Cell phone ring Adults can't hear - Club CDFreaks

**xtacydima** · 12-06-2006

More teenagers are using a high-pitched ring tone that many adults can't hear to signal the arrival of a text message... In settings where cellphone use is forbidden — in class, for example — it is perfect for signaling the arrival of a text message without being detected by an elder of the species.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/te...rtner=homepage

And the mp3, for anyone interested, here it is:
http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3

**Arachne** · 12-06-2006

Haha, my hearing's not that bad then...yet (heard it loud and clear)

reasonsnotrules · 12-06-2006

i read or saw something on tv a while back about store owners using these kinds of high pitched noises outside of the shop to keep kids form hanging out and driving away business.

one guy said it apparently worked...it annoyed the kids enough to keep them away, but adults didn't hear it.

normally I'd say that's really weird, but it's based on the same premise so there must be SOME merit to it.

reasonsnotrules · 12-06-2006

whoops...they reference the article i was talking about in the posted article...i feel silly now haha

*pipemanid* · 12-06-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arachne

Haha, my hearing's not that bad then...yet (heard it loud and clear)

I didn't, but the dog did...I told him it was a wrong number...

reasonsnotrules · 12-06-2006

i definitely heard it and it really is annoying as all hell. i would NOT want that on my phone!

**Arachne** · 12-06-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by pipemanid

I didn't, but the dog did...I told him it was a wrong number...

LOL

**DrageMester** · 12-06-2006

According to my wave editor that is approximately a 15kHZ tone.

According to my ears I get a strong urge to hit something when I listen to it.

*DJMind* · 13-06-2006

I'm 28, and I heard it just fine...My dad is 67, and he heard it fine as well...My mom is 62, and she could barely hear it...Quite an annoying sound actually.

bkf · 13-06-2006

Vibrate

**Jan70** · 13-06-2006

No problems hearing it here.

However when I upload the ring tone to my cell phone it sounds like this.

*DaneR* · 13-06-2006

I've heard the Mosquito (well I haven't but the kids have), as it was featured on the gadget show, very annoying to them at least. I can hear that easily though so they have got something wrong.

LastStand · 15-06-2006

omg that made my ears bleed and my head felt like someone was drilling into it but the phone one was alot easier to listen to by far.

ifieverfeelbetter · 11-07-2006

I'm officially not old, but it actually hurt me... still.ringing.now.

**Seán** · 13-07-2006

At 24, I can confirm I hear the sound loud & clear, fairly close to the high pitch sound that regular (CRT based) television sets make. But then again, using a tone generator, I can hear up to about 18kHz. A TV produces a 15.6kHz (PAL) or 15.7kHz (NTSC) tone.

On the other hand, unless someone is aware that this is used as a ringtone, they would likely assume that it is something happening next door, particularly since it is quite difficult to tell the actual direction the sound is coming from. However, if a teacher can hear this sound and starts noticing students pulling out something everytime (s)he hears this sound, it will start becoming quite obvious what is happening.

12-06-2006	#1 (permalink)
xtacydima Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,848	Cell phone ring Adults can't hear <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> More teenagers are using a high-pitched ring tone that many adults can't hear to signal the arrival of a text message... In settings where cellphone use is forbidden — in class, for example — it is perfect for signaling the arrival of a text message without being detected by an elder of the species. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/te...rtner=homepage And the mp3, for anyone interested, here it is: http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3 __________________ My Rig: Antec P160 P4 3.0E GHz running WinXP w/SP2 Scythe SCMN-1000 Heatsink w/Arctic Silver 5 Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 (550W power supply) ASUS P4C800 Deluxe Motherboard 2GB RAM - Corsair XMS TWINX2048 (2x1GB) 3200C2Pro CL2.0 ATI RADEON X850XT AGP 2 - WD 37GB Raptor's (in RAID 0) via onboard Promise controller Western Digital 250GB SATA HDD on Primary SATA channel Western Digital 150GB SATA HDD on Secondary SATA channel Lite-On LTR-52246S 6S0F (IDE1 Master) Lite-On JLMS XJ-HD166S DS1C (IDE1 Slave) *NEC 3500AG 2.TC Quiet* (IDE2 Master) Lite-On SOHW 1673S JS07 (via USB 2.0 to IDE & set to Master)** Found a Solution here helpful? Like the forum's? Well then, what are you waiting for JOIN NOW!!!

