mMode
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mMode was the brand name for the wireless data service offered by the former AT&T Wireless. Based on NTT DoCoMo's i-mode, it was available to any AT&T Wireless subscriber with a WAP-capable phone. Operating over GPRS, EDGE, and UMTS, mMode was the successor to AT&T's unsuccessful CDPD-based Pocketnet. Launched in April 2002, it was no longer available to new subscribers following the Cingular takeover, but legacy AT&T Wireless subscribers were able to access the system until June 2010.
Features
- Access to sites with WAP-enabled pages, such as eBay and Yahoo!
- "@mmode.com" email account
- Ringtones and graphics available for purchase and download
- "Find a Friend", a service which enabled one subscriber to find another subscriber's approximate location using triangulation. Cingular has since removed this feature.
- mMode Music Store, launched in October 2004, allowed subscribers to purchase music and have it charged to their wireless bill{{Cite web |title=First-Ever Mobile Music Store from AT&T |url=https://phys.org/news/2004-10-first-ever-mobile-music-att.html |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=phys.org |language=en}} (note that the music could not be played on the phone, it had to be downloaded to the user's computer)
References
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- [http://news.cnet.com/ATT+debuts+mMode+wireless+Web/2100-1033_3-884026.html AT&T debuts "mMode" wireless Web] - CNET News
- [http://news.cnet.com/AT38T+Wireless+opens+mobile+music+store/2100-1027_3-5396072.html?tag=item AT&T Wireless opens mobile music store] - CNET News
- [http://www.phonenews.com/cingular-to-shut-down-mmode-lbs-services-1117/ Cingular to Shut Down mMode LBS Services] - PhoneNews.com
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