Larc wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:34:46 +0000 (UTC), dold@05.usenet.us.com wrote:
>
>> rjdriver <rjdriversNOSPAM@cox.net> wrote:
>> I suspect ggrobot is a robot, posting occasionally, maybe whenever a note
>> is posted here about ringtones.
>>
>> Three reposts in this thread, as if they were blind reactions to something.
>>
>>> RIP CDs to MP3 with Windows Media Player.
>>> Cut down MP3s to ring tone size with Audacity.
>> Do both with itunes. Much nicer interface than Audacity.
>>
>> I made my own ringtones, snipping the sound that I wanted out of an mp3
>> file using itunes, and then transferring them to Nokia and Motorola phones
>> as a bluetooth file download.
>>
>> Gaffer74 http://myforum.lasyk.net/archive/index.php/t-8415.html
>>
>
> *gets on soapbox*
>
> But I'm still trying to figure out why
> anybody would use part of a song as an alert somebody is calling them.

Of course, I can't speak for anyone else but, for unidentified #'s I use
a default ringtone, for those closest to me I use distinctive and
sometimes humorous ringtones. Business associates, casual acquaintances
fall somewhere in between. For me, it's "audible caller ID."

> Besides, that's not a ringtone; it's a music snippet!

No argument here. But that's the English language for ya: always on the
march!

> A friend
> recently missed an important call because his car radio was on, and he
> didn't recognize the difference between the sound from his cellphone
> and the music on his radio.

And I bet your friend has learned a valuable lesson. IOW, not
necessarily a fault of the music snippet, per se.
>
> *gets off soapbox*

Nice view from up here. Thx Larc. Now how do I get down?

-Craig