QUOTE(socratesman @ Jul 16 2005, 10:52 AM)
And what is the difference between realtones and truetones?
There are 3 types of ringtone:
- Standard ringtones
- Polyphonic ringtones
- real ringtones
Each ringtone type has a different sound quality, but each also requires different technologies built into your phone:
Standard ringtones:
Description: Standard ringtones are the oldest of the ringtone types, and consist of a set of beeps, where only 1 can be played at a time.
Support: Most older mass-market mobile phones support standard ringtones. Newer phones, however, tend not to support them, due to the just as wide a range of better-sounding polyphonic ringtones.
Other names: Standard ringtones are often also called 'mono ringtones', 'ringtones', 'monotones'.
Polyphonic ringtones:
Description: Polyphonic ringtones are a newer, uprated version of standard ringtones, and consist of a synthesised sound allowing a wider range of higher-quality beeps to be played at once.
Support: Most newer phones support polyphonic ringtones. Phones that don't support real ringtones but do support polyphonic ringtones also tend to support standard ringtones. However, phones that support real ringtones and polyphonic ringtones tend not to support standard ringtones.
Other names: Polyphonic ringtones are often also called 'poly ringtones', 'poly tones', 'polytones', 'synth tones', 'synthtones'.
Real ringtones:
Description: Real ringtones are the newest ringtone type, consisting of a massive range of sounds all able to be played at once. Real ringtones sound just like the real song that they are based on! Usually in mp3 or wav format.
Support: The very newest phones support real ringtones. Phones that support real ringtones tend to support polyphonic ringtones (due to the massive choice available), but not standard ringtones.
Other names: Real ringtones are often also called 'true ringtones', 'real tones', 'realtones', 'true ringtones', 'true tones', 'truetones', 'mp3 ringtones', 'mp3 tones'.