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[Closed] That effing ringtone!

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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2013/dec/01/samsung-whistle-ringtone-smartphone-annoying

The trouble is that it finishes before I can use it to locate the 'tard who has chosen to use it...


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 10:49 am
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the [b]'tard[/b] who has chosen to use it...

Hang on, in't yous a bleedin' 'art liberal?


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 10:51 am
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Bloke at work has his phone set to full volume, several times a day it rings with sirens and klaxons and a voice yelling, "WARNING, IT'S THE WIFE, WARNING, WARNING, IT'S THE WIFE, IT'S THE WIFE, WARNING..."

*twitch*


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:18 am
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^^^ does he wear Homer Simpson socks as well? what a card!

The whistle one has been on my hate list for sometime, seems exclusive to people get into text conversations on the train with it going off every 30s 👿


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:26 am
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I think that's default rather than active selection
Therefore used by people less uptight than you lot 😆


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:28 am
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Someone will be along in a moment, in true STW style, to announce that only a ringtone knitted by an [b][i]artisan[/i][/b] ringtone knitter rings your phone in the correct manner.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:33 am
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The trouble is that it finishes before I can use it to locate the 'tard

have the opposite here at work.
some guy has an annoying ringtone, and is really slow at answering it, even when it's already in his hand. Often lets it play to a finish. I swear he does it on purpose to show off... "look at me - I've got a flashy top-brand smartphone!".
They're a commodity product now! Every man and his dog has a smartphone, and replaces it for the latest model every 2 years. Just answer the blimmin thing!


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:35 am
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All the other standard alerts are rubbish, apart from the bell which everyone else seems to have.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:37 am
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Every man and his dog has a smartphone, and replaces it for the latest model every 2 years.
2 years?
How the poor live! 😉


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:40 am
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My standard ringtone is a Fender Telecaster through a '57 Bassman. That grabs the attention and so far I haven't heard anyone else use it.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:48 am
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Hmmmm... Message from the dark side you have

<repeat>

Arrrrrggghhhh!


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:51 am
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"Broadsword calling Danny Boy, Broadsword calling Danny Boy" is my selected ringtone...


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 11:52 am
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I associate that ridiculous whistle tone with the sort of people who wear "novelty" Simpsons ties.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 12:03 pm
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Ram Jam's Black Betty, from about 3:25

I had an excited lad run up to me last year exclaiming that he had my laugh as his ringtone, and he did (I have an exceedingly deep voice)!
He must have recorded me years previous and I didn't remember.

Toying with idea of using this however:

The wife hates it, I've loved it since Hello Nasty.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 12:15 pm
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"Broadsword calling Danny Boy, Broadsword calling Danny Boy" is my selected ringtone...

Me too! And Hercules shouting 'DISAPPOINTED!' for texts and 'TIMAAAAAAAY!' for emails.

I'm classy like that.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 12:22 pm
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I want broadsword but I can only get it to say broadsword once.
A 1.5 second ring tone is rubbish.
Anyone help its a windows phone.
My current one is good though.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 12:26 pm
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Silent. It doesn't rule me.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 12:31 pm
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that and the old TdF tune as ringtone for texts.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 12:34 pm
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hhmmm .... the ringtone used by Wallander's phone ...
the Kenneth Branagh version - totally unique in my office ... 🙂


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 12:51 pm
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I have the samsung whistle for text alerts, it is about the only one I can hear!


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 12:59 pm
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I use the "old phone" ringtone for no other reason than because it amuses me to see everyone nearby look at their phone when mine rings.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 1:04 pm
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broadsword for me too!!!, only cos my main clients are German/Austrian, oh how we laugh on site....


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 2:11 pm
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I was thinking the other day how much I don't miss those horrendous adverts with all the 'hilarious' comedy ring/text tones you could get.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 2:15 pm
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Weirdly, I was watching something a few weeks back and during the ad break there was Jamster advert, not some similar service but an actual early 00s ad complete with crazy frog, backgrounds for old nokias and comedy ring tones. I'm positive I didn't imagine it but am at a loss to explain why it would have been on.


 
Posted : 26/02/2014 2:59 pm