The Growth In Popularity Of Gsm Ringtones
Despite a sceptical greeting and a slow acceptance in the 80s, mobile phones have had one of the largest changes on society of any recent technology. Initially derided as a status symbol for yuppies and stock brokers, large scale production swiftly moved them from flashy status symbol, to must have gadget, to everyday appliance.
As mobile phones became smaller, less expensive, and easier to use, more and more people started to use them. Even as they became every day items, carried around as an essential along with our house keys and handbag, the tiny computers inside them become more and more .
These massive increases in computing capability enabled the manufacturers and carriers to begin offering customisation options, allowing owners to modify their own phones with clip on covers, wallpaper pictures to display on screen – and GSM ringtones.
Initially only basic cellular phone ringtones were available, using a limited range of sounds to play the sort of tacky music you’d expect to hear as hold music. However, manufacturers soon realised how popular cellular phone ringtones were, and so started to add more complex sound functions to their mobiles.
Mobile phones can now play complete CD quality songs and sound effects, and be modified to play a specific tune for a group of people, as well as when recieving an SMS message or other alarm. The once heavy and limited status symbols have now grown into essential hand held computers, combining PDA and portable sound system.
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