Question of the week: What’s your favorite ringtone?
“Leonard Nimoy singing the ‘Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.’” — John Moore
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“Crickets chirping. Creeps people out. Lol.” — Arlene Logan Candelmo
“Debussy’s ‘Clair de Lune.’” — Katrina Greenwood
“I make my own, usually from (old) TV show themes. Right now I’ve got the ‘Castle’ theme as my main ringtone. Love it!” — Tina Burnell
“Ozzy — ‘Crazy Train.’ Got it from iTunes. It’s great because it’s LOUD!” — Debbie MacPherson Bazier
“The musical ‘conversation’ from ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’ Or the intro to ‘Solsbury Hill.’” — Kevin McGwin
“Colt Ford ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ for my husband’s cell ringtone when he calls me. It’s a very unique country rap. Downloaded FREE from (Myxer). Best site ever.” — Lisabeth Dana Caroline Donnell
“Lady GaGa songs from Myxer … you can customize any song you want for yourself.” — Marilyn Maxwell Strout
RINGTONES are quickly becoming one of the best ways to customize your phone and make it special. Whether it’s switching every person in your phonebook list to their own unique ringtone or just wanting a wide selection to choose from, phone users are getting into having a ringtone library. Nearly all phones come with an automatic app link to a marketplace where users can find Top 40 songs, TV themes, video game sounds and classical music. Apple users can go straight to iTunes and make ringtones or buy them. That includes some of the most popular songs from today and old favorites, too. For the Android, clicking on the “Market” app in the main menu will get a list of popular ringtones and games. For other places to buy quality ringtones, check out Ringophone.com. It’s a great website because it allows users to pay a flat free — $14.99 for six months or $19.99 for a year — and get unlimited ringtones. Tonemine and MonsterTones are also good locations online.
MYXER was brought up twice by our readers. It’s a website founded in 2005 that offers lots of free music downloads. Not all carriers allow Myxer; the T-Mobile Sidekick, several Verizon Wireless phones and Boost Mobile, Nextel and Telus Mobility have disabled the ability to use it. For everyone else, Myxer is a great place to look, and you can make your own ringtone through the site. Other websites to search for free ringtones are PhoneZoo and Ventones.
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