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How does it compare to http://www.fon.com/ http://www.fon.com/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FON ?
by aw3c2 14y ago
How does it compare to http://www.fon.com/ http://www.fon.com/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FON ?
- mcelat 14y agoI would say wifis.org is "cutting out the middle man" and you don't share with an anonymous global community, but rather locally with someone you probably (get to) know. Also, its potentially free. Personally I see the biggest use case in moving and temporarily needing a wifi connection until your real ISP can hook you up.
- nmat 14y agoIt's completely different. FONERA aims at creating a global network of free wifi everywhere. To participate you need to buy a FONERA router. Wifis.org is simply a way to communicate with the wifi network owner. You just need to rename your SSID and your neighbors can now email you.
- aw3c2 14y agoOh, haha. I wouldn't have guessed something that simple. People could just name their network after an e-mail address if they wanted to be contacted..
- rythie 14y agoIn the UK FON is everywhere due to it being defaulted to on with BT Internet for the last few years (BT is one of the most popular ISPs and also runs the landline phone network)