Your favorite song rings their phone

Delaware Online has a good article on ringback tones in the US with some figures.

"Verizon Wireless, the first major U.S. company to offer the gimmick, is selling more than 2,200 tunes as the sound a caller will hear instead of the standard ring.

For 99 cents a month and $1.99 per tune, customers can go to ringbacktones.vzw.com and choose from songs in 12 genres that callers will hear when the phone rings.

Nationwide, ring tones are generating a projected $300 million in sales for 2004. Billboard magazine tracks the hottest: Currently No. 1 is "Drop It Like It's Hot," by Snoop Dogg.

emily | 9:56 AM | Ringback Tones |
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