FON today officially came out with the free La Fonera offer for US and European users. From today (21st December) Foneros will be able to invite up to 3 friends to join FON and receive a free La Fonera. Earlier I had written about FON sending out free routers to users located in US and couple of European countries.
Instead of sending out the routers to anyone who asks for it, I like FON’s rollout methodology. To me their plan looks like — New offer
Run usage analytics
Identify high potential areas
Compare this number to stock at hand
Rollout New Plan. This planning effort ensures that FON has continuous activity at the site, with more users looking to join in all the time from more than 1 country.
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December 24, 2006 at 11:21 am |
[...] If you’re not already a member of the Fon WIFI community then maybe 2007 is time to think about setting up a free network in your neighbourhood/community. According to startupsquad each member can give 3 invitations/routers. Though on the Fon site I see no mention of limited invites, there is an update on the blog that states: In Europe you will receive 1 invite at a time. When your friend activates La Fonera your next invite will appear. [...]