intrusive regulations. As for frequent travelers, the FON FAQ has your number:
Some Linuses have been wondering if they will be able to connect to access points in other countries? The answer is YES.
Hi There is a similar Wi-Fi community started in Finland. Its is called SparkNet and it has some 1.000 hot spots already connected. See https://open.sparknet.fi and http://www.sparknet.fi
Comment by Jaakko Kuosmanen — December 10, 2005 @ 11:20 am
hi,
there - http://del.icio.us/foneros - you will find a lot of stuff concering this concept
gerhard
Comment by gerhard — January 30, 2006 @ 3:49 am
hi,
there - http://del.icio.us/foneros - you will find a lot of stuff concerning this concept
gerhard
Comment by gerhard — January 30, 2006 @ 3:49 am