| The term ringtone refers to the sound or music that a | | | | There are mainly three types of ringtones namely, |
| mobile phone makes. It can also be defined as the | | | | monophonic, polyphonic ringtones and true tones. Out |
| sound you hear when you are on the phone waiting | | | | of these, monophonic was the first and standard from |
| for other person to pick up. With upcoming computer | | | | of ringtone that used to be one sound or music that |
| technology, today mobile phone ringtones have | | | | could be played at a single point of time. In the form of |
| become even more sophisticated. There is variety of | | | | polyphonic ringtones, several notes could be played at |
| ringtones available and the reason is that people can | | | | once. Later, true tones, voice tones came into picture |
| differentiate between two or many ringtones while | | | | where you can customize your or your loved one's |
| their mobile is ringing. | | | | voice as per your likes and dislikes. |
| History of ringtones | | | | Today, ringtone has become an important part of |
| Ringtones have become more widely used with | | | | economy because it is major source of income for the |
| increase in the use of mobile phones. So these relate | | | | companies selling them. Moreover, music companies |
| to the history of mobile phones. Earlier, it was important | | | | get huge royalties for selling these ringtones to the |
| for the operators in the telephone exchange who | | | | ringtone companies. |
| required the telephones to ring off. In the year 1997, | | | | Future of ringtones |
| some of the ringtones were downloaded by Nokia | | | | Ringtone is going to be an important part of the mobile |
| with the help of a system known as "smart messaging | | | | phone technology in the near future also. It could |
| system". | | | | happen that other technically advanced from of |
| How ringtones work? | | | | ringtones take place of the standard ringtone and any |
| Ringtones solely depends upon the computing power | | | | sound file is used as ringtone. Mobile phone rage |
| of the mobile phone and is based on a common web | | | | comes to mind as a future concern. There should be |
| language known as ringtone text transfer language | | | | some rules implemented so that use of irritating |
| (RTTL) developed by Nokia. | | | | ringtones is prohibited in public places such as concert |
| Different mobile phones use different ringtone | | | | halls or cinema halls. |
| encoding format but mostly these are send to your | | | | To know more, visit our recommended website |
| mobile devices in the form of text messages. | | | | t-mobile-ringtone. |
| Types of ringtones | | | | |