CPM
join:2001-08-24
Miami, FL
| FON sucks
They never update there maps. And most linus. Are not even active. I wonder why.. Maybe the people just bought the routers for the sake of getting a cheap router.
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koitsu
Premium
join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
| More overseas consumer networking products, sigh
I am not pro-American in any way, but based on my experienced with numerous consumer/household router vendors (D-Link, Linksys, Netgear, SMC, and 3Com), I am very much against any Taiwanese company maintaining the firmware my router uses. The code is awful, bugs are everywhere, there's obviously no QA/testing done, and there's absolutely zero responsibility required for maintaining the product.
I often wonder how non-English-speaking/reading cultures can comprehend RFCs or technical specifications such as IP and TCP. (As someone who's white and took 5 years of Mandarin, I feel I'm quite justified in stating something this bold)
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
|  An idea whose time will never come
This is an idea that just will never fly. Given the state of the internet with all the hackers(organized crime types and just plain losers) out there, opening up your system just doesn't make sense for most people. Sure if you want to set up firewalled systems and are willing to front the time and cost of making a truly secure system available in some theory of social good, then go to it. But most users just don't need the grief and chance of increased exposure. Secondly, like the article points out, most people who signed on aren't in locations where anyone wants to make use of the open access anyway. More and more, it just sounds like some money making scam set up by the Spanish developers.
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rshakinatnospamgmail
@pacbell.net
| reply to koitsu
Re: More overseas consumer networking products, sigh
Well the firmware will be maintained by fon people, as far as hardware those us made routers almost all use chips made in taiwan or other asia country. The firmware is written by the people from linksysinfo and dd-wrt projects, so it's waay better then anything stock |
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zipjay
join:2003-03-11
Louisville, KY
| i got the linksys $2 router back when they had it..
flashed it with openwrt removed the fon sticker off of it.. looks like an off the shelf linksys.. the $45 charge i guess they were bluffing about.. i never regesterd the router to their servers and never got a phone call, email, letter, nothing from them.. lol |
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operagost
join:1999-08-02
Spring City, PA
| reply to koitsu
Re: More overseas consumer networking products, sigh
said by koitsu  :I am not pro-American in any way God knows that being patriotic is a capital offense if you're an American these days-- although most countries don't have the conviction to execute criminals so they'll probably just send you to la Côte d'Ivoire and let the French deal with you. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs | reply to koitsu
One can be Pro-American without being a frothing at the mouth nationalist.... |
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spike010101
Premium
join:2003-11-28
Lacey, WA | reply to zipjay
Re: i got the linksys $2 router back when they had it..
But be a shitty router lol
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peter_m
Premium
join:2005-07-13
Canada, QC
| reply to TKJunkMail
Re: An idea whose time will never come
Unless they can provide some kind of centralised logging of users and IP use, this can be a security issue. Regardless of the fact that I am very passionate about on-line privacy, I would just feel much more comfortable if FON was keeping logs simply because I know my ISP is keeping logs on my account and would hate to be accused of anything I had no involvement with. |
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peter_m
Premium
join:2005-07-13
Canada, QC
| reply to spike010101
Re: i got the linksys $2 router back when they had it..
said by spike010101 :But be a shitty router lol WinMX is back! Why is it a shitty router?
Why are you advertising for WinMX? |
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Stumbles
join:2002-12-17
Port Saint Lucie, FL | And why is no one speaking like a Pirate? Arrrggg! |
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Iridium
Premium
join:2003-04-02
Los Angeles, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
| reply to CPM
Re: FON sucks
said by CPM :They never update there maps. And most linus. Are not even active. I wonder why.. Maybe the people just bought the routers for the sake of getting a cheap router. That's what I did. I got the Linksys in the mail, registered it, and prompltly reflashed it with DDWRT. The FON software sucks ass, the thing would drop it's connection every 5 minutes. I ordered another one with my dads business address, and sold it to some guy for $40.
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JJV
Premium
join:2001-04-25
Seattle, WA
clubs: | riaa problems?
Wont leaving your router open for Fon let your neighbors download what ever they want?
I would share my wireless but I'm afraid of someone getting me in trouble for downloading movies or songs. |
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Homebrew1994
Betzwood Basement Brewery
join:2001-11-15
King Of Prussia, PA
| reply to Stumbles
Re: i got the linksys $2 router back when they had it..
said by Stumbles :And why is no one speaking like a Pirate? Arrrggg! Shut yer trap you stinking bilgerat or it will be seven strokes of the cat for ye!
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Stumbles
join:2002-12-17
Port Saint Lucie, FL | Bilgerat! Arr, ye earned yerself a taste O the tail ye ave. |
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Homebrew1994
Betzwood Basement Brewery
join:2001-11-15
King Of Prussia, PA
| said by Stumbles :Bilgerat! Arr, ye earned yerself a taste O the tail ye ave. Shiver me timbers!
The sun is over the yardarm.
I'm out of this office and off to see the wenches at the tavern!
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rachelsfx
join:2004-09-27
Pensacola, FL | reply to CPM
Re: FON sucks
I thought FON was a calling card?  |
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DonChino
join:2005-01-18
Kearny, NJ
1 edit |  reply to N3OGH
Re: More overseas consumer networking products, sigh
reply to koitsu
One can be Pro-American without being a frothing at the mouth nationalist....
I SECOND THE MOTION... HEAR, HEAR...
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kdubbz6688
join:2005-03-08
Clifton Park, NY | lame
i bet this access point's wireless is 802.11B and its range is probably horrible, look at the 1 small antenna it has. What a joke. |
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