Mobile17

Mobile17

Mobile17 is a Boston, Massachusetts-based website that allows 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 Magazine[5] and Popular Science[6].

Popular Science calls Mobile17 “the easiest way” to create ringtones online[6].

References

  1. ^ "Mobile17 Website and App 'About' Page". http://mobile17.com/about/. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 
  2. ^ a b "Make a ringtone from any MP3". http://lifehacker.com/software/ringtones/geek-to-live--make-a-ringtone-from-any-mp3-212232.php. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 
  3. ^ a b "Sarahs Damn Good Download". http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/episodes/3875/mark-frauenfelder-olympus-mrobe-dvduesday.html. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 
  4. ^ "Make your own ringtones online". http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-10355022-285/make-your-own-ringtones-online/. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 
  5. ^ "Men's Health 2007 Tech Guide". http://benguild.com/post/382757938/mobile17-mentioned-in-mens-health-2007-tech-guide. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 
  6. ^ a b "Can I use my own songs as ringtones?". http://benguild.com/post/382702586/mobile17-mentioned-in-popular-science-magazine. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 


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