New ringtones, new annoyances.

[alittlebitnumb]

I am browsing The Register and run into this article.

Apparently, songwriters have found a lucrative market. To sell you new ringtones...

Even though there are many hurdles to overcome - such as battery life and network speeds - the report's authors predict that the ringtone market is likely to pave the way for the eventual take-up of more elaborate mobile music.

Indeed, they claim this growing area could prove to be a neat fit for both the music and mobile phone industries.

Now we can look forward to "Hit Me Baby One More Time" in the theater, classroom, public transportation....

[El Diablo]

heh, my girlfriend already has her phone playing "Blue Monday" which gets rather annoying after hearing it 50 million times now.

I certianly hope this is just a fad that dies away, but I don't think it is.



El Diablo

[lobo]

i have to agree my phone has about 50 different tones plus i can program more into it. My girl wants me to but hell no. The tones i already have get annoying after a few days.

[Ru$kb0y]

U cant beat the ol Trusty "Ring Ring" "Ring Ring"

I Can't be bothered with the whole Mobile Phone Ring tones just put it on vibrate...

[tampabay420]

I see nothing wrong with new ringtones, etc... Another great thing about newer technologies is that you can customize their products to suit your-self... Plus- how else are you supposed to let everyone know that you like Punk Rock or Opera?

I think it's neat- although i can understand the other side of the argument ;-)

[optiq]

I have the "Big Poppa" ring tone by sprint but i know some people find tones annoying so I leave my phone on vibrate in public.

[HaqZombie]

Well the ringtone that I have on my phone right now is "Layla" by Eric Clapton. It sounds pretty realistic. Just thought that I would post that.

[phaza7]

Personally I, prefer the "ring, ring" but new tones I think is qewl.

For those that enjoy it anyway it gets old after awhile. So what else is mobile tech going to come with next.

[the_JinX]

I use the old trusty bubble and bobble tune on my Nokia 3410 phone..

I have a serial connector for Nokia 3310's and some other newer versions.. wich together with some freeware makes it possible to send ringtones and pictures (even animations) directly to the phone..
I would never pay for ringtones and logo's.

In the Netherlands where I live the whole ringtone and logo thing is booming bussiness, there are thousands of companies selling you ringtones for over a euro per ringtone, that's not realy good value-for-money if you ask me..

[Terr]

My cousin's friend programmed in "La bamba" by hand.