Comments on: Why Have I Not Connected My Fonera Yet? http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-17200 Eric Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:20:57 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-17200 Hello, I would like inform you of my fonera problem, the fonera comes set with certain settings, one is set in channel two, I have the skype 100 phone from smc and the phone only will pick up on channel 1,6,11, also i have tried everything, thier is new firmware out, that last three numbers that the fon comes with is .17p1, the new version is .19F1, Actually my smc cell phone wont even connect with an open network in the airport. Hope you have answers because fon and smc never could figure out the problem. thanks, Hello,
I would like inform you of my fonera problem, the fonera comes set with certain settings, one is set in channel two, I have the skype 100 phone from smc and the phone only will pick up on channel 1,6,11, also i have tried everything, thier is new firmware out, that last three numbers that the fon comes with is .17p1, the new version is .19F1, Actually my smc cell phone wont even connect with an open network in the airport.
Hope you have answers because fon and smc never could figure out the problem.
thanks,

]]> By: Jersey http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-2562 Jersey Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:10:59 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-2562 Hi Martin, I told the FON-idea to five persons, but only one of them said 'yes' to FON, and this only, because there is now a Linksys-Router between the LaFonera and the Internet. On this Linksys, a good Firewall is running and blocks all P2P-Traffic and all requets for 'suspicious' words... The other four persons gave me only one fast and short answear: To dangerous for me in the case of abuse. Can you afford to kick off these 80% of possible new foneros? Ok, perhaps I was not lucky with my five persons, but I think, that FON could expand its increasing from 20K per month to 60K per month, if you would make FON save for the foneros... The idea of FON is great, but does not run in the optimum(in my opinion). Best Regards, Jersey Hi Martin,
I told the FON-idea to five persons, but only one of them said ‘yes’ to FON, and this only, because there is now a Linksys-Router between the LaFonera and the Internet. On this Linksys, a good Firewall is running and blocks all P2P-Traffic and all requets for ‘suspicious’ words…
The other four persons gave me only one fast and short answear: To dangerous for me in the case of abuse. Can you afford to kick off these 80% of possible new foneros? Ok, perhaps I was not lucky with my five persons, but I think, that FON could expand its increasing from 20K per month to 60K per month, if you would make FON save for the foneros… The idea of FON is great, but does not run in the optimum(in my opinion).

Best Regards,

Jersey

]]> By: Martín Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-2561 Martín Varsavsky Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:27:56 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-2561 Michael, as I said repeatedly Fon keeps records that show that if any illegal activity happens on a line it is NOT the responsibility of the Fonero. We have over 100,000 foneras connected, we get 20K more every month around the world and we have not had a single problem like this, not one. But I see that a few people around the world are obsessed about this issue and keep writing about it. My answer, please do not join Fon, we don´t want people who will lose sleep over this, we want happy foneros. Michael,

as I said repeatedly Fon keeps records that show that if any illegal activity happens on a line it is NOT the responsibility of the Fonero. We have over 100,000 foneras connected, we get 20K more every month around the world and we have not had a single problem like this, not one.

But I see that a few people around the world are obsessed about this issue and keep writing about it. My answer, please do not join Fon, we don´t want people who will lose sleep over this, we want happy foneros.

]]> By: Martín Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-2560 Martín Varsavsky Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:27:55 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-2560 Michael, as I said repeatedly Fon keeps records that show that if any illegal activity happens on a line it is NOT the responsibility of the Fonero. We have over 100,000 foneras connected, we get 20K more every month around the world and we have not had a single problem like this, not one. But I see that a few people around the world are obsessed about this issue and keep writing about it. My answer, please do not join Fon, we don´t want people who will lose sleep over this, we want happy foneros. Michael,

as I said repeatedly Fon keeps records that show that if any illegal activity happens on a line it is NOT the responsibility of the Fonero. We have over 100,000 foneras connected, we get 20K more every month around the world and we have not had a single problem like this, not one.

But I see that a few people around the world are obsessed about this issue and keep writing about it. My answer, please do not join Fon, we don´t want people who will lose sleep over this, we want happy foneros.

]]> By: Michael http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-2559 Michael Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:29:17 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-2559 Martin, here´s a link to the latest sentence concerning the liability of open hotspots and misuse by ohter users: <a href="http://www.heise.de/ct/06/20/052/" rel="nofollow">http://www.heise.de/ct/06/20/052/</a> If you cannot make sure that you will keep free your foneros from claims of other parties (esp. music industry) due to misuse of the fon network, your concept will not succeed. This is the main constraint why many foneros don´t dare to open their access to the fonero community. Greetings Michael Martin,

here´s a link to the latest sentence concerning the liability of open hotspots and misuse by ohter users: http://www.heise.de/ct/06/20/052/

If you cannot make sure that you will keep free your foneros from claims of other parties (esp. music industry) due to misuse of the fon network, your concept will not succeed. This is the main constraint why many foneros don´t dare to open their access to the fonero community.

