Comments on: Fon and the Muslim World http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html Blog of an entrepreneur Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:44:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martín Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-465 Martín Varsavsky Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:28:55 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-465 Mohamed, Fon has developed a different way to work in developing countries, such as your or my native country, Argentina. In these countries Fon wants to launch the Fon Cooperatives in which 10 neighbors buy one connection and share it through wifi. While telecom companies may initially opposed this they will soon realize that it leads to the right market segmentation. Well off customers won´t go for this and will just get their own connections but the Fon Cooperatives will bring many new buyers to DSL lines. Regards, Mohamed,

Fon has developed a different way to work in developing countries, such as your or my native country, Argentina. In these countries Fon wants to launch the Fon Cooperatives in which 10 neighbors buy one connection and share it through wifi. While telecom companies may initially opposed this they will soon realize that it leads to the right market segmentation. Well off customers won´t go for this and will just get their own connections but the Fon Cooperatives will bring many new buyers to DSL lines.

Regards,

]]> By: Xavier http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-464 Xavier Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:48:13 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-464 Hi Martin, Did you try to contact with the people of OpenBC??? Sure that they can help you to promote a little bit more your concept in the Muslim world. Also Did you check wich kind of Wi Fi communities do you have there? probably you will have less communities than in the list of countries that you wrote. And maybe in a lot of the muslim countries will not exist any Wi Fi family. But why you don't introduce FON to the other communities, I'm sure that Brainslayer is in contact with some of them... Hi Martin, Did you try to contact with the people of OpenBC??? Sure that they can help you to promote a little bit more your concept in the Muslim world.
Also Did you check wich kind of Wi Fi communities do you have there? probably you will have less communities than in the list of countries that you wrote. And maybe in a lot of the muslim countries will not exist any Wi Fi family. But why you don’t introduce FON to the other communities, I’m sure that Brainslayer is in contact with some of them…

]]> By: Mohamed http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-463 Mohamed Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:44:59 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-463 Hi First of all i have to say thank you very much Martin that you think to promote this technology in muslim's countries I agree totally with Rima i dont have yet ADSL but InchAllah (God willing) I will help in publicizing FON Regards Mohamed from Algeria Hi

First of all i have to say thank you very much Martin that you think to promote this technology in muslim’s countries

I agree totally with Rima i dont have yet ADSL but InchAllah (God willing) I will help in publicizing FON

Regards

Mohamed from Algeria

]]> By: Martín Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-462 Martín Varsavsky Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:36:58 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-462 #12 RBA, I can´t tell who of our foneros in Europe or USA are Muslim but I sure that in that sense we must have a lot of Muslim foneros. What we don´t have and would love to have is foneros from countries whose official religion is Islam. We don´t understand why is it that we get so many foneros from so many countries but not from Islamic countries and would like to reverse this situation. Regards #12 RBA,

I can´t tell who of our foneros in Europe or USA are Muslim but I sure that in that sense we must have a lot of Muslim foneros. What we don´t have and would love to have is foneros from countries whose official religion is Islam. We don´t understand why is it that we get so many foneros from so many countries but not from Islamic countries and would like to reverse this situation.

Regards

]]> By: Martín Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-461 Martín Varsavsky Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:38:54 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-461 Thank you Rima! Thank you Rima!

]]> By: RBA http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-460 RBA Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:07:30 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-460 While I undrestand what you're saying, do consider that the Islam is a religion, not something tied by country boundaries. While I undrestand what you’re saying, do consider that the Islam is a religion, not something tied by country boundaries.

]]> By: Rima Batal http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-459 Rima Batal Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:11:04 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-459 Hi Martin, The main reason that there are no foneros yet in muslim countries is that WIFI is still in its infancy stages. I am currently in Beirut and just recently I have been able to purchase a WIFI router whose setup costs will amount to 350$ in addition to paying a monthly fee of about 150$ per month. Most people in the Middle east are now switching from dial-up to cable connections and hence I see that it will take a few more years before WIFI takes off. I am more than happy to help in publicizing and taking FON further in the Middle East. My best to you, Rima Hi Martin,
The main reason that there are no foneros yet in muslim countries is that WIFI is still in its infancy stages. I am currently in Beirut and just recently I have been able to purchase a WIFI router whose setup costs will amount to 350$ in addition to paying a monthly fee of about 150$ per month. Most people in the Middle east are now switching from dial-up to cable connections and hence I see that it will take a few more years before WIFI takes off.

I am more than happy to help in publicizing and taking FON further in the Middle East.

My best to you,
Rima

]]> By: Cem Mimaroglu http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-458 Cem Mimaroglu Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:11:14 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-458 Muslim or not - We should be really engaging government and communities of all kinds more, and educate them on the Foneros and their potential to become the skeleton of PUBLIC WI-FI at low cost/maintenance - that is the idea... Muslim or not – We should be really engaging government and communities of all kinds more, and educate them on the Foneros and their potential to become the skeleton of PUBLIC WI-FI at low cost/maintenance – that is the idea…

]]> By: Martín Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-457 Martín Varsavsky Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:59:37 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-457 Cem, I meant Muslim countries, but I guess I was not clear. We don´t have foneros in Muslim countries yet, and I would like to find a way to communicate our message in those countries. Regards, Cem,

I meant Muslim countries, but I guess I was not clear. We don´t have foneros in Muslim countries yet, and I would like to find a way to communicate our message in those countries.

Regards,

]]> By: Cem Dalgic http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-and-the-muslim-world.html#comment-456 Cem Dalgic Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:58:15 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=254#comment-456 Fon and the muslim world?! Martin, the thousands of registered Fon user are located in countries, where you and your team are located. It´s not a matter of religion, but rather the fact if you have hired good employees in these areas. Find the right people in UAE, India, Pakistan and FON will have more "muslims". Fon and the muslim world?!

Martin, the thousands of registered Fon user are located in countries, where you and your team are located. It´s not a matter of religion, but rather the fact if you have hired good employees in these areas. Find the right people in UAE, India, Pakistan and FON will have more “muslims”.

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