Comments on: FONtrepreneur: Program Failure http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 16 May 2012 20:26:19 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: fon http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359554 fon Thu, 15 May 2008 12:13:15 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359554 [...] 5 used the promo code, 2 immediately put the La Foneras for sale on eBay. Result: program canceled!http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/Ethnologue report for language code:fonEthnologue and bibliography information on Fon. ... There are [...] [...] 5 used the promo code, 2 immediately put the La Foneras for sale on eBay. Result: program canceled!http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/Ethnologue report for language code:fonEthnologue and bibliography information on Fon. … There are [...]

]]> By: FONfanatic http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359553 FONfanatic Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:40:41 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359553 I wouldn't call it a success but the result of expoliting an already excisting network of telephone booths and retailer shops. And I suspect KPN of using methods known as vertical tying. I wouldn’t call it a success but the result of expoliting an already excisting network of telephone booths and retailer shops. And I suspect KPN of using methods known as vertical tying.

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359552 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:52:47 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359552 Hi FONtastic, thanks for your comment and those links. I do wonder about your definition of 'failure' though. We sold HubHop within a year to KPN when we had 50+ hotspots. They grew the business to 1000+ hotspots all in premium locations. I would consider that a success... Hi FONtastic, thanks for your comment and those links. I do wonder about your definition of ‘failure’ though. We sold HubHop within a year to KPN when we had 50+ hotspots. They grew the business to 1000+ hotspots all in premium locations. I would consider that a success…

]]> By: FONfanatic http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359551 FONfanatic Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:31:04 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359551 FON is about to explode in new environments never explored by ICT-entrepeneurs. Watch it happening at http://www.camperforum.nl/viewforum.php?f=13&sid=fb432d229bec76d5cee0c58bb225b0d3 and there is more at http://blog.fon.com/nl/, furthermore you'll wait and see in 2008. It's nice though that after your failure with HubHop, see http://bomega.com/2007/09/25/fon-hubhop/#comment-9789 , you joined FON and kept your FONera running for at least a full year. But unlike your hotspot mine has been visited by lots of people, mostly temporarily staying students who want to mail their kin. FON is about to explode in new environments never explored by ICT-entrepeneurs. Watch it happening at http://www.camperforum.nl/viewforum.php?f=13&sid=fb432d229bec76d5cee0c58bb225b0d3 and there is more at http://blog.fon.com/nl/, furthermore you’ll wait and see in 2008.

It’s nice though that after your failure with HubHop, see http://bomega.com/2007/09/25/fon-hubhop/#comment-9789 , you joined FON and kept your FONera running for at least a full year. But unlike your hotspot mine has been visited by lots of people, mostly temporarily staying students who want to mail their kin.

]]> By: gganesh http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359550 gganesh Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:12:55 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359550 true worldwide success of free distribution of router !!!!! investors should be happy at least thousand of people enjoy a bit of the round A and B invested the company .... true worldwide success of free distribution of router !!!!! investors should be happy at least thousand of people enjoy a bit of the round A and B invested the company ….

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359549 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:32:43 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359549 Hi David, I own a Fon router too and I got it for free in the mail a few weeks ago. But the question isn't if you and I are happy with our routers but if there are neighbors or people wondering through my street who are happy with it and end up paying Fon. Giving away free routers to the world is easy (and that part is obviously successful) but getting people to actually use this service and eventually pay for it is a different story. Hi David, I own a Fon router too and I got it for free in the mail a few weeks ago.

But the question isn’t if you and I are happy with our routers but if there are neighbors or people wondering through my street who are happy with it and end up paying Fon. Giving away free routers to the world is easy (and that part is obviously successful) but getting people to actually use this service and eventually pay for it is a different story.

]]> By: David Petherick http://thenextweb.com/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359548 David Petherick Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:21:50 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/2007/12/21/fontrepreneur-program-failure/#comment-359548 I'm writing from my lounge, courtesy of the FON router I got for €5 more than a year ago. FON signed a big deal with BT plc in October this year to supply their routers. BT used to be the monopoly telephone service provider in the UK, and they have 3 million brpadband customers. I blogged about this for a customer under the headline "BT & FON offer free wi-fi access across UK in world's largest wi-fi network" - see http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=91633 It remains to be seen how this rolls out, but I think this might provide a model for how FON is successful in penetrating other markets. I’m writing from my lounge, courtesy of the FON router I got for €5 more than a year ago.

FON signed a big deal with BT plc in October this year to supply their routers. BT used to be the monopoly telephone service provider in the UK, and they have 3 million brpadband customers.

I blogged about this for a customer under the headline “BT & FON offer free wi-fi access across UK in world’s largest wi-fi network” – see http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=91633

It remains to be seen how this rolls out, but I think this might provide a model for how FON is successful in penetrating other markets.

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