MMode explained

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^[1] (note that the music could not be played on the phone, it had to be downloaded to the user's computer)

References

• AT&T debuts "mMode" wireless Web - CNET News
• AT&T Wireless opens mobile music store - CNET News
• Cingular to Shut Down mMode LBS Services - PhoneNews.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: First-Ever Mobile Music Store from AT&T . 2024-10-08 . phys.org . en.