# What does your cell phone ring? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 13, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007 "2004-03-13T01:33:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/1 "2004-03-13T01:33:30Z")
I’ve got a whole buncha ringtones for mine. The full list (excluding the defaults, which I don’t use): Ai (Opening theme from Excel Saga) Battle theme from Final Fantasy (1) Theme from Beetlejuice Fanfare from Final Fantasy (7) Ending Theme from the Incredible Hulk TV show (the sad walking away music) Hocus Pocus (by Focus) Super Mario Brothers 1, main theme The first few bars of the Silent Hill theme, in polyphonic Tainted Love Underworld theme, Super Mario Brothers 3 Whip It! Opening theme from Wild ARMS Zozo, Final Fantasy 3/6 Overworld theme from The Legend of Zelda Oh, and the bulk of these are unauthorized by my cell carrier. I don’t want to conflict with the rules of this board, and my carrier probably has enough clout to make these kinds of ringers illegal by noon tomorrow. So don’t ask me how I did it. ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/2 "2004-03-13T01:42:16Z")
Downloaded on mine I have: Crazy in Love - Beyonce Hobbit Theme - LOTR Looney Tunes Theme Rohan Theme - LOTR Star Wars Theme The White Rider - LOTR And there are 2 other General LOTR themes Harry Potter Theme Angel Theme A Linkin Park song…(dontknow which it is) Theyre all pointless though becaue my phone is always on silent/vibrate :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/3 "2004-03-13T01:44:08Z")
The normal setting for mine plays “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2” by Pink Floyd. The silent setting vibrates. The outdoor setting plays “ABITWP2” AND Vibrates. The meeting setting is silent. The driving setting plays this uberannoying high pitched sound and vibrates. That way I can hear it when I have the radio cranked. Which is pretty much always. Sucks when I forget to switch settings in the morning, and it goes off in the middle of a meeting. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/4 "2004-03-13T01:51:58Z")
Something by Bach. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/5 "2004-03-13T02:25:41Z")
Drive - Incubus Complicated - Avril Lavigne In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins Careless Whisper - Wham Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer (RIP) ☹ No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper Crazy - Patsy Cline Call Me - Blondie Le Freak - Chic Push It - Salt ‘n’ Peppa Working For the Weekend - Loverboy Do Ya Think I’m Sexy - Rod Stewart Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/6 "2004-03-13T04:56:36Z")
Standard ringer is the theme from Knight Rider. When **Gunslinger** calls, it plays the James Bond Theme. If my father calls, it plays “Secret Agent Man.” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/7 "2004-03-13T05:14:39Z")
I alternate between _Bad Moon Rising_ and the _Fraggle Rock_ theme. ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/8 "2004-03-13T05:31:12Z")
Caller ID calls- In da club by 50 cent no caller Id- Get Busy -Sean Paul phone calls from home- Hey Ya- Andre 3000 from my parents La Bamba ---
**Author:** ![Vaioman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ecccb3/32.png) [@Vaioman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vaioman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/9 "2004-03-13T05:46:10Z")
knight rider always ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/10 "2004-03-13T06:01:47Z")
> [@Vaioman](#): > > knight rider always Sorry, but I’m the only person who can have Knight Rider as a ringtone. I dibsed it. You’ll have to have the A-Team. ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/11 "2004-03-13T06:03:02Z")
Mine goes: “Beeep beeep… Beeep beeep”. And I like it that way. 😛 [sub]Astoundingly I had to program that one into the phone myself, as there weren’t any included rings that I didn’t find thoroughly annoying[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Astra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Astra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astra)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/12 "2004-03-13T06:15:13Z")
Right now, the anthem from “Top Gun” (NOT “Danger Zone,” the wordless theme) Otherwise, “Hedwig’s Theme” from the Harry Potter movies or the CTU beep from “24” ---
**Author:** ![caphis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@caphis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caphis)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/13 "2004-03-13T06:20:21Z")
Most people on my phone have their own personalized ringtone (which is usually some popular song that I’ve let them pick to be their own ringer-- I figured I had to use up the incredibly abundant amount of ringtone memory in my phone somehow, and with 45 people so far having their own personalized tones, I’m still not close). Anyway, UNKNOWN or PRIVATE numbers have a standard ring that’s rather annoying-- it lets me know that I should just silence it and not answer. Caller ID-able calls from people who haven’t chosen a custom ringer (my default ringer) is currently “Toxic” by Britney Spears. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/14 "2004-03-13T06:22:34Z")
Personal ringtone - “21ST century schizoid man” Business ring (bosses phones) - “funeral dirge” (time to go to work). Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/15 "2004-03-13T06:37:49Z")
_Seven Cities_ by Solar Stone ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/16 "2004-03-13T07:02:29Z")
My ringtone is a recording of an old mechanical telephone bell. That one really stands out in a crowd. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Erroneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71c47a/32.png) [@Erroneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erroneous)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/17 "2004-03-13T11:24:33Z")
All programmed by myself (and I know there are places to download the keypresses, but I’m picky): LOTR Rohan theme LOTR Elves theme LOTR Merry and Pippin song at the Green Dragon from FOTR:EE LOTR Fellowship theme That Tetris tune…you know. That one. Yeah. Princess Mononoke theme Wallace and Gromit theme ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/18 "2004-03-13T11:31:30Z")
The ring it had when I bought it, you know ring, ring, ring… Does that make me a luddite? ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/19 "2004-03-13T11:33:57Z")
**hopefool** has the best one. ¯ Do do do do do do do do do do do do (push it good) ¯ ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007/20 "2004-03-13T11:34:27Z")
Mine is an Irish rebel song, “The Foggy Dew”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-cell-phone-ring/234007.md?page=2)