Service mode display on a handheld communication device

A wireless communications device comprising:

• a processor;
• a display;
• and
• a communication subsystem,
• wherein wireless communications device is configured to:
• launch a communication service using software on the handheld communication device associated with the communication service;
• selecting a data communication mode from a plurality of currently connected communication modes to utilize for the communication service, wherein the selecting is limited to communications modes that support the communication service;
• and
• displaying an icon concurrently with a window for the communication service on the display of the wireless communication device, the icon providing information for the utilized data communication mode.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor of a wireless communications device, the instructions comprising code for:

• launching a communication service on the wireless communication device using software on the handheld communication device associated with the communication service;
• selecting a data communication mode from a plurality of currently connected communication modes to utilize for the communication service, wherein the selecting is limited to communications modes that support the communication service;
• and
• displaying an icon concurrently with a window for the communication service on a user interface of the wireless communication device, the icon providing information for the utilized data communication mode.