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Old Telephone Ring.wav
File added by petaj on Jan 9, 2007
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Type wav, 44100Hz, 1411kbps, 16 bit, Stereo
Duration 0:50
Filesize 8.46 MB
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Description by petaj Old style telephone ring, (with a real bell) used by Australian and British phone systems, remixed, many thanks to the original recorder who had to put up with loud kids, noisy mates with cell phones who stomp across the floor and wives that talk when they are recording.
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nlha2002
Feb 3, 2007
It is wonderful.
mjw13
Feb 9, 2007
I really like it.
maomorta
Feb 15, 2007
good one
daddykarl
Feb 16, 2007
...brings back great memories....
rhysdw
Feb 27, 2007
Brilliant!
shadow_bassist
Mar 8, 2007
Excellent! Makes a wonderful ring in a theater..
FatZack
Mar 12, 2007
Awesome!!
noisesoff
Mar 21, 2007
This the Perfect ring.
Jbjammer
Mar 26, 2007
great tones!
liftyrfists
Apr 7, 2007
I'm going to be using this for a play I'm scoring at the University of Texas at Austin. This is PERFECT! Thank you so much, incredible fidelity on this; very impressed to say the least.
lombardo63
Apr 16, 2007
sound sound
RoCoART
Apr 16, 2007
Is good to hear again a "classic" one. Thx
imaccie
Apr 24, 2007
sooo fine!
Pat O'Hara
Apr 29, 2007
very good
batera
May 3, 2007
Lovely sound, they do not make them like that anymore ...
tedsteinebach
May 8, 2007
it's a great sound!superb quality! but a bit too long cause I had to cut it in half to use it in my msn messenger soundboard:(
yousif
May 8, 2007
real good one. suites the theater
sław44
May 12, 2007
ok. its lovely sound
Ausmosis
May 26, 2007
Just what I was looking for...
gruffi
May 29, 2007
brilliant, just what I wanted and not a beat in sight.
Frank Ostrander
Jun 20, 2007
Thanks!

We (http://www.stormyweatherplayers.org) used it in our recent production of "The Mousetrap".

You were credited accordingly in the program.
chris mawson
Jun 24, 2007
GOOD QUALITY BUT TOOK FOREVER TO DOWNLOAD
redloe
Jul 19, 2007
Thanks for sharing!
eganmcminn
Aug 4, 2007
Another theatre director looking for just this sound. It's wonderfully clear and just what I need. Thanks.
pbohnen
Aug 19, 2007
I'm using this on one of my two cell phones...neither of which came with a simple, regular, wonderful ring. What's wrong with the cell manufacturers these days? This one reminds me of my childhood. Wonderful!!

Thanks!
Paul
Barstidious Maximus
Sep 16, 2007
This sound is perfect for my mum's school production.
Cheers!
rkw2000
Sep 18, 2007
Terrific
jdbell63
Sep 19, 2007
Oh my gosh. Sounds just like the phone in Pink Floyd's The Wall.
turing88
Sep 22, 2007
great sound. takes you back to simpler times.
sepanggar
Oct 18, 2007
Wonderful! Thanks! I agree with Paul. Mobile phone manufacturers no longer provide such a timeless sound.

Cheers, Yasmin
fozfsp
Nov 5, 2007
Just what I wanted, great thanks
xnissen
Dec 5, 2007
very lovely saund :D
nickfna
Dec 18, 2007
bin looking for this Cheers.
krodgerson
Dec 18, 2007
Thanks very much it's exactly the one I've been looking for

Keith
alphahog
Jan 16, 2008
Excellent. Going to use it for the ringer on Homey's phone as he travels around the World. He's in the Jungle now.
chipfork
Jan 20, 2008
Really nice sound. Cheers.
xendo
Jan 25, 2008
Crisp and clean, very nice.
minnellium
Feb 4, 2008
Superb. Reminds me of being a teenager. I'd give it a 10 if it wasn't 8 megs for a mono wav!
chev59
Apr 4, 2008
I love it! so cool having a hi-tech phone with a low-tech ring tone!!
jjll
Apr 15, 2008
sweet sound!!!
soundkid44
Apr 16, 2008
u rock, good work
nana08
May 8, 2008
remindz meof my grandmotherz phone.
FredHartley
Jun 6, 2008
just what I was looking for... and you know how it feels when it happens...
alistair.dixon
Jun 24, 2008
My wife listened to dozens of different rings, but this was definitely the one for her...
itsallhappening
Sep 13, 2008
Great!.This is going on my mobile :-)
LindaRen
Sep 23, 2008
This is the coolest "old sounding ringing tone" it's a must have on my hubby cell phone! thanks :)
vaquero
Oct 13, 2008
Very cool! How can I transfer this as a ringtone to my phone? (Blackberry curve 8320) Any help would be appreciated.
kimeh
Oct 22, 2008
Perfect!
colourmatt
Oct 30, 2008
can not use word to comment..
ducktapegirl
Oct 31, 2008
Thank you! I'm working on a podcast right now and this is perfect! All of my garageband loops were deleted!
RoderickM
Oct 31, 2008
When converted to mp3 it's perfect for an 'old fogey's' mobile phone. antediluvian but then so am I!!!
ashokpath
Nov 30, 2008
Perfect ring. Thanks !
sasithorn_s
Mar 11, 2009
Oh!!Good
Thanks!
metbuddy
Mar 18, 2009
Nice but this is a 25 second sample that has been spliced to gether and badly I may put.

It would be nice if the people who post the samples actually labled the samples as per country, telecoms company and the model of the phone that was sampled.

eg.

UK_BritishTelecom_Trimphone_*****.wav
or like
USA_ATT_Payphone_****.wav

where **** is any "Specific" information.

I have listened to god knows how many samples and none of them adopt this maning convention.

This is helpful for when you have the need to match a ring noise to a phone, I have seen so many phones dubbed with the wrong ring feature, its laughable, continuity please.
jcoyer67
Mar 27, 2009
very nostalgic.
OxVox
Apr 22, 2009
Perfect FX for our play. I shall certainly credit you.
pranasam
Apr 24, 2009
thanks
literature
Jun 13, 2009
Really fine!

I like it kind of "oldschool". They sound as if they were forgotten :P
ElectroUK
Jun 30, 2009
I would like to have this one on my mobile
ValMYers
Jul 3, 2009
great sound! how did you get it?!
zhangcat
Jul 5, 2009
Great, that is what I want.
Richard Washington
Jul 29, 2009
Wonderful - nostalgic - great! Thank you!!!
dj bort
Aug 2, 2009
perfect for my crab.jpg remix thank you very much
Ceristimo
Aug 6, 2009
Many thanks for the upload. I was looking for the sound of an old telephone to use as a ringtone. And now I have it. My phone is very happy now ;-)
blowfish85
Aug 30, 2009
Thanks :)
sagewolf
Sep 1, 2009
amazing! it help me to my collage~
coolfool
Nov 5, 2009
Does anyone know exactly what type of phone this is from? I need something more detailed that just "old telephone".

Thanks.
grandmumble
Nov 8, 2009
perferct! thank you
kikoderealengo
Nov 12, 2009
Great!!!!!!!
badman88
Nov 29, 2009
THANKS OP xx
clacla
Dec 4, 2009
great sound & high fidelity..tnx
threadartist
Dec 5, 2009
Finally...a ring that makes one actually want to answer the phone instead of run away from it. Now that I have it downloaded, how do I transfer it to my mobile phone?
lui-14
Dec 10, 2009
ok

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