{"id":114881,"date":"2020-04-01T12:44:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=114881"},"modified":"2020-04-01T13:07:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:07:33","slug":"enjoy-best-internet-free-connectu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/01\/enjoy-best-internet-free-connectu\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy the best of the Internet for free with connectU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>connectU is a brand-new innovation from Vodacom which allows users to stay online even when they are out of data.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ul1wP4eAhkY' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Take a look at all the great things you can do with connectU:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Facebook Flex &#8211; Keep in touch with friends and family.<br \/>\n2. Mum &amp; Baby &#8211; Get free tips on raising a healthy family.<br \/>\n3. Keep up to date with free news headlines and weather<br \/>\n4. e-school (primary and high school subjects) allows you to learn on your phone anywhere, any time for free.<br \/>\n5. Take care of your family when you;re not there with them as you can access a funeral cover subscription, 2 Free Emergency SMSs and SecureNet.<br \/>\n6. Search for jobs and make a CV with Career Junction, Careerjet, Careers24, SA Learnership and Future Job Finder.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-114881 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/01\/enjoy-best-internet-free-connectu\/attachment\/vodacomnodata_mpu\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1042\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU-800x667.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU-168x140.jpg 168w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/01\/enjoy-best-internet-free-connectu\/attachment\/vodacomnodata_mpu2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1042\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU2.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU2-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU2-800x667.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU2-168x140.jpg 168w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU2-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/01\/enjoy-best-internet-free-connectu\/attachment\/vodacomnodata_mpu3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1042\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU3.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU3-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU3-800x667.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU3-168x140.jpg 168w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/04\/VodacomNoData_MPU3-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>How to use connectU:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Switch your mobile data on<br \/>\n2. Switch your Wi-Fi off<br \/>\n3. Go to connectu.vodacom.co.za or the My Vodacom App<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611488\" src=\"https:\/\/lowvelder.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/04\/graphics3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"435\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611486\" src=\"https:\/\/lowvelder.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/04\/graphics2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"537\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/connectu.vodacom.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-362718 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mpumalanganews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2019\/08\/button_visit-our-website.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No data during lockdown? No problem as Vodacom&#8217;s ConnectU allows you to stay in touch with the world.<br \/>\n#LockdownSouthAfrica #LockdownFor21Days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8231,"featured_media":114886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Supplied Content","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4912,19917,2],"tags":[24159,24158,24160,24054,1474],"class_list":["post-114881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advertorial","category-business","category-news-headlines","tag-lockdownfor21days","tag-lockdownsouthafrica","tag-connectu","tag-lockdown","tag-vodacom"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Advertorial"},"tag_labels":["#LockdownFor21Days","#LockdownSouthAfrica","ConnectU","lockdown","Vodacom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8231"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}