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You might read the title of this article, and wonder just why there’s an entire article devoted to the subject. I mean, choosing a ringtone is just a matter of choosing a song you like and that’s loud enough to get your attention, right? Well, not exactly. Unlike songs that you listen to in private, your ringtone is a public symbol of your personality - after all, it’s not only you who can hear your phone. For example, a South Park sketch as your ringtone might be hilarious when your friends are around, but not so much when your boss is. In the same vein, a lively dance ringtone for your mobile might not be very welcome if you work as an undertaker. The same goes for places such as hospitals, where staying away from ‘fancy’ ringtones may be considered respectful.
So job appropriateness is important. What else? Well, while you don’t want your ringtone to be too flashy in some cases, you also don’t want it to be too generic. What does having a ringtone that everyone else uses say about your personality? Not much. And if that doesn’t matter to you, think of the practical problems; you hear the default Nokia ringtone on a bus, and twenty people with the same ringtone reach for their phones. The whole point of a custom ringtone is so that you can tell when your phone is ringing as opposed to everyone else’s phone. Make sure that your ringtone is something distinctive that you like, so that you know when it’s your phone ringing.
Phew; with all those restrictions you might be wondering why you even read this article in the first place. Before I leave you to ponder the newly opened complexities of the mobile phone ringtone, don’t forget that some phones have the option to use different ringtones for different contact groups; without even looking at the screen, you can identify whether it’s your family, friends, or work related contacts trying to get a hold of you.
You might read the title of this article, and wonder just why there’s an entire article devoted to the subject. I mean, choosing a ringtone is just a matter of choosing a song you like and that’s loud enough to get your attention, right? Well, not exactly. Unlike songs that you listen to in private, your ringtone is a public symbol of your personality - after all, it’s not only you who can hear your phone. For example, a South Park sketch as your ringtone might be hilarious when your friends are around, but not so much when your boss is. In the same vein, a lively dance ringtone for your mobile might not be very welcome if you work as an undertaker. The same goes for places such as hospitals, where staying away from ‘fancy’ ringtones may be considered respectful.
So job appropriateness is important. What else? Well, while you don’t want your ringtone to be too flashy in some cases, you also don’t want it to be too generic. What does having a ringtone that everyone else uses say about your personality? Not much. And if that doesn’t matter to you, think of the practical problems; you hear the default Nokia ringtone on a bus, and twenty people with the same ringtone reach for their phones. The whole point of a custom ringtone is so that you can tell when your phone is ringing as opposed to everyone else’s phone. Make sure that your ringtone is something distinctive that you like, so that you know when it’s your phone ringing.
Phew; with all those restrictions you might be wondering why you even read this article in the first place. Before I leave you to ponder the newly opened complexities of the mobile phone ringtone, don’t forget that some phones have the option to use different ringtones for different contact groups; without even looking at the screen, you can identify whether it’s your family, friends, or work related contacts trying to get a hold of you.