SFR WiFi: how to access SFR WiFi Fon or to the SFR private network?, SFR ends its community wifi system and SFR WiFi Fon.

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SFR ends its community wifi system and SFR WiFi Fon

A big enthusiast in the telecoms field, Benoit has real expertise on mobile players and the Internet; and their offers. He has written news articles since 2011 and has taken great pleasure in dissecting nebulous offers and operators’ equipment.

SFR WiFi: how to access SFR WiFi Fon or to the SFR private network ?

WiFi is a technology used by SFR which allows access to wireless Internet. As a SFR customer, you have access to a private WiFi network (from your box) and a public network (SFR WiFi Fon). How to connect to the private or public network ? Who has access to it ? Can we take advantage of SFR wifi abroad ?

The essential
The SFR box allows you to connect by Wireless.
SFR WiFi Fon is the SFR community network.
SFR customers can connect to SFR public wifi using their personal identifiers.

The advantages of SFR WiFi

WiFi SFR

WiFi truly revolutionized the use of the Internet in the early 2000s by allowing a wireless connection. Today, this is the most used connection mode and for good reason, it has many advantages:

The possibility of connecting from the desired place (sofa, terrace, garden), within a radius of approximately 50 meters box.
Ease of connection using a simple code that can be memorized for automatic connection the following times.
No user limit, even if the flow can be reduced.
The possibility of connecting many equipment (computer, TV, printer, smartphone, etc.).
Savings on the 3G/4G/5G mobile envelope when connected with a smartphone.
A SFR Public network very developed with more than 21 million access points in the world.

Connect to the private SFR WiFi network

By subscribing to an SFR box, you can access the Internet in Wi-Fi to connect all your compatible devices (smartphone, tablet or even computer).

Where to find the WiFi identifiers of the SFR box ?

All SFR box offers allow wifi connection. To do this, we must first realize the connection identifiers, but how to find them ?

The easiest way is to consult the label stuck on the box. This has several information:

The name of the WiFi network : This is the name of your private network, the one you will need to select from your devices.
WiFi safety key : the password to be informed at the time of connection. It is generally long and rather complex to secure the network.

These identifiers will serve you with each connection. It is therefore advisable to keep them preciously. You can also save them on your devices to connect automatically each time you are near the SFR box.

For more comfort, you can also use the SFR WPS button on your box to connect your appearances in wifi with a single click.

Which has access to my private SFR network ?

Anyone who knows the name of your network as well as the WiFi safety key can have access to your private network, provided you are near your box.

You should also know that each SFR box is configured by default as a hotspot network: this means that your box represents a public access point to which SFR fiber or ADSL subscribers can connect nearby. This network is independent of your SFR private network, this means that your flow does not suffer.

To deactivate this feature, simply access the management interface of your box by typing 192.168.1.1, Then go to the tab Wireless in category Hotspot. You can reactivate it at any time.

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Optimizing its SFR WiFi connection

WiFi being a wireless network, It can be disturbed by several factors. To take advantage of the best possible flows, it is advisable to:

Place your box vertically (as in SFR photos) about 1 meter above the ground.
Release the space around the box so as not to disturb the spread of the waves. Avoid for example to wedge the box between books, or lock it in a drawer.
East the box away from metallic objects that could cause interference: microwave, baby phrase, landline, etc.
Place the box in a central place of the house, ideally not separated by thick walls.

For more information, see our article devoted to improving the WiFi connection.

Disable WiFi from a SFR modem

If theactivation of SFR wifi is automatic, it is still possible to disconnect the latter. To connect, it will be necessary to go through a wired connection via the connection of an ethernet cable connecting the modem to your computer.

Whatever the type of modem that SFR has provided you, it is possible to deactivate the WiFi function. In this case and before the deactivation of WiFi, your computer must imperatively be connected with an Ethernet wire (wired mode).

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The SFR WiFi Fon public network

It is possible to benefit from the SFR Wi-Fi network from hotspots available throughout the territory. To do this, you must be in possession of an SFR WiFi Fon code as well as your identifier to access the network and WiFi.

