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

Post by greenyoda » Fri, Nov 09, 2012, 6:20 AM UTC

Post by xtimesninety » Fri, Nov 09, 2012, 6:34 AM UTC

greenyoda wrote: post #2

Currently, this is only offered by one mobile phone operator, and it's in the Philippines: https://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&#38...

Post by yen223 » Fri, Nov 09, 2012, 6:36 AM UTC

dancarlson wrote: post #3

I've got to say, from the headline I was expecting the exact opposite of what this product turned out to be.

Post by jpdelatorre » Fri, Nov 09, 2012, 6:40 AM UTC

xtimesninety wrote: post #4

greenyoda wrote: post #2

Currently, this is only offered by one mobile phone operator, and it's in the Philippines: https://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&#38...

Got this via SMS from Globe Telecom (PH): "Make sure that there are no running applications connecting to the internet when using the service to avoid incurring data charges" Tried it in the Philippines and it works well. One possible problem here is that for smartphones, users may be charged unexpectedly because background apps that access the net. There should be a separate APN for Free Zone use so users are sure t…

Post by rhplus » Fri, Nov 09, 2012, 6:56 AM UTC

primatology wrote: post #5

dancarlson wrote: post #3

I've got to say, from the headline I was expecting the exact opposite of what this product turned out to be.

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."