Cell Phone Ringtones Bring Your Phone To Life
By: Sue Jan -
Cell phones have revolutionized the way people communicate.
Within 20 years cell phones have moved from luxury devices to
devices of necessity. Cell phone ringtones are one of the most
popular accessories used in cell phones. The annual sales of cell
phone ringtones reach approximately $3 billion.
Ringtones have changed the soundscape of modern communication. A
ringtone is the sound made by a cell phone to indicate an incoming
call. The cell phone makes the ringing sound in response to a
special ringing radio frequency sent by the cellular service to
indicate incoming calls. They were initially provided in cell
phones so that the user could differentiate between its own cell
phone rings from other cell phones'. However cell phone ringtones
have become even more diversified leading to personalization of
cell phones.
Presently many ringtones such as sing tones, voice tones, caller
tunes, monophonic tones, polyphonic tones, true tones etc are
available freely and on payment basis on the internet. From Britney
Spears to Shakira, crying babies to diving fighter planes, all
sorts of ringtones are available. Cell phone ringtones started out
as simple rings and beeps, but present day ringtones are generally
polyphonic. Polyphonic ringtones use two or more independent
melodies playing synchronously. Current cellular phones can play
four to forty tones and notes simultaneously. Polyphonic ringtones
have literally silenced monophonic tones due to their superior and
pleasant quality. They can play guitars, drums, pianos and other
sound instruments.
Cell phones are available with preinstalled tones. If the user is
not satisfied with them he can download ringtones from the internet
or from other phones. The usual formats for ringtones are either
MP3 or MIDI.
The latest cell phones can store quite a lot of ringtones. There
are facilities available for storing different ringtones set for
different people on the phone book. In addition, different
ringtones for SMS (short messaging system), MMS (Multimedia
messaging system) and voice calls can also be kept. Voice ringtones
are a fad these days. Ringtone downloads of voices of famous
people, movie stars and other popular voices like that of the Star
Wars characters Yoda, Chewbacca, R2D2 etc are available. Yoda is
particularly popular with the phrase "Answer the phone you
must".
Vibrational ringtones are used in noisy places, while traveling, by
hearing impaired, places where silence is mandatory like movie
theaters libraries, hospitals, meetings etc. With vibra ringtones
the cell phone vibrates to get the attention of the user.
Cell phones have moved from being simple communication devices to a
kind of adornment and fashion statement. Ringtones help make the
cell phone appear more lively and attractive and thus reflect on
the personality of the user.
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