99% Invisible

368- All Rings Considered

99% Invisible ›

36:51 | Aug 28th, 2019

4 recommendations

Before we turned our phones to silent or vibrate, there was a time when everyone had ringtones -- when the song your phone played really said something about you. These simple, 15 second melodies were...Show More



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sarah_foot recommended:Sep 25th, 2019

I remember searching endlessly for my favourite Simple Plan songs in ringtone format.

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adam_p recommended:Aug 28th, 2019

Reminds me I miss my funny ringtones, but I don't miss hearing everyone else's.

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epekilis recommended:Sep 14th, 2019

“THAT not the Nokia ring tone! Where that guy got it?” Great interview with the creator of the personalized ring tone. A Finnish tech guy at the height of Nokia’s domination of the FInnish economy, he programmed Van Halen’s “Jump” into his phone. He got a thrill of excitement from the reaction o...Show More

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