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Clarifying Password Security at Fon
Recently, there has been speculation regarding the security of Fon passwords. Here at Fon, we take security very seriously and we keep all of our customers’ information securely stored at all times. Firstly, Fon does not hold the password of all of the users in the database. In fact, many of our users who are [...]
Nintendo partners with Zon@Fon in Portugal
We’ve got great news for Nintendo 3DS users and Foneros in Portugal! Fon, together with Zon, has partnered with Nintendo in Portugal to make it easy to receive content in stereoscopic 3D on Nintendo 3DS devices automatically – even in sleep mode. Using SpotPass functionality, you can go online at over 450,000 WiFi hotspots throughout [...]
Fon & Belgacom partner to build largest WiFi network in Belgium
We’ve already partnered with BT and ZON to create the largest WiFi networks in the UK and Portugal, and today we are thrilled to announce another major partnership in Europe. Together with Belgacom, we’ll be building the largest WiFi network in Belgium. Belgacom customers will enjoy free access to the [...]
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Fon at MOBIEL NL Congress 2011 – June 15
Fon COO Alex Puregger will be speaking at MOBIEL NL 2011 in Amsterdam on June 15. The event, in association with TelecomPaper, will examine the current telecom ecosystem and attempt to answer the question – Waar ligt de grens? (What are the limits?) The past two decades have brought radical changes to [...]
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Fon Community Now Enjoys 4 Million Fon Spots Worldwide!
It was just a few months ago we were excited to announce topping 3 million Fon Spots, now we’re back to announce we’ve already hit 4 MILLION FON SPOTS! To celebrate we’re giving away the Fonera Simpl router free to the first 40 individuals* to follow Fon on Twitter and also tweet this: This promotion [...]
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Get 25% off the Fonera 2.0n in April!
Get 25% off the Fonera 2.0n through the end of April, 2011! If you’ve been thinking about buying the Fonera 2.0n or are ready for a better WiFi connection that comes with upgrading to 802.11n, now’s your chance. We are offering 25% off the Fonera 2.0n in April. Our most feature-packed WiFi router not only [...]
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Fon Community Gives Free WiFi Access at 500,000 hotspots in Japan to Help People Connect after Tsunami
Our hearts go out to all the people affected by the huge earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan today. To help people reach their family and friends while many mobile phone networks are not working, we are offering free WiFi access to everyone at 500,000 Fon hotspots across Japan for the next days. To get [...]
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Fon partners with Jungo, extending reach of the world’s largest WiFi network
We are happy to announce our partnership with Jungo, a leading provider of software solutions for residential gateways. Jungo now makes it easy for operators and ISPs to implement Fon WiFi and offer it to their subscribers. Jungo has already commercially deployed the Fon WiFi sharing solution for several service providers worldwide including British Telecom [...]
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Fon celebrates 5th anniversary with ‘Catch the Code’
Happy 5th birthday to Fon! Five years is a huge milestone for a start-up and we want to thank every Fonero in the Fon community for helping to build the free WiFi community from just 100,000 Fon Spots on our first birthday in 2007 to well over 3 MILLION Fon Spots today! To celebrate, and [...]
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Visit Fon at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Feb. 14-17
Fon is geared up and ready for the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We’ll be in Hall 7, at stand 7A72 from Feb. 14 to 17. Why is a WiFi company at a mobile congress? The answer is simple, and it’s one of the philosophies upon which Fon was built: mobile and WiFi are [...]
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