Those mobile ringtone ads

kowloon

You know what really grinds my gears?
Those mobile ringtone ads.
I don't want to hear baby noises on my mobile you fu<kwits!
Why do these things exist? :mad:
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Lobster

Don't suppose you liked Crazy Frog?

Ruu_Old

The world would be a better place if we all had trustly, old Mexican Hat dance.

kowloon

Destroyed amphibians for me, not in the same league as the baby songs one on at the moment.

MooseJam

I'm assuming noone over tha age of 12 goes for these things

rejkin

yeah,who actually pays for these ringtones? A hell of a lot must since they can afford to keep showing the ads.

Doctor DooM

rejkin wrote: »

yeah,who actually pays for these ringtones? A hell of a lot must since they can afford to keep showing the ads.

Considering that these are subscription services, one sucker downloading these ringtones can be an income for life... nasty, but this is how these people make their money.

J.S. Pill

SDooM wrote: »

Considering that these are subscription services, one sucker downloading these ringtones can be an income for life... nasty, but this is how these people make their money.

And make money they do. If a kid gets caught in a subscription he/she might have spent 30/40 quid before they figure how to get out of it. Multiply this by the thousand, factor in the fact that these companies will do everything conceivable to avoid paying out refunds and consider that operating costs are very very low and you can easily see how the money to pay for the aforementioned ads is made.

I used to work for Regtel (the body that's supposed to be regulating the premium sms indsutry) and I've seen some very undehanded practices in operation.

If anyone has had any problems with any sms service please pm me.

Rb

rejkin wrote: »

yeah,who actually pays for these ringtones? A hell of a lot must since they can afford to keep showing the ads.

Kids do. They're the ones being targetted by the ads, as everyone knows adults would have f*ck all interest in them. It's sick and even though it does pop up the rates (in tiny, tiny text amongst all the other shíte going on at the time) you can't really blame a young kid with a mobile if they subscribe themselves to these things.

Saint_Mel

Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Banana Phone ... Arrrrgggggghhhhhhh

Doctor DooM

rb_ie wrote: »

Kids do. They're the ones being targetted by the ads, as everyone knows adults would have f*ck all interest in them. It's sick and even though it does pop up the rates (in tiny, tiny text amongst all the other shíte going on at the time) you can't really blame a young kid with a mobile if they subscribe themselves to these things.

I don't blame the kids at all. I think it is a nasty, insidious racket, and all my fellows who work in the phone industry would love 10 minutes in a locked room with jamster, believe me. I've had people had to change number because "stop" wasn't working. I always made sure to give them regtels no while I was at it.

chopperbyrne

SDooM wrote: »

I don't blame the kids at all. I think it is a nasty, insidious racket, and all my fellows who work in the phone industry would love 10 minutes in a locked room with jamster, believe me. I've had people had to change number because "stop" wasn't working. I always made sure to give them regtels no while I was at it.

I had to change my number once because one of the lads subscribed me to one when I was at the bar.

Could not get it to stop at all, even using the word it says to use to unsubscribe.

Good thing I wasn't on a bill phone!

Doctor DooM

chopperbyrne wrote: »

I had to change my number once because one of the lads subscribed me to one when I was at the bar.

Could not get it to stop at all, even using the word it says to use to unsubscribe.

Good thing I wasn't on a bill phone!

Sadly, this is not an unusual story.

You should check with regtel if they can do anything for you.

Sherifu

I haven't heard one of these things in a while. Where do you hear them OP?

Report those ones that take the piss and won't let you unsub.

chopperbyrne

SDooM wrote: »

Sadly, this is not an unusual story.

You should check with regtel if they can do anything for you.

Ah it was a few years ago now I can't even remember my old number.

Insect Overlord

Saint_Mel wrote: »

Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Banana Phone ... Arrrrgggggghhhhhhh

Noooo, make it stop! The technician in my college computer lab was using this one all year. They've since replaced it with the (equally annoying imo) Nokia tone that fails before the end.

"diddle-oo-doo, diddle-oo-doo, diddle-bluuuurgh...."

kowloon wrote:

You know what really grinds my gears?
Those mobile ringtone ads.
I don't want to hear baby noises on my mobile you fu<kwits!
Why do these things exist?
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Not only are the ads annoying in their design, but the frequency of their playing is infuriating. Try watching any music channel on TV, at least two ads in every break will be for one of these services.

Also, does anybody remember the "silent ringtone" that sent out a high pitch scream that only people under 25 could hear? The fcuking thing was like one of those mosquito alarms.

kowloon

I wonder how the ringtone ads affect the next ads in the break.
Do many people switch channel that wouldn't have but for the ringtones?

Anyone remember BA having ads during an air disaster film a few years back?
Similar effect i'm sure