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It's the absolute TOP TOP TOP search on nearly every search engine - everyone wants to know about the new ringtone they can't hear. From the looks, er, noise of it, they'll be glad they can't hear it. Find out what the buzz (whine?) is all about with new information about the mosquito ring tone.
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The Ringtone that only Teens can Hear
It was bound to happen eventually...now it's causing a raging ruckus.
Teachers' biggest concern used to be backtalk and chewing gum in class. Now it seems they don't have enough to do - they have to worry about noises they can't even hear.
A new cellphone ring tone, an invention stolen from a device intended to discourage teen loitering, is so high pitched that people with hearing range deficits, generally older adults, can't hear it. Compared to the highest note on a piano being ranked at a 4, this tone is ranked right around 17, making just the thought of it equally annoying as the sound.
Click here to read the New York Times article on mosquito ringtones, which features a frequency chart that compares age ranges with average hearing ability, and just how highly pitched the mosquito ringtone is.
A new cellphone ring tone, an invention stolen from a device intended to discourage teen loitering, is so high pitched that people with hearing range deficits, generally older adults, can't hear it. Compared to the highest note on a piano being ranked at a 4, this tone is ranked right around 17, making just the thought of it equally annoying as the sound.
Click here to read the New York Times article on mosquito ringtones, which features a frequency chart that compares age ranges with average hearing ability, and just how highly pitched the mosquito ringtone is.
Download the Mosquito Ringtone
You're a braver soul than I...
Interested in getting the mosquito ringtone, or just finding out if you'll be able to hear it? Here are some places you can download the ringtone.
- Ringophone.com
- Preview and download the ringtone.
- AOL Sound Ringtone Info
- AOL has jumped in line to add to the craze.
- Get Forked!
- Download trademarked ringtones, among other things.
- Katazo
- Features a pitch-testing scale, ranging from lowest pitch to freaks only.
- Phone Sherpa
- Warns downloaders that some phones won't even be able to play their mosquito tones that high.
Up-to-the-Second News Updates from Google
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byNews and Info about Mosquito Ringtones
- Ringtonia.com blog
- Get blog results on the Mosquito Ringtone.
- Yahoo! Buzz Index
- This WHINE made the latest Yahoo! BUZZ.
- NPR: Ringtones Revisited
- NPR gives it's official report. (Funny reader comments!)
- Metro.co.uk
- Interesting story and lots of fun reader comments.
- Digg.com
- Hundreds of readers give their input.
How Age and Hearing Loss Affect You
If you're over the age of 30ish, which is when some charts say you may lose your ability to hear some of the highest pitched ringtones available, you can read more below about hearing loss as it relates to age and frequency.
- Noise and Hearing Protection
- Scroll down to the second section under the image of the inner ear to find info about how frequency is distinguished.
School is starting soon!
What new problems will mosquito ringtones pose for teachers?
- Washington Post
- "The teachers all think it's kind of a giggle."
- eSchool News Online
- Information for educators on the teacher-proof ringer.
- SignOn San Diego
- New ring tone boon for teens, bane for adults
See the mosquito ringtone in action.
Mosquito ringtone - TeenBuzz
www.teenbuzz.org (get it free) This is a new version which should be a bit better. By listening to frequency you should be able to determine your age according to many sources. In this video you can listen to 4 frequencies - 8khz, 12khz, 15khz and 17.4khkz and the age group for each shows up as it is playing. Does it work for you? You can download more frequencies in various format for free from http
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- seolenz seolenz Apr 19, 2008 @ 6:10 pm
- Sweet Lens, those mosquito tones started off very popular but it seems as if the teens themselves are taking a huge disliking to them, stating they are overly annoying and distracting. If you've got the iphone you can get the Apple Iphone downloads here
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- boredofeducation boredofeducation Mar 28, 2008 @ 10:41 pm
- My students tried using these just to outsmart the teacher...
It just ended up annoying their friends cause it hurt their ears.
I never heard a thing!
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- Techitorial Techitorial Jan 14, 2008 @ 11:12 am
- Just found another site with free mosquito ringtones - many variations, interesting to see (or rather hear) if you match the age brackets.
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- gearon_garlic gearon_garlic Oct 26, 2007 @ 1:41 am
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by KimberlyDawnWells
I can only hear the lowest pitch at Katazo.com, but that could be because my speakers can't process the rest.
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