12-06-2006	#2 (permalink)
Arachne Senior Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Keeping my media stash safe. Posts: 24,811	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear Haha, my hearing's not that bad then...yet (heard it loud and clear) __________________ Current drives: Samsung SH-S203N (SB02 patched) + Pioneer DVR-115D (1.06) + Optiarc AD-5170S (1.12) + Litey LH-20A1H (LL0D) + Samsung SH-S182D (SB06 RPC1) x2 + Litey SHM-165P6S (MS0R) + LG E10N (JE07) + BenQ DW1650 (BCDC) x2 + Litey SHW-1635S (YV6P) x2 + BenQ DW1640@164B (BEFB) + LG 4167B (DL13 TDB) + Samsung SH-S162L (TS08) + NEC ND-4551A (1.Z2) + LG GCE-8520B (1.00) + LiteOn SOHR-5239S (2S0B) Retired: LiteOn LDW-851@SOHW-832 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S + LG 4163B My Review PCs How to delete your upper and lower filters : How to check/enable DMA by Womble Click here to join cdfreaks.com and be part of our friendly community! The CDFreaks Distributed Computing Teams need YOU! Join the Team(s) and help save some lives! Read more here

12-06-2006	#3 (permalink)
reasonsnotrules CD Freaks Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,304	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear i read or saw something on tv a while back about store owners using these kinds of high pitched noises outside of the shop to keep kids form hanging out and driving away business. one guy said it apparently worked...it annoyed the kids enough to keep them away, but adults didn't hear it. normally I'd say that's really weird, but it's based on the same premise so there must be SOME merit to it.

12-06-2006	#4 (permalink)
reasonsnotrules CD Freaks Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,304	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear whoops...they reference the article i was talking about in the posted article...i feel silly now haha

12-06-2006	#6 (permalink)
reasonsnotrules CD Freaks Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,304	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear i definitely heard it and it really is annoying as all hell. i would NOT want that on my phone!

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DrageMester Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,908	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear According to my wave editor that is approximately a 15kHZ tone. According to my ears I get a strong urge to hit something when I listen to it.

13-06-2006	#9 (permalink)
DJMind CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 1,836	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear I'm 28, and I heard it just fine...My dad is 67, and he heard it fine as well...My mom is 62, and she could barely hear it...Quite an annoying sound actually. __________________ DigitalLiquid Productions - http://www.digitalliquid.tk AMD Athlon 64(tm) 3000+ Venice w/ 1GB PC3200 SDRAM Seagate Barracuda (80GB) x2 JLMS XJ-HD166S + Nutech DVDRW DDW-082 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S NVIDIA GeForce 6800GS Soundblaster Live! Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2)

13-06-2006	#10 (permalink)
bkf Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,530	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear Vibrate

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Jan70 Administrator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA/Norway/Germany Posts: 1,259	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear No problems hearing it here. However when I upload the ring tone to my cell phone it sounds like this. __________________ Intel® Core™2 Quad ASUS P5K-E/WIFI AP (Intel® P35 & ICH9R) with Infineon 2GB RAM and 550 Watt PSU My review PC – (click to view) To become a member of cdfreaks.com just click here to join *2 FAT 2 FLY !*

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DaneR CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 517	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear I've heard the Mosquito (well I haven't but the kids have), as it was featured on the gadget show, very annoying to them at least. I can hear that easily though so they have got something wrong. __________________ Xp 3200/1G corsair/panasonic 111d?/a mishmash of HD totalling about 300G/6600GT

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11-07-2006	#14 (permalink)
ifieverfeelbetter New on Forum Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 15	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear I'm officially not old, but it actually hurt me... still.ringing.now.

13-07-2006	#15 (permalink)
Seán News Coordinator, Reviewer & Senior Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Republic of Ireland (North West) Posts: 2,585	Re: Cell phone ring Adults can't hear At 24, I can confirm I hear the sound loud & clear, fairly close to the high pitch sound that regular (CRT based) television sets make. But then again, using a tone generator, I can hear up to about 18kHz. A TV produces a 15.6kHz (PAL) or 15.7kHz (NTSC) tone. On the other hand, unless someone is aware that this is used as a ringtone, they would likely assume that it is something happening next door, particularly since it is quite difficult to tell the actual direction the sound is coming from. However, if a teacher can hear this sound and starts noticing students pulling out something everytime (s)he hears this sound, it will start becoming quite obvious what is happening.

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