Comments on: Holiday Season Request: Open Your Internet Access Points

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Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:57:15 +0000

[...] silently thank all who provide free access to their WIFI Internet system as my fingers move over the keyboard and mouse to open FireFox, Mozilla Thunderbird Email, and [...]

By: mandarine

mandarine — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:12:25 +0000

I have stumbled upon http://www.fon.com via one of my colleagues. It is a brilliant concept: you can get a low-cost wifi router (or even for free if you are sponsored by a member). Then you open a fraction of your internet bandwidth to strangers. Your house becomes a fon wifi spot. The briliant part is that in return, as a member, you then get free access at any fon spot in the world. For those who are often on the road, this is the perfect system.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:54:18 +0000

Easy. Tracking those things are done all the time. But more importantly, how would they know you had kiddie porn or copyrighted materials if your computer was protected and your Internet open? You can separate the two.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:38:57 +0000

I can see where you’re coming from in terms of the idea, but unfortunately I’m legally responsible for everything that gets transmitted over my connection. Should someone decide to download kiddie porn or copy written materials how would I prove it wasn’t me?

By: Daijinryuu

Daijinryuu — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:24:45 +0000

Just remember:the more ppl on your network, the slower the network becomes for everyone. My friend shares wifi with 3 other families, and between 6 and 8, he says, and maybe 10 to 11, it can get really slow.

By: Joerg Weisner

Joerg Weisner — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:19:56 +0000

Have a look at http://www.fon.com
They have a phantastic concept.
I just ordered a router two weeks ago, installed it and here we go,
so if you are coming to my village, there is wifi for you.

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:57:55 +0000

I have two routers. The main one runs 802.11g only, with a WEP key. The other one runs as a slave (no DHCP) and provides 802.11b only, with no security. That way, guests can flip open their laptop and just have it work, or I can give them the key and provide them with secure access.

By: The blogosphere is a global chatroom

The blogosphere is a global chatroom — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:04:04 +0000

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By: Kian Ann

Kian Ann — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:55:08 +0000

Heh! Great idea! But I live in a apartment flat in Singapore!… I can actually readily access 3 networks when I start to scan for wireless networks

Anyway, I’m really looking forward to the festive season and Christmas!

*oops… is it too early? i still have my uni examinations to clear!*

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:00:41 +0000

The reality is that the world’s neighborhoods are NOT filled with hackers. Opening your Internet connection does not have to expose your computer. I’ve even had the WIFI router and cable modem connected and then disconnected my laptop from the system and it still worked, staying open for WIFI computers to connect to the Internet without a computer connected to anything.

Handing out codes and passwords to visitors is great if you know the visitors. It’s the unknown ones to whom this would be such a fabulous free gift this holiday season.

BTW, I was not talking about speed as much as “volume”.