Video review of Fonera 2.0n, the best value WiFi router, NAS and home server

[juiceboxkilla]

on ebay 25$

[o1meu1nome]

My Packard Bell 3.5" external HD store&Go powers down automatically.

[dkconor]

This guy seems to be so excited about technology. :P

[D4v3TT]

Could you please tell me the exact name of the device you use at 03:53 ?

Or where can I buy one like that? Seems damn interesting.

[nicknowsky]

its a "rooter" I love charbax! his vids and tech insight is priceless

[anthonyslade100]

I Like His Voice Lol

[GearoidO87]

Could I host a website on this?

[co4502]

Ok. so i have the fastest comcast internet availible in my home i use it for gaming with my ps3 online. now i want to have wifi so i can use my iphone and i do not have a computer or laptop. can i set up wifi with my ps3?

[Matjoepe]

enclosure is the word you looking for :)

[dtfcd]

@Charbax There are a few devices out there which have one particular ability in common w/ the Fonera 2.0..... the capability to use 3G usb dongles (such as aircards and MiFi) as the internet host connection. A few of them (see tinyurl links below) take it a step further and allow you to simply plug in most any 3G enabled cellphone w/ a data plan ....and that cell phone then becomes your internet host connection. Is this possible w/ Fonera 2.0?

tiny .cc/ vl58d

tiny .cc/ h7dvt

tiny .cc/ tgvc3

[jerseyfernando973]

why the are the atenneas like that

[nicsvids32199]

Haha! you have one of those cheap laptops you can win off the back of a cereal box!

Cheap-o

[me1ne]

Great principle. I did read about this years ago but have all forgotten about its existence..

[rancybajapanty]

i want a good router for 2 xbox 360 a laptop and streamin movie .. witch router u think is best for that

[shortexistence]

@rancybajapanty just get a cheap one you don't need any of this shit my net gear works great

[jacksonutton]

^complains below an up^

[jacksonutton]

olpc is cheap

[jacksonutton]

true hd is something that take 500+ out of money

[robikass]

Fonera 2.0N sucks... Using it for over a month.

Torrent download is VERY slow (5 times slower then PC)

Range is just like ordinary WI-FI router

BUGGY!!!

[fnawesomewes]

How is the range?

[nicolasrogervais]

@charbax Have you found any external 3.5" usb hard drives that wake on USB power?

[oliver18754]

lol

[Charbax]

@nicolasrogervais Not yet...

[reesk92]

@Charbax i belive the buffalo drive station does that when ever im not using it it goes to sleep as soon as i go to use it it it spins up i dont have it anymore but i belive it could of been it wakes when you plug a usb in

[freak111118]

where could i buy this in toronto the fonera thing

[Wildatheart73]

LOL.. I love this guy... LOL @ Sold at the price its supposed to be sold in the beginning. He cracks me up

[roteplex]

This has been done ages ago by USB enabled, or USB hacked DD-WRT devices which can be found very cheaply, of-course better performance will require a better HDD. But this means that the Average joe can now do this as well, great for them, but nothing revolutionary for a techy.

[piranhaleg]

Did u have to convert your tb hard drive from fat32 to ntfs to store those larger hd movie files or did u convert them under 4 gb's. Also will that archos play files over 4gb's?

[Charbax]

EXT Linux format. Archos is also EXT formatted and plays files over 4GB as well.

[pun123]

Lol at the smile you're awesome great review

Can you install Jasager on the N model yet

[dedafmonteur]

one ofthe features: can take of the plastic

you rock

[iwronic]

Fon doesn't have 1M hotspots, even when combining BT/VON/ect to the Foneras! AND WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? Fon claims to have >1M *members*, after redefining that to include every email which they collected who asked for 15-min trial wifi. AND WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? Fon never verifies these emails; many are fraudulent. Fon and CEO Martin Varsavsky are well-documented as saying a "member" maintains a Fon hotspot. The redefinition is a slap in the face to we who have supported Fon physically!

[Charbax]

I don't care about the actual number of active hotspots. The most important thing is I see many active fonspots here in Copenhagen, with fon maps downloaded to my Android, I can also find free FON wifi within 500 meters. The important thing here is the vision and we should all work towards that. What matters is that we all have free wireless broadband everywhere as soon as possible.

[Charbax]

Also, the fastest way for FON to reach blanket coverage I think would be to sign more deals with more ISPs and have them all interoperate. FON should implement roaming aggreements with many more ISPs. If I have to pay 1euro per hour (billed by the minute) or 1euro per GB for connecting to any user of some specific other ISP, then I don't mind at all if it just takes from my FON wifi money automatically and simply lets me log-in with my FON user account.

[Charbax]

For example, if FON "simply" sign a deal with Free in France, and ask Neuf to activate FON sharing by default and "opt-out" instead of "opting-in", then from one day to the next, you would basically have millions of compatible FON hotspots in France, which would basically mean anyplace you are in the streets of any city in France you would have a compatible hotspot with instant FON login capability.

[skynetbbs]

This is totally amazing!

I hope you win the 500$

Have you send it to Martin?