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| The service originated as a popular website called smashTheTONES which soon evolved into Mobile17.com<ref name='Mobile17 Website and App 'About' Page'> {{cite web | url = http://mobile17.com/about/ | title = Mobile17 Website and App 'About' Page | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>. 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 ] and Android-operated devices<ref name='Make a ringtone from any MP#'> {{cite web | url = http://lifehacker.com/software/ringtones/geek-to-live--make-a-ringtone-from-any-mp3-212232.php | title = Make a ringtone from any MP3 | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>. Among the first to provide custom ringtones online<ref name='Sarahs Damn Good Download'> {{cite web | url = http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/episodes/3875/mark-frauenfelder-olympus-mrobe-dvduesday.html | title = Sarahs Damn Good Download | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>, Mobile17 rose to prominence after mentions on Tech TV’s ]<ref name='Sarahs Damn Good Download'> {{cite web | url = http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/episodes/3875/mark-frauenfelder-olympus-mrobe-dvduesday.html | title = Sarahs Damn Good Download | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>, ]<ref name='Make your own ringtones online'> {{cite web | url = http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-10355022-285/make-your-own-ringtones-online/ | title = Make your own ringtones online | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>, |
The service originated as a popular website called smashTheTONES which soon evolved into Mobile17.com<ref name='Mobile17 Website and App 'About' Page'> {{cite web | url = http://mobile17.com/about/ | title = Mobile17 Website and App 'About' Page | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>. 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 ] and Android-operated devices<ref name='Make a ringtone from any MP#'> {{cite web | url = http://lifehacker.com/software/ringtones/geek-to-live--make-a-ringtone-from-any-mp3-212232.php | title = Make a ringtone from any MP3 | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>. Among the first to provide custom ringtones online<ref name='Sarahs Damn Good Download'> {{cite web | url = http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/episodes/3875/mark-frauenfelder-olympus-mrobe-dvduesday.html | title = Sarahs Damn Good Download | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>, Mobile17 rose to prominence after mentions on Tech TV’s ]<ref name='Sarahs Damn Good Download'> {{cite web | url = http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/episodes/3875/mark-frauenfelder-olympus-mrobe-dvduesday.html | title = Sarahs Damn Good Download | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>, ]<ref name='Make your own ringtones online'> {{cite web | url = http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-10355022-285/make-your-own-ringtones-online/ | title = Make your own ringtones online | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>, Life Hacker<ref name='Make a ringtone from any MP#'> {{cite web | url = http://lifehacker.com/software/ringtones/geek-to-live--make-a-ringtone-from-any-mp3-212232.php | title = Make a ringtone from any MP3 | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>, Men’s Health Magazine<ref name='Men's Health 2007 Tech Guide'> {{cite web | url = http://benguild.com/post/382757938/mobile17-mentioned-in-mens-health-2007-tech-guide | title = Men's Health 2007 Tech Guide | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref> and ]<ref name='Can I use my own songs as ringtones?'> {{cite web | url = http://benguild.com/post/382702586/mobile17-mentioned-in-popular-science-magazine | title = Can I use my own songs as ringtones? | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>. | ||
| Popular Science calls Mobile17 “the easiest way” to create ringtones online<ref name='Can I use my own songs as ringtones?'> {{cite web | url = http://benguild.com/post/382702586/mobile17-mentioned-in-popular-science-magazine | title = Can I use my own songs as ringtones? | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>. | Popular Science calls Mobile17 “the easiest way” to create ringtones online<ref name='Can I use my own songs as ringtones?'> {{cite web | url = http://benguild.com/post/382702586/mobile17-mentioned-in-popular-science-magazine | title = Can I use my own songs as ringtones? | accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref>. | ||
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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. 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. Among the first to provide custom ringtones online, Mobile17 rose to prominence after mentions on Tech TV’s The Screen Savers, CNet, Life Hacker, Men’s Health MagazineCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). and Popular Science.
Popular Science calls Mobile17 “the easiest way” to create ringtones online.
References
- "Mobile17 Website and App 'About' Page". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Make a ringtone from any MP3". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Sarahs Damn Good Download". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- "Make your own ringtones online". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Can I use my own songs as ringtones?". Retrieved 2011-09-01.