20 Must-Have Geek Ringtones and Text Message Alerts (And 10 to Avoid!)
Posted 12/24/08 at 10:00:21 PM by Norman Chan
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10. Post Beep
System builders are all-too familiar with this sound. It’s a stress-relieving chime that lets you know your computer has successfully booted. We’re simple folk, and that’s all the reassurance we need in our lives.
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?t1x4a7yffye
9. Price is Right (Fail Horn)
Always funny when it happens to someone else (we've long given up on our attempts to make it on the show), the fail horn alerts contestants that they've failed a price-guessing game on The Price is Right. No jet ski’s or washing machine for you, mr. college student/generic retiree/suited-up serviceman!
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?qijjhf6nhc2
8. Murloc Gurgle
Love it or hate it, few sounds are more recognizeable to the 12 million players of World of Warcraft than the eerie gurgle of the Murloc. Short, fishy, full of teeth, and with the propensity to swarm unlucky adventurers, Murlocs inhabit the coasts of Azeroth's rivers, ponds, and oceans. Their trademark burbling yell spells doom to nooblings and easy fodder for experienced adventurers, and are sure to get a reaction. It's the ultimate geeky ringtone - obscure enough to confuse the average human, yet familiar enough to be an automatic 'in' with many gamers.
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?s9gxrlm2nfh
7. Wookie Growl
Every time Chewbacca growls in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, he's actually saying "Hey guys, why didn't I get a medal for blowing up the Death Star?"
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?gyy2zwyzyhh
6. Zelda Chest Opening Chime
Like the classic Skinner machine, 8-bit videogame classics rewarded you every time your on-screen avatar succeeded. Unlike the Skinner machine, Zelda rewarded you with a money shot of the loot (held aloft by a triumphant Link) and this timeless, uber-hooky 3 second mini-masterpiece. Put this on your phone and you'll get that "I won!" rush, every single time you get a text.
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?8sm54s7rsde
5. KITT
Forget the Hoff and that snooty English dude. Remember the sweet, supercomputer-powered Trans-Am, with it's signature "whoom... whoom" scanning noise. True, that 1984 Trans-Am isn't as lustworthy today, and we don't have a sentient supercomputer buddy in my trunk, but everyone around me knows that we know what the Knight Rider score is, every time we get a text message.
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?bdnsnwzmafj
4. Lightsaber Swoosh
Force, Schwartz, midichlorians, mojo, or whatever you want to call it -- setting your text message alert to a light saber swoosh lets the world know that you're packing.
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?1ni2wmxxvdl
3. Battlestar Galactica Cylon
The hypnotic humming of a Cylon's red eye is both soothing and ominous -- these robots are out to kill you, you know. And even if modern cylons look like supermodels, we're still fans of the old centurion model that didn’t waste time with sleeper agents or psychological warfare. They just wanted to pulverize some meat bags.
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?mgn3mh3xtln
2. Metal Gear Solid Codec Alert
"Snake...snakeeee!" Metal Gear Solid's codec lets you pretend that Otacon is paging you to give you some crucial recon data on the building you're infiltrating. Just make sure you're locked into the 141.12 frequency. Use this text message alert in Akihabara and otaku will nod their heads with approval.
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?8jftnbnsbvd
1. Star Trek Communicator
You may think your cellphone is more technologically advanced than a classic Star Trek communicator, but can your iPhone broadcast on subspace channels or break through atmospheric interference to contact orbiting starships? We didn't think so. Pay homage to the grandaddy of all cellphones and get this chime installed right away!
Download the ringtone here: http://www.mediafire.com/?deiviwymtcb
Continue to find out what ringtones must be avoided at all costs!
how do u download the
Submitted by coldfusion1313 on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 4:46pm
how do u download the files
aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
i am such a noob
haha found it
wow i cant see
Submitted by dullers on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 7:22am
http://la.gg/upl/win95_startup.mp3
http://la.gg/upl/CTU24.wav
http://la.gg/upl/Windows_Xp_Startup.mp3
media fire pardon...
Submitted by Curtai on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 11:53pm
media fire pardon...
