MP3 ringtones are one of the most popular ringtone formats available now in the mobile industry. MP3 ringtones are part of real music or a real song, they use original pieces of music along with lyrics, exactly like the original recording. The appeal of MP3 ringtones, particularly for teenagers, is that they act as a fashion statement and also reflect the personality of the user.
And, with much better sound quality than the older type of ringtones, this new format is set to change the mobile world. The success of MP3 ringtones and other real music tones gives record labels and operators another source of revenue, and probably a significant one.
This new type of ringtone has helped the music industry in terms of royalties paid by mobile operators on each ringtone download. In 2005, ringtones generated $600 million in sales, 20% above estimates and more than double that of 2004. The leader of the year, 50 Cent’s Candy Shop, sold 1.9 million downloads, more than best-selling digital song: Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani, with 1.2 million.
Although you have to pay to get MP3 ringtones, we can still find ways to download them 100% free. There are websites that will allow you to download free MP3 ringtones, you can download directly to your cell phone or download the ringtone to your computer and then upload it via USB data cable or infrared connection.
If your cell phone is web or internet enabled, you can download free mp3 ringtones from WAP sites. But, before you do this, I suggest you first search for a WAP site through your computer and read the instructions on how to download its free MP3 ringtones.
Another unconventional way to download free mp3 ringtones is through mobile forums, there are some members on the forum who are kind enough to give free ringtones. Most likely, they have collected various ringtones from the Internet, or maybe they have created them themselves. You can also create your own free mp3 ringtones with the help of software called “ringtone maker”. You can download this software through a link provided below.