[ NNSquad ] Re: Facebook announces *no data charges* mobile access thanks to "carrier deals"

[Stefano Quintarelli <stefano@quintarelli.it>]

very worrysome..
they once tried something similar in Italy (cheaper data prices for some
web destinations) but were immediately stopped, so they just advertised
"cheap data prices for some destinations" while the price was the same
for all internet traffic.

ciao, s.

On 26/01/11 19.42, Lauren Weinstein wrote:
> 
> Facebook announces *no data charges* mobile access thanks to "carrier deals"
> http://bit.ly/gHNOH4  (Google Buzz)
> 
>  - - -
> 
> http://bit.ly/edH9yF  (Facebook Blog)
> 
>    "Thanks to the help of mobile operators we collaborated with, people
>     can access 0.facebook.com without any data charges. Using
>     0.facebook.com is completely free. People will only pay for data
>     charges when they view photos or when they leave 0.facebook.com to
>     browse other mobile sites. When they click to view a photo or browse
>     another mobile site a notification page will appear to confirm that
>     they will be charged if they want to leave 0.facebook.com"
> 
>   - - -
> 
> The implications of this range from fascinating to bizarre to
> worrisome.  In particular, I would *very* much like to know "what's in
> it" for this long list of (currently non-U.S.)  mobile carriers.  Are
> they playing along with Facebook out of the goodness of their hearts?
> Unlikely.  So if you want to access Facebook, that's free.  But if you
> want to access Google, you have to pay data charges.  Hmm ...
> 
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