Business
Messaging and Communication Services
Information about the service:
Facebook over USSD (or Facebook via USSD) is a service where customers can access their Facebook account through USSD dialing from their phone and avail basic Facebook features. No internet connection is required for this.
| Pack | Validity | Price | How to subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | 30 days | 50AFN/month | Reply with 1 at step 5 (next page) |
| Weekly | 7 Days | 25 AFN/week | Reply with 2 at step 5 (next page) |
| Daily | 1 Day | 5 AFN/day | Reply with 3 at step 5 (next page) |
Dial *303# to get started
First Time Users
| Step | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | Dial *303# |
| Notification | You will get USSD response as “Welcome to Facebook over USSD from AWCC. Reply 1 to accept the service terms of use.” |
| Step 2 | Reply with 1 |
| Step 3 | Service will ask for your Facebook login ID. Please enter your login ID |
| Step 4 | Service will ask for your Facebook password. Please enter your password |
| Notification | Subscribe any bundle to enjoy Facebook – Reply 1 for monthly pack @ 50 AFN/month Reply 2 for weekly pack @ 25 AFN/week Reply 3 for daily pack @ 5 AFN /day |
| Step 5 | Reply with desired pack number, like if you want to subscribe monthly pack, reply with 1 |
| Notification | You will get USSD response as “Thank you, we have received your information and you will be notified shortly via SMS regarding your request.” |
| Step 6 | Wait for a SMS notification of successful and dial *303# again. You should be in the Facebook over USSD Main menu |
Available Features
- 1 News feeds
- 2 Update Status
- 3 Post on friends’ wall
- 4 Friends’ Birthdays
- 5 Friend Requests (view only)
- 6 Messages (you can only chat with a friend who is online from http based web)
- 7 Notifications
- 8 Logout
- 0 Help
Once you are in the Main menu:
| Reply with 1 | To see the top 3 entries of news feed (wall posts) Reply 1 to see first post Reply 2 to see 2nd post Reply 3 to see 3rd post Reply 4 for more Reply * to go to previous menu Reply # to go to main menu (remember you have to reply in 40 seconds) |
| Reply with 2 | To update your status To update new status just reply with new texts.. that will be posted as your status |
| Reply with 3 | To post on friend’s wall |
| Reply with 4 | To check if today is any of your friends’ birthday |
| Reply with 5 | To view pending friend requests (view only) |
| Reply with 6 | To read unread messages (you can read only) |
| Reply with 7 | To check the new notifications |
| Reply with 8 | To logout of your account. If you do so, you need to enter your username and password again |
| Reply with 0 | To see tariff plan and unsubscribe In this stage, Reply with 1 to see the bundle prices Reply with 2 to unsubscribe. If you unsubscribe, your Facebook over USSD service will be unsubscribed, your original Facebook account will not be changed in anyways. |
Charges
- Daily subscription – 5AFA
- Weekly subscription – 25AFA
- Monthly subscription – 50AFA
