FON

Finally got a confirmation for my FON preconfigured router offered at the 'first 3000' rate of 25 bucks. It's been 3 weeks that I had signed up for it, and I almost thought that the company had gone up in smoke already -- which would have been a real bummer since the concept behind FON is rather unique. But it seems they're just a tad overwhelmed by the demand that was created after their investment announcement. The confirmation mail says to wait another 2-3 weeks for the preconfigured WiFi AP to actually get shipped here.
My thing to do is to convince Steve and Ken to install those things around their restaurants in the Delta. Wireless boating on the Delta -- here we come.