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Types of ringtones

There are 3 main types of ringtones but uses different formats for different phones, this three are monophonic, polyphonic and real music tones.

Monophonic is the type of ringtone used on first released cell phones this is the oldest type. The sound is played one at a time, the instruments usually cut-off the sound of previously played note with the start of new one.

Polyphonic on the other hand can play multiple tones at once, making it a lot better to listen to. This type of ringtone is still used in a lot of phones today.

Real tones however is the newest and most popular type because it play the actual song recordings from voice to all it’s accompaniment. A lot of people prefer this type of ringtone simply because the sound is a whole lot better, not to mention that the cellphone users can choose to play their favorite songs as ringtone.

How to download ringtones to cellphone?

There are 3 different ways to download ringtones to your cellphone. The first one is to download the ringtone directly to your phone, but your phone needs to be internet enable. All you have to do to get ringtone is by browsing wap sites. WAP means Wireless Application Protocol, it is a widely used set of protocols that standardize the manner in which wireless devices, such as cell phones and some PDAs, are able to access parts of the Internet, such as e-mail and the Web.

 

Another one is by downloading them from the internet using your computer and then transferring those files using a data cable or blue tooth. Data cables usually comes packaged with your phone, while bluetooth is mostly integrate with the phone. With a lot of free ringtone site on the internet this has become the most popular and less expensive.

You can also choose to get ringtones via SMS. There is a small charge if you choose to get a tone via SMS, carriers charges differently.

Where to download Ringtones?

You can download free ringtone on the internet especially from community based mobile sites. The downside of this though is that most of this tones are old. Here are some that you can start with.

Mobango – Lets you download thousands of ringtones. They get their collection from members that uploads their mobile content to the site and share them.

Zedge – Tons of free downloads for your mobile phone. Free ringtones, wallpaper and themes for all mobile phones. Hundreds of high quality, free Nokia themes, Sony Ericsson themes and thousands of free wallpapers for all mobiles.