[Eug-lug] FON Wifi?

[John Sechrest]

Yes, Gary Oliver up here in corvallis just got his.
He is still setting it up. It is very popular in europe.



Rob Hudson <rob at euglug.net> writes:

 % Has anyone heard of this before?
 % http://en.fon.com/info/whats_fon.php
 % 
 % You get a Wifi router for $5.
 % If you share Wifi, you get free Wifi from others who share.
 % If you don't share you can use other's wifi for money.
 % If you share but don't use it, you get money.
 % 
 % I don't see any FON users in Eugene but there's one in Marcola.
 % http://maps.fon.com/
 % 
 % Seems like an interesting concept.  I'd imagine this go against some of 
 % the Terms of Service of the internet providers, though.
 % 
 % -Rob
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