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WeFi gets a Fring add-on to allow users access to millions of WiFi hotspots

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 at 1:30 AM

WeFi add-on for Fring

WeFi, the company behind the first open community-based global Wi-Fi network, and Fring launched the WeFi add-on for Fring to give users mobile access to the database of 20 million WiFi hotspots around the world.

If you need to pick one Fring add-on to install, this is the one. That’s in case you’re travelling often or just from time to time. Scrap that, you could use this add-on even in your own city!

According the press release, WeFi’s database grows by over 1 million new hotspots per month, leaving you tons of options, wherever you’re traveling.

As for the bad news, at this stage, the new add-on is for Symbian and Windows Mobile devices, only. What this means is that iPhone Fring users are not included in the plan. The problem is that the iPhone version doesn’t support add-ons, something Fring will certainly tackle once the iPhone 3.0 firmware goes live. In the meantime, the Fring download page remains the same for those with WinMo or Symbian smartphones… And now some video demonstration of the new add-on in action. Keep reading after the jump.

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Erik van Luxzenburg

    WeFi the first open community-based global Wi-Fi network? What about FON? The WeFi website says they are a localisation service whereas FON offers wifi access. Anyway, good thing, I like Fring and am always in desperate need of open wifi access ;-) Now I need to get back to a good wifi enabled cellphone since my Sony Ericsson G900 crashed!