Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
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Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
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Re: Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
#2Major kudos if they are as wide spread as they sound. I was able to talk with family in Japan using Skype even though their cells were out... so this will definitely help people.
Re: Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
#3Major kudos if they are as wide spread as they sound. I was able to talk with family in Japan using Skype even though their cells were out... so this will definitely help people.
That's truly amazing, and it's not just a nice thing to do but it's great PR.
My best wishes to your family.
On a tangentially related note, are their hotspots in Japan 802.11n?
Re: Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
#4Fon is still alive? Looks like 99% of all German FON APs are gone but still listed on their website…
Maybe they are Big in Japan.
Re: Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
#5This reminds me that another way for fellow Japanese to help their compatriots would be to remove the passwords on their wireless networks and rename the SSID to "Free Wi-Fi for those who need it".
Thoughts?
Re: Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
#6Fon is still alive? Looks like 99% of all German FON APs are gone but still listed on their website… Maybe they are Big in Japan.
In Portugal, Fon partnered with Zon (an ISP operation of the major cable TV provider). A couple of years ago, the cable-modem/wireless-router combo boxes, mostly Netgear hardware, had an option to turn on the Fon service, which was off by default.
That must have been not working very well. So, around August 2010, they updated the firmware in the routers, including those already deployed, to turn on the Fon option by default. Plenty of access points now available ...
(Details: although it uses the same radio and bandwidth, the public Fon access point uses a different IP; it requires a password which anyone who provides Fon access in his wireless router can have by registering with fon.com)
Re: Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
#7Major kudos if they are as wide spread as they sound. I was able to talk with family in Japan using Skype even though their cells were out... so this will definitely help people.
That's truly amazing, and it's not just a nice thing to do but it's great PR. My best wishes to your family. On a tangentially related note, are their hotspots in Japan 802.11n?
are their hotspots in Japan 802.11n?
Most of them probably aren't. Fonera only has one product that supports 802.11n http://wiki.fon.com/wiki/Fonera_2.0n
Re: Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's truly amazing, and it's not just a nice thing to do but it's great PR. My best wishes to your family. On a tangentially related note, are their hotspots in Japan 802.11n?
are their hotspots in Japan 802.11n? Most of them probably aren't. Fonera only has one product that supports 802.11n http://wiki.fon.com/wiki/Fonera_2.0n
Very interesting!
I wonder how long the adoption will take.
Re: Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
#9Fon is still alive? Looks like 99% of all German FON APs are gone but still listed on their website… Maybe they are Big in Japan.
They are pretty big in japan. I've noticed a big increase in the past year or so; a lot of places that previously offered their own free service now have a for-pay Fon access point. (in the Kobe area, anyway)
Re: Fon has decided to open our WiFi network in Japan to all for free
#10Major kudos if they are as wide spread as they sound. I was able to talk with family in Japan using Skype even though their cells were out... so this will definitely help people.
They deserve kudos regardless of how wide spread they are.