Ring Tones, put-simply What are Ring Tones? A ring tone is the sound a phone makes when it rings. A ring can be a variety of sounds ranging from a standard telephone ring to your favorite song. Many modern ring tones are diverse, allowing a person to be able to distinguish his or her own phone, when in a group of many other cell phone users. One can further customize his or her phone’s ring tones by assigning specific ring tones to certain people. How do Ring Tones work? A ring tone is heard when there is an incoming call. A phone will ring when a special ringing signal, or AC wave, is sent to the phone. This signal is generated from the incoming call or message. Depending on the phone carrier, ring tones are available either for download from the internet, or straight from the phone itself. In addition to this, many modern cell phones allow users to create their own ring tones through a melody composer found on the phone. Types of Ring Tones: There are two major types of ring tones- monophonic and polyphonic. - Monophonic ring tones are short ring tones composed of single notes. They are simple tones such as the standard telephone ring. - Polyphonic ring tones are more complex and able to replicate entire songs or tunes. These ring tones play multiple tones and notes at the same time allowing the ring tone sound like a normal song. Polyphonic ring tones are able to replicate the sounds of drums, guitars, other instruments, and even human voices, to make a more pleasing ring tone. These ring tones offer much more customization options than regular monophonic tones. Additional Trends Wallpapers for cell phones: Customized cell phone wallpapers, or backgrounds, are available for most cell phones. Wallpaper is content that is installed on phones to fit the background screen. It allows users to customize and change the look of their cell phone with the background of their choice. There are thousands of wallpapers to choose from, ranging from sports and music, to cartoons and designs. Wallpapers are available for download from the internet or directly from one’s cell phone. Games for cell phones: A cell phone game is simply a computer software game played on a cell phone. A game can be downloaded from the internet or directly from the phone itself, using game technologies already programmed into the phone. The games range from to classic games such as Tetris and solitaire, to action games, such as tomb raider and car racing games.