Things to Look for While Buying a Ringtone
By Mark Bishop | On May 25, 2006 | In Cell Phone | Rated
The first thing you need to know before buying your favourite ringtone is if your mobile phone is updated enough to utilize this feature. If you select a real ring tone, you need to have the latest handset model. Mobile phones have evolved very quickly and if you have purchased a mobile phone a year ago, it may not have the ability to fully access the type of ringtone available. So make sure you check the compatibility of your phone with the ringtone. If you are not sure how to check it, you can refer to your manual or call your service provider to find it out.

The types of mobile ringtones formats you can choose from are:
Monophonic ringtones: Some phones are equipped with one tone ringer. Monophonic ringtones are the simplest of ringtone technology that uses a midi format and songs are played in a single note. Your favourite song may sound little lame in a monophonic ringtone compared to a polyphonic ringtone and real tone.

Polyphonic ringtones: These ringtones have richer tonal quality and use midi technology. Polyphonic ringtones are capable of playing unto 40 notes or more. It reproduces the sound of an orchestra playing a note. It has better sound quality but when compared to real tones, it sounds a pretty weak.

True tones or real tones: The latest true tones are equivalent to a MP3 player quality and sounds like an iPod. True tone technology allows the user to hear recorded voices.

Downloading ringtones has become common among people of all ages and they always look for the latest ringtones. You are now aware of all the things to look for while selecting, purchasing and downloading a ringtone. So there should not be anything stopping you.



Mark Bishop is the webmaster of http://www.ringtoneship.co.uk, a site specializing in the different genres of mobile ringtones, including polyphonic ringtones, Monophonic ringtones,True ringtones, Real tones, MP3 Tones, mobile games, Wallpapers, Themes and Mobile Logos…