hmmm... 61.66kb? little bit too close to 666 for me, jobs getting calls from the devil?

is that from the "True Romance" movie?

sounds like a xylophone...or shrunken heads smacked with a pointed stick.

I would think the big selling point on the iPhone's ringtones would be the ability to use any tune on your phone as one, but hey, I guess that ringtone is where your extra $300 is going.

So that's where the $300 pure profit is going, I guess.

I would think the big selling point on the iPhone's ringtones would be the ability to use any tune on your phone as one

I don't recall where, but I remember reading that you can't do this.

BTW - the ring sounds like my 5 year old nephew playing the marimba.

You can't use itunes/mp3s as ringtones, I don't believe. You read it in Steven Levy's newsweek piece, and on Gizmodo.

In June, people are going to know you have an iPhone from this ringtone. Subsequently, you will not have an iPhone.

Sounds to me like the tone before the recordings at Denver International when you're on the tram --- tone ---- Now approaching Terminal A, Prepare to disembark.

but if you're wedded to the the angels peeing metaphor , maybe they're aiming for a marimba very quickly.

If China can pirate Sony DVD players, Universal DVDs, and Cisco switches...why can't they pirate the iPhone and sell copies on the streets of hong kong and macao for $45?

Reminds me of this (@3:45 in the video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb_WYxgh-_g

boo to the iphone if i can't use my current ringtone, Cartman singing "taco flavored kisses". that thing isn't a step forward.

Thanks! You just saved me $499!

werk:
I love it!! I'm gonna use that as my ringtone!

My first reaction when I heard the ring during the keynote was The striking similarity to the 'Wood' ringtone of the Bang & Olufsen Serene mobile phone. (http://www.serenemobile.com/)

The iPhone is a bargain compared to this overpriced designer phone.

In answer to SpacemanSpiff above: nothing is really preventing anyone from doing this, other than the usual pressures of legal action. But in Japan, at least, the iPhone is being met with a big yawn, so who knows if they'll bother?

erytried says:

So that's where the $300 pure profit is going, I guess.

Retail price - cost of raw materials=profit?

You're a bigger tool than dubya.

Just some simple xylophone notes, but it's a nice ring tone. I just put it on my LG Chocolate - sounds pretty good.

whoever spent the technical effort and fanatical devotion into this as some kind of forensic analysis, is seriously over-the-top hyped about this iPhone thing. Whoever actually download it, enjoy it or think of my comment otherwise is also not far from his dismal state and shall seek immediate de-applizational-treatment.

poiuy:
Who says whoever did it has to be a crazed fanboy? Maybe they just liked the ringtone and wanted to use it like myself. I'm not planning on buying an iPhone (unless it significantly drops in price), but I happen to like the ringtone demoed in the keynote. I find it a welcome change from the normal loud and obnoxious ringers on many phones that literally startle you when they go off. It's fairly pleasing, not overbearing and lets you know a call is coming. What's not to like?

Uh, I've had phones for years I can set any MP3 as a ring tone. It's quite possibly the worst thing I've heard about the iPhone yet... what rubbish.

Ah, at least getting ripped off has a sound now.

Eh boys, get it before Apple starts threating us for illegal copyrights etc... That's great man! Thank you a lot!!!

Are you sure this isn't a rip off from Donkey Kong Country or Banjo Kazooie?

I'm just laughing at all the anti-iPhone comments based purely on whether or not the thing can use a different goddamn ringtone, and thing isn't even done yet. I'm guessing these people are Zune owners still reeling from the embarrassment.

SpudMills: At $600, the thing should give you a handjob when it rings. The fact that Cingular/Apple (CrApple?) won't let you is enough to piss people off. Right now, that's the way it is. If enough people are pissed off, they might change it. If everyone has your "all is well in Apple land, remember the Zune sucking?" attitude, then the iPhone will come out with all the crappiness they've already announced.

So...why do you even talk?

Spud,
You are incorrect. There are more than four people making negative comments about the iPhone so they can't possibly ALL be Zune owners.