What is SFR Wifi Fon ?

SFR WiFi Fon is the name of the public WiFi network set up by SFR throughout French territory and abroad via partners. It represents a total of 21 million hotspots in the world.

This is a precious advantage for SFR customers, which can thus connect free to a public hotspot when they wish.

Today, SFR is the only operator who still offers a public WiFi network.

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Which can access SFR WiFi Fon ?

Made up of all SFR boxes including the Hotspot function is active, The SFR WiFi Fon community network is accessible under the following conditions:

Be equipped with a WiFi compatible mobile terminal (computer, tablet, mobile phone).
Have its SFR identifiers (or RED): Mobile number, SFR email and customer area password.
Be in an SFR WiFi coverage area.

There SFR WiFi Fon Community Hostpot Function is only available on lines with a minimum flow of 4 Mbps. The SFR WiFi Fon network Share connection up to 4 external devices with 1 Mbps per user.

How to connect to a Hotpost SFR Wifi Fon ?

You are looking for you Connect to a WiFi SFR hotspot ? From your device (smartphone, tablet, computer. ), access the list of accessible networks, and select SFR WiFi Public Or SFR WiFi Fon. Then just specify your identifiers to the SFR customer area. The connection is set up automatically, once the identifiers have been validated.

SFR WiFi Fon abroad

When traveling, you can also log into a public Hotspot. Instead of SFR WiFi Public Or SFR WiFi Fon, You must then select the partner network of the country in question (BT in the United Kingdom, Zon in Portugal, Belgacom in Belgium, etc.).

The connection is then made in the same way, using your customer area identifiers.

Frequent questions about Wi-Fi SFR

How to get free wifi sfr ?

Box SFR and RED customers can access the WiFi Fon SFR public network for free. To do this, simply in the settings of your device, to reach the network “SFR Wifi Fon” and connect using your identifiers.

How to have a WiFi Fon code ?

There is no free wifi free wifi code. The access to WiFi SFR FON is reserved for box SFR customers. To access SFR Public WiFi, you must connect with the same password and identifier used to access your SFR customer area

How to connect to WiFi SFR ?

Go to the WiFi settings of your device
Activate your wifi if not the case
Choose from the list of available networks, the network name corresponding to your box
Enter the password corresponding (you can find it at the back of your box)
Click on “Log in”

Updated on 06/09/2023

A big enthusiast in the telecoms field, Benoit has real expertise on mobile players and the Internet; and their offers. He has written news articles since 2011 and has taken great pleasure in dissecting nebulous offers and operators’ equipment.

SFR ends its community wifi system and SFR WiFi Fon

SFR logo on a shop

SFR ended its community wifi system on May 1, the SFR WiFi Fon service is also affected by this stop. The operator’s customers can no longer connect to this network made up of thousands of boxes across France.

SFR was the last general public operator to still offer community wifi, or what was regularly called hotspot, to his subscribers. But the operator with a red square decided to end this service this May 1st.

Connection to the rescue

The SFR WiFi network is a network made up of part of the operator’s boxes throughout France. By having access to it, you could connect for free to this shared WiFi network via the boxes of other SFR customers which were also registered.

Access only took a little bit of flow available to leave customers surfing on the go, but that did not prevent the customer who lent his access to use his Internet connection, even in ADSL.

This network made up of thousands of hotspots across France therefore ceased to operate this May 1st according to the assistance of SFR, as identified by Freebox. It must be said that with increasingly generous mobile offers in data and connection sharing, community WiFi had already taken a hit and was much less used than in the early 2010s.

Besides, the connection sharing is that SFR recommends using to connect now on the move. The operator also offers its multisurf option as well as the internet offer everywhere, which allow you to put a SIM in a 4G router to be able to connect in WiFi then and take advantage of an internet connection everywhere.

Note that the WiFi Fon service is also affected by this stop. This made it possible to connect to free and unlimited wifi via hotspots in more than 70 different countries. Foreign customers coming to France and who connect via the WiFi network of SFR boxes are now deprived of this service.

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