If your like most people, you have a cell phone. While some people consider this an anchor, some people use it as a critical part of everyday life. Being tied down with a cell phone doesn't mean you can't have some fun with it. That is why people who are up to date with their technology assign specific ring tones to specific people. It makes toting a cell phone 24/7 a little more bearable.
But the ring tones for your cell phone are not new at all. They are much like the ringing tone of the good old telephone when there is an incoming call. The cell phone craze has however made a new meaning out of ring tones and that is the customizable sounds to indicate an incoming call for your cell phone.
The popularity of ring tones for cell phones can be attributed to a very practical purpose which is to determine whose cell phone is ringing. Imagine being in the company of other cell phone users and having the same ring tones. That would probably result to a mad scramble with each one trying to determine whether it is his cell phone that is ringing or not.
Not many people know the origin of cell phone ring tones. It came about around 1998 with the help of a Finnish mobile operator Radiolinjia and an inventor named Vesa-Matti Paananen (say that 3 times fast!). Thanks to combination, people today can get custom ring tones for their personal cell phones for a small charge, and even sometimes free. While popular in the USA it is as popular if not more popular in Europe and Asia.
The ring tone craze has created an industry that continues to generate billions of dollars in revenues. Some mobile phone companies release new ring tones for their subscribers for a small charge. However, you can easily download ring tones from the Internet but be careful what you look for as you might be getting malwares.
Cell phone ring tones vary from the popular pop songs which have evolved into Real tones, customized ring tones or composer ring tones which can play animal sounds, baby coos or cries and other personalized sounds or the latest karaoke ring tone. You can also choose from a monophonic ring tone (common in old cell phones) or polyphonic tones (characterized by up to 72 tone types),
While this ring tone technology is great and allows you to know who is calling even before you locate your phone, you should keep in mind some cell phone manners. If you are in a meeting or a social event (movie, dinner) and don't want draw negative attention to yourself, most cell phones have a vibrate setting that will let you know someone is calling without letting the other people around you know your phone is going off.
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