I got a new phone a while back, a Samsung Galaxy S4. The pre-installed ringtones are horrible. They sound nothing like a telephone to me, so I googled “free Verizon phone ringtones” and downloaded an old fashioned ringtone from the 40s. I love it, and now it sounds like a telephone ringer should sound like when a call comes in.
Hubby, however, had a perfectly good telephone-sounding ringtone on his Nokia Lumia 900. Of course that meant he needed to change it. And, when he did decide on a new ringtone, he changed it to something that he knew would annoy the crap out of me. He downloaded Barbie Girl.
And annoy me it has!
While it annoys me, you should see the faces of the his friends when they hear it for the first time. Even better? The faces of the construction workers and contractors when his phone rings during a project. Or when he is out shopping… the looks he gets!
Priceless!!
And yet he still has not changed that stupid ringtone.
I’m telling you, it’s the little things that makes life special.
So tell me, what is your ringtone!?
KimH says
Thats REALLY funny!! Sorry Ann! 😀
I have different ringtones for different people.. That way I dont have to pick up my phone to know who it is if its someone close to me.. As the general default, I have “Eastern Sky” which is an Eastern Zen-like tune..
Barb says
My hubby has Darth Vader on his. It drives me nuts!
Shell says
I just use one of the ones preloaded on my phone. I did want that old fashion phone ring, but my iphone doesn’t have it like my last phone did. I guess I could download one, but haven’t done that as of yet. My hubby has a dog barking for his. My sister used to have one that talked to her. It said – phones ringing, pick up the phone, phones ringing, I said pick up the phone, don’t you know know how to press the little button and ANSWER THE PHONE?
donna says
I also used to have different songs/ringtones for different people so I’d always know…like Kansas ‘Carry on my Wayward Son’ for guess who? the wayward son. And Bachman Turner Overdrive ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’ for my daughter who got married after a quick courtship, had a baby 11 months later and blessed me with triplet grandbabies about 18 months ago. Pretty fitting, huh?
(And all the unknown calls had the ‘hey Donna, your phone is ringing…..’
I miss those things! I’ve had my Samsung S4 for over 6 months and haven’t downloaded those to it….think I’ll do that NOW!
Marie says
I have no idea what mine are called, something preloaded. 2 phones ago I had the William Tell Overture for my husband’s incoming call. Our dog would hear that ringtone and go lay down in hallway and wait for me to put the gate up because he knew that Daddy was calling and Mommy would have to go run an errand for him!
Marie says
Ann, thank your hubby for me…I had that song stuck in my head all day yesterday! I know, my fault for watching the video, but it was a blast from the past! Enjoyed it.
Renae says
Thanks for the laugh Ann (and hubby!)! That is priceless and I would love to see the look on the construction guys face!
I have an iPhone and have the same ringtone and text message alert as almost every other iPhone user has. I can’t tell you how many times I hear the tone, look for my phone and realize it is someone else! Yet I don’t change it for some unknown reason!
TB says
I love Barbie Girl ring tone, I might have to change my boring ring tone to this one! Thanks for the idea, Hubby! 🙂
Stephanie K says
That is hilarious! I am a Barbie collector, so that ringtone would be perfect for me, but your husband is too much!
I just have a doorbell sound for my default ring and some little pre-installed song for my husband. (I know exactly at what point in the song that he will be pissed when I pick it up-I have a very needy man who thinks my world revolves around him-so I try to answer it before then.)