Category Archives: WiFi
Why WiFi?
Over the past decade, WiFi has become a ubiquitous part of our lives (especially for those of us at Fon). So it helps to understand why and how it has become such a necessary part of our day to day existence. Probably the first and most important advantage of WiFi is that it allows for [...]
WiFi Basics: How Does WiFi Work?
Every year, thousands of new internet enabled devices are launched. From laptops, tablets and smartphones all the way to eBook readers, there are a number of gadgets out there that make it increasingly easy for us to connect to the internet from wherever we are. Chances are that you have at least one of those [...]
ZON & Fon blanket Madeira island with WiFi
Madeira, Portugal, is one of the islands with the best WiFi coverage in the world thanks to the ZON@FON service. It currently has 13,000 active public hotspots, which translates into one Fon Spot for every 20 people! This ZON and Fon initiative has helped develop tourism in Madeira by providing the area with convenient communication channels [...]
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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 TEDxPlazaCibeles – Free Fonera for guests
Fon is a proud sponsor of TEDxPlazaCibeles this year. We love TED’s riveting talks by remarkable people and the chance to help spread great ideas. The event will take place on June 25 from 10:00 to 18:00 at the Escuela de Organización Industrial, EOI, in Madrid. TEDxPlazaCibeles will bring together artists, scientists, politicians, adventurers, film makers, [...]
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Your aerials are always up with ZON@FON!
Olá! Fonero traveling to Portugal this summer? You can get free access to the biggest WiFi network in the country – the ZON@FON WiFi network now has over 400,000 hotspots – with no time or usage limits. So, be sure to bring your smartphones, tablets and other WiFi devices with you. In addition to a [...]
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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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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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Interviewing Fon members in Switzerland
Update (March 31, 2011)! The University of Lugano and the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, with financing from the Swiss National Science Foundation are now conducting a second Wi-Com study. They request the participation of Swiss Foneros in a 10 minute survey (available in English, French, German and Italian). And, this time they [...]
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Technicolor WiFi-enabled cable modems and broadband gateways are FON-ready
Technicolor (formerly Thomson Telecom) has made their WiFi cable modems and broadband gateways FON-ready. This is great news for ISPs, their subscribers and FON. For ISPs who distribute gateways created by Technicolor, this means they can now choose to activate FON functionality and offer it as an innovative add-on to their subscribers. For subscribers, it [...]
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