India has estimated 34 million registered Facebook .To expand its roots more deeper into rural areas and to strengthen its current user base Facebook has partnered with Fonetwish for free access to Facebook accounts without Internet connection.Now you access Facebook even with stone age phones like Nokia 1100 which even don’t have Gprs facility.
Just dial *325# or *fbk# from your mobile and wait for the confirmation message on the screen. Give your username and password to access Facebook without any Data Charges.
With Fonetwish, updating your status is completely free, but using other features, such as posting on a wall, checking notifications, and adding friends is not free. But you can subscribe to it’s unlimited usage with all these features for just Rs. 1 / day. Fonetwish will automatically ask you for this subscription when you try to access the premium features like notifications, post on a wall etc. After subscribing to it’s unlimited usage, you will receive an SMS with the subscription details. You can unsubscribe to it anytime by dialing *322*22#
This service doesn’t have any additional roaming charges, it is available anywhere, anytime! However, you have a limit of 140 characters with this service.
But, this is of course a very handy way to quickly update your Facebook or say in touch with friends – without using Internet. Currently, this service is available for Airtel, Aircel, Idea and Tata Docomo users in India.
