FREE Wireless Router from FON, Normally €34.74

Saeed

My advice to anyone would be not be bother buying the FON router. It is not worth it, unless you do a lot of travelling and like to sit outside peoples houses with your laptop (might look a bit dodgy though). For one, the router is unstable especially with Intel Wireless chips, mine dropped signal every 3 mins!! Secondly it is not even a proper router, it has no LAN ports at all only a WAN port!!! If anyone still wants to try one I will send them mine for £15 which comes with standard FON software or DD-WRT super software.

dagger_meerkat

Saeed wrote: »

.... might look a bit dodgy though

Indeed, I would be queer-faced if someone came upto me asking me to adjust my wireless router so that they could have a better signal. :rotfl:

markbloke

The current promo means no more free routers - only subsidised ones (€20 instead of €34.44) if you're invited.
After using La Fonera router for a few months I'm happy with it. The range is pretty good compared to the one Sky gave me and some guy down the street is buying a day-pass now and again so I've turned "Bill" to try to make some money. The money isn't much after taxation and fees are applied by Fon (€3 less €0.87). You get 50% so that's €1.07 per pass. They only pay out after you've accumulated €30 and then paypal take their cut. In a good month for me it might just pay for half the broadband bill.

ericthekidstoner

can anyone confirm whether you can use Fon with Virgin's cable modem?

tia

TKPeters

Fully compatible with Virgin Cable, as their modem's have a Ethernet connection

OldB

Is there still an offer / deal from Fon?

I have seen an option to login as a Fonera user on a BT OpenZone - does that allow Fonera users in the UK to login for free or is there a charge?

If anyone happens to know if the French partner with Fon allows free usage to Fonera users as that would certainly seal the deal for me... OldB.