Submitted by Curtai on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 12:46am
for some reason they arnt working from rapid share... ctu,hiphop and win95
great blog to bring back to
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 12:23am
great blog to bring back to the top. back when everything was a conspiracy against the MaximumPC readers.. LOL... I had lots of fun until I got into hot water.... :)
Submitted by NicciAdonai on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 11:00am
Aww! The Halo theme overrated? Why is it cool to dis Halo these days? I dig it, but I guess I am a sucker for epic scores. Maybe that is why I like Beethoven more than Bach.
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The glass is at fifty percent.
Submitted by vodomustng2000 on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 7:04am
Check this site out... www.zedge.net
Your cell phone will thank you.
"He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever."
Submitted by Merciful Poseidon on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 7:33am
but I can't help myself. And frankly, everyone that hears it loves it.
For my SMS, I currently have "Mail, m..f..!" from Eurotrip.
I'm as big a Zelda, Futurama, Firefly and Star Wars fan as anyone (well, maybe not Star Wars). But that one makes me giggle every time. And I've had the damn ringtone for 2 years and on 3 different HTC phones. I thought I'd get tired of it after 6 months but every time I consider changing it, I can't find a suitable alternative.
As for my current ringtone; it's from the brilliant but underrated Boondocks: "Homies Over Hoes" by Gangstalicious. The problem is that no one gets it because way too few of my friends actually watch this show. It needs some primetime TV love.
Ringtones
Submitted by chumley1013 on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 7:39pm
Currently rocking the following:
Standard Ring:
'Still Alive' from Portal
Close Friends and Family
Teen Titans theme...in Japanese!
Text Message:
"Master Wayne...it's been a long time..." Alfred from Batman Begins.
Submitted by kerrang31 on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 7:19am
Does anyone know where i can dload the ringtone that cruises' phone uses in the mission impossible films. I've been looking for months! I'm not sure which MI (1,2 or 3) ,there was just this groovy electronic ringtone.thanks
Submitted by vodomustng2000 on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 5:27am
I currently have the opening song from The Super Mario Bros. =)
"He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever."
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 11:47pm
Anybody know where I could find a ringtone of a Tie Fighter shooting it's dual laser canons?
Submitted by mikegranger on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 10:05am
Yeah that would be just awesome! I wasn't able to find it on google, wish i could have that too!
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 2:04pm
1. Apple startup chime
Can't you read? We're Maximum PC.
Wow it's about time somebody at MaxPC make this statement. I've been wondering over the past month or so.
And where is the PODCAST? You guys are just getting lazy. I have nothing to listen to as I lounge around the house all day. I actually have to listen to my kids. Please get up and get us a podcast for the love of god.
Just for that, we're not
Submitted by willsmith on Wed, 07/23/2008 - 2:45pm
Just for that, we're not doing a podcast this week either.
Also, the Apple Chime was in the list of tones to be avoided... AVOIDED!
Submitted by darkmagician1184 on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 6:51pm
you post that the apple startup tone is the #1 to avoid, and yet the phone you show at the beginning of the article is an iPhone????
my ringtone is opening theme to zelda, bittersweet symphony by the verve, and duel of the fates by john williams for when my mom calls.
text is pacman opening theme, voicemail is pacman death.
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Fri, 07/25/2008 - 1:56am
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Submitted by watuzi on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 3:20pm
That ringtone will work great when my mom calls me.
Submitted by anonuser on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 6:37am
http://worldcourses.com.au/Caribou/Images/waves.zip
Submitted by proudcanadianeh on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 9:56am
I actually just had to register just to post this. THE ultimate ringtone, the one that I am using is...
The midi sound from the legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time when you open up a treasure chest.
http://dsrpg.ca/files/TresureOpen.wma
Submitted by luisengard on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 1:33am
Argh!
The link does not work!!
Could you please upload it again?!
I've been looking for this sound for years, I even tried to get it recording it directly from the TV
Thanks a lot, my friend!
Submitted by proudcanadianeh on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:37pm
Sorry about that, I re-uploaded it. Enjoy, I also have the boss battle for when I get a call from work. You want that one also?
Firefly?
Submitted by fake gordon mah ung on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 9:16am
What about the theme from Firefly?
