The Pearl comes with a wide selection of ringtones, and you can download more ringtones from the Internet (although sometimes at a cost of a dollar or two). Something that's fun to do is to take a legally obtained MP3 of a song you enjoy and place it in your Pearl's Device Memory (or memory card) for use as a ringtone. When you do this, your phone "rings" by playing the song you've set as the ringtone. It's flat-out cool to see the look on people's faces when a particular song starts coming out of your phone instead of an annoying ring. To set a ringtone, follow these steps:
You can set up a different ringtone for every element in the Advanced Profiles lista different sound for each instant-messaging client, phone call, text messages, you name it! This adds a great deal of variety to your Pearl and also allows you to use sound as a tool for knowing what's happening on your Pearl without even looking at it. If you hear Queen's "We Will Rock You," for example, you'll know that you have a new MSN Messenger message, whereas Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" may signify a new voice-mail message. It's a lot of fun to add sounds to these actions, and by adding new ringtones and MP3 files, you can change your Pearl on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis to keep it fresh. |