Phone replaced

[ciphergoth]

I have a new phone. It's just like the old one, except silver and slightly lighter. I kept the same phone number. I've programmed the ring tone to be the piano riff from Nick Cave's "Do You Love Me?".

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argh.

[wildeabandon.livejournal.com]

mobiles that play songs are bad and wrong and evil.

phones should *ring* dammit.

(can you tell it's a pet hate...)

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[adjectivemarcus.livejournal.com]

Here here!

I want my phone to ring, not sing.

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[booklectica]

Hear hear. Sorry.

Agree about ringing though.

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[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Well, actually it normally vibrates, so it won't pass from funny to irritating quite as quickly as usual. The problem with ring tones is that they sound too alike, and you get everyone looking to their phone when one rings.

However I have some sympathy with your position - tunes can be very irritating as alerts. The road crossing near MM21 in Yokohama, Japan that played a cheery tune when it was time to cross freaked me out, and that little ditty that reversing vehicles play is infuriating. What we need is a greater variety of tuneless chirps. I'll probably tire of the Nick Cave soon...

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[bootpunk.livejournal.com]

Most of Gary Numan's back catalogue translates exceptionally well to ring tones. You could probably lump several other electro-minimalist groups in there too. But vibe is best, definitely.

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[zz]

mine plays waltzing matlida >:)