Friday, June 30, 2006
Be Friendly, Share Your Internet, Get Cheap Router
Posted by Jon Westfall in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 06:24 PM
"BBC News is running a story about the Spanish firm Fon, selling subsidized Linksys WRT54GL Wi-Fi routers for $5, in exchange for the buyer agreeing to a 12 month contract of providing access to other Fon users within range. With the financial backing of Google and Skype, their goal is to create Wi-Fi networks, street by street, across Europe and the US. Buyers of the subsidized routers can classify themselves as 'Linuses', whereby they also get free access to all other Fon hotspots, or 'Bills', where they receive 50% of the revenue made by on-selling their Wi-Fi to other Fon users. 'Alien' users can buy 24-hour passes for 3 Euro."
An interesting way to get a cheap router, provided that you don't mind sharing. I personally think this is great, provided that no one tapped into my connection and decided to do something less than legal. Now designing a system that could prevent misuse like that while still allowing you to share your connection with other decent human beings... that would be brilliant!
An interesting way to get a cheap router, provided that you don't mind sharing. I personally think this is great, provided that no one tapped into my connection and decided to do something less than legal. Now designing a system that could prevent misuse like that while still allowing you to share your connection with other decent human beings... that would be brilliant!
