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A ring tone (ringtone) is the sound made by a mobile phone to indicate an incoming call. The term is most often used to refer to the customisable sounds available on mobile phones. This facility was originally provided so that people would be able to determine when their phone was ringing when in the company of other mobile phone owners.

A phone only rings when a special "ringing signal" is sent to it. For mobile phones, the ringing signal is a specific radio-frequency signal.

Whereas old style telephones simply used a pair of bells for the ringer, modern ringtones have become extremely diverse, leading to phone personalisation and customisation.

Newer mobile phones allow the users to associate different ringtones for different phonebook entries. Many also allow users to create their own music tones, either with a "melody composer" or a sample/loop arranger (such as the MusicDJ in many Sony Ericsson phones). Often these are native formats only available to one particular phone model or brand. However, other formats, such as MIDI or MP3, are often supported; they must be downloaded to the phone before they can be used as a normal ringtone.


Popular ringtones take advantage of this functionality, which has led to the success of the mobile music industry. The latest innovation in this area is the singtone, a type of karaoke ring tone where a user’s voice recording is adjusted to be both in time and in tune and mixed with a backing track to make a user-created ringtone.

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Disclaimer: All Information was corrent at time of posting - 16 June 2006. This is general information and should not be taken as professional advice, or acted upon without seeking the advice of a professional in Free Ringtones.