MetaFilter posts tagged with ringtones

Pleeeezeee Vote For Deennnisss Kooosiiiiiniiiichhh

jtajta — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:15:18 -0800

Proposed Candidate Ringtones. Taking a cue from the Obama campaign, Billion Dollar President (a new public radio show) whips up some possible ringtones for the other candidates. Be sure to check out Kucinich and Huckabee. There's also a contest to design your own.

Blue Note Records to release ring tones of jazz music

persona non grata — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:19:55 -0800

So What?

The Inconsiderate Cellphone Company

kenneth — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:37:32 -0800

Ringtones are a growing concern and not just when people don't shut them off. Jamster is a weekly ringtone subscription that advertises to kids on channels like Nick and MTV. Kids are attracted to crazy frogs like a magnet and are using the service without parental permission. Now Britain is launching a new inquiry into Jamster's business practices. And lawyers in California filed a class action lawsuit against the company. But Jamster isn't just some fly-by-night operation trying to milk as much money from kids as they can before regulators crack down. Jamster is owned by VeriSign.

It's also a fair question whether it's worth paying 3 bucks for a few seconds of a song that sounds like a player piano, when it costs less than a buck to get the whole thing on the web (especially now that that crazy frog is a single). Why can't you just pay the 99 cents or whatever to get the song on your phone?

jedro — Fri, 11 Jan 2002 02:24:13 -0800

Interesting article from The Guardian discussing the fact that people seem willing to pay for annoying ringtones, but seem unwilling to pay for near-CD-quality music. Unfortunately it doesn't really address the question of "why?"

rebeccablood — Tue, 24 Apr 2001 11:04:31 -0800

cell phone rings? the next napster. (could, could, could. do you think record companies will actually pursue this?)