{"id":64508,"date":"2012-11-13T09:31:15","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T07:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=64508"},"modified":"2012-11-13T10:08:25","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T08:08:25","slug":"free-gmail-google-web-services-on-8ta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/64508-free-gmail-google-web-services-on-8ta.html","title":{"rendered":"Free Gmail, Google+ web services on 8ta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Google\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/314567-Google\">Google<\/a> and <a title=\"8ta\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/276092-8ta\">8ta<\/a> announced \u201cFree Zone powered by Google\u201d at G-South Africa in Cape Town today (13 November 2012), letting users access select Google mobile web services for free.<\/p>\n<p>The two companies said that the following services are available for free from mobile phone browsers through Free Zone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gmail<\/strong>: Users have unlimited access to Gmail from their mobile browser. If users click on a link or attachment within the e-mail they are directed to a page where they can purchase a data package.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google+<\/strong>: Users can share photos and messages with circles of family, selected friends or the public; follow updates on the things they are passionate about &#8211; from football to photography, music to news; and follow people they\u2019re interested in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Search<\/strong>:\u00a0Users can search the entire internet and access the first page of websites from the results for free. If they click further into a website after that, they are directed to a page where they can purchase a data package.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_64510\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64510\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64510\" title=\"8ta Free Zone Google search\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8ta-Free-Zone-Google-search.jpg\" alt=\"8ta Free Zone Google search\" width=\"355\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8ta-Free-Zone-Google-search.jpg 355w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8ta-Free-Zone-Google-search-57x75.jpg 57w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8ta-Free-Zone-Google-search-107x140.jpg 107w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8ta-Free-Zone-Google-search-192x250.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">8ta Free Zone Google search<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cGiven that data can be expensive for many South Africans, the open web is only as open as it is affordable,\u201d said <a title=\"Luke Mckend\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/271739-Luke-Mckend\">Luke Mckend<\/a>, country manager of Google South Africa. \u201cWorking with 8ta on this exciting trial means that we can offer Internet services at no cost to anyone with a phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>8ta\u2019s senior managing executive, <a title=\"Amith Maharaj\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/276004-Amith-Maharaj\">Amith Maharaj<\/a>, said that he was really proud bring this service to market, adding that it requires flexible and cutting edge technology and billing systems to do so.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64558\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64558\" title=\"Luke McKend\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Luke-McKend.jpg\" alt=\"Luke McKend\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Luke-McKend.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Luke-McKend-100x61.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Luke-McKend-185x112.jpg 185w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Luke-McKend-250x152.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luke McKend<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEffectively it means that all South Africans can have access to Google Search, Google e-mail and Google social networking by simply using any 8ta SIM card on any data enabled handset, no matter how old, free of charge,\u201d Maharaj said. \u201cThis is a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The service is available immediately to all 8ta subscribers from their mobile phones at 8ta.com\/freezone.<\/p>\n<p>8ta said that users will be informed about data charges and given the option to purchase an appropriate data package should the leave Free Zone.<\/p>\n<p>Free Zone will be trialled until 31 May 2013, 8ta said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61928\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61928\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61928\" title=\"Amith Maharaj\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Amith-Maharaj.jpg\" alt=\"Amith Maharaj\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Amith-Maharaj.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Amith-Maharaj-100x66.jpg 100w, 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