Is there a way to buy cheap ringtones?

Just ten years ago, everything related to mobile phones was very expensive. Twenty years ago, mobile phones were the preserve of the rich and famous. But today, cell phones and everything associated with them have become so cheap that almost everyone struts around with the latest cell phone to hit the market. Services and accessories have gone from cheap to cheaper too, as have ringtones.

I don’t need to tell you how important a good ringtone is for your mobile. Also, it is important to have a range of ringtones. After all, you can’t use the same ringtone at a party that you use during an office meeting, right? You need to have a collection. Now, before you start talking about cost, let me tell you: ringtone prices haven’t just hit rock bottom today, they’ve plunged deep!

There was a time when you had to buy individual ringtones from your own cell services. They would send you SMS with download links from where you could get your ringtones. The charges will be collected on your monthly bill. This was generally the process. There were other methods as well, but the common factor was that you were charged per ringtone and that could range from $5 to $25 per ringtone depending on the service and the popularity of the tune.

Today, for $20, you can get an unlimited supply of ringtones. It doesn’t matter if the ringtone is the latest from Rihanna or the oldest from the Rolling Stones. It doesn’t matter if it’s a MIDI (who uses it nowadays?!) or a polyphonic or even true tone. It doesn’t matter which service you are using. You can buy cheap ringtones for a fixed monthly fee.

There are websites that allow you to buy cheap ringtones this way. All you have to do is set up your account with them and they will allow you to download the ringtone directly to your computer, from where you can convert it to your cell phone. Or you can use Bluetooth and just transfer the ringtone to your mobile phone. All it takes is one click.

And the selection? You can get almost any tone in the world. The range here is international, which is much better than the local specials you get from your cell phone provider. You can even create your own ringtones and install them on your cell phone.

One last word: there are some websites that offer free ringtones as well. Of course you can use them! But they may not have as comprehensive a selection as the websites where you can buy cheap ringtones.