July 10, 2003

the voices of sumo wrestling stars to be used as mobile phone ringtones

keikoba2.gif Japanese company NTT-X and the Nihon Sumo Kyokai , an organisation that promotes sumo wrestling, have launched a service that enables the voices of sumo wrestling stars to be used as mobile phone ringtones.

The service is available to subscribers to NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service, and a total of 250 ringtone messages are on offer, using 11 wrestlers' voices. Instead of ringing when a call comes through, the subscriber's handset will say "Hi. This is Asashoryu calling," and other such messages, according to Electric News.

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