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Wi-Fi
Topic Started: Aug 31 2007, 12:04 AM (159 Views)
Delphi51
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British Telecom is starting a wireless service where users are encouraged to share their wireless and in turn use other peoples' wireless when away from home. Apparently the idea started in Spain.

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BT will encourage its three million broadband users to pick up a FON router and start sharing signals. The router provides two channels: one for public access, and one for access by the owner. The public channel is bandwidth-limited so as not to disrupt the user's own connection. Other "Foneros" can access the public channel for free, while non-Foneros can pay a few dollars a day to use the access points.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071...ifi-please.html

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wildie
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Thats an interesting development. I thought that BT was privatized. I cannot imagine a company that is profit motivated, making such a suggestion.

It would be a good idea in my neighborhood. As I sit here I can detect wi-fi from 3 neighbors.
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