With Free Basics, you can connect to Facebook and other websites for free using a SIM card from a qualifying mobile operator. Stay in touch with friends and family, search for jobs, check out news and sports updates, and get health information – all without data charges.
Free Basics includes websites like:
• AccuWeather
• BabyCenter & MAMA
• BBC News
• Dictionary.com
• ESPN
• Facebook
• UNICEF
Websites vary by country.
Free Basics by Facebook is part of the Internet.org initiative. We’re working with mobile operators around the world to make Free Basics widely available.
These mobile operators have agreed to not charge you for the data used to browse Free Basics. Data used beyond Free Basics, including but not limited to any minimum balance requirements and text messaging costs, may still result in standard rates and charges from your mobile operator.
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Indombe junior
Very Useless App This is a very very very useless app, how can use Facebook without viewing the pictures, if it's just for messages so what the use of messenger? It's good for other sites but it doesn't make sense on Facebook at all.
Nettie Van Staden
Having trouble... News 24 on Cellc have problems. Give a a diffident menu if I want to open News 24 in this app. Can't report problem in app, link have been moved.
tuminatti molefe
Problems Can't access free Facebook after update.... No picture on previous Facebook... Some sites need money to fully use like the news one can't access articles.
Muhammad Nadeem
in Pakistan Zong and Telenor not providing good service when we open app and try to visit site like facebook app show no response some time it open but taking 2-3 min loading page
Shamim Ahmed
More Features Should be added World News channels like Reuters, CNN, BBC, DW, AFP can contribute here for free short news. Essential medical support or hospital numbers, various country codes, currency conversion and monthly GDP news, Police Station numbers, Banks locations etc can be provided. The apps is greatly useful.
Byron Ritchie
Not working No longer works with my fb. Always tells me that there is no internet connection. However free basic is supposed to be their and its not.
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More Features Should be added World News channels like Reuters, CNN, BBC, DW, AFP can contribute here for free short news. Essential medical support or hospital numbers, various country codes, currency conversion and monthly GDP news, Police Station numbers, Banks locations etc can be provided. The apps is greatly useful.
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