http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/ Engadget Comments for FON wooing "foneros" with $5 router http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/Jun 26th 2006 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/Jun 26th 2006 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/
My second router from them was for FREE. No S+H. Just free.
]]>Jun 26th 2006 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/Jun 26th 2006 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/Jun 26th 2006 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/
Not, of course, that I would ever do such a thing.]]>Jun 26th 2006 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/And, altho their original plan was mainly aimed at VoIP, currently the seem to be more focused on Wifi in general, with laptops and other clients. Actually, you need a browser to login to the Fon network, so many Voip phones won't work (those without a browser, that is).]]>Jun 26th 2006 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/ I wouldn't expect this to move forward much. Why would anyone want to open their $24+ a month broadband up to every net jockey that comes along? I know I don't want my neighbors on my line. The moment something illegal happens, they'll knock on MY address.

No thanks. Isolate personal access (in the home), and open up commercial access (City WiFi, Coffee Shops, Libraries, etc), where liability can be controlled.

Plus, this isn't a new idea, just a new attempt. And, like the old attempts, regulation and lack of market penetration will equal the demise of the business.
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It seems to me they would also give you some control as to the content accessed though your bandwith but I don't know this for fact. ]]>Jun 26th 2006 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/Jun 26th 2006 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/
Seems a bit cheeky that this company is expecting to get to use your bandwidth for free, and then charge people to use it! Its not like anyone with broadband doesn't realy have a router so there is little incentive!

Maybe I've got the wrong end fo the stick - someone fill me and tell me how this isn't a total con?!]]>Jun 26th 2006 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/Jun 27th 2006 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/Now imagine that you own a wifi mobile phone (comming soon) with a sip account, you could make calls for free using someone else bandwith or yours. How cool is this?
The whole mobile business is about to change. You won't pay for the time spent on the network but you will pay a monthly fee for accessing the network + unlimited time, just like the ISP business model.
]]>Jun 27th 2006 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/What happens if some generous Fonero decides to share their login details among family and friends? It doesn't cost the Fonero anything to do so and results in thousands of freeloaders who aren't putting anything back themselves. How is user authentication going to work?]]>Jun 29th 2006 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/26/fon-wooing-foneros-with-5-router/Nov 24th 2007 1:12PM