Want to send someone a Facebook message from your cellphone, but don’t want to pay for it? Depending on where you live, you might be in luck. Facebook is announcing that in the coming months it will partner with 18 operators in 14 countries to give users free or discounted data for certain mobile apps — specifically, Mesenger for Android and iOS, and Facebook for Every Phone, a Java app that runs on some 2,500 phones worldwide.
The company hasn’t announced any plans for US carriers, but AT&T has said that it’s hoping to offer "toll-free data" sometime later this year, which Facebook could presumably take advantage of. For a complete list of Facebook’s carrier partners, see the list below:
- TMN in Portugal
- Three in Ireland
- A...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/25/4026948/facebook-to-offer-free-and-discounted-data-on-overseas-carriers
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