Re: [PLUG] FON? Anyone heard of it or used it?

["Michael Lazin" <microlaser@gmail.com>]

There is a FON router near my apartment at 48th street.  I can sometimes get a signal from it, and have used it as an alien once, although I am unsure of where exactly it is located.  I have thought about becoming a "Linus" because free wifi around the city is good, not to mention free wifi in other places (other countries?).  Sounds pretty cool to me.  

I can't imagine that you would make much money as a "Bill" unless you lived in a very central location, like over a busy coffee shop.  

It seems like a cool idea.  I wonder about security.   

Michael

On 8/8/06, Eugene Smiley <eug+plug@esmiley.net> wrote:

I just found this on hack-a-day. FON, http://en.fon.com/, is a
grassroots wifi sharing community based on Linksys routers with modified
firmware. Interesting concept. There are even a few users listed in the
Philadelphia area (although their maps are wonky. A zip code near me
gets directed to Roosevelt Blvd).

Anyone had any experience with them?
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