# cell phone ringtones **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 15, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272 "2003-02-15T17:20:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/21 "2003-02-17T04:06:02Z")
Yesterday, I was in a room full of people, and this guy’s cell phone rang with the theme from **Gilligan’s Island.**. He was unanimously declared The Saddest Person in the Room (he heartily concurred). No, it was not me. I use Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer.” ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/22 "2003-02-17T04:34:11Z")
> [@](#): > > HELLO!!. Yeh I’m on the train! Personally, I preferred the ones when he was in the library and in the museum 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/23 "2003-02-17T04:50:58Z")
Oh man. I freaking HATE “cute” cellphone rings. And I hate the ones that keep ringing while the person digs through their purse or bag to find it. Mine is set on the Nokia “Low” tone. It’s a low pitch ring on the same tone. And I have it set to where the ring only goes off once and then goes into silent mode for each call. It’s very nice and it doesn’t drive me or the people around me bonkers. ---
**Author:** ![big\_yellow\_kingswood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@big\_yellow\_kingswood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/big_yellow_kingswood)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/24 "2003-02-17T05:42:06Z")
Mine plays “Sit On My Face” by M. Python People either get it and laugh, or they don’t. I worked it out myself on my old 3210. When I got a new 3530 I sent it to myself, but it sounds pretty crappy in the polyphonic tones. I could rework it or find a decent MIDI file to send, but I can’t be bothered. It’s pretty unique, which I like. I’ve never met anyone else with it in the two and a half years I’ve had it. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/25 "2003-02-17T08:26:27Z")
I’ve heard the opening to “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” I think that, considering the situation, it lends itself well. A friend of mine has a newer cell phone, that flips, and, well, it rocks. It seriously has a nice bassline, high tones, it sounds like a low-end walkman. I’ll try to find the model for y’all. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/26 "2003-02-17T08:41:00Z")
It’s funny, but for most people these days, the most exposure they get to the greats of classical music is through their cell phones. Hundreds of years of tradition, distilled and redirected in purpose as a ringing phone. ---
**Author:** ![Will\_Repair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/27 "2003-02-17T11:28:02Z")
While fixing my boss’ phone, he didn’t know how to get the regular phone ring instead of a song, I mentioned having the National Anthem as my ringing tone. “Don’t you get tired of standing up every time it rings?” he asked. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/28 "2003-02-17T13:25:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by big\_yellow\_kingswood \* > \*\*Mine plays “Sit On My Face” by M. Python > > People either get it and laugh, or they don’t. > > I worked it out myself on my old 3210. When I got a new 3530 I sent it to myself, but it sounds pretty crappy in the polyphonic tones. I could rework it or find a decent MIDI file to send, but I can’t be bothered. It’s pretty unique, which I like. I’ve never met anyone else with it in the two and a half years I’ve had it. \*\* And now I want that ringtone! And I have a 3210! And live in Australia! (hint hint :)) ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/29 "2003-02-17T13:58:05Z")
Mine plays “Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity” from Holst’s “The Planets” but I never get calls, so it doesn’t really matter. By the way, **Intaglio** , “In the Hall of the Mountain King” is by Grieg. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/30 "2003-02-17T14:22:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Daowajan \* > \*\*I vastly prefer the days of obnoxious polyphonic ringtones to the days of this: > > _standard Nokia ring_ > > _everybody in the room grabs their phone_ \*\* Yes, I do, too. Besides, then I get to be one of the people that smirks and rolls my eyes at those who have something _really_ stupid for their ringtone. 😉 I have mine on one called “Going Up” which is 5 notes up and then back down, like the scale on a piano. It’s not obnoxious at all, and no one else has it. And I always know when it’s **my** phone ringing. I went to the Nokia Downloadable ringtone site and my phone doesn’t accept downloadable tones. : pout : No SpongeBob ringtone for me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Armilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@Armilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Armilla)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/31 "2003-02-17T15:05:56Z")
Mine just rings, except when my mother’s calling, in which case it plays _Ride of the Valkyries_. ---
**Author:** ![Vevila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@Vevila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vevila)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/32 "2003-02-17T17:12:42Z")
Put your phone on vibrate instead… Please? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/33 "2003-02-17T18:15:11Z")
How about _In The Garden of Eden_ by I. Ron Butteryfly? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/34 "2003-02-17T19:08:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Vevila \* > \*\*Put your phone on vibrate instead… \*\* Mine doesn’t have a vibrate option. I’d have to buy a $50 vibrating battery. Sorry. I keep the ringer on low. Is that okay? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![blanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@blanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blanx)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/35 "2003-02-17T20:40:11Z")
Devo- Whip it. ---
**Author:** ![sKipping\_girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sKipping\_girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sKipping_girl)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/36 "2003-02-18T08:08:14Z")
I put _Just Can’t Get Enough_ (depeche mode) on my mum’s phone and everytime her phone rings i end up singing along 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/37 "2003-02-18T08:25:54Z")
I have my permanently set to silent vibrating (aka ‘manners mode’. This is an _option_ in other countries?!?), but my ringer (if I ever use it) plays “Timing” by Black Biscuits. ---
**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/38 "2003-02-18T14:06:09Z")
My cellphone usually isn’t in a place where I would feel it vibrating. My pager, when I used it was always set to vibrate though. I’ve gone through most of the standards that came with my phone…those that aren’t too common, like Do-mi-so and Robo N1X. I got really really sick of them though. So now, my Batman Beyond-faceplated phone rings with **Lowrider** by War. Doesn’t really fit the look, but I get doofy grins from others whenever it rings. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272/39 "2003-02-18T20:33:51Z")
I just have a Nextel, so I can’t bug anybody with funny musical rings. All I have to offer is the pleasant, easy listening “Nextel Chirp” whenever someone connects to me via the walkie talkie feature. That could never be considered annoying, huh? 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-ringtones/155272.md?page=1)