Privatbank started selling FON routers

    A quarter of a year ago, Alexander Vityaz, head of the PrivatBank Center for Electronic Business in a podcast on itc.ua, said that Privatbank was building a national free WiFi network in Ukraine Link to Habré
    January 26, 2010 details of the network’s construction became available.

    As it turned out, everything ingenious is simple: Privatbank began to cooperate with the international network of hot spots FON. Wikipedia Off. site

    wishing to connect to the FON network can buy a router using the Internet banking system Privat24.
    Quote from the site Privat24
    FON is the world's largest WiFi community and the best way to connect to the Internet for free!

    As soon as you buy any of the FON routers and connect it to your existing broadband
    connection, you immediately create your FON hot spot (secure access point) that allows you to not only
    share your WiFi with other FON users, but also get FREE access to The Internet through similar
    hot spots of other members of the FON community.

    Owners of FON Routers will have free access to WiFi points that open in PrivatBank branches throughout Ukraine.


    At the moment, 2 router models are available: Fonera + and Fonera 2.0g at a price of 395 UAH. and 495 UAH. respectively. (1 $ ≈ 8 UAH.)

    Fonera +
    Specifications.

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    Dimensions: 93.5mm x 25.5mm x 110mm (without antenna);
    Authentication: WEP 64bit / 128 bit, WPA, WPA2, WPA mixed;
    Encryption: TKIP, AES, Mixed; Network standard: IEEE 802.11b / 802.11g (up to 54 Mbps);
    Access points: one public (named FON_FREE_INTERNET by default) is not encrypted and one private (named MyPlace by default) is encrypted with WPA-PSK;

    Description.

    Comes with an Internet port for connecting to an existing broadband connection, and an additional LAN port for connecting to a network. Fonera + is easy to install, offers data transfer rates up to 54 Mbps, and works with all WiFi devices (laptops, phones, MP3 players, etc.). The standard range is from 10-50 meters depending on the environment. Most importantly, Fonera + provides secure broadband internet access in the BT FON community. You get free access to over 500,000 hot spots in the UK and over 700,000 hot spots in the world. Plus you get 120 minutes of free access to BT Openzone's 3000 hotspots at airports, hotels and restaurants. With Fonera +, you can set the bandwidth for sharing and personalizing access to the portal with your videos and photos.


    Fonera 2.0g
    Specifications.

    Dimensions: 93.5mm x 25.5mm x 110mm (without antenna); USB port: USB A-type (USB 2.0)
    Authentication: WEP 64bit / 128 bit, WPA, WPA2, WPA mixed;
    Encryption: TKIP, AES, Mixed; Network standard: IEEE 802.11b / 802.11g (up to 54 Mbps);
    Access points: one public (named FON_FREE_INTERNET by default) is not encrypted and one private (named MyPlace by default) is encrypted with WPA-PSK;

    Description.

    Fonera 2.0g WiFi Router with USB Port and Optional LAN Port. Easy to install, offers data transfer rates of up to 54 Mbps 802.11g technology, and works with all WiFi devices (laptops, phones, MP3 players, etc.). Standard signal range up to 50 meters. It comes with the functionality of a computer inside, so you don’t always need a computer to be online to complete your favorite tasks on the Internet. For example, it interacts well with services such as YouTube, Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, BitTorrent, RapidShare. You can connect a USB drive (USB flash drive, external hard drive) to the USB port for downloading, data backup. Additional features include the ability to backup files via Wi-Fi to your hard drive, printing, access to a remote webcam. Fonera 2.


    PS http://fon.privatbank.ua/

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