Submitted by willsmith on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 3:42pm
In retrospect, we should have added Peanut-butter jelly time to the list somewhere. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4
Submitted by marshnt on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 2:37pm
Only missing the happy tree friends theme song
Submitted by groot01 on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 7:44pm
but this list really needs to include Peter Griffin "singing" Axel F!
Nice article
Submitted by HR Paperstacks on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 12:24pm
I was looking for the CTU ringtone to put on my Sony W810i -- I had it on a previous phone but it broke down. The Gem in this article was the Price is Right (fail horn) ringtone. . . That'll be my personalized ringtone for certain individuals on my phonebook. I was kinda bummed out that the Transformation sound effect from Transformers (80s cartoon) didn't make the cut. It has been my text message alert for a while now.
"The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence"
Man I had been trying to get
Submitted by Strongbad536 on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:31am
Man I had been trying to get the CTU ringtone for forever!!!! Thanks so much norm, now R2D2 can let me know when I get a text message! Great STuff
Submitted by dcrail on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 10:14am
I have a LG VX8350, and wouldn't mind some tips.
lg x85crap
Submitted by icsmith on Sun, 07/20/2008 - 5:15am
new phone -_-
Submitted by score master on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 9:31am
I got them all saved, but how do i put them onto my phone, the only way i can think of to get them so i can use them as ringtones is to use the record on my phone while its playing and thats a pain, is there any way to just send them to my phone or I have a micro SD card and i can use it to transfer but i've never been able to get my stuff on it to use as a ringtone.
So anyone know how to put them on?
Submitted by marudd2002 on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:21am
Bluetooth or USB. If your phone doesn't have bluetooth or USB capabilites, then there's not really any 'good' or easy way to transfer them to your phone from your computer.
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Fanboys are annoying. I like to get the most performance per dollar possible and that's all there is to it. Why pay $600 or more for something that'll be $300 or less in 6-9 months? Doesn't make sense. Just be patient.
Submitted by score master on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:26am
Bluetooth on my computer but it only works to hook things up and i haven't figured out how to send things to my phone from it, and my phone has bluetooth, but again i dont know how to connect the two, and i dont have a usb cable that fits into my phone, i know they have them and i could get one but i live in a small town and the only electronic place within 120 miles is a radio shack and they dont have it so i would have to buy one off line... is there anyway to use my microSD card?
Submitted by marudd2002 on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:44am
Sorry about the lack of info. There are actually four ways I know of that should work (other than yours about the microSD card).
1.) Bluetooth (read manual for your bluetooth device on your computer an/or your phone for how transfers work)
2.) USB (should be super easy)
3.) Text Message/Email your phone from your computer (3rd party software may be required for either/both of these methods)
4.) Navigate to download link's url on your phone's (internet) browser
5.) microSD (or other flash memory standard). Use a card reader on your computer (if you have one) to transfer the files onto just like any other hard drive, mp3 player, etc. Phone should recognize the *.mp3 files once memory card is placed back into phone.
If any other methods work please reply. Thank you.
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Fanboys are annoying. I like to get the most performance per dollar possible and that's all there is to it. Why pay $600 or more for something that'll be $300 or less in 6-9 months? Doesn't make sense. Just be patient.
What phone do you have?
Submitted by dreamreality on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 9:46am
What phone do you have?
Submitted by score master on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:20am
i have a samsung SCH-u740, i guess now they call it the allius, its the dual flip
Tie Fighter
Submitted by natehamill on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 9:06am
The Tie Fighter link is the same as the R2-D2 link. Can you repost it?
"I make no promises, only sarcastic remarks."
Submitted by natehamill on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 9:30am
Dang! dcrail beat me out by ten seconds.
"I make no promises, only sarcastic remarks."
Submitted by willsmith on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 9:18am
Any relation to Mark, Nate?
Submitted by natehamill on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 9:29am
Unfortunately, no, though I was named after his son Nathan (he was born about a year earlier than I). :-)
Dorothy is a distant 3rd cousing twice removed somthing or other, though I doubt she knows that.
"I make no promises, only sarcastic remarks."
Submitted by norman on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 9:08am
fixed. thanks for catching.
-- Norm
Submitted by dcrail on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 8:56am
I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed that I'm the first to point out that the Tie Fighter link goes to the R2D2 page.
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