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Whether it's Pachelbel's "Canon in D Major," U2's "Vertigo" or 50 Cent's "In Da Club," your cell phone ringtone tells others a lot about your personality. Cell phone ringtones can be loud, obnoxious and very revealing. If you've never given it a thought, you might want to consider the message you're sending before you let your phone ring at work or in a crowded commuter train. After all, people might get the wrong idea about you! While some cell phone users (read: older people) just choose one of the default rings that come with the phone, many pay a few bucks (read: younger people) to have a special song, jingle or sound effect alert them to incoming calls. It's a cool way to make a 15-second statement about your individuality and personal taste. And cell phone carriers are all too happy to help you stand out in a crowd, since selling ringtones is a very lucrative side business. What does your ringtone say about you? Standard ring: You're showing your age and your inability to master technology. What? You don't know how to change the ringtone? Classic rock song: When it comes to looking old, this isn't much better than the standard ring that comes with the phone. "Jingle Bells": If it's December, you get points for being current with the season. If it's June, you're lazy and indolent. Disco beat: It makes you look as dated as those gold chains and that white suit hanging in the back of your closet. Hip-hop or R&B: You're young, cool and enjoy annoying the old folks so you may delay answering your phone just to let that song annoy them a little longer. Classical music: You must be a genius. Country music: You're as American as Mom and apple pie. Jazz: You're independent and strong-willed. TV theme song: You didn't graduate, did you? Animal noises: You think you're hilarious. Others think you're bothersome. Your own voice: You are so conceited and pompous! You change your ringtone--a lot: You are fickle, capricious and undependable. Either that or you get bored easily. | |||||||||||
By Cathryn Conroy