Greetings
Michael

]]> By: Jean-Michel Garnier http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-2558 Jean-Michel Garnier Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:02:42 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-2558 Martin, I did have problems to install my fonera last december (there was absolutely no signal!) but as I work in IT, I finally solved the problem by upgrading to the new firmware. The truth is, you will never encounter enough good geeks to be part of your customer care, I mean, your employees were very polite but I felt they miss a bit of experience ... Suggestion: why don't you try to rely on foneros' goodness and solidarity? There is something magic with Internet communities, we are all brothers ! I would not mind helping some foneros who live in the same town if I can receive something in exchange (glory, fun, a bit of money, whatever!!!) Soy frances pero vivo en Barcelona. Sé que Fon tiene una oficina en Bcn, me encantaria echar una mano a FON porque odio tanto t*l*fonic* y sus hermanos que casi trabajaria gratis!!! Por ejemplo, se podria desarollar la red social de los foneros copiando la moda 2.0 pero menos funcionalidades (Less is More!) Jean-Michel (15 años de informatica! Ruby on Rails wanabee) Martin, I did have problems to install my fonera last december (there was absolutely no signal!) but as I work in IT, I finally solved the problem by upgrading to the new firmware. The truth is, you will never encounter enough good geeks to be part of your customer care, I mean, your employees were very polite but I felt they miss a bit of experience …

Suggestion: why don’t you try to rely on foneros’ goodness and solidarity? There is something magic with Internet communities, we are all brothers ! I would not mind helping some foneros who live in the same town if I can receive something in exchange (glory, fun, a bit of money, whatever!!!)

Soy frances pero vivo en Barcelona. Sé que Fon tiene una oficina en Bcn, me encantaria echar una mano a FON porque odio tanto t*l*fonic* y sus hermanos que casi trabajaria gratis!!! Por ejemplo, se podria desarollar la red social de los foneros copiando la moda 2.0 pero menos funcionalidades (Less is More!)

Jean-Michel (15 años de informatica! Ruby on Rails wanabee)

]]> By: Martin Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-2557 Martin Varsavsky Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:56:17 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-2557 Sorry Videoblitz, but I don´t believe you. Austria is a democracy. If not the thousands of people in Austria who buy and leave Linksys or Netgear routers open are in much greater danger. At FON we keep records of who connects, surfing is not anonymous. FON is very safe. Sorry Videoblitz, but I don´t believe you. Austria is a democracy. If not the thousands of people in Austria who buy and leave Linksys or Netgear routers open are in much greater danger. At FON we keep records of who connects, surfing is not anonymous. FON is very safe.

]]> By: Videoblitz http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-2556 Videoblitz Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:14:08 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-2556 Martin: don't say no, if you don't know what happened and can happen every time again - not only in austria, also in germany, france, spain and other countries! the BKA (i have spoken with them last week!) DOESN'T know any contact (phone, fax) of your legal department to get immediatly logs or answeres to prevent a suspect (but innocent) Fonero to get into jail as it happend some weeks ago (operation "flo"). Martin:

don’t say no, if you don’t know what happened and can happen every time again – not only in austria, also in germany, france, spain and other countries!

the BKA (i have spoken with them last week!) DOESN’T know any contact (phone, fax) of your legal department to get immediatly logs or answeres to prevent a suspect (but innocent) Fonero to get into jail as it happend some weeks ago (operation “flo”).

]]> By: Martín Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-2555 Martín Varsavsky Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:51:33 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-2555 Monster: you are not responsible, Fon keeps records and will shows police if necessary that you are not responsible for illegal activity but somebody else was. Monster:

you are not responsible, Fon keeps records and will shows police if necessary that you are not responsible for illegal activity but somebody else was.

]]> By: Martín Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/why-have-i-not-connected-my-fonera-yet.html#comment-2554 Martín Varsavsky Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:29:20 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=675#comment-2554 Meo, you are right that Fon is a global network not an Austrian network and we don´t have a single employee in Austria, indeed we have around 10 doing customer care for the whole world. Fon is based on voluntarism that´s why we give the foneras for free. Regarding legalities see my latest post. Meo,

you are right that Fon is a global network not an Austrian network and we don´t have a single employee in Austria, indeed we have around 10 doing customer care for the whole world. Fon is based on voluntarism that´s why we give the foneras for free. Regarding legalities see my latest post.

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