VIDEOTONES

VIDEOTONES

Video tones are literally the visual accompaniment of ring tones It is a combination of the MP3 music that is played when a user receives an incoming call or message and its corresponding visual film or animation clip This means that when a user receives an incoming call or message he she can actually view a video on the screen of the mobile phone The video is of high screen quality and just like in ring tones it is possible to add special effects to the audio in video tones The name of the caller if already stored in the phone books memory flashes on the screen

Video tones being the next best thing to have happened to the mobile phone industry several websites have been dedicated to the industrys new arrival Personalization is still possible with users being able to video record personal clips and then setting them as video tones for callers Depending on the operating system being used by the mobile phone manufacturer it may be possible to assign different video tones for different callers So how about setting a little monkey act clip for an annoying colleague

Video tones can be downloaded just like mobile phone ring tones using USB cable chords or any of the available wireless services such as Infra Red Bluetooth and WAP A lot of mobile phone handsets today have the GPRS system of directly downloading from the internet in exchange for a certain fee

Industry reports indicate that when consumers have a choice between MP3 and polyphonic ring tones and video tones handsets close to roughly 30% of consumers pick up the more stylish video tones handsets It is also estimated that over the next few years video tones enabled handsets will constitute roughly 60% of the 100 million handsets that enter the Indian market Surely if mobile phone manufacturers and service providers are jumping the bandwagon in huge numbers there has to be something more to video tones than just being a fad

Video tones are clearly aimed at people wanting more of music entertainment out of their mobile phone handsets and also those wanting to make a style statement Both the interest groups form a large percentage of mobile phone users globally according to reports A video tone is an attempt to fully exploit the potential of an MP3 and colour display enabled mobile phone It is like taking MP3 mobile phone ring tones to the next level and allowing the user to enjoy the music in its full entirety The youth culture with whom these video tones are a huge hit are the primary target audiences for international videos animation clips Bollywood clips live concert performances et al and it is this interest that has made video tones a popular marketing tool

According to experts marketers have begun shifting their loyalties from ring tones to video tones for marketing of their products and services because of the visual treat There is greater brand establishment recognition and recall when there is a visual aid and therefore video tones serve a more fruitful marketing purpose

With increasing number of mobile phone players bundling their handsets with video tones and websites offering a variety of clips to choose from what remains to be seen is whether the consumers can afford to bear the cost of mobilizing their videos which are priced at a premium rate as compared to their non visual counterparts

Cool people already realize that ringtones are much more than just a signal that lets you know when you are being summoned It is an extension of ones cool persona a veritable cool meter that broadcasts the results to the people around you

Initially the ringtone was nothing more than a way for the technologically savvy kid to show off Add a few years and today it is a cherished fashion statement much like the latest jeans and shoes What can you say People love their ringtones and they love for others to hear their new ringtone

Think I am kidding It is estimated that 5 of 10 users play their ringtones for friends just to let them hear it and 4 out of 10 users chang their ringtone more than 3 times in a single month Why Does it somehow make getting contacted more effective Nope its just cool to do

Ever notice that people allow their phones to ring longer these days They appear to pick up on the third or fourth rings as opposed to the first or second Its a cell phone It was designed to be with the owner at all times So what takes the person so long to pick up Yes you guessed it

The ringtone is no longer the agitating ringing of days gone by It is often the latest tune on the radio Often times the owner of the cell phone listens to the ringtone of their favorite song or they allow it to play longer to impart upon those around them that they are cool It expresses their personality and they love it

What does that tell you It is meant to convey the beloved nature in which cell phone owners interact with their chosen ringtones

Whether your chosen ringtone is your favorite song of the time or a spoken line from your favorite movie one thing is for certain the old style chime and ringer is quickly being eliminated as an option if you want to be seen as fashionable

Ringtones arent limited to professionally recorded songs and sound clips With todays computer technology at the fingertips of millions some cell phone users are creating their own ringtones Mothers have their babys crying as their ringtone motorcycle owners have the sound of their Harley and there are so many other variations that I cant possibly name them all

Much like other products considered being fashion statements the best ones often cost money The Cell Phone Money Toolbar at CellPhoneMoneyToolbar dot com provides money for cell phone owners to buy as many top ring tones as they may like The CellPhoneMoneyToolbar interfaces with TypoBounty dot com TypoBounty dot com is where companies offer cash rewards for helping them locate errors on their website With the cost of ring tones taken care of there is no excuse for not having a great ringtone on your phone

First let us look at the current situation and what legal actions are taken against these conflicts For todays world there are over two billion mobile phones in use and more than half of these are of high standards meaning they all have the capability to connect to the Internet via protocols such as WAP GPRS EDGE WiFi or Bluetooth On this occasion there is no limit for a user with a good mobile phone to download data from the Internet and use it in his her mobile device whenever s he wants to The crucial problem gets to the scene at this point when users are forced to download data over the Internet while they do not exactly know what they are transferring to their mobile devices For instance there are some services claiming that all types of mobile ringtones are available in their online store whereas one cannot download what s he wants to do Instead the user is given the information that s he did get the accurate data but the reality is just the opposite Such users are deceived via simple tactics .However we can always ask for legal authorities to examine the situation and force the service provider to compensate for the expenses that were resulted from the misleading information over their website In fact it is very hard to go after such ailments since some services have their headquarters in other countries so any legal attempt to examine the activities of such service providers cannot bring about a solid result Furthermore those service providers situated in the same country as the user may complain from the unawareness of the user about the warnings prior to the download process maintaining that the service provider does not accept any responsibility upon such an occurrence Thus there remains no hope for the user except for going to the court

Still this does not mean that all online mobile ringtone providers are unreliable Generally speaking international service providers perform high quality help for their customers making sure the users are downloading some content with their own interest and warn them by a final message that exhibits service providers agreement that any conflict between the data to be downloaded and that the user does have will not result in a responsibility for the service provider After all those instructions users are free to navigate through the website and download whatever data they are searching for