WeFi + La Fonera Wi-Fi HotSpots Future
Friday, November 28, 2008
Free Internet Broadband by Wi-Fi or access at minimal cost was made possible to folks on the go by Fon worldwide. WeFi another statup came up with a product to detect Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity of the device - Laptop/ Smart Phone etc [OK, Windowx XP / Vista already has this kind of feature] WeFi hosts a database of high speed broadband access spots which helps new uesres detect and connect to the best possible network.According to latest reports, Fon has around 1 million La Fonera users some FREE and some paid. 500,000 of these Wi-Fi hotspots are regularly up and running. You can look up for La Fonera [Wi-Fi Hot spot powered by Fon] We found two places in Bengaluru - Jaymahal and Malleshwaram.
Now in the light of WiMax becoming one big Broadband Hotspot over a city and ISPs capping broadband data transfer limit, can Fon gain the momentun ?