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TextMe introduces Simkarma app to offer free data to 700 mn Indians
Leveraging its expertise in sponsored communication, TextMe said that it is now providing 700 million Android users in the Indian market with free data through its new app.
San Francisco-based TextMe has introduced a new app, Simkarma, which lets Android users earn free mobile internet across all major telecom operators in India by completing offers from advertisers.
Leveraging its expertise in sponsored communication, TextMe said that it is now providing 700 million Android users in the Indian market with free data through its new app.
"Now, more than three quarters of the Indian population can use their smartphone to earn free data to make calls, send texts, use apps, play games, browse the web, and more - at no cost. You could turn your dataless smartphone into a connected device and use endless apps, make calls, texts, and browse the web, just by interacting with brands of your choice," the company said in a statement.
The company said that its sponsored communication model is a win-win for both users and brands. Users are able to get access to valuable communication services for free by knowingly interacting with brands of their choosing, while advertisers are able to showcase their brand.
After completing offers, Simkarma allows users to redeem their rewards directly on their data plan by transferring airtime from their accounts onto their SIM within seconds. Users are then free to use that earned data toward any app, texts, calls, or other data based services.
Users can also invite friends to use the app, in exchange for earning extra rupees toward their free data.
"Over the last four years we've built the largest sponsored communication platform. We believe that anyone should have access to mobile communication anywhere in the world for free, yet this isn't the case for the majority of people. Simkarma's value exchange model is helping to change that," said Christophe Bach, Co-Founder of TextMe.
http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/textme-introduces-simkarma-app-to-offer-free-data-to-700-mn-indians/52187640
Leveraging its expertise in sponsored communication, TextMe said that it is now providing 700 million Android users in the Indian market with free data through its new app.
San Francisco-based TextMe has introduced a new app, Simkarma, which lets Android users earn free mobile internet across all major telecom operators in India by completing offers from advertisers.
Leveraging its expertise in sponsored communication, TextMe said that it is now providing 700 million Android users in the Indian market with free data through its new app.
"Now, more than three quarters of the Indian population can use their smartphone to earn free data to make calls, send texts, use apps, play games, browse the web, and more - at no cost. You could turn your dataless smartphone into a connected device and use endless apps, make calls, texts, and browse the web, just by interacting with brands of your choice," the company said in a statement.
The company said that its sponsored communication model is a win-win for both users and brands. Users are able to get access to valuable communication services for free by knowingly interacting with brands of their choosing, while advertisers are able to showcase their brand.
After completing offers, Simkarma allows users to redeem their rewards directly on their data plan by transferring airtime from their accounts onto their SIM within seconds. Users are then free to use that earned data toward any app, texts, calls, or other data based services.
Users can also invite friends to use the app, in exchange for earning extra rupees toward their free data.
"Over the last four years we've built the largest sponsored communication platform. We believe that anyone should have access to mobile communication anywhere in the world for free, yet this isn't the case for the majority of people. Simkarma's value exchange model is helping to change that," said Christophe Bach, Co-Founder of TextMe.
http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/textme-introduces-simkarma-app-to-offer-free-data-to-700-mn-indians/52187640
