Monday, March 26, 2007

Fontenna Update

As promised here are more details on La Fontenna. It's a weatherproof indoor/outdoor wall or window mountable antenna that will help direct the signal into your home or business and towards the street. This is the first in a series of Fontenna's designed to give our FON spots more visibility.

Specifications:
Frequency Range: 2400Mhz to 2500Mhz
Antenna gain: 7~8dBi
VSWR: 2.0 : 1 MAX
Polarization: Linear, vertical
Impedance: 50 ohms
Temperature: -10 to +55 Celsius
Connector: R/P SMA PLUG
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Posted by Steve Ross on Gadgets
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Great gear! Where can I buy it?

Best regards,

Marc

# 1 | Sent by: Marc – Monday, March 26, 2007 (15:05)

Please how to get one of these antenna.
I don't like the way you annouce this antenna. Your add does tell much about whether you are selling it or offering it or what. "Directing the signal into your house or business and towards the street"!!! should be reviewed by an English speaker because it is confusing, is it in or out from the house or business that the signal is supposed to go? Also the pictures are so absurd as if they are showing how to open the box with no indication about how this box is supposed to connected to the network.
Please get a advice about how to properly convey a message.
Thank you for your understanding.

# 2 | Sent by: Tijani – Monday, March 26, 2007 (21:44)

So it is only in the rendering stages right now?

# 3 | Sent by: Steve – Tuesday, March 27, 2007 (00:00)

The environmental specs is not good enough since many countries have vinterclimate that goes below -10 many times in a year. To name a few Canada, Japan, all of scandinavia including iceland, Russia, Austria, Schweitz, and many other where all or parts of the country will experience winter climate below -10 degres. Please improve it before production starts. Its better that it cost a dollar more than not being able to use it outdoors.

# 4 | Sent by: Forky – Tuesday, March 27, 2007 (03:40)

Hi all - I'm going to try to answer all of the questions above in one post.
1. The antenna directs it's signal both into the hone/business and towards the street.
2. The Fontenna is moving to production very soon. I don't have the exact date.
3. The Fontenna will be available here in our FON shop. The official price will be announced soon, I have heard it will be around $15. This may change.
4. I understand your concerns about extreme cold. While it's too late for us to change the production model it is possible to mount the Fontenna on the inside of your window. This should solve the problem.

# 5 | Sent by: Steve.Ross – Wednesday, March 28, 2007 (21:20)

Could you have a free give away on these????(that would be avalible to existing subscribers)
It would be practical I would think that it would attract attention to it

# 6 | Sent by: D – Monday, April 23, 2007 (22:17)

We will be giving these away free to foneros with the most utilized routers.

# 7 | Sent by: steve ross – Tuesday, April 24, 2007 (12:48)

There area lot of people out there who would benifit if this were given out for free even if there router is not on of the more utilized ones on your network ....In fact from personal expiranc my 2 fon routers would work better with this ,I curently dont have them set up due to this so i look forward to you lauching this product ...I was also wondering if gmail is part of the services people can access for free at fon locations?

# 8 | Sent by: D – Tuesday, April 24, 2007 (17:27)

Gmail is accessible after you have logged into a FON hotspot. Free if you are a Linus. $3 for Aliens.

# 9 | Sent by: Steve Ross – Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (03:01)


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