[MLB-WIRELESS] FON as an alternative to meraki-mini

[Dean Collins]

BTW just in case you guys in Australia missed the announcement, FON just
signed a major deal here in New York this week with Time Warner Cable.

 

The basics of the deal are this, that any and all Time Warner Cable
customers can now 'purchase' a very subsidized FON box and connect it to
their Time Warner Cable outlet for wireless service throughout their
home but....also access any other FON box with the same user name
throughout the FON network.

 

It's a major major deal (can you imagine Telstra or someone else writing
a deal like that.....ooops hell just froze over). There are some very
wide ranging ramifications around what this may mean, details are still
being brought to light so I've held off writing about it yet but I'll
probably blog something about it later this week on 
www.Collins.net.pr/blog Personally I'm super stoked about it, being in
NY it pretty much means I'll be able to get citywide wifi access
anywhere I go.

 

 

Regards,

Dean Collins
Cognation Pty Ltd
dean at cognation.net
+1-212-203-4357 Ph
+61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial).

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<http://click.mexuar.com/webuser/nojs/7/userurl/Cognation> 
 

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au [mailto:melbwireless-

> bounces at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Shaun Lee Clarke

> Sent: Saturday, 28 April 2007 4:05 AM

> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au

> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] alternative to meraki-mini

> 

> I think your right, in fact I think they took measures to prevent 3rd

> party firmware installations, but these have obviously been defeated.

> 

>   *Shaun Lee Clarke*

> *Mobile:* 0433 559 020

> 

> 

> Simon Knight wrote:

> > I thought the FON system wasn't very keen on people installing their

> > own firmware.

> >

> > On 4/27/07, Shaun Lee Clarke <clarke.shaun.l at edumail.vic.gov.au>
wrote:

> >> Is there an easily installable version of OpenWRT for the Maraki's?
Or

> >> os it still a requirement to compile your own?

> >>

> >> I assume compiling would require a Linux system, which I do not
have,

> >> which is why I have not purchased any of these units yet.

> >>

> >> My main uses would be small AP's and client bridges.

> >>

> >>   *Shaun Lee Clarke*

> >> *Mobile:* 0433 559 020

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Dan Flett wrote:

> >> > Hi Rohan,

> >> >

> >> > Yeah, the Fon routers look good - especially since they are
cheaper

> >> > (US$40 vs Meraki's US$50).  But they have the following problems:

> >> >

> >> > I don't think there is a weatherproof version.  Where did you
hear that

> >> > they were weatherproof?

> >> >

> >> > They don't support Power-Over-Ethernet at all.

> >> >

> >> > They don't ship to Australia yet.

> >> >

> >> > You need to register as a FON member to buy the unit.

> >> >

> >> > I think for the extra US$10 I'd rather get a Meraki with PoE
support.

> >> >

> >> > Cheers,

> >> >

> >> > Dan

> >> >

> >> >> From: "Rohan Malhotra" <rohanmalhotra86 at gmail.com>

> >> >> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au

> >> >> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] alternative to meraki-mini

> >> >> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:31:27 +1000

> >> >

> >> >> i was reading through the post about the melbwireless on the

> >> >> techtalkradio

> >> >> forums and some british guy mentioned these babies:

> >> >>

> >> >> http://www.fon.com/en/

> >> >>

> >> >> sounds awesooooome.

> >> >>

> >> >> the standard one is weatherproof, markedly cheaper and according
to

> >> this:

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Fon/Fonera#head-

> 502f55fd07aa0b4317f616f2dc0c8552eb161749

> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> is almost identical to the meraki.

> >> >>

> >> >> so basically same features, much cheaper cost and wider
distribution.

> >> >>

> >> >> as i still haven't got around to getting myself a decent router

> >> yet, i'm

> >> >> thinking about getting one of these if they're wholly openwrt

> >> >> compatible or

> >> >> at least if i can adapt them to my needs with the melbwireless

> >> project.

> >> >>

> >> >> tell us what you think!?

> >> >

> >> >

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