Comments on: FON has Raised Another 10 Million Euros to Grow its WiFi Community Around the World http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martín Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2645 Martín Varsavsky Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:15:59 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2645 Thank u Lele and do send it over, I read Italian. Thank u Lele and do send it over, I read Italian.

]]> By: Lele Dainesi http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2644 Lele Dainesi Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:27:54 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2644 Martin, congratulations! I'm almost finished to prepare an italian dossier on connectivity (WiMax, Wi-Fi, FON movement etc.) and I'm convinced that FON movement is the most innovative of the last 3-4 years all other the web-world. Italy is dominated by lobby (Telecom Italia) and particular interest of a grape of interest and only FON could free people to boost their digital lifestyle. Martin, congratulations!

I’m almost finished to prepare an italian dossier on connectivity (WiMax, Wi-Fi, FON movement etc.) and I’m convinced that FON movement is the most innovative of the last 3-4 years all other the web-world.

Italy is dominated by lobby (Telecom Italia) and particular interest of a grape of interest and only FON could free people to boost their digital lifestyle.

]]> By: Florin Ivan http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2643 Florin Ivan Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:51:38 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2643 Hello, My name is Ivan Florin and i'm from Romania. Id like to know if this is the official possition of FON about Romania "FON IS THE LARGEST WIFI COMMUNITY IN THE WORLD may be not in Romania... (Romania is not the whole world...) anyway.... not for now." This was post by your English board moderator "moderfon" in March 16, 2007, and id like to know your official possition about this "discrimination", looks more like a personal opinion, but from one moderator what represent FON on that Board. I'm waiting your official answer about this public on forum. The answer from your moderator board is totaly unproffessional. Romania is a Europe country, member of Europe Union, with same right like other country. The post link is: <a href="http://boards.fon.com/viewtopic.php?p=18217#18217" rel="nofollow">http://boards.fon.com/viewtopic.php?p=18217#18217</a> Thank you again, and i waiting your answer as soon is possibile. PS: I belive in this "project" and with my own forces i will start in Romania FON community too, with or without FON support. I don't know if is the right place where to write this, but i still belive somebody do something and correct the moderator discrimination about Romania. Best Regards, Florin Ivan Hello,

My name is Ivan Florin and i’m from Romania.

Id like to know if this is the official possition of FON about Romania

“FON IS THE LARGEST WIFI COMMUNITY IN THE WORLD
may be not in Romania…
(Romania is not the whole world…)

anyway…. not for now.”

This was post by your English board moderator “moderfon” in March 16, 2007, and id like to know your official possition about this “discrimination”, looks more like a personal opinion, but from one moderator what represent FON on that Board.

I’m waiting your official answer about this public on forum.
The answer from your moderator board is totaly unproffessional.

Romania is a Europe country, member of Europe Union, with same right like other country.

The post link is:
http://boards.fon.com/viewtopic.php?p=18217#18217

Thank you again, and i waiting your answer as soon is possibile.

PS: I belive in this “project” and with my own forces i will start in Romania FON community too, with or without FON support.
I don’t know if is the right place where to write this, but i still belive somebody do something and correct the moderator discrimination about Romania.

Best Regards,
Florin Ivan

]]> By: Martin Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2642 Martin Varsavsky Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:33:59 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2642 Ander, Yes they were! U r right we have to come up with something as funny ;) Ander,

Yes they were! U r right we have to come up with something as funny ;)

]]> By: Francois Legendre http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2641 Francois Legendre Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:41:34 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2641 Congrats Congrats

]]> By: Ander Hilario Gómez http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2640 Ander Hilario Gómez Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:47:31 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2640 C'mon we miss the kind of ads that you used to make up in ya.com; they were funny and relatively cheap weren't them? When are you going to do something like that in fon? C’mon we miss the kind of ads that you used to make up in ya.com; they were funny and relatively cheap weren’t them?

When are you going to do something like that in fon?

]]> By: Martin Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2639 Martin Varsavsky Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:56:41 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2639 Monster, We are spending most of the funds in R&D. Monster,

We are spending most of the funds in R&D.

]]> By: PJMDS http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2638 PJMDS Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:13:31 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2638 Use that money wisely, you need to encourage people to have their foneras connected with your FON firmware, improve that firmware with nice features like WDS (the mesh stuff like meraki would be great), site survey, communication with connected foneros (just having their skype contact listed would be nice), more controls on the router not on your site, etc. Your wasting money with promotions like fonero get fonero, most people are just abusing the promotion, they receive the free fonera and sell it or just put other firmware and use it for other purposes. Be smart and take advantage of the cheap wifi phones that are emerging on the market, promote them and you will have more connected foneras because people would have foneras connected to use their phones at least at home. Best regards and congratulations Use that money wisely, you need to encourage people to have their foneras connected with your FON firmware, improve that firmware with nice features like WDS (the mesh stuff like meraki would be great), site survey, communication with connected foneros (just having their skype contact listed would be nice), more controls on the router not on your site, etc.

Your wasting money with promotions like fonero get fonero, most people are just abusing the promotion, they receive the free fonera and sell it or just put other firmware and use it for other purposes.

Be smart and take advantage of the cheap wifi phones that are emerging on the market, promote them and you will have more connected foneras because people would have foneras connected to use their phones at least at home.

Best regards and congratulations

]]> By: Boyd R. Jones http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2637 Boyd R. Jones Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:23:34 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2637 We are a China-based VC that might be interested in working with you in China. www.itechvc.com . Contact me if there are possibilities for extended rounds, etc. We are a China-based VC that might be interested in working with you in China. http://www.itechvc.com . Contact me if there are possibilities for extended rounds, etc.

]]> By: Lui not St. Looie http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-has-raised-another-10-million-euros-to-grow-its-wifi-community-around-the-world.html#comment-2636 Lui not St. Looie Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:45:02 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=688#comment-2636 China needs a cultural rev. And starbucks will cater it as long as casinos and asset managers want it. China needs a cultural rev. And starbucks will cater it as long as casinos and asset managers want it.

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