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Mobile17

Mobile17 was a Boston, Massachusetts-based website that allowed users to create custom ringtones for a wide variety of mobile devices.

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Mobile17 was a Boston, Massachusetts-based website that allowed users to create custom ringtones for a wide variety of mobile devices.

History

The service originated as a popular website called smashTheTONES which soon evolved into Mobile17.com.1 This Boston-based mobile startup creates ringtones available to every mobile phone user in the United States via an online toolset and applications for the iPhone and Android-operated devices.2 Among the first to provide custom ringtones online,3 Mobile17 rose to prominence after mentions on Tech TV’s The Screen Savers,3 CNet,4 Life Hacker,2 Men’s Health Magazine5 and Popular Science.6

In 2006, Popular Science called Mobile17 “the easiest way” to create ringtones online.6

References

References

  1. "Mobile17 Website and App 'About' Page". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  2. "Make a ringtone from any MP3". Lifehacker. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  3. "Sarahs Damn Good Download". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  4. "Make your own ringtones online". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  5. "Men's Health 2007 Tech Guide". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  6. "Can I use my own songs as ringtones?". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
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