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Ringtone Article

It's been a while since we re-published any articles here - that is partly because we are being more selective/rigorus and partly because we have finally managed to get clear of all the gropus we joined to access an amazing volume of unuseable material. So this arrive unsolicited and here it is:

Many Ringie Dingies

Ringtones are more easily understood when you understand how
cell phones work. The brain of the cell phone is its
microprocessor. Ringtones work with your cell phone's
microprocessor and memory to create a distinctive musical
presentation when someone calls your phone. Your phone, much
like your computer, uses its microprocessor to tell it what
to do and control all it does and works with memory where
the programs are stored. Ringtones are individual programs
for your phone that get placed into your cell phone memory
to be brought out by the microprocessor when your phone
receiver gets the message that a call is coming in.

Phones that are capable of loading and using ring tones (and
most are) hold a range of notes in their memory and so the
program in the ringtone just has to tell the phone's
microprocessor which of these stored notes to plan, in what
sequence and at what speeds. The adjustment of these
variables at the program's instruction can produce a
virtually endless number of different ringtones.

To get your new ringtone you just have to load the program
to your cell phone. After, that is, you choose the ringtone
you want. You have a great number of ringtone choices from
many ringtone Web sites, some of which charge for the
ringtones, some of which do not. The difference isn't so
much the site you choose, as it is the music you choose. If
it is copyrighted the site has to pay the artist royalties.
If the copyright has run out, like it would, for example, on
classical music, there are no royalties to pay, and the
public domain music is probably free to you. You also have
to make sure that your phone is compatibility with the
ringtone you are choosing.

You generally have a choice of how to upload your ringtone
program to your phones, although with some phone models you
might note. But the ones that are usual are by using the
airwaves to deliver the ringtone program to your cell; by
uploading by data cable to your laptop or PC and then
finally to your phone: and by the use of your cell directly,
putting the program into it by its own keypad.

Which you use may depend on your phone model. Your
instruction manual or your carrier or manufacturer's Web
site will tell you. Data link, when offered is easiest for
the long haul but for the first data link you have to pay
and you have to go through a lengthy setup. What most do is
use the airwaves. A text message or SMS will tell your phone
that you want this program in its memory. If you have phones
that offer enhanced versions of SMS your phone is going to
immediately recognize the ringtone. It will do the same for
graphics as well.

What's the most common way to use the airwaves for ringtone
loading to your phone is by going to the ringtone Web site,
choosing the tone you want, typing in your cell phone number
and then letting the site program the message to your phone
directly. The other option is to use a gateway site for SMS
that will send the specific message to your phone. As cell
phones continue to evolve offering more and more services to
more and more users, ringtones will advance as well. Some of
the new phones also let you record songs you pick out as
well as voice messages for the ring tones. Many also let you
choose distinct ringtones for distinct callers so you know
who is calling without looking at the number coming in.


Mckinley Garringer is the owner of
Drwho Ringtone
which is an excellent place to find
ringtone links, resources
and articles. For more information on this article,
please visit: http://www.drwhoringtone.com/

Of course our ringtones have the added value of our original percussion arrangements which are particularly appropriate to the contxt of a ringtone. We will have to check out the SMS gateway issue and see if we can add that to our current download capabilities.

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