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What is Internet.org?

John Parker
Apr 1, 2016
3 min read

Last time I wrote an article about “6 Key Reasons for upgrading your mobile app”, which got good compliments from readers. This time, as a part of a premier iPhone App Development Companies India, I would like to talk about Internet.Org? How it works and its benefits? The Internet is the ocean of information, where we can get any information within a second.

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The Internet is not only helpful for getting information about Shopping, Communication, Entertainment and News etc., but also useful for bank transactions and many other purposes. Nowadays people don’t use a smartphone without internet. So, in this situation, who doesn't feel happy when internet is available at free of cost or at very low rate. Only one way that can fulfil the desire of affordable internet accessing is Internet.org.Internet.org is a new venture by Facebook spreading the internet worldwide with a dream of providing free or less cost internet to developing countries. If say specifically, the goal of Internet.org is to provide free or less cost internet access to selected websites (prominently educative and entertainment sites) to people who are living in developing countries. Access to these sites are determined by Internet.org.

Internet.org was launched on August 20, 2013 by Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook) with the help of technology companies Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Opera Software, Nokia and Qualcomm. Facebook’s this move has encouraged not only other giant technology companies to bring innovation to internet technology, but also many start-ups, especially iOS and Android App Development Companies Hyderabad, New York and across the world. Details about some of the countries and mobile networks who are part of Internet.org

India- Reliance communications Philippines - Smart Communications Senegal - Tigo South Africa – Cell C Pakistan – Telenor Pakistan Indonesia – Indosat Malawi – TNM and Airtel In India, Internet.org is run with the support of Reliance Communication. Also, currently, only the Reliance Company is supporting Internet.org in India. Both GSM and CDMA users can utilize this service. In India, this service is only available for people in selected cities and states such as Mumbai, Chennai, Goa & Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh & Telangana. Currently, this service can avail through mobile devices only. So, it is a great news for mobile manufacturers and mobile app development companies, especially iPhone and iPad Application Development Company India, and across the world. Steps for new users

1. Visit www.internet.org through a mobile web browser

2. You will move to language selection page, where select your regional language and click continue button to get to the home page.

3. Customers can download internet.org app and also they must maintain minimum balance 20 paisa to use this service.

4. Customers can get free service without subscribing to data pack. Free sites like news sites, sites providing cricket updates, health related information, weather updates on Accu weather, language translator, daily horoscope and astrology, Wikipedia and OLX etc.

5. Preferred browsers are Internet Explorer, Opera Mini, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Samsung native browser and Nokia native browser and Dolphin. In UC browser, Internet.org will not work.

6. Though internet.org users activated data plan, nothing will be depleted from their data package or main account.

7. Charges are applicable for some activity like -Using CDMA Post-paid or 3G Reliance Dongle will be charged. -Clicking the videos and images which are mentioned chargeable and - In smartphones, apps running in the background can cause internet data utilization - Directly surfing free site without going through the internet.org link - In case customer use more data than internet.org limit