Being able to surf the
web on the go is cool indeed and is something that every modern
smartphone excels at. But at the same time, the data plan that doing so
requires does not always come cheap. However, somebody came up with a
clever way of accessing the internet without the need for one and
without being charged for the transmitted data.
Here is how the magic happens: Smozzy is an Android app
that looks like your ordinary web browser, but works in a very
different manner. All the data that is being sent and received gets
routed via SMS and MMS and is processed by the Smozzy servers. When you
request a web page, the server compresses it as a ZIP file, which gets
encoded as a PNG file. After that, the image gets sent to you and Smozzy
takes care of converting it back to a usable web page. Ingenious, don't
you think?
Of course, Smozzy has more than a
few drawbacks. It goes without saying that being subscribed to an
unlimited messaging plan is a requirement, unless you want to be charged
for the transmitted text messages. Besides, it is a bit slow due to the
way it operates. Also, Smozzy is tailored to work specifically on
T-Mobile, an although you can try it on Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, or
any carrier you prefer, it might be buggy.
With
that out of the way, those who wish to give Smozzy a try are free to
hit the source link below. The app is available for free on the Android
Market.
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