Router is just $5, but you have to share WiFi

Spanish firm seeks to build a nationwide network on the cheap

By Hiawatha Bray

Globe Staff / July 4, 2006

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A Spanish Internet company is selling a million wireless Internet routers for just $5 each. But there's a catch: Buyers must share their wireless Internet connections with their friends, neighbors, or even total strangers. It's all part of a daring plan to create a nationwide WiFi network on the cheap. (Full article: 550 words)