GogglesnTeeth 6 #1 June 20, 2006 Ok, not sure if any of you have heard of this, or can hear this in the first place. There is a new "ring tone" out there for cell phones that kids in high school are using because only younger people can hear this frequency. Here is a link to the news story...... http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryRSS.cfm?ArticleID=6350 Here is a link to the tone as an MP3. http://download.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/atc/atc_teenbuzz.mp3 Can anyone else hear it? I can if I turn my speakers up loud, but most of the people I work with don't say anything. Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 June 20, 2006 holy FUCK THATS ANNOYING!!! If I were a teacher and heard that I would be forced to kick someone in the nuts. why don't they just use the "SILENT" option. kids are getting dumber, i think. Really, thats annoyingMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRSKY71 0 #3 June 20, 2006 I definitely hear it!! A really high pitch noise. Annoying!!! Same noise my computer monitor at work makes all day long. By the way -- Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process. -- Phillips Brooks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gofast_ER 0 #4 June 20, 2006 intresting. I read the article. Um, I don't really understand the need for a ring tone that adults can't hear for a classroom setting. If you have visual contact with your phone you dont really need to hear the phone to know your getting a text message or call.I may not agree with what you have to say but i'll defend to the death your right to say it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #5 June 20, 2006 With my headphones on (no speakers) I can hear it... very high frequency tone... I doubt I'd hear it without the headphones...The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 June 20, 2006 That's not even all that high a frequency. Just ran it through a frequency meter and got 15k. Well within "normal" hearing range for adults. My ears are totally shot from being a pilot, skydiver and pretty freekin' old and I can hear it just fine.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #7 June 20, 2006 Quote kids are getting dumber, i think. Yep, I would have to agree, and just think, some day they will all be incharge!!!! I'm moving to the Moon before that happens!!!! Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #8 June 20, 2006 QuoteQuote kids are getting dumber, i think. Yep, I would have to agree, and just think, some day they will all be incharge!!!! I'm moving to the Moon before that happens!!!! the moon would be cool. it's made of cheeseMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #10 June 20, 2006 I think that one is a different tone than the one the article is referring to, as I heard the one JT posted just fine with or without headphones. But the one that I found online last week I could just barely make out. Let me find it and link it and you tell me what freq it's at. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irisheyes 0 #11 June 20, 2006 I have no problem hearing it. But, it is quite annoying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #12 June 20, 2006 Strange...last week the tone mostly blended into the constant ringing I hear anyway, but now I can hear it very clearly. Weird. My head must have changed keys or something. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #13 June 20, 2006 Yeah, this is it: http://audio.cbsnews.com/2006/06/12/audio1701350.mp3 What freq is that one at? I can't hear a damn thing. Edit, actually if I play it in winamp, it sounds just like the other one. Maybe my hearing isn't as fucked as I thought. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaiziel 0 #14 June 20, 2006 Students can't put the cell phone on a setting where there is vibration because that's noticeable to teachers. They can't have silence and no vibration if they want to be able to hear when they get a text message from their friends. So the idea is find a high frequency that is outside the spectrum of many adults' hearing and use that. EDIT: And they can't have their phone visible because teachers would take it away. Doesn't matter, it's all dumb.---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #15 June 20, 2006 QuoteYeah, this is it: http://audio.cbsnews.com/2006/06/12/audio1701350.mp3 What freq is that one at? I can't hear a damn thing. Edit, actually if I play it in winamp, it sounds just like the other one. Maybe my hearing isn't as fucked as I thought. 15k. Exactly the same as the other one. It MAY have more to do with your audio player / speaker system than your ears.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ntrprnr 0 #16 June 21, 2006 FYI, if you download it, it won't work on VZ phones - VZ phones recognize ring tones as a midi file - not as a .mid. So you're SOL if you're on VZ. Sorry..._______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #17 June 21, 2006 Why the hell are kids text messaging in class. School was easy for me and there was no way I could have text messaged and still payed full attention to the lecture. *note to self if I have kids I will monitor that text message shit and they will be in trouble if I find out they were doing it during class. Oh and I heard it this time, I couldn't on the 1st link, yikes, it makes my head hurt.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremy556 0 #18 June 21, 2006 WTF? Why not just use vibrate? That is 15khz which most anyone without severely damaged hearing is going to hear just fine (and be annoyed by). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicGuy 0 #19 June 21, 2006 That is really annoying. i can hear it with a fan and a TV going. What's the age limit.. I mean, how old is TOO old to hear it? I'm 20, btw.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #20 June 21, 2006 They are different. With my speakers turned way up, I could hear the other one. This one- just barely. Its like I can feel it more than hear it. Weird. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #21 June 21, 2006 QuoteThey are different. With my speakers turned way up, I could hear the other one. This one- just barely. Its like I can feel it more than hear it. Weird. I know what you mean, and I'm still feeling like yacking several hours after hearing it. Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #22 June 21, 2006 I turned off the music and turned it up full blast; didn't hear a thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #23 June 21, 2006 QuoteThat's not even all that high a frequency. Just ran it through a frequency meter and got 15k. Well within "normal" hearing range for adults. My ears are totally shot from being a pilot, skydiver and pretty freekin' old and I can hear it just fine. Ok, this is depressing. I can't hear a thing, even with the sound turned all the way up. Had to put the speaker right against my ear to even pick up a subtle vibration. Geeze, I -am- old and hearing impaired. Sigh....guess I should go take that hearing test now. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #24 June 21, 2006 I can hear it if I turn up my speakers... As a teacher...I do not get the need for this. My kids do not get my attention when they receive a text message, but when they RESPOND. I can tell when they are texting...hands in purse, hands and eyes focussed on their bellies just below the level of the desk.... ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
