Google Free Zone - Share and search on your phone with no data charges • Hacker News Board

Re: Google Free Zone - Share and search on your phone with no data charges

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Post by ChrisArchitect » Fri, Nov 09, 2012, 5:53 PM UTC

with the amount of stuff you can get from Google Now (or it can get for you), this makes it way more useful

Re: Google Free Zone - Share and search on your phone with no data charges

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Post by BoratObama » Fri, Nov 09, 2012, 10:29 PM UTC

Something similar to this has been available in Saudi Arabia for quite some time now. It's a subscription based access to google services with no data caps. http://www.mobily.com.sa/wps/portal/personal/mobily-connect/...

Re: Google Free Zone - Share and search on your phone with no data charges

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Post by chimpoo » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 12:24 PM UTC

3amOpsGuy wrote: post #25

chimpoo wrote: post #11

It's only offered in Philippines...

I'd imagine this will expand, as Facebook Zero has (same idea, but free Facebook access instead).

Yes definitely

Re: Google Free Zone - Share and search on your phone with no data charges

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Post by denzil_correa » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 1:07 PM UTC

ricardobeat wrote: post #26

denzil_correa wrote: post #20

It sucks that this is just offered in the Philippines. I hope it catches on in other parts of the world.

I don't. We need cheaper internet access, not subsidized content by providers.

Both of those would not do any harm as well.

Re: Google Free Zone - Share and search on your phone with no data charges

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Post by primatology » Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 4:59 AM UTC

rhplus wrote: post #10

primatology wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed, it's a terribly ambiguous name. Rather than "Google Free-Zone" (which is read as "Google-Free Zone"), it should be a "Free Google Zone."

In the linked page all references are "Free Zone powered by Google".

Ah, that just got updated.