Today’s Way Back Wednesday takes us straight into the futuristic fever dream of the year 2000, when the hottest tech flex on the block was… a WAP phone. That’s right — a mobile phone with internet. The future was calling, and it was pixelated.
Reporter Lindsey Fallow walks us through the era’s cutting‑edge innovations, explaining how your humble mobile could suddenly transform into a multimedia communicator. From inbox‑to‑SMS email forwarding to the brand‑new world of WAP‑enabled phones capable of browsing the internet, the segment captures a moment when mobile tech was just beginning to hint at the world we live in today.
As Lindsey puts it: “From services that can forward emails from your inbox to your mobile via SMS text message, to the latest WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) enabled phones — which are capable of email and internet browsing — it seems like your mobile phone is only going to become more essential in future.”
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The clip comes from Tomorrow’s World, originally broadcast on BBC One on April 12, 2000 — a time when the idea of checking email on your phone felt downright sci‑fi.
Dig out the far‑out, nostalgic, giggle‑inducing vibrations below.
Comment below. Did you ever own a WAP phone — or dream of having one?