As for the tone itself, I wasn't aware that Beethoven played the xylophone...must have been a Macbook Pro they sacrificed.

Upload it to your phone (rather, point your phone to the download link)

http://lumine.net/pcs/browse.php?Cat=6&skip=60

I think it sounds more like angels pooping bricks of gold... or is that Steve Jobs?

For some reason, it reminds me of a monkey.

Hmm, not very great. Not much better than rumba on my old busted nokia.

jimmah82 in the comments posted this:

Here's a re-done cleaner version I made:
MP3 http://www.arctones.com/iPhone%20Ring.mp3
MIDI http://www.arctones.com/iPhone%20Ring.mid

Personally I like these alot better.

hahah now the lame-o's are complaining about the $600 price tag. Get a job, schmucks!

As far as MP3s being used as ringtones, most (if not all) phones are unable to access a mp3 and use it as a ringtone.

Jesus christ you people find every little thing to bitch about, don't you?

Look, if you think it's overpriced, or you dislike the carrier THEN DON'T BUY IT. It's a pretty simple rule - speak with your wallet, not with your whining on a forum.

Wow, nice work Jimmah, love the midi version. I've just uploaded them at c21tones.com so you can get them direct to mobile by WAP Push if people don't have bluetooth. It also does Midi conversion to the right format for phones without Midi support I think it even includes conversion to the old Nokia binary. Number of downloads at this site is restricted per day so get em while they're available.

http://www.c21tones.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/c21Tones.woa/wa...
http://www.c21tones.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/c21Tones.woa/wa...

"But in Japan, at least, the iPhone is being met with a big yawn."

That's actually the sound of the Japanese noiselessly vocalizing into their throat-implanted nanophones.

Wow. All that talent and access to so much musical equipment, and this is the best they could come up with?

I think it's time they outsource for things like this. Hire Moby.

Axtell,

One can make a very comfortable living and still think $600 is too much for a telephone.

Schmuck.

I remember people clamoring to buy the RAZR in 2004 for $500. And that had a suck ass UI and no other functions except a phone and camera, shitty calendar, contacts, and internet.

So how is it exactly do you think the iPhone is expensive?

I don't know if I like it much, but I amputting that on my Motorola so I can ruin our Mac-head IT guy's day.

Posted by Axtell
"As far as MP3s being used as ringtones, most (if not all) phones are unable to access a mp3 and use it as a ringtone."

if you have Verizon yes, but my last 3 phones have been able to use them, motorola and sony ericsson

i'm hoping that was a typo on your part and you accidentally put an "UN" on the front of able

My old i-mate Jam already does everything the iPhone does, so why not sound like it too?

I find "Holy Angels 'tinkling'" as sacriligious, disrespectful, and wonder why people think its okay to make fun of Christian beliefs, but not Jews or Moslems?

Sad how we have this double standard.

Dark13, I honestly hope you're joking. People get offended by the silliest things these days, and then from there make statements based on confused information.

For example, I find YOUR comment to be offensive because you're egotistically assuming that "holy angels" only apply to Christians. Jews and Muslims also believe in angels, and just like Christians usually think of them as messengers of God.

I agree that Christians in the U.S. get the short end of the stick in this day and age, but this isn't one of those examples!!

I say save getting offended for where it counts..

Nice point Beatle. Glad to see thinking people still around in the U.S. Anyhow with regards to this mp3 ringtone thing, I personally have an iphone and have even applied this new ringtone called the VoxTone. site adress is www.voxtoneonline.com. with a bit of conversion work I took my .mp3 voxtone and now have it as my ringtone for the iphone. So it can be done, you just have to convert the original mp3 or .wav.

I actually have 5 voxtones, one for incomming and the others within my contact book.

My boyfriend bought the Iphone days ago and since I first heard the factory ringtone I've been saying "Where is that song from, I've heard this before?".....Well I finally figured it out...the movie American Beauty, the song is called 'Dead Already'. Sounds almost identical!!!