Just got a note in the Inbox from FON, the company that offers routers so you can share your WiFi. FON has partnered up with BT which gives them a huge potential audience. Instead of casting a generic net to expand the FON hotspot base, BT broadband customers can simply opt-in to BTFON. Obviously, the goal of a Fonero as they’re called is to share their WiFi at home and then use other Fonero’s WiFi when on the road. The more that participate in the informal WiFi network, the more coverage available. As one of the largest telecom companies, the deal with BT ought to go a long way towards expanding the network.
Although I have a FON router, I have yet to hook it up. I don’t mind someone using the WiFi I pay for if I can benefit from a similar situation on the road. It’s the security concerns that have worried me in the past; maybe it’s time to take a closer look at that and re-evaluate. Do we have any "Foneros" out there that read jkOTR?
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