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Re: [LUG] re homeplugs - VIP

 

2008/8/22 Ross Bearman <ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> I was always tempted by FON, although I live in the middle of no where
> currently (moving to Plymouth shortly for uni). Basically you have a
> FON router which broadcasts publically, and anyone connecting to it
> pays a small charge to use it (you get 50% of this charge) and you get
> to surf the internet for free. The idea is to build up networks so
> that large cities are completely covered by the Fonera network, and
> anyone can connect wherever they are for a small charge.
>
> http://www.fon.com
>

I seem to recall the BT home hub is a fon device.

Steve Lee

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