  CopPremium
join:2001-09-05
Auburn, AL | Sinking ship Fon won't last much long, just a matter of time. | |
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Drink Coffee and Surf! Charge your friends! You get half!*
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|  imtim83Hate the people from there. Stop copyingPremium
join:2001-06-03
Kenner, LA
2 edits | How can they keep giving away routers like this? | |
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|  DaMaGeINCThe Lan ManPremium
join:2002-06-08
Greenville, SC
kudos:2 | ya know. Get as many of these as you can. They are GREAT ap's with 3rd party firmware. They have replaced my PAID ap's they are soo good.
»YAY. Got my FONs. | |
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| | DaMaGeINCThe Lan ManPremium
join:2002-06-08
Greenville, SC
kudos:2 | Re: Sinking ship yay. i made front page news. | |
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 intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | Their demise at the hands of starbucks. That little starbucks looking logo on their site and router are going to get them sued out of existence.
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| | TOS Not to mention running a fon router violates every isps tems of service , I can't see why anyone would want to take the risk of losing thier isp or criminal acts on thier account. I give them 6 months to be out of business. | |
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| | ?? who doesn't live near a starbucks??? | |
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|  ThrowDemsOutIf you can't convince 'em, confuse 'emPremium
join:2002-03-03
Mullica Hill, NJ
kudos:4 | said by njeske:who doesn't live near a starbucks??? The nearest to me is about 15 miles away.
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jniamehrPremium
join:2003-10-09
Roslyn, NY | Cant I? just signed up, cant I just block ports that would get me murdered by the RIAA and such? and limit upload speeds etc... Ill just block all p2p | |
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join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL | Awesome Free wifi router No need to buy a $40 wifi router...of course anybody can access your Broadband service. | |
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 JonPremium
join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | While firmware flashers gleefully erode Fon's business model Yoink! So long suckers! | |
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| | | Re: While firmware flashers gleefully erode Fon's business model Google is a major investor in FON as is Nicklas Zennstrom and Janus Friss so I don't see them going off the radar very soon . | |
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join:2005-08-28
PA | a bit difficult to cancel your account... This article reminded me of an old account I have with Fon and decided to cancel it because I've never used their service.
Today I logged in, read the FAQ and was instructed to send an email to delete the account, this is the response I got back:
Dear user,
We have received your request to delete or cancel your personal data from our systems.
In order to perform your request, you can use the following procedures:
1. You can send us a letter or burofax to our office:
FON-Legal Department
Avd. Bruselas 7, 3rd floor
28100 Alcobendas (Madrid)
Spain
2. Or reply to this email (do not write a new one).
You must specify and attach the following information:
- FON Username (email account)
- Name and surname.
- Copy (scanned if sent by email) of your identity card or equivalent document.
- Your detailed request.
- Your postal address.
- Date and signature.
Bear in mind that we need this information to ensure your request complies with our Privacy Policy. In addition, this is a legal requirement.
You should be aware that you may have a FON router subject to certain conditions, a FON daily pass which is still valid or some pending balanceon your Piggy Bank.
If you fall under any of these above mentioned cases please send us back the FON router or pass it to somebody else (send us these new contact details), use your FON daily pass or get more than $€30 on your Piggy Bank before we delete your data, as we will not be able to know who you are anymore. | |
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jyc76
join:2006-10-18
Beverly Hills, CA |  Tivoization
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 PhoenixAZGet A MacPremium
join:2004-01-04
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:1 | Free routers I think next time a free router deal comes up, I want to order them and just use them as wireless APs around the house, so I can get a stronger signal. | |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | 10K routers I wonder what percentage of these routers are reflashed and on ebay the day they're received.
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| | | Re: 10K routers The problem I have multiple problems with a Fon wifi spot. First, I don't have any assurance about the quality of the bandwith. TMobile's price is high, but they typically don't split a single 1 meg down ADSL connection sixteen ways. Fon is happy to do that, reserving half the 1 meg for the home owner. Second, Fon actively encouarges roving hotspots. Got a laptop with an EVDO card and twenty minutes between flights. No problem, Boston can have a new hotspot for those twenty minutes. Imagine the guy who buys a day as you are already hitting the shutdown sequence! Third, Fon is crying out for man in the middle attacks. Every airport has those free-wifi displays. Just how hard would it be to become a "legitimate" Fon service and patch into it. They are already offering soft-ap programs for Mac. | |
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| DaMaGeINCThe Lan ManPremium
join:2002-06-08
Greenville, SC
kudos:2 | 100% of mine were.!! | |
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| | Well.. Most users aren't going to know or even want to reflash the router. They get free wireless for their house, and they don't care. The number of people reflashing the routers is pretty small compared to the number of people actually getting them... at least I would assume as much. | |
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| | | Re: Well.. all i can say is free ROUTER!!!
i think i might flash it, not too sure | |
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intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | just a funny thought. Rural customers who are too distant from anyone being able to use this thing should go sign up for one of these and get a free router. They could be a sharer or whatever FON calls them so that when they go abroad they can use the other FON routers out there. | |
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| | | Re: just a funny thought. hey everyone...i received my fon router a week ago...haven't opened it yet...but its nice to know i got a FREE wireless router just by reading dslreports! (and are there tips in removing the default settings on this router and turn it into a generic one?) Thanks! | |
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