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  2. Ringtone - Wikipedia

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    Ringing noise from an electromechanical telephone Example of a short digital tune which could be used as a ringtone on a mobile phone. A ringtone is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming telephone call. Originally referring to the sound of electromechanical striking of bells or gongs, the term refers to any sound by any device ...

  3. History of the telephone - Wikipedia

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    The master telephone patent granted to Bell, 174465, March 7, 1876. The modern telephone is the result of the work of many people. [12] Alexander Graham Bell was, however, the first to patent the telephone, as an "apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically".

  4. Category:Songs about telephone calls - Wikipedia

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    Obscene Phone Caller; Old Love / New Love; ... Video Phone (song) ... W.O.L.D. Way to the Show; When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) Who Do You Know in California;

  5. Ringing tone - Wikipedia

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    In many cases, the cadence consists of a double ring of 0.4 seconds separated by 0.2 seconds, and a two second pause after which the cadence repeats (0.4s on, 0.2 s off, 0.4 s on, 2 s off). In many cases the tone is a combination of 400 Hz and 450 Hz sine waves.

  6. Wikipedia:Free sound resources - Wikipedia

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    Independent, unique sound library with royalty free & free sound effects - for video, sound design, music productions and more. CC0, CC BY Gfx Sounds: Yes Yes Sound library for professional and free sound effects downloads. CC0, CC BY Free To Use Sounds: Yes Yes Sound effects library with hiqh quality field recordings from all around the world.

  7. Wikipedia:List of sound files/playlist - Wikipedia

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    Copy and paste into a text file and save it with m3u extension, then try loading with your favorite player (works with VLC media player, XMMS and AmaroK). Wget can also download all files in the playlist to a folder, using the flag -i to read the m3u file.

  8. Trimphone - Wikipedia

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    The name is an acronym standing for Tone Ring Illuminator Model, referring to the novel electronic ringer ("warbling", as opposed to the traditional bell) and the illuminated dial. The luminous dial or betalight contained the mildly radioactive element tritium , which later caused some concern about safety.

  9. Telephone - Wikipedia

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    A sound-powered telephone is a telephone which transmits voice communication by wire, powered by the energy of the sound waves of the operator speaking. Principle of operation A moving-coil microphone converts the sound waves into an electrical signal, which is then converted back into sound waves at the receiver's end.