Free Cell Phone Ringers

Cell phone ringers are songs that your cell phone plays whenever somebody rings you. Cell tones have greatly improved in quality over the past few years. While the early tones were quite simple (and ear pericing) the latest form of ringtones, Truetones, make use of high quality mp3 and wma formats to give a crisp, clear sound. Ringtones are a multi billion dollar industry and each week more and more people sign up to subscription services that allow them to download heaps of tones every week.

Finding free tones

The best way to get some absolutely free ringtones is to use a site that allows you to make tones from songs you already own from your CD or MP3 collection. All you have to do is upload your songs to the sites, choose the part of the song you want as your ring, and send it to your mobile phone. Most of these sites offer this service completely free of charge and only require an email address from you. It is best to avoid using your primary email address when using these services as some companies might send you unwanted emails or sell your information.

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Types of ringtones

• Monophonic (also called mono tones). These tones are very simple and only one note plays at a time. These are rarely used anymore as modern phones have much better capabilities.
• Polyphonic (also called poly tones). Polyphonic tones use MIDI sequences. These work by specifying what each ‘instrument’ should play at any given time. The actual sounds depends on the individual cell phone. Many cell phone made in the last few years are capable of playing poly tones.
• Truetones (also called realtones, mastertones or audio recordings). These tones are simply recordings of songs. They are usually in mp3, AAC or WMA formats. Nearly all new phones have the ability to playback these types.

Safety concerns when downloading

While the threat is very low, some sites that offer free tones also come with nasty viruses to your computer or mobile phone. Here are some things you can do to avoid viruses on your cell phone.

• Don’t underestimate the risk! Stick with reputable sites.
• Monitor you phone bills. If you bill is abnormally high and you can see text messages to premium numbers you do not recognise call your service provider (eg, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon) and tell them immediately. You may get your money back and your call may help shut down the premium lines.
• Install anti-virus software for your cell phone and computer.
• Keep up with the latest news about mobile phone viruses to avoid viruses. Many viruses are specific for particular brands (eg, Nokia, iPhone, Siemens, LG and Sony Ericcson) or particular models and can easily be avoided.