Looking for a strange ring tone I heard in China in 2005.

March 4, 2007 8:46 PM

Looking for a strange ring tone I heard in China in 2005.

I've cruised the crappy ringtones sites out there on the internets and I'm having zero luck finding a ringtone I heard on a phone while in China. It sounds like a bird - kind of a weird chirping noise. When I first heard it I thought there was a bird in the room.

Anyone have a clue where I can find such a thing?

posted by photoslob to grab bag (4 comments total)

Depending on what kind of phone you have, it may be possible to make your own using, e.g., some CreativeCommons licensed sound clips.
posted by anaelith at 9:09 PM on March 4, 2007

Heh, I just asked my pal at lunch today: "Did your phone just chirp?"

He sheepishly replied: "It's the sound of a Star Trek communicator."
posted by pfafflin at 9:30 PM on March 4, 2007 [1 favorite has favorites]

This might not help, but I do know that LG Cyon cell phones have pre-loaded chirps and whistle notes that sound like what you described. They're pretty prevalent in Korea/Asia.
posted by suedehead at 10:01 PM on March 4, 2007

My mother's LG (bought in America) also has a chirping noise as a default ringtone. I think it may be standard on all of their phones.
posted by almostmanda at 10:24 PM on March 4, 2007