Privatbank launched FON routers

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

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

Those who wish to connect to the FON network can purchase a router using the online 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 (protected access point), allowing you not only
share your WiFi with other FON users, but also get FREE Internet access through similar
Hot spots for the rest of the FON community.
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Owners of FON Routers will have free access to WiFi points that open in PrivatBank branches throughout Ukraine.

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

Fonera +

Specifications.



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 (called FON_FREE_INTERNET by default) is not encrypted and one private (called MyPlace by default), 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 the network. Fonera + is easy to install, offers data 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 access to broadband internet in the BT FON community. You get free access to over 500,000 hot spots in the UK and more than 700,000 hot spots in the world. Plus, you get 120 minutes of free access to BT Openzone's 3000 hot spots 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 (called FON_FREE_INTERNET by default) is not encrypted and one private (called MyPlace by default), encrypted with WPA-PSK;

Description.

Fonera 2.0g WiFi router with a USB port and an additional LAN port. Easy to install, offers data transfer rates 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. Comes with the functionality of a computer inside, so you don’t always need a computer to be online to perform your favorite tasks on the Internet. For example, it perfectly interacts with such services as YouTube, Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, BitTorrent, RapidShare. You can connect a USB drive (USB flash drive, external hard drive) to a USB port for booting, data backup. Additional features include the ability to backup files via Wi-Fi to your hard drive, print, access to a remote webcam. Fonera 2.0g is supported by open source and developers are encouraged to create and share additional applications.

PS http://fon.privatbank.ua/