Call tones are a feature that many mobile cell phone companies offer their customers to make their personal phone greeting unique. When someone calls you and before you pick up the phone, as the phone company is making the connection and your phone starts to ring on your end, you can have a ten to fifteen second television show excerpt like a Three Stooges comedy routine or your favorite music tune of the week playing while the person on the other end waits for you to answer your phone. This feature is the exact opposite of what you hear when you answer your phone; these can also be unique for each person that calls you, which is of course called a ring tone. There are many standard call tones to choose from in your providers’ library, and you can also make your own if you are savvy enough.
While push to talk (PTT) also uses call tones, you might have heard them, the familiar beep after someone releases the talk button while in two way radio mode. These tones while informative can be annoying and most people turn them off because they can be very disruptive. Confusion over the semantics is easy when it comes to cell phone terminology; just remember these types of tones were the first ones available, now we have endless possibilities.
You could be busy for a couple of weeks just accommodating your friends that call. While it might seem cumbersome to add these little audio tidbits in the beginning, after you have created a couple, the process becomes straight forward and you can delight all of your friends with their own personal greeting from you in the way you want it to be remembered.
It is easy to go to your provider home page on your phone and pay for a call tone to use. If you are satisfied with what your provider has available, then go for it. There are alternatives to paying for each and every call tone you use though, and you can find many incoming call tones that are already being shared on the internet. Search engines and individual sites dedicated to providing free call tones are to be had, and automatic call tone builders are available on the internet as well.
However you like to implement your cell phone, whether for business or pleasure, finding out about all the extra features a cell phone has to offer can take months of effort. After discovering this feature and how to use it, you can make your friends feel special when they call you. Take some time to learn about this feature, and then impress your friends with your new found additions and sophistication; it is easier than you think.
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