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Old 01-03-14, 10:10 AM
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Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

I am currently using the World of Warcraft sound effect/music when you turn a quest in with my text messages. I like it.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

Nope, I actually use the default Google notifications right now. I've used random ones in the past though, like the FF7 fanfare.
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For a brief time, and then I realized how annoying any sound emitting from a phone is annoying.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

I used to have my laptop boot-up sound be Buster from Arrested Development saying, "HEY, Hermano!" and my laptop shut-down sound be GOB saying, "I've made a huge mistake." The second one was because I found that the laptop would be in the process of shutting down just as I was remembering something I should have done beforehand and then, too late. It's actually happened where I said the words right along with GOB for legitimate reasons.

I haven't used bootup / shut-down sounds in three years, though, because it can be distracting in class. Also, I have never, ever, ever, ever, ever used a ring tone on my phone. Always on vibrate.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

I've always wanted to add special sounds to my phones over the years, but am much too lazy to actually do so.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

Nope. Default ringtone here as well. Never bothered with trying to find somewhere to download others.
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download the "myxer" app or go to phonezoo.com



i guess i am the only geek on here
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

Originally Posted by Moopher
For a brief time, and then I realized how annoying any sound emitting from a phone is annoying.
This. I leave my phone on vibrate and get all my notifications on my Pebble smart watch. Nothing more annoying than someones stupid phone going off while in a meeting.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

I'll join the club. I have the Zelda secret tone for text, and the Mario theme as my ringtone. But, I always mute it if I'm in a meeting.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

No. Never. Mine always has been and will always be on vibrate. Ring tones are annoying - especially so in inappropriate locations (any place other than your own house).
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

90% of the time my phone is on vibrate, but when it's not, the MGS "Alert!" sound clip is for my text messages, and the "Codec" beep is for calls.
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I have the Mario Coin sound for emails.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

Not video game related. I have used the theme song from Sledge Hammer as my ringtone and Mr Burns saying "pish posh." Though, I too usually have my phone on vibrate.
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Not right now, but i used to use Powergloves's rendition of the Tetris theme.

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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

I've used all kinds of sounds for my phone. Main one I like for Voxer notifications I use the MW2 power on sound - a chirp when the Infinity Ward Logo appears.

For text notifications I've also used Sonic Rings, Pac Man Start, PacMan dying and the Skyrim level up sound.

Not video game related but When my wife calls I use the Game of Thrones violin Theme
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

Originally Posted by wlj
I am currently using the World of Warcraft sound effect/music when you turn a quest in with my text messages. I like it.
that's a good one, may have to start using that.

Right now I'm using the musicbox tune from The Conjuring as my ringtone. It was creepy back in October but not so much now..
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

Originally Posted by fumanstan
I've used random ones in the past though, like the FF7 fanfare.
This is the one I'm presently using now and have been using for the past 5 years.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

I used super mario bros tune for a bit.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

The achievement unlocked sound is my text message notification. Haven't bothered to change anything else.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

I have the mario coin sound for text messages, but I usually keep my phone on vibrate.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

My text message is the Minion from Despicable Me saying "oh, hello."

My ringtones are all stock iPhone ringtones. I haven't had a custom ringtone in years. I hate those people that have songs for text messages. So every time they get a text, you hear an annoying 30 second song clip.
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

I do..

My email tone is the XBox 360 achievement sound
My text sound is the superintendent sound from Halo Reach
My Voicemail sound is "hailing frequencies" sound from Star Trek
My email sent sound is "message transmitted" sound from Star Trek.
My Ringtone is part of the song The Son of Flynn from Tron: Legacy
Old 01-03-14, 06:11 PM
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

I haven't set it up on my new phone yet, but my old text notification was the Sonic ring noise. That setup actually lead to confusion when I was in a Target and the display game on the PS3 or 360 was Sonic 4... thought I was a tad more popular than I actually was.

And while not strictly video game related, my ring tone was the AOL dial up noise and my voicemail message was George Takei from the Halloween episode of Community where he created a special voicemail message for anyone named Kevin (I.E., me)

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BvtNN5lAdXg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Re: Do you use a geeky video game ringtone or notification sound on your phone?

Not currently, but in the past I've used either the codec from Metal Gear Solid, the Turret Serenade from Portal 2, and the death theme from Super Mario Bros. (for my old job, because whenever I got a call from there I felt like killing myself).


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