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FON is a Global Community of people who share WiFi. Share your WiFi broadband access at home/work and enjoy WiFi all over the world!

To become a Fonero, all you need to do is register with FON on their website, have broadband connection, and download the FON Software onto your WiFi router. It's that simple. Just share your connection and the rest of the Community shares back with you. Join FON and enjoy connecting from anywhere within the WiFi World.

To start sharing, set up your access point where you can receive the most coverage, generally close to the window or outside your home. The rest of the Community will be thankful.

The Community

If you'd like to join the FON Community, register with them at www.fon.com. You can select the user profile that most suits you. FON is now working in a Beta phase and is only available for Linus. A Linus is any user who shares his/her WiFi in exchange for free access throughout the Community wherever there is coverage. In the future, FON will also be available for Bills. Instead of roaming for free, Bills are users who prefer to keep a percentage of the fees that FON charges to Aliens. And Aliens are those who pay to connect.

The Software

If you have broadband connection and a WiFi router that is already FON Software compatible, then visit our download area. Follow the instructions and in a few minutes your WiFi router will become a FON access point or FON "Hotspot".

The Router

FON are working hard so that their Software is compatible with the makes and models of the most common WiFi routers. Currently, FON works on Linksys WRT54G/GS/GL versions 1x to 4x. If you happen to have a different make or model, you can purchase a FON Ready, Plug & Play router from their website with the Software already installed. You can also get a FON compatible router from Fearn Web Design and then download the Software on your own.

Sharing

Once your router has been installed with the FON Software, it will detect the FON wireless signal. Select it and follow the instructions on the captive portal that will appear when you register your access point. The process is easy and you can follow step by step the instructions in the download section. This way the entire Community will be able to locate your WiFi Hotspot on the map, and you'll be able to connect freely throughout the FON Community.

Coverage

Once you're a Fonero, you can begin connecting to all of the access points or Hotspots that appear on the FON coverage maps. You can easily find the geographic location of the closest FON Hotspots to where you wish to connect.

Security

If you have registered your WiFi in the FON Community, you will be protected through your local password which you can change whenever you choose. You will share your WiFi connection with registered Foneros from around the world. Unlike the open WiFi networks that are not password protected, all Foneros who connect through your WiFi are registered and identifiable.

For more details visit our FON-Australia, FON-UK Website or the official FON Website

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