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Phone Ringtone - CUSTOM RINGBACKS
By Saurya Ghosal
A cellular phone ringtone is a sound file that is played by a
cellular phone. The facility was originally provided so that people would be
able to determine when their phone was ringing when in the company of other
mobile phone owners.
Cellular phone ringtones are melodic sounds a cellular phone makes when an
incoming call or message arrives. Since cellular phones are significantly
more sophisticated than most landline phones, cellular phone ringtones can
be personalized to suit the owner's personal taste. A variety of cellular
phone ringtones has appealed to consumers, increasing handsets sell-ability.
A Ring-back Tone (RBT), or Audible Ringing Tone or Ring-back Signal,
is the audible ringing that is heard on the telephone line by the calling
party after dialing and prior to the call being answered at the receiving
end. This tone assures the calling party that a ringing signal is being sent
on the called party's line, although the ring-back tone may be out of sync
with the ringing signal.
Popularity of Cellular Phone Ringtones
Cellular phone ringtones, along with operator logos, have proven a popular
method of personalizing phones — newer phones include features to allow
users to create their own cellular phone ringtones. Many people enjoy their
personalization of the phones, but some find certain cellular phone
ringtones annoying in public and in certain situations.
Many companies have set up businesses selling cellular phone ringtones,
advertising them on television and web sites. One criticism of the industry
is the subscription some companies lock customers into, requiring them to
actively cancel their account or be charged for unwanted messages and
cellular phone ringtones sent to them on a weekly basis.
The sale of cellular phone ringtones has also been a massive boost to the
record industry, earning them extra revenues through royalties.There are a
number of reasons consumers use distinct cellular phone ringtones:
Distinguish Callers - Advanced feature sets allow for different cellular
phone ringtone sounds to signify different callers. Identification - When
you are in a meeting and a phone rings you will know if it's yours through
your cellular phone ringtone Fun - Although some people find these
cellular phone ringtones 'irritating', they have particular appeal among
younger phone owners.
Cellular phone ringtone advertising campaigns have become hugely
popular, though they have also attracted a great deal of criticism.
An alternative to a cellular phone ringtone is a vibrating alert. It is
especially useful in noisy environments or in places where cellular phone
ringtone noise would be disturbing to the hearing impaired
There are typically three different types of cellular phone ringtones:
monophonic cellular phone ringtones, polyphonic cellular phone ringtones and
music cellular phone ringtones.
Monophonic Cellular Phone Ringtones
Monophonic cellular phone ringtones are simple tunes, most commonly
compatible with today's cell phones. The majority of cell phones can only
make a single tone at a time. The monophonic cellular phone ringtone is
comprised of a series of sequential tones at different frequencies.
Polyphonic cellular phone ringtones are played on cellular phones that have
the capability of playing up to 16 separate tones at once. The combination
of cellular phone ringtones creates a harmonic melody. Polyphonic cellular
phone ringtones are more musical than a monophonic cellular phone ringtone.
Newer phones support polyphonic cellular phone ringtones.
A new version of cellular phone ringtones, often called either music
cellular phone ringtones, voice tones, realtones or true tones, now use
actual pieces of music, along with all lyrics and the entire song backing
music, including backing singers. They are usually contained in MP3, WMA,WAV,
QCP, or AMR format that can be used as a cellular phone ringtone on many
Series 60, Symbian or smartphones. Many cell phone manufacturers are
including voice cellular phone ringtones on most of their newly released
phones, including Motorola, Nokia and Sony Ericsson.
There are a number of websites that offer free cellular phone ringtones,
graphics or even games to download onto your cell phone. The websites vary
in that some allow you to purchase specific cellular phone ringtones while
others offer subscriptions that allow you to download an unlimited number of
cellular phone ringtones. When you locate a cellular phone ringtone be sure
to first ensure that it will work with your cellular phone model and that
the site is respectful of the artists copyright. Like any original work,
artists receive royalties for cellular phone ringtones, be sure that the
website has the permission to distribute the cellular phone ringtone.
Saurya Ghosal for
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