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Do you love mobile phone or cellphone ringtones?Everyone loves ringtones – it's great to have your favourite tune as the ringtone on our phone (it makes me smile to hear the Simpson's tune every time my mobile phone rings, that's for sure). It's also very useful to personalise your ringtone as you can then distinguish your own cell phone ringing. The ringtone resources here are ones that we've looked at and think they're among the best on the market – you should find something to suit you!
Monophonic, Polyphonic, Truetone, Mastertone and Realtone
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Monophonic ringtones were the fist ringtones on mobile phones. With this type of ringtone one note is played at a time, so the ringtone does sound a little basic.
Polyphonic ringtones are made up of notes that can be played simultaneously, or notes that can be played at the same time, although at a different pitch in order to create a melody. This allows the ringtone to be more realistic and melodious.
Truetones, also called realtones or mastertones, are ringtones that have been made from a sampled audio format such as an MP3. These are now the most popular ringtones on the market because they are so realistic. Many new songs are now released as a truetone ringtone and in some cases even before the single is released.
Popular Ringtones of 2009
Ring tones used to be the one ace up the sleeve of mobile phones a few years ago. When phones could do little more than make and receive calls there was great novelty in being able to have unique and fun ringtones at your disposal. Things have moved on a lot and now there's no need to painstakingly programme your own monotone versions of the latest pop smash, as most mobile phones come equipped with multimedia playback and a decent speaker system to make virtually any sound available as your ringtone.
There's also a massive online market in ringtones and downloading the latest and most popular ringtones to your mobile phone can be easy, cheap and most importantly fun. It's the best way to spice up your mobile or give that special someone a ringtone that really means something. Let's look at the top ringtones of 2009 so far and see what they have to offer, as well as checking out the best way to download ringtones to your phone.
Since the king of pop sadly left us recently it's no surprise to find quite a few of his old hits making a big impact on the ringtone market. Many different ringtone services run their own top ten, but you'll be sure to see hits like Man in the Mirror, Thriller and Beat It depending on which service you pick. These are of course timeless classics and having them pumping from your phone whenever someone calls will be sure to get the whole room dancing.
Despite the recent Jacko influx the ringtone charts are usually populated by the most hip and happening tracks from the world of music, and Lady Gaga has certainly been making a name for herself with her music and interesting fashion sense. That's why recent hits like Poker Face and Just Dance have done particularly well in ringtone charts around the globe.
Whilst the rest of the music world is thoroughly obsessed with toying with Auto Tune, it's surely refreshing that Jay-Z, a fully fledged member of hip-hop royalty, is declaring Death of Auto-Tune in the single of the same name. It's also good to see that ringtone fans are endorsing his message of back to basics music making by bringing this single into the charts.
Downloading Ringtones
Everyone remembers, whether they like it or not, the powerfully addictive Crazy Frog/Annoying Thing ringtone craze, and of course there are constantly plenty of wacky ringtones available for those with a particularly high threshold for annoyance. The best way to search for these pop ringtones and their insane audio stable mates is to head online and check out the many outlets where ringtones will cost a little but give a lot.
Mobile phones don't have to be drab, and jazzing them up a touch doesn't have to be boring, so a ringtone update is a great idea. Just make sure that you're not subscribing to a service which will incur you any unwanted charges.
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Mobile Phone Ringtone Sites
- DJ ToneXpress is a free ringtone creator, so you can make your own personal ringtones and wallpapers and send free sms to cell phones in the US. To do all this you need to download software (PC only and you need Internet Explorer 5.5 or later). Other features include being able to transfer songs from your PC to your cell phone and make ringtones from YouTube videos. The website comes with a handy online compatibility test for your mobile (it's compatible with the iPhone). There is a free version and paid version available.
- free-ringtones.cc
A very good free ringtone site, you can listen to a clip of the ringtone first, then if you like it you can easily download to your computer for free, and if you have internet on your mobile they give you a link to download the ringtone directly to your mobile as well. The site has MP3, iPhone ringtones, polyphonic and monophonic tones. Why pay for ringtones? Here you don't have to.
- GetPolyphonicRingtones.com
This is a very comprehensive site for ringtones with over 30,000 tones listed on their website. Not free though, but not expensive and you get a preview of your ringtone before you purchase. The price per ringtone is about $2.40. There are listings for music from the 50s onwards, with Bollywood, cartoons, jazz and soul all featured.
- maMOB
Ringtones & Logos
Offers collection of over 10,000 polyphonic and monophonic ringtones for all kinds of mobile phones (Nokia, Siemens, Sagem, Nec, etc). Not a free site, but the ringtones are inexpensive. Their home page lists the top 25 polyphonic ringtones and truetone ringtones. - IWantFreeRingtones
Every day IWantFreeRingtones adds 20 new free ring tones to it's site for you to download. Besides the usual there are WAP ringtones, iPhone ringtones and name tones – add your name to a ring tone to personalise your phone even further! There is a free MP3 to ringtone converter where you can upload your favourite MP3 and have it converted to a ringtone for your cell phone. It's all free!
- Schnozberry
Top quality truetone ringtones from this site, they're not free, the price is just under £4. There is a good selection of songs and theme tunes to choose from and the quality of the tones is excellent, listen to them before buying. They have games, wallpapers, screensavers and videos too.
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Free Ringtones
This is a great site as it only lists the best ringtone sites after carefully checking them out beforehand, and it only lists FREE ringtones. Some websites can be a bit sneaky and charge you for downloading ringtones when you're not expecting it, so rest assured, the ringtones here are all free. Their home page lists the top 10 most popular ringtones on their site, and if you are a US resident you can choose your carrier from the home page to access ringtones for your phone.
- Blue-Rabbit.com
Blue Rabbit has polyphonic ringtones and MP3 ringtones as well as mobile games, screensavers and logos. Ringtones are categorised into groups so that you can easily find what you want and you can also click on the ringtone you're interested in to and listen to it before buying. The ringtones here are not free but the price is stated at the point of purchase and is usually about 4 euros.
Jamster Ringtones
And of course, there's Jamster. Jamster ringtones are so popular we've created a whole page just for them – Jamster ringtones.
Please Note: The ringtone sites listed here have all been checked out by TextMeFree, but do be careful when downloading ringtones as there have been many scams. Make sure you are not being charged more than you should be, and if you're not sure what you are going to be charged, don't download anything.
Free Nokia Ringtones
Everyone seems to be searching for free Nokia ringtones! Modern ringtones are usually compatible with all cell phone models, but there are sites that specialise in Nokia ringtones. www.nokiasoftware.nl deals in all things Nokia, and has ringtones as well as themes and software. So, if you have a Nokia phone and want Nokia ringtones, pay them a visit.
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