Wireless Is Fun Podcast Topics :30 mins target/18 topics listed ====== VOIP TOPICS Dan reviews the Optimus Keyboard. Comments about VON? Court rules Vonage must stop using Verizon patents. Vonage claims it has long prepared for this, and customers have no fear of service termination. Mike Snyder, Vonage's chief executive officer says "Friday's events represented one small step in what is sure to be a long legal battle." Vonage, whose shares fell nearly 26% on Friday, also said the litigation would likely take years, but added that it was confident it would continue to provide service to its over 2.2 million subscribers. Will they license from Verizon? Will they patch their code? Is this death for Vonage? http://gigaom.com/2007/03/23/vonage-has-to-stop-using-verizon-patents/ http://gigaom.com/2007/03/23/vonage-has-to-stop-using-verizon-patents/ http://andyabramson.blogs.com/voipwatch/2007/03/the_v_battle.html ====== VOIP TO FON SEGUE EarthLink Unveils Wi-Fi VoIP Phone with wifi router built into base... appears to be the same "FON Router with Skype Handset" from July, 2006. http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007493.html http://andyabramson.blogs.com/voipwatch/2007/03/earthlink_wifi_.html http://blog.fon.com/en/archive/gadgets/fon-router-with-skype-handset.html ====== FON TOPICS Fon Blog and Martin Varsavsky release early details of their upcoming "Fontenna" which will be an external, cable-tethered 7db box. http://blog.fon.com/en/archive/gadgets/fontenna-update.html http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/the-secret-is-in-the-fontennas.html Deja Vu from Dec 12 last year... Fon suggests again that their partnership with McAfee makes their product safe. http://blog.fon.com/en/archive//fon-mcafee.html http://www.mymcafee.com/Partner.aspx http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/is-fon-safe.html http://elfonblog.fondoo.net/?p=43 Fon releases firmware upgrades for VOIP phones so they can log in to Fon hotspots. Is the problem solved? Listener feedback encouraged. http://wirelessisfun.com/2007/03/23/brief-on-fon/ http://www.fon.com/en/info/whatsNew Mike Puchol blogs: Another Fon issue fixed by Apple Computer- Airport Extreme patch makes it easier to connect to La Fonera now. http://fonblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/mac-osx-patch-for-airport-to-solve-fonera-wpa-issue/ http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=13259&cat=1&platform=osx&method=sa/AirPortExtremeUpdate2007002.dmg Fon is HOT! Melting La Fonera APs... YouTube vid probably a hoax, but an expert analysis by Mike Puchol suggests that the electronics may last no more than a year due to heat stress. http://tech.am/2007/03/17/fonera-overheating-are-we-cooking-yet/ http://wirelessisfun.com/2007/03/19/la-fonera-to-die-in-one-year/ Sources suggest that Fon's upcoming La Fonera 1.5 will have a LAN port, based on the slightly better Accton MR3202A 2 Port Mini Router. Since La Foneras have a 2 year warantee, this could mean a free upgrade when the 1.0 fries. http://tech.am/2007/02/26/new-routers-with-lan-and-usb-ports-but-not-by-fon/ http://www.accton.com/products/product_range/21_weap/MR3202A.htm ====== FON TO WI-MAX SEGUE Fon also suggests they will have a Wi-Max/WiFi AP in the future. La Fonera x will use Wi-Max service instead of Cable/DSL modem. http://wirelessisfun.com/2007/03/20/fon-wifi-operator-planning-to-deploy-wimax/ http://elfonblog.fondoo.net/?p=19 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/wimax-and-fon.html ====== WI-MAX TOPICS Ericsson halts Wi-Max technology in favor of 3G. http://www.wireless-weblog.com/50226711/ericsson_says_goodbye_to_wimax.php Wi-Fi on busses is becoming more common... one project to Wi-Fi trains is not moving forward as hoped. http://elfonblog.fondoo.net/?p=33 http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=5678791 http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007431.html http://andyabramson.blogs.com/working_anywhere/2007/02/wifi_on_trains_.html FCC To Retain In-Flight Cell Ban. Thank goodness. Keep Big-Time Bob and First-Time Betty silent! http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007498.html http://www.wireless-weblog.com/50226711/fcc_to_hang_up_on_inflight_cell_phone_use.php Telenet Solutions Launches HSDPA Data Card / Seamless Data Roaming In Belguim. The Telenet Mobile Data Card is the first mobile data card in the European Union that guarantees a seamless transfer from a Telenet Hotspot network to the Telenet MVNO (Data) network and vice versa without the session being interrupted. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-26-2007/0004553078&EDATE http://andyabramson.blogs.com/working_anywhere/2007/03/telnet_introduc.html Foundry launches high density WLANs. Foundry's IronPort Mobility AP150 access point, based on technology from Meru Networks, can support up to 120 WLAN connections. http://www.theregister.com/2007/03/26/foundry_high_density_wlans/ ====== WHISHER TOPICS Whisher releases new Mac and Linux clients. Linux client offers intrim solution to exposed Wi-Fi encryption keys. http://blog.whisher.com/2007/03/22/linux-version-of-whisher-released/