I hate custom ringtones

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slikmunks

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geez, it's just a phone ring tone...

it's not a big deal, really... and it's somewhat personalizing...

what's more annoying (and this is not in reference to the OP's post/title) is people who post threads with titles that say absolutely nothing about what the thread content is about...!!
 

Kevin1211

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Originally posted by: slikmunks
geez, it's just a phone ring tone...

it's not a big deal, really... and it's somewhat personalizing...

yes there is.. when you're riding the subway in the morning, and everyone is all quiet and reading their newspaper, and some little kid'ss phone rings to the tone of "i got money in the bank," its a problem.. and whats even gayer is when these kids continue to let their phone ring so they can sing to the beat thinking they're cool in front of their friends..
 

Kur

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Originally posted by: Accipiter22
OMFG I agree..I was saying this the other day.....who actually says "HEY I KNOW! I'll pay 2 dollars for a 12kbps 30 second loop of Fergalicious!!"


edit: I Mean REALLY what are you hoping?? Some other slack jawed douche of the opposite gender is going to have the same ****** song for a ring tone and you two will live happily ever after producing child after child missing chromosomes?

I make my own ring tones! so I win.
 

swtethan

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how come in "inside man" the edited version ringtone is just ring ring, but in the uncensored one.... its "gold digger" (the scene when clive owen asks everyone to put their phone into a bag)
 

rivan

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Originally posted by: Accipiter22
OMFG I agree..I was saying this the other day.....who actually says "HEY I KNOW! I'll pay 2 dollars for a 12kbps 30 second loop of Fergalicious!!"


edit: I Mean REALLY what are you hoping?? Some other slack jawed douche of the opposite gender is going to have the same ****** song for a ring tone and you two will live happily ever after producing child after child missing chromosomes?

I have those thoughts every time I see the jokes-to-phone and background-to-phone services. Who the hell's going to pay $2 to have the a Fast & Furious VII Vin Diesel background on their phone? Apparently, however, there are enough for the company to buy ad space on Spike.

 

b0mbrman

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Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: broon
Better yet, why not just use the vibrate feature? Ringers suck.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why not just make it silent?

Using the vibrate feature does not make you cool!
 

waggy

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anyone that pays for ringtones is a idiot. it takes a few minutes to make one.

the few ringtones that came with my phone suck and i sure in the hell am not going to pay $2 for a ringtone from verizon. so i made a few and have a data cable and transfered them ot my phone.

i have diffrent ones for diffrent people. but then found that my phone has a setting where it will say who and what number instead heh.

 

Linflas

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Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: broon
Better yet, why not just use the vibrate feature? Ringers suck.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why not just make it silent?

Using the vibrate feature does not make you cool!

:roll: The vibrate function serves to notify me of an incoming call while not announcing it to an entire room of strangers who really don't give a flying crap if I have an incoming call.
 
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What's the use in wasting your energy b1tching OP. It's not like the thing you hate is going to stop. It makes no sense for you to whine about it.

 

pontifex

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I hate custom cars. i mean wtf do you think you're doing? that spoiler doesn't help, it just looks dumb. just proof you have too much money and nothing to spend it on.

I hate custom clothes. wtf do you think you're doing wearing that top with those pants? come on, you should dress in solid colors. jesus, you fvckin fruit.

i hate custom PCs. why do you get to have that sli system, 4 gigs of ram, 80 bajillion gb hard drives, and 40 inch monitors? man, everyone should just buy a plain system from dell.

 

clamum

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Originally posted by: waggy
anyone that pays for ringtones is a idiot. it takes a few minutes to make one.

the few ringtones that came with my phone suck and i sure in the hell am not going to pay $2 for a ringtone from verizon. so i made a few and have a data cable and transfered them ot my phone.

i have diffrent ones for diffrent people. but then found that my phone has a setting where it will say who and what number instead heh.

I'm an idiot for paying for my ringtone because I am not aware of a way to put one on my phone? If there was a way, I'd have to pay for the cable anyway.
 

hanoverphist

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Originally posted by: waggy
anyone that pays for ringtones is a idiot. it takes a few minutes to make one.

so those people that have phones without the data link and connect cable need to just buy the extra stuff to not suck? nah, its just a cost of convenience for some people.

my phone plays the theme from halloween when normal people call, and my wife and daughter have their own rings. im ok with that, its personal choice, not any need to seem cool in front of people at the local convenience store. when i go to restaurants or meetings, its on vibrate, i hate it when phones ring in restaurants as well.
 

hanoverphist

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Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: broon
Better yet, why not just use the vibrate feature? Ringers suck.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why not just make it silent?

Using the vibrate feature does not make you cool!

:roll: The vibrate function serves to notify me of an incoming call while not announcing it to an entire room of strangers who really don't give a flying crap if I have an incoming call.

yet the action of reaching for your phone, looking down and hitting a few buttons alerts everyone in a room that youre getting a call anyway, so whats the difference?
 

jdoggg12

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Originally posted by: pontifex
I hate custom cars. i mean wtf do you think you're doing? that spoiler doesn't help, it just looks dumb. just proof you have too much money and nothing to spend it on.

I hate custom clothes. wtf do you think you're doing wearing that top with those pants? come on, you should dress in solid colors. jesus, you fvckin fruit.

i hate custom PCs. why do you get to have that sli system, 4 gigs of ram, 80 bajillion gb hard drives, and 40 inch monitors? man, everyone should just buy a plain system from dell.

hahaha

well put.... but the many asshats that populate most of these kinds of threads will miss the sarcasm, attack you, tell you how stupid you are b/c theres no such thing as bajillion, then mindlessly insult your mother.
 

nakedfrog

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Mine's always on vibrate except when I'm at home, and then the custom tones serve to let me know just who's call it is that I'm ignoring (or if it's one of the few calls worth answering)
 

Skotty

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Originally posted by: hanoverphist
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: broon
Better yet, why not just use the vibrate feature? Ringers suck.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why not just make it silent?

Using the vibrate feature does not make you cool!

:roll: The vibrate function serves to notify me of an incoming call while not announcing it to an entire room of strangers who really don't give a flying crap if I have an incoming call.

yet the action of reaching for your phone, looking down and hitting a few buttons alerts everyone in a room that youre getting a call anyway, so whats the difference?

There's a big difference if you are in the middle of a meeting at work. Looking down and hitting a few buttons on your phone will go far less noticed than when some goofy tune starts playing while someone important to your job security is talking.
 

TecHNooB

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I get somewhat annoyed when I hear ringtones but my roommate picked well. He's got 2 different ringtones depending on whether a guy is calling or a girl is calling. He's a good ringtone picker -_-; I guess the ringtones I hate the most are EMO ringtones.. whatever that means to you or me :)
 

Koing

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I have my phone on vibrate as I want to be discreet.

People can use whatever ring tone they want. Most are mp3's and are of decent quality.

Koing
 
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I have nothing against custom ringtones. Custom ringtones are just as annoying as the Nokia song when they're blaring out in the middle of class or a meeting. While I believe in vibrate mode, I won't go to diss custom ringtones.