Different types of ringtones

Now that the ringtone business is booming at such an extraordinary rate, the various options for ringtones have also had to grow in order to adapt to customer demand.

Communication is also being made easier and easier, thanks to the technological advances made by researchers and scientists worldwide. The ringtone market has expanded to the extent of worldwide sales reaching the 3 billion mark, per year!!

How to Download Ringtones Directly to Your Cell Phone

The easiest way to download ringtones directly to your iPhone or other cell phone without using iTunes or any other software.

In the beginning, the main genre of music that ringtones covered was hip-hop. Now, ringtones cover all types of genres and music. More and more tones are “home made” while some are even speech. One example of this is the tone: ‘your phone is ringing, pick up the phone!’.

Popular artists will also want to make sure they reach the ringtone market as this boosts the sales of their songs. Just imagine that if the song can be converted into a ringtone format there is more money for the artist to be made. And would you believe that there are even some cases where a song has made it into the ringtone market before it has even been released on radio!!! It is most certainly a lucrative, yet simple, way for artists to promote both themselves and their songs.

But remember, downloading a ringtone off a computer doesn’t always come on its own. Sometimes, it carries a little friend with it…spyware!

“…By now I'm sure you know what spyware is, and how it secretly sneaks onto your computer, and collects personal information. Did you know that there is even cell phone spyware now!...”

Twentieth Century Fox has even used the ringtone business to promote movies. They have installed free downloads at some cinemas. Customers can use Bluetooth to download trailers of movies. These wallpaper options have grown alongside the ringtone business, “wallpaper is the image on the cell phone when it is turned on”. They can be downloaded in a number of sizes, small medium and large. Various wallpaper options are available on websites.

There is even the possibility of downloading your photos from the computer onto your phone and use them as your own custom wallpaper.

The two main different types of ringtones are polyphonic and true tones. Both are very popular and all can be downloaded easily from the internet. Most of them will be advertised as free to download.

A free version is normally a WAV file. WAV means a specific audio computer file that can be stored on your home pc. WAV files can then be downloaded onto the cell phone and voila!, the customer has a brand new ringtone. WAV files are around 100Kb in size and they can also have fade in and fade out options. These ringtones work best on cell phones that come under the ‘smart’ phone category. These include the Nokia 3650, 7650, Sony Ericsson and a few others. There is a wide range of WAV ringtones on the internet people are able to download for free.

Another type of ringtone available is the Tracfone option. Tracfone is a cell phone service company. Tracfone focuses on providing pre paid services to its customers. In order to gain customers and keep up with the competition, Tracfone also offers free ringtones to their customers. The ringtones do not have to be paid for as they are a feature the company will provide for free. The customer can download these for free, and there is a large variety to choose from. Only Tracfone customers are able to access these free ringtones and wallpapers. People are able to check what is on offer at Tracfone by visiting their website online. 

Ringtones come in a variety of different files, including WAV, MIDI and MP3 versions. Video versions are also available; these come in the 3PG format. The files do not take long so many people will download in short breaks at work or lunchtimes. Research has dictated that at least 26% of cell phone users have downloaded a ringtone a minimal of one time. This percentage is growing rapidly, especially compared to last year which was around 5% of users.

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