Smartphone WiFi only

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Raf Thoonen

@ringlord

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Use Case • Android phone (Samsung Galaxy Note)

• Mobistar SIM card

• No Data plan

• WiFi

• Fon_Belgacom App

Why • Company SIM card

• Mobistar data plan costs 10 EUR / 500Mb

• Fon_Belgacom (Telenet Homespot) free

• WiFi coverage good in city and improving

• More and more public spaces have free WiFi

Why Not

• 3G / 4G Faster ?

• WiFi not everywhere

• Telenet Hotspot & Homespot

– No synergy with Fon

– Limited to 2Gb / month

– Homespot not rolled out yet

Future ?

• Will 3G / 4G replace residential internet

like GSM replaced PSTN ?

• A lot of people still have PSTN

• Will WiFi be everywhere ?

• Security of open WiFi ?

Discoveries

• Belgacom shop Meir Antwerpen does not

have FON

• Lunchgarden Edegem installed extra free

WiFi next to Telenet Hotspot

• Lots of bars have free WiFi

• App for Telenet Homespot ?

• Google+ app has setting to only upload

data when in WiFi range

• Questions ?

• Remarks ?

Thank you !