Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer
On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 12:17:03PM +, azmodie wrote: > Please could you send me an invite. been thinking about getting this for a Done -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer
Please could you send me an invite. been thinking about getting this for a while now since i heard about it last year. Other good news is that bt customers are being setup as fon access points too. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7027871.stm azmodie -- Umbrella Corporation :- "They are the fear within all of that there is a company. The Corporation controlling everything that is Umbrella. A combination of Microsoft and the US Military. At some level there is a board of directors who meet once a month and decide all of our fates." -- Jeremy Bolt - Producer - Resident Evil : Apocalypse -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer
On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 11:37:15AM +, Dave Morley wrote: > Mr Pope what's the drain on bandwidth like? Good question. None if nobody uses it :) More seriously, there is a sliding scale, you can tell it how much of your bandwidth you want to give the FON. I have given it 25% of mine. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer
On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 11:33 +, Alan Pope wrote: > On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 11:17:07AM +, Pete Stean wrote: > > If you could send me an invite please Popey - I've been interested in > > trying this out for a while now :) > > > > Sent. > > Cheers > Al. > Mr Pope what's the drain on bandwidth like? -- Seek That Thy Might Know signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer
On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 11:17:07AM +, Pete Stean wrote: > If you could send me an invite please Popey - I've been interested in > trying this out for a while now :) > Sent. Cheers Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer
The other good thing about FON is that if you are a member, you can connect to the other FON spots around the world using you account. Quite good nowadays that the mobile/MID wifi gadgetry is getting so temptingly affordable... On Jan 10, 2008 11:16 AM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 11:06:04AM +, Albert Vilella wrote: > > So, lots of tinkering opportunities at home, as you may imagine. More > than > > the time needed :-) > > > > Hah, excellent. > > Unfortunately I am in a residential area, not the kind of area that would > have people use my fon for money. So I can't see it getting used much > other > than by me. But I like the fact that I now have a cheap, small, low power > access point which has secure (WPA) access for me and the wife (and the > Wii) > and open for the neighbours. > > Cheers, > Al. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer
If you could send me an invite please Popey - I've been interested in trying this out for a while now :) Many thanks Pete check out my new blog @ http://peteste.blogspot.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer
On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 11:06:04AM +, Albert Vilella wrote: > So, lots of tinkering opportunities at home, as you may imagine. More than > the time needed :-) > Hah, excellent. Unfortunately I am in a residential area, not the kind of area that would have people use my fon for money. So I can't see it getting used much other than by me. But I like the fact that I now have a cheap, small, low power access point which has secure (WPA) access for me and the wife (and the Wii) and open for the neighbours. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer
I also discovered FON a while ago, and got 20 invitations as well. Somehow, maybe because I subscribed early to FON, I got a Linksys WRT54GL for free, followed by a Fonera last year, an antenna, and three more Foneras for free this year, which is great. So, lots of tinkering opportunities at home, as you may imagine. More than the time needed :-) On Jan 10, 2008 10:24 AM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've recently signed up with Fon - the community wifi people. They provide > access points which you plug into your own internet connection and share > it > out. Once done you are able to use other peoples Fon access points when > you're away from home. > > I've got a bunch of invites which enable you to get the access point and > an > extension antenna for around 8 quid delivered. This is pretty cheap given > their normal price. > > Let me know if you'd like an invite and I'll send you one. I only have 9 > (of > 20) left, and if you don't use it within a week (i.e. order one) then I'll > reserve the right to cancel the invite and send it to someone else. > > More details and answers to most questions at their website > http://fon.com/ > > Cheers, > Al. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
