What Free Basics by Facebook actually does (from store listing)
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 in…
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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Each forecast combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetisation model, pricing tier, IAP signals and ad-supported flag.
The base estimate is then multiplied by a per-category scaling factor learned from apps with founder-verified MRR.
Every number on this page comes from public APIs and bumetric's own snapshot history.
Full methodology covers input variables, accuracy bands per category and how we treat apps without comparable anchors.
See also the live data on Free Basics by Facebook's tracker page for current rating, reviews and snapshot timeline.
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