Kitz Forum
Broadband Related => Broadband Technology => Topic started by: Pint on June 09, 2022, 08:48:53 PM
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Is this network now well and truly dead (UK and elsewhere)
Many years ago i joined Fon with a fonera router, and subsequently changed it for a Fonera Simpl ( which is still plugged in)
When BT was part of the Fon network it was a lot easier to connect and i used it in the UK and elsewhere ( Netherlands)
Now BT have left Fon the hotspots are few and far between - the fon website/facebook/social media also havent been updated for some time - is it worth leaving the Fonera Simpl plugged in and active?
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I would assume it's now a vulnerability in your local network:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fon_(company)
Fon devices ceased manufacture in 2015, and the online shop closed in 2018.
Lots of operators ceased Fon in 2018, and the remainder left in 2020.
I would recommend removing it as the firmware is unlikely to be updated and there are known exploits:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6015
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Crikey, I unplugged mine years ago after BT dropped the service.