# Let's share our nice, peaceful cell phone/ SMS alert sounds **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 22, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319 "2009-03-22T04:26:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SweetHomeColorado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@SweetHomeColorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetHomeColorado)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/1 "2009-03-22T04:26:03Z")
I cannot stand when people have annoying blairing ringtones. I’m looking for a nice peacefil sound, (or sounds) that is easy on the ears… maybe a few notes together played softly. I’ve noticed after sorting through [mobile41.com](http://mobile41.com) ive found a few nice ones… mostly the best ones are the ones that relate to instant messengers… those are the ones I use. recommend me a ringtone that is easy on the ears!! ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/2 "2009-03-22T08:36:51Z")
This is what I’m using: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKHCujz8FVY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKHCujz8FVY) It’s noticeable because of the higher tones, but not immediately obtrusive. ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/3 "2009-03-22T14:35:32Z")
I have my iphone set to the default ringtone it came with: [http://www.johntracy.com/Ringtones/marimbamodified.mp3](http://www.johntracy.com/Ringtones/marimbamodified.mp3) It is a lot more pleasant than my co-workers ringtones. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/4 "2009-03-22T19:10:39Z")
My ringtone for incoming calls is an analog ring- the old-fashioned kind. My text tone is a ding or some sort. My brother’s text tone is a radar ping- it’s pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/5 "2009-03-22T20:01:50Z")
Audacity, down load it and install then take your mp3’s and make any ring tone you like super easy. I have quite a few that might fit your description and most phones will take them. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/6 "2009-03-23T01:13:17Z")
I used Verizon’s “frog pond” ring. Sounds like… frogs at a pond. Came standard on my phone (can’t remember the model, VX5500 maybe? but its one of the more low-to-middle options, made by LG) ---
**Author:** ![homeskillet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ba0ec/32.png) [@homeskillet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/homeskillet)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/7 "2009-03-23T01:51:47Z")
The Jetson’s doorbell is my SMS alert, which I am very happy with. I can’t for the life of me find a ringtone i actually like. I just want a funky ring, why is it all the downloads out there assume I want some pop song as my ring tone. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/8 "2009-03-23T02:20:23Z")
> [@Slainte](#): > > I have my iphone set to the default ringtone it came with: > > [http://www.johntracy.com/Ringtones/marimbamodified.mp3](http://www.johntracy.com/Ringtones/marimbamodified.mp3) > > It is a lot more pleasant than my co-workers ringtones. That’s mine too. I tried a bunch of the other ringtones the phone came with and this is the best one. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/9 "2009-03-23T02:25:00Z")
[This is mine](http://www.ipg-protect.com/sar/sounds/elt02.wav). (Audio link, obviously.) Pilots will know it. This is definitely not what the OP is looking for! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/10 "2009-03-23T15:13:16Z")
My ringtone is homemade (using the aforementioned Audacity): the opening bars of “Sir Duke.” > [@EJsGirl](#): > > My brother’s text tone is a radar ping- it’s pretty cool. That’s what I use for texts, too: a sonar ping that came with my BlackBerry. My SO had a BlackBerry before I did, and I always coveted that ping sound! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/11 "2009-03-23T15:28:16Z")
> [@homeskillet](#): > > The Jetson’s doorbell is my SMS alert, which I am very happy with. I can’t for the life of me find a ringtone i actually like. I just want a funky ring, why is it all the downloads out there assume I want some pop song as my ring tone. My ringtone is the first 20 seconds of this song: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ItPnIG6abg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ItPnIG6abg) Funky indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/12 "2009-03-23T15:41:13Z")
The phone for my Taekwondo school is forwarded to my cell phone when I’m not in it. My generic ringer is [Mortal Kombat](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0fFgU22ls); just the music, no gongs or voices. ---
**Author:** ![bink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bink)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/13 "2009-03-23T15:41:17Z")
May I recommend bird songs? My current ring is the sound of the Northern Cardinal, but lots of birds make pleasant yet noticeable sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/14 "2009-03-23T21:08:55Z")
Mine is the sound of one hand clapping. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/15 "2009-03-23T21:33:47Z")
well, that lets me out … I got the sound file for general quarters from goatlocker and ripped it and use it for mrAru’s special ringtone. Also, when I need to wake him up real fast I play the file. Guarantee his feet hit the floor pretty fast when it goes off. Something about 20 years of brainwashing 😃 And his work number special ring is dive alarm from the same site=) [general quarters](http://goatlocker.org/sound/GENQUTR.WAV) [diving alarm](http://goatlocker.org/sound/DIVALARM.WAV) ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/16 "2009-03-23T21:43:44Z")
**aruvqan** , those are hilarious! My brother has one that is a keening Islamic prayer chant, with someone speaking over it “Infidel, answer your phone!” It’s pretty offensive so he doesn’t use it. How about one of [these](http://www.aprilwinchell.com/2009/02/05/barack-obama-is-tired-of-your-motherfucking-shit/)? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/17 "2009-03-23T22:11:50Z")
I use Flogging Molly’s _“What’s Left of the Flag”_ as a ringtone. Loud. If I ever used my cellphone, it would probably piss people off. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/18 "2009-03-23T22:19:27Z")
I have several custom ringtones for individuals, but my default ring tone is a regular old telephone ringer. My IM alert is an audio grab from _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_: > [@](#): > > tttttthhhhhwwwwwwwiiiiiiiiipppppp! > > Message for you, sir. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/19 "2009-03-23T22:25:09Z")
Mine is obnoxious, I guess, but I like it. It’s the first 15 seconds or so of [Muse’s _Supermassive Black Hole_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsp3_a-PMTw). Think I’m gonna change it to [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WOWIH41W4c), starting around 1:20 or so. ---
**Author:** ![Kalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Kalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalypso)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319/20 "2009-03-23T22:30:49Z")
My SMS alert is the iphone one called “glass.” It sounds like someone tapped a crystal glass gently with a piece of silverware. It’s unobtrusive, not annoying, but loud and high pitched enough to get my attention. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319.md?page=2)