user4564: In the past it was possible to get a transaction without a fee confirmed if the inputs and outputs had a high enough priority and followed some rules. As of 2017 is a "free" transaction still possible if you don't care about how fast it will be confirmed? Several hours or even a day or two would be acceptable.

user21052: The Bitcoin consensus rules do not require transactions to have a fee, so it's still theoretically possible for a free transaction to be confirm.
It is, however, unlikely that any miners today will confirm free transactions.  You can test this by sending yourself a free transaction to see if it confirms (but be sure you use a quality wallet, such as Bitcoin Core, that has features for handling transactions that never confirm).

4564: <p>In the past it was possible to get a transaction without a fee confirmed if the inputs and outputs had a high enough <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Transaction_fees#Priority_transactions" rel="noreferrer">priority</a> and followed <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Transaction_fees#Historic_rules_for_free_transactions" rel="noreferrer">some rules</a>. As of 2017 is a "free" transaction still possible if you don't care about how fast it will be confirmed? Several hours or even a day or two would be acceptable.</p>
 21052: <p>The Bitcoin consensus rules do not require transactions to have a fee, so it's still theoretically possible for a free transaction to be confirm.</p>

<p>It is, however, unlikely that any miners today will confirm free transactions.  You can test this by sending yourself a free transaction to see if it confirms (but be sure you use a quality wallet, such as Bitcoin Core, that has features for handling transactions that never confirm).</p>
