What's a ring tone? My phone here at home rings like any other phone. Oh, this must have something to do with cellular phones. Me? Pay $500 a year or more for a portable phone? Since when did everyone feel the need to waste money on such things? I have an answering machine on my phone at home. If anybody needs to reach me, they can leave a message. I can certainly find much better things to do with the money I save by not having a cellular, and when I am out, I am out, no one bothers me.