I guess most of you have heard of FON, if not, then it´s about time you do.
FON is the largest WiFi coomunity in the world.
The FON community consists of users spread out across the globe that make their
wireless internet access available to others and in exchange they gain access to FON
hotspots wherever they go.
Different levels of community membership:
- Linus: Being a Linus means that you share your WiFi at home and
in return you get free WiFi wherever you go.
- Bills: Bills want to make money from their WiFi and instead of free
roaming they get 50% of the fee that Aliens pay to access their hotspot.
- Alien: Aliens are people who don´t share their WiFi or don´t have
a WiFi yet. They are charged $3/day to access the WiFi of Bills.
FON´s homepage contains an implementation of Google Earth where all FON users have marked
where their hotspot is. This means you can have a look at the map and find where you have
free internet access on your business or vacation trip.
FON also sell a wireless router, La Fonera, at a very reduced price. It´s currently just
$5/5 euro! The router is a social router with 2 wireless signals, one private and one public.
The private signal is encrypted and offers complete privacy. The other signal is the public
signal that is accessible to other Foneros. La Fonera supports the 802.11 standard for speeds
up to 54 Mbps.
So, what are you waiting for? Join FON today and gain access to WiFi almost anywhere on the
globe or monetize on your own FON hotspot! Become a Fonero!
Greg Thomson is currently working on building his own FON Hotspot. You can
read all about his progress at his blog
wireless-internet-provider-laptop.blogspot.com.
Do you have questions about wireless internet and different providers, have
a look at
this site. See you!
