2008/7/28 Geoffrey S. Mendelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [ deleted for bravity]
As usual - your historic reviews are an interesting and educative read even for those of us who saw some of this action. Thanks! The startup you are reffering to AFAIK is FON from Spain, which allows > you to get credit by sharing your Internet connection. You need a special > router to join. BT included their software in all of their new routers > but so far, no one really uses it. You are probably right. I couldn't remember which country I heard about it but it might as well been Spain (could it also be related to the company which bought Lycos at some stage?) > People just don't want to share their Internet connection with strangers > and no one wants to pay to get home WiFi access. > > I don't know about elsewhere but many of my friends in the U.S. and here > are so burried in unsecured WiFi networks that they have trouble accessing > their own. > > In a large city it's almost impossible NOT to find a "free" network. I don't know about you but where I live (outside Israel) I have yet to find an unsecured WiFi network both at home or at work. Maybe when I get my hands on a Nokia E71 (hopefully soon, as part of my mobile provider's upcoming offerings) I'll be able to do more war-driving/war-walking :) Cheers, --Amos
