hello sir, i am totally confused on its keyword typing. in the above mentioned article, it has been suggested to dial *325# and *fbk# i dont know whether both to be dialed, or any of them, or one after another. then how can we dial fbk in numeric keyboard?
On 5/18/11, Vikas Kapoor <[email protected]> wrote: > Now access Facebook on mobile without internet > > > > > > > > > > New Delhi: Singapore-based software applications developer U2opia Mobile has > developed a new application for mobile phones that will allow users to > access Facebook on all types of handsets without paying for a data > connection. > > "We are using USSD technology, which will enable users to access Facebook > without having a GPRS connection on their phones," said Sumesh Menon, the > co-founder and chief executive officer of U2Opia Mobile. Unstructured > Supplementary Data (USSD) is the technology used by telecom players to send > alerts to their users that inform them about their balance at the end of a > call or for sending missed call alerts. > > Mr. Menon mentioned that though the technology will not provide access to > graphics, it will help users send and view updates on their friends' > Facebook walls. > > "It is like SMS and hence, the load on the network is negligible. We have > built some commands through which a user can receive alerts on activity > happening on his wall as well post an update," said Mr. Menon. > > U2opia launched this application on Tuesday with Indian telecom major Bharti > Airtel. > > While Airtel customers can update their Facebook status through this USSD > service free of cost, Re.1 per day will be applicable for accessing the > full-feature application, which enables viewing news feeds, commenting on or > 'liking' news feed stories, posting on friends' walls, confirming friend > requests, viewing notifications and findingand adding friends. > > "In the Indian market scenario, where the penetration of smart phones is > relatively low, and the use of internet on mobiles is primarily limited to > key cities, many users are excluded from accessing their Facebook accounts > via mobile phones," said Shireesh Joshi, Bharti Airtel Director - Marketing, > Mobile Services, in a statement. > > Airtel users can dial *325# and *fbk# for non-qwerty mobile handsets to > access Facebook without subscribing to data plans, the statement said. "We > look forward to bringing millions of Facebook users in India closer to their > love for social networking by allowing them to access it anytime, anywhere > on their Airtel-powered mobile phones," Mr. Joshi added. - PTI > > http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/18/stories/2011051864200600.htm > > Vikas Kapoor, > MSN Id: [email protected], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
