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discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 04:34 PM Mar 2022

What's your ringtone?

For me my standard ringtone is a steady 16,000 Hz which I can only hear from about 6 inches from my phone. I'm an old guy and my high frequency hearing isn't what it used to be. So if you're not in my contacts list with your own specialized ringtone I just don't notice you calling at all.


But friends and family are assigned this:

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What's your ringtone? (Original Post) discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 OP
Mine sounds like an Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #1
Mine too Freddie Mar 2022 #5
I think I have that set for my doctor's office. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #7
Like you, that's the one I can hear the best. Arkansas Granny Mar 2022 #13
Same here, I hear it better over the stupid ringtones. Emile Mar 2022 #21
Me too. Fla Dem Mar 2022 #28
Same here, unless it's my wife. Harker Mar 2022 #30
Same. sakabatou Mar 2022 #41
Best movie ever. Best soundtrack. 58Sunliner Mar 2022 #2
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #9
One of the best lines ever. Blondie!!!! 58Sunliner Mar 2022 #38
Pink! Lunabell Mar 2022 #3
Love Pink!!! discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #12
She's an amazing artist and human being. Lunabell Mar 2022 #33
Thanks :) Me too. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #39
... catbyte Mar 2022 #4
Now there's a thread winner. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #14
whatever the default one is DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2022 #6
"never on"... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #15
The first 30 seconds or so of Rubberband man flying rabbit Mar 2022 #8
You made me think of another Rubber Band... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #16
Theme from Black Sails. pnwest Mar 2022 #10
Nice, reminds me a bit of the the theme from Haven. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #19
From the TV show "24"... The CTU desk phone... targetpractice Mar 2022 #11
I like the allusion. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #25
I've been using songs that start out loud and boisterous Leith Mar 2022 #17
If I heard Voices of Spring I would suddenly begin to waltz Polly Hennessey Mar 2022 #24
That waltz is peaceful. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #26
Cissy Strut GumboYaYa Mar 2022 #18
Nice and classic. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #27
Mine is, It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones. Polly Hennessey Mar 2022 #20
Anyone who sleeps through that is likely deaf. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #43
Instrumental into to the Next Episode by Dre NightWatcher Mar 2022 #22
I can almost see Jackie Leggs discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #44
Several, assigned to different callers: Ocelot II Mar 2022 #23
You're giving me some ideas discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #45
Strum PJMcK Mar 2022 #29
It's good to be an individual discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #46
Jefferson Airplane Backseat Driver Mar 2022 #31
That's a good one. Love the Airplane. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #47
The first ten seconds of this csziggy Mar 2022 #32
I barely remember Rocky Horror... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #48
Mine is rownesheck Mar 2022 #34
I don't know the show but I'll check it out. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #49
Journey to the Sorceror by The Eagles. Aka the theme to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ms liberty Mar 2022 #35
Star Wars theme for wife and close friends. Emperor's March for work contacts Roland99 Mar 2022 #36
From an old on-line game I used to play (Glitch) Nittersing Mar 2022 #37
Onwards! tanyev Mar 2022 #40
Satie's Gymnopedie n/t sarge43 Mar 2022 #42
I like the condom song Piasladic Mar 2022 #50
I have a lot of options, but at the moment this...the L.A. Law theme ificandream Mar 2022 #51
They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard. nt frogmarch Mar 2022 #52
Music from area51 Mar 2022 #53
Like so many here, plain old phone ring. 3catwoman3 Mar 2022 #54

Harker

(14,024 posts)
30. Same here, unless it's my wife.
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 06:59 PM
Mar 2022

When she calls I get the sweet two-note call of a Black Capped Chickadee.

Lunabell

(6,089 posts)
33. She's an amazing artist and human being.
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 07:52 PM
Mar 2022

I love her and her fabulous energy.

Congrats on your wife's remission!! I hope that this is permanent!!

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
39. Thanks :) Me too.
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 10:24 PM
Mar 2022

Last I knew she stills lives (probably part time) not far from us. She's from Doylestown North of Philly.

DetroitLegalBeagle

(1,924 posts)
6. whatever the default one is
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 04:51 PM
Mar 2022

My phone's ringtone is never on. Its always on vibrate. And for the few times I don't have my phone on me, I have my watch and it will vibrate and notify me if someone is calling or texting.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
17. I've been using songs that start out loud and boisterous
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 05:28 PM
Mar 2022

I've used The March of the Torreadors from Carmen:




Currently using The Pogues' If I Should Fall from Grace with God:




I plan to change it to Voices of Spring Waltz by Johann Strauss the Younger:



Ocelot II

(115,735 posts)
23. Several, assigned to different callers:
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 05:44 PM
Mar 2022

The theme from Jaws
It's The End Of The World As We Know It
3rd movement, Bach Italian Concerto
Start Me Up
The Safety Dance
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Bach
Werewolves of London
What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor
Prologue, Orfeo, Monteverdi

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
29. Strum
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 06:55 PM
Mar 2022

It sounds like an acoustic guitar strumming a chord progression. It’s one of the standard sounds on iPhones.

Boring but I don’t hear it on others’ phones

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
32. The first ten seconds of this
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 07:31 PM
Mar 2022


I tried assigning ringtones to people but then I wouldn't realize it was my phone ringing since I seldom get calls on my cell. So I stuck to this. My ringtone for my husband was ten seconds of "All Together Now" with the lyrics:
One, two, three, four
Can I have a little more?
Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
I love you

My ringtone for my sister was from "Carry On" - Carry on, love is coming, love is coming to us all.

I thought about using "Hello, Goodbye" or "Ob-La_Di, Ob-La-Da" by the Beatles or "Something Happening" by Buffalo Springfield (actually For What It's Worth) or maybe the beginning of "Marrakeesh Express" by Crosby, Stills & Nash, but "Time Warp" fit better. Plus it starts out soft and gets louder.

I also have the CTU ringtone if I wanted to use it.

rownesheck

(2,343 posts)
34. Mine is
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 07:56 PM
Mar 2022

the theme song from the British television series "The IT Crowd." It's very loud and annoying, but I love that show, so I keep it.

ms liberty

(8,580 posts)
35. Journey to the Sorceror by The Eagles. Aka the theme to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Fri Mar 4, 2022, 08:36 PM
Mar 2022

The teevee show, not the movie:

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