The Reasons for Cell Phone Ringtones Getting Out of Hand

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Does anyone remember the days when the only ringtone was the sound of a bell? It’s called a ringtone for a reason you know, it’s supposed to sound like a bell. In fact, the first telephones actually had bells built into them, and they remained this way up to the nineties. But as of late, something has happened, a change of sorts. Is it a change we want? Do we even like change? Very valid questions!

With the coming of the digital age, digital sounds with the use of the speaker have replaced the bell. This innovation made the people aware of the fact that they have other choices other than the standard bell tone. This has led to people doing what they wanted with phones when it rang. The sound of Star Trek’s telephone raising the red alert when it rings, comes in to mind.

That was the start of phones getting out of hand. After all, they’re just communication devices, right? Well pretty soon people realized that cellular phones were also capable of conveying these joyous messages when they rang. There probably isn’t a single person alive that doesn’t know what this actually led to.

Now instead of a ringing, you hear all kinds of things, from songs, to voice clips, and just about anything else you can imagine. Isn’t it irritating to be sitting in a meeting at work, and suddenly your co-worker’s phone rings, but instead of the standard ring it’s the sound of someone passing gas? No, that’s not quite acceptable, but the fact is, it’s become a major part of our society.

Cellular phones have become so commonplace these days, and almost all of the people who has one have assigned nonsensical ringtones, meaning you will hear it, no matter where you are. A good question is, What do we do about it? Well there are just a few things that you can actually do about it. For example, you could have your ringtone set into standard. This might set a new stereotype, and make the person next to you feel a little bit stupid when their own phone starts playing a bunch of mumbo-jumbo. Then again, it’s totally up to you in the end.

If you are one of those who choose to have a ludicrous ringtone, you have all the right. Your phone can blast any noise that you see sit, just try to make sure that it isn’t bothering those around you if you are able to help it. The question is, is it something that YOU want to hear?

Irritating ringtones will certainly stick around. The best thing that we can do is to sit back and watch. Set an example for others to see, they might come up with the same resolution as yours.

Dorthy Weatherbush doesn’t like cell phone ringtones but she does like to be able to see the numbers she is dialing on her phone. So she got her phone from Jitterbug.com. The great thing about Jitterbug.com is that they have the perfect phone for everybody.

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