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Comment on We’ve Improved our Maps! by mike

mike — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:50:14 +0000

Two of my old Fon modems are still showing up on the map. How do I get rid of them? I turned them off in my user account years ago.

Comment on Fon celebrates 5th anniversary with ‘Catch the Code’ by 1Alien

1Alien — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:10 +0000

Hi and Happy 6 Birthday Fon=) can i have one Promotion code for fonera simple or 2.0N ? oh and im interest in one antenna so please give me one special anniversary code to join this community and share my internet;)

Comment on We’ve Improved our Maps! by pekkle

pekkle — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:13:48 +0000

No more hotspot in Hong Kong with the new maps.fon.com. Seems to be the same problem with the above… since Hong Kong only have Fon 1.0g…

Comment on We’ve Improved our Maps! by steven

steven — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:01:47 +0000

As explained in november/december/january… the new maps.fon.com do not show the 300.000 foneras sold between 2006-2009 anymore

I’ve mailed more than 10 active serial numbers, mac adresses to no avail FON isn’t fixing them…

the only foneras shown are the 2.0n and SIMPL and “partner” hotspots

Comment on BT Fon Receives Best WiFi Award by Evelyn Uratsu

Evelyn Uratsu — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:05:20 +0000

You are great and more power!!!

Comment on BT Fon Receives Best WiFi Award by Why WiFi?

Why WiFi? — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:07:30 +0000

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Comment on How to Get a Strong WiFi Signal with Your Fonera by shadow dragon

shadow dragon — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:46:51 +0000

Can someone please tell me how to get and retain a strong wifi signal?

Comment on Fonera 2.0 Now Available! by Gabriela Warren

Gabriela Warren — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:40:10 +0000

If you are a sharing member, it’s free to connect outside the home, if you want to connect to a Fon WiFi hotspot. However, you still need to pay for your home internet connection.

Comment on Clarifying Password Security at Fon by Steas

Steas — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:06:28 +0000

The title suggests that after reading, one would have a clearer understanding of how password security is handled at FON. Not so.

- Are any passwords stored in plain text?
- What proportion of passwords are stored in (a) plaintext, (b) encrypted, (c) not stored but hash/digest is
- Is there a minimum standard that Fon partners must implement? If yes, what is it? If no, why the hell not?
- When exactly did the “Store the hash only” project begin and, when will it be complete?

Comment on Clarifying Password Security at Fon by Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:36:33 +0000

At no point in the article did Fon say they are not encrypting passwords, they acknowledged they could be using one-way hashes and are working on migrating their systems to do so, but it is clear they are not storing them in plain text.

From reading this in a level headed way, it is clear they are using something along the lines of Blowfish encryption – where the passwords are decrypt-able but not plain text, nor easily breakable without the encryption key. It may not be the *most* secure way possible, but it is secure.