Comments on: The 3G iPhone brings 3G networks down: Fon is the answer

By: Martin Varsavsky

Martin Varsavsky — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:08:36 +0000

Bratislav,

The iPhone forces u to look for WiFi when u want to do go to the itunes store.

When u start looking in certain countries, like UK, where we have http://www.btfon.com and any bt openzone or fon or btfon is good for you, yes you find fon in a lot of places.

In France we have a lot of coverage as well

In Japan as well

In other countries less, but growing

By: Diego A

Diego A — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:46:23 +0000

G1 from T-mobile is launched today. Android inside. G3/Wi-fi.
$25 for data access.

By: Martin Varsavsky

Martin Varsavsky — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:22:29 +0000

@ Bratislav Metulsky: It depends on which country you are talking about. We have the most coverage in the UK and in Japan. In some countries we still have low coverage.

By: Bratislav Metulsky

Bratislav Metulsky — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:06:31 +0000

Nice idea, but does Fon really have significant coverage in those places, where 3G networks are overloaded? Fon is neither available at trade fairs, nor at airports, nor at railroad stations, but mostly in residential zones, where foneros live.
And have you ever examined the acutal signal range of hotspots? Do they generate any outdoor coverage worth mentioning, that could discharge 3G networks?

By: Diego A

Diego A — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:49:55 +0000

Well, the android platform from Google will also use G3 access to data but from T-mobile. I guess it’s just a matter of time before they increase their bandwidth for G3 networks, perhaps charging more on their service, but it’s definitely they way to go.

By: Review of the Internet News of the Day - Fast.Fwd.Innov@tion

Review of the Internet News of the Day - Fast.Fwd.Innov@tion — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:32:11 +0000

[...] The 3G iPhone brings 3G networks down: Fon is the answer: If you work for a mobile carrier anywhere in the world read this article please. The news is that the introduction of the iPhone is bringing AT&T network´s down. In the article you can see that AT&T had to stop the launch of the Blackberry Bold, an amazing new product by Blackberry because iPhone users are bandwidth hogs… Read more on Martin Varsavsky’s blog. [...]

By: Romain

Romain — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:19:41 +0000

If Fon is able to cover big cities in the USA as they do for Paris, I hope Fon would find a fine partnership like they did with Neuf Telecom in France (when I say a fine partnership, I’m speaking for the end user).

By: The 3G iPhone brings 3G networks down: Fon is the answer

The 3G iPhone brings 3G networks down: Fon is the answer — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:24:36 +0000

[...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptImage by tychay via Flickr If you work for a mobile carrier anywhere in the world read this article please. The news is that the introduction of the iPhone is bringing AT&T network´s down. In the article you can see that AT&T had to stop the launch of the Blackberry Bold, an amazing new product by Blackberry because iPhone users are bandwidth hogs. Indeed in a desperate measure AT&T is promoting 3G but sending its customers who already paid for 3G to WiFi. Indeed they are forcing th [...]

By: Jordi - FON

Jordi - FON — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:20:58 +0000

@Simon, FTW as in For the Win

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:54:41 +0000

it looks indeed like the right and immediatly applicable solution to lighten brodband demand in highly 3G-populated areas, fon ftw!