The other day, I was taking a walk in what appeared to be a quiet and peaceful park when suddenly, out of nowhere, a shrill, hysterical laughter of a baby pierced the air. I scanned the area around me looking for babies. When I couldn't find any close enough to make that loud a sound, I started looking for the source only to find that it was coming from the mobile phone of a man who looked to be in his 40s. He was looking at the phone and trying to decide whether to take the call or skip it. While he debated on that, the shrill sound persisted for quite a while and then faded off. Leaving me to heave a sigh of relief.
Gone are the days when phones used to have more or less the same ring tone and that was enough. Now, with the craze of mobile phones, we have got all sorts of ring tones. The good old tring tring is a rarity. So are ring tones really so important as to merit their own blog post? Most definitely, yes. Ring tones and notification tones are becoming something very important these days. How, you ask me?
Well, for instance, you are traveling in a car with your boss when your friend calls you and your phone starts blaring Sheila ki jawaani. Needless to say, that is one embarrassing situation. There are many options for phone owners when it comes to setting ring tones especially in the smart phones. You can pick from the millions of options available online or pick your favorite song and cut it in the right place to set as your ring tone. The mobile phone has no judgements on what you pick. But that doesn't mean that you can pick anything. This is kind of like e-mail addresses. We've all been through the phase where we had this e-mail id that was very childish. Google or yahoo doesn't judge. But you are going to think twice before writing down janey@iloverainbows@xyz.com in your CV. The same way, you can use anything under the sun as your ring tone or notification tone. And believe me, people DO use ANYTHING under the sun. I've heard the craziest tones in just the last one year.
Any mobile owner needs to understand that he or she owes it to the society to pick a sensible ring tone or notification tone. What you do on your phone is your business. However, when it starts spewing offensive tones when you are in the midst of other people and you get beat up because of that, you don't have any right to complain. I'd call that self-defense. If you really insist on keeping these kinds of tones on your phones, at least have the common sense to activate the silent mode on your phone when you are going to be around other people or in a professional setting. It doesn't bode well for you if your fun ring tone interrupts a business meeting or even loses you a deal. In a time when prospective employers are ready to comb through your Facebook profile, an inappropriate ring tone will just be digging your own grave.
Another solution would be to change your ring tone and notification tone when you are going in to work and change again when you are off for the day. Also, it is important that these tones that you set shouldn't annoy or disturb anyone. A ring tone is just meant to alert you that you are getting a call. The whole neighborhood doesn't need to know too. Especially if you are staying in an apartment with paper thin walls.
So basically, keep your tones on the sensible side of the scale with the volume just enough to alert you and not disturb other people around you.
Gone are the days when phones used to have more or less the same ring tone and that was enough. Now, with the craze of mobile phones, we have got all sorts of ring tones. The good old tring tring is a rarity. So are ring tones really so important as to merit their own blog post? Most definitely, yes. Ring tones and notification tones are becoming something very important these days. How, you ask me?
Well, for instance, you are traveling in a car with your boss when your friend calls you and your phone starts blaring Sheila ki jawaani. Needless to say, that is one embarrassing situation. There are many options for phone owners when it comes to setting ring tones especially in the smart phones. You can pick from the millions of options available online or pick your favorite song and cut it in the right place to set as your ring tone. The mobile phone has no judgements on what you pick. But that doesn't mean that you can pick anything. This is kind of like e-mail addresses. We've all been through the phase where we had this e-mail id that was very childish. Google or yahoo doesn't judge. But you are going to think twice before writing down janey@iloverainbows@xyz.com in your CV. The same way, you can use anything under the sun as your ring tone or notification tone. And believe me, people DO use ANYTHING under the sun. I've heard the craziest tones in just the last one year.
Any mobile owner needs to understand that he or she owes it to the society to pick a sensible ring tone or notification tone. What you do on your phone is your business. However, when it starts spewing offensive tones when you are in the midst of other people and you get beat up because of that, you don't have any right to complain. I'd call that self-defense. If you really insist on keeping these kinds of tones on your phones, at least have the common sense to activate the silent mode on your phone when you are going to be around other people or in a professional setting. It doesn't bode well for you if your fun ring tone interrupts a business meeting or even loses you a deal. In a time when prospective employers are ready to comb through your Facebook profile, an inappropriate ring tone will just be digging your own grave.
Another solution would be to change your ring tone and notification tone when you are going in to work and change again when you are off for the day. Also, it is important that these tones that you set shouldn't annoy or disturb anyone. A ring tone is just meant to alert you that you are getting a call. The whole neighborhood doesn't need to know too. Especially if you are staying in an apartment with paper thin walls.
So basically, keep your tones on the sensible side of the scale with the volume just enough to alert you and not disturb other people around you.
