| A few thoughts A few things occur to me on this.
First, you could order the router, connect it up so it can phone home, then block its wireless capability by covering the antenna with a material that would kill the signal. Then, you could wait for you commitment to run out (whenever that is) or for Fon to implode, which I have to think will be soon.
Second, why would anyone want to participate in this anyway? To get wireless when you're out and about? There's unsecured wireless all over the area where I live. To get paid? Again, there's free wireless all over. Why should someone want to use my Fon hotspot? And is the small amount of money I might get worth getting my connection yanked?
Finally, I don't like the idea of my router phoning home, not unless I know what it's talking about when it does. And what will happen to the data Fon has when they go belly up? |
| I wouldn't do it. Look at it this way. If this is a legally-enforceable agreement, which I think it would be, the fact that you're paying with PayPal means nothing. They can still demand payment.
As an example, suppose you signed up with a cell phone carrier with a prepaid credit card that only had enough money on it to get the phone and activate service. If you don't follow the terms of the deal, the fact that you can't be charged anything else on that card doesn't matter. You still owe the company, and they can still collect from you.
Also, and this is a totally different thing, look at the router description. It comes with a European electrical adapter. So, if you're in the U.S., you still have to buy an AC adapter. This means spending more money. With the deals you can often get on a new router with a warranty and without the Fon firmware, this is even less of a deal. |
