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Does someone here know it to explain if it is an economic hoax or a scam??

This is not a hoax nor a scam, this is a serious website, here (in France), almost all computer's website talked about the concept of sharing our's wifi connection.
The modem was free during the first month and now, it is 30 €/$ wich is the cheapier wifi modem you can find but you must share you internet connection.

What is wifi?

Wireless Connection

Hi Psycophanta,

It's not a hoax, it's the last project of the man who start Jazztel project.
He leaves the company in bad days for Jazztel to the Telepizza general manager, if I'm not wrong and start doing a new type of business, share bandwidth of the not used internet connection to VoIP network. THe project is get a new mobile telephone provider but not using GSM network, use WiFi phones. You can see Utstarcom, Linksys...

I think it's a nice project and perhaps some day join to them or "create" a similar project, doing at this moment a new telephony system with this kind of technology in the company where I work.

Un saludo.

KarLKoX wrote:Wireless Connection

Hmm WLAN? A big WLAN network all over the world? Cool, I want one too(It will start like the blogs and forums, I am sure)

Thank for the info guys!
Then I will join to that community as soon as possible, and we should spread that info as much as possible!

DarkDragon wrote:What is wifi?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi

It would seem that sharing your wireless connection could set you up for abuse charges if the person using it does something illegal.

It seems like you're sharing bandwidth on your IP or do they perform some sort of translation?

What are they doing differently then if I just leave my wireless ports open?

I guess they keep track of who's using what/when so they can answer the summons from the mpaa, ria etc.

OK - I see that they track it.

Seems to be an unanswered question as to who's liable for illegal activities from/on your bandwidth

cheers