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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "First-Ever Mobile Music Store from AT&T". phys.org. Retrieved 2024-10-08.