Ringtones represents your way of thinking. It represents your individuality and personality. Today different ringtones are used to represent different contacts. This means that a father , mother or family will trigger a particular ringtone while a friend may trigger a different ringtone.

What is this talk of monophonic, polyphonic and truetone ringtones? In earlier cell phones there was only the ubiquituous ‘tring tring’ ringtone. But with the advent of technology and widespead use of mobile phones the quality of rendering of the ringtones has also improved. Monophonic ringtones have the capability to play one tone. These use midi technology and is a combination of multiple notes played in sequence. With the arrival of other more advanced ringtone technologies, monophonic ringtones are now available for free at different web sites. The author�s bio section at the end of this article contains a lnk to one such site.

Do we need so many features on a cellphone?

The latest cellphone gizmo contains seemingly endless functions and features to whet appetite and attract new phone buyers. 

You want mp3 player? 

You got it. 

How about digital camera? 

Yup! Games? 

Yes. 

Organiser functions ? 

YES. 

Web surfing ?

 Yes. 

You must give credit to the designers who are able to squeeze so many features into a slim and relatively light package. But the bottom line is does it fulfill its purpose? 

There are very few people in this world who posses the kind of social graces intrinsic to the characters in an Austen novel. Some would argue the children of the “information revolution” lack social propriety altogether. Despite the rumours that etiquette is dead, many of us do manage to exercise a little common courtesy toward our fellow man. After all etiquette exists simply to make the whole society caper a little less confrontational. The introduction of wireless communication has taken social interaction to an unprecedented level. Mobile technology allows people to communicate regardless of time or location, giving rise to a raft of contemporary etiquette concerns. Foremost among these concerns is consideration for the sensibilities of those in our physical presence when we take a call. Is it impolite, for example, to conduct a phone conversation whilst engaged in a carnal act? The contemporary socialite must also extend courtesy to the absent caller. Is it offensive to conduct a telephone conversation whilst using the toilet? This article offers guidance to the bewildered and brutish.