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Boom! Fon Tops 3 Million Fon Spots Worldwide!
The Fon network has tripled from one year ago to well over three million Fon Spots! As tablet and smartphone usage shows no sign of slowing, we expect this WiFi boom to continue growing – FAST – with no end in sight. We also expect Fon to expand its lead as the world’s largest WiFi [...]
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Fon at TEDxParis 2011 this Saturday, Jan. 15
Fon is set to be the proud sponsor of TEDx Paris 2011 this Saturday, January 15. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share ideas worth spreading. At the TEDxParis event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. Guests [...]
Free Shipping & Happy Holidays from Fon!
Fon is celebrating the holidays with free standard shipping to the U.S., Canada, and most of Europe.* Just place an order for the all new palm-sized Fonera SIMPL, the full-featured Fonera 2.0n, or our directional WiFi Fontenna between December 15, 2010 and January 7, 2011, and we’ll pay for standard shipping to your door. The [...]
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Fon WiFi now available using Skype Access
We at Fon are always on the look out for ways to make it easier to get quick access to the internet with Fon WiFi. We already offer several payment options including SMS, PayPal, ClickandBuy and RBS. Now we are happy to announce one more. Starting today, Skype users can connect to Fon WiFi at [...]
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New Fonera SIMPL is now available at fon.com!
After selling 2 million Fonera SIMPL to our Telco partners, we’re happy to announce the Fonera SIMPL, our new 802.11n palm-sized WiFi router is now available to Foneros in the US, Canada and the EU online at fon.com for just $49/€39. Whether you receive the SIMPL from a mobile operator, or buy it online, you [...]
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Announcing the new look and feel of fon.com!
We’ve just made fon.com better! Starting with our international site*, we’ve given Fon a brand new look. With smarter navigation and simpler organization, you can learn about Fon WiFi for home or business, buy Fon products, meet our partners, join the community, see our job listing and get answers to your support questions quickly. See [...]
Fon WiFi Becomes Standard Feature Inside Broadcom Chipsets
We’re always looking for ways to make it easier for people to get access to the Fon network. Now, thanks to Broadcom, Fon will be built-in at the chipset level for the first time. For cable modem manufacturers who buy Fon-ready Broadcom chipsets for DOCSIS® 3.0 devices, this means they will be able to customize [...]
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ZON Zooms Past 200,000 Fon Spots in Portugal
ZON now has more than 200,000 ZON@FON hotspots across Portugal, more than doubling the goal it set for itself when it partnered with Fon in 2008. This faster-than-expected growth is great news for ZON customers in Portugal and Foneros everywhere who can connect to WiFi at these access points, in addition to the more than [...]
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Fon keeps growing in hotspots and popularity in Moscow
The Comstar–Fon WiFi network has more than 20,000 hotspots, making it the largest WiFi network in Moscow. That’s double the number of hotspots we had in that region just two months ago and quadruple the number we had at the beginning of the year. It’s also a great sign that the Fon service is getting [...]
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BT Fon gets even better with new mobile WiFi app for iPhone and Android
We’re really excited about the new mobile BT FON app, not just because it works great, but because it shows how BT, once a traditional incumbent, has come to embrace WiFi and the WiFi network we built together, BT FON. The BT FON WiFi network is the largest in the UK, and this new app [...]
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