What a free ringtone costs.
Dec. 5th, 2005 09:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mcroftSo, my cell phone provider sent a flyer offering a free ringtone. Sure, why not?
There is a reason why not, actually. It's too much work to get something for free to keep at it until I succeed.
Problem One: After I find one I want, I'm prompted for my phone model. "So sorry, your phone doesn't support that ringtone."
Problem Two: The site manages to crash my browser a half dozen times. Hard to use the back button if you've just restarted.
Problem Three: The selection for my phone is really weak. After maybe ten minutes more, I find something I can stand.
Problem Four: They don't tell you the price until you press "Buy". "So sorry, your coupon code is for a $1.99 ringtone, not a $2.49 ringtone." Quelle Surprise.
That was enough headbanging. I gave up and let Ginger turn the stereo back on. I'll stick with the built-ins.
There is a reason why not, actually. It's too much work to get something for free to keep at it until I succeed.
Problem One: After I find one I want, I'm prompted for my phone model. "So sorry, your phone doesn't support that ringtone."
Problem Two: The site manages to crash my browser a half dozen times. Hard to use the back button if you've just restarted.
Problem Three: The selection for my phone is really weak. After maybe ten minutes more, I find something I can stand.
Problem Four: They don't tell you the price until you press "Buy". "So sorry, your coupon code is for a $1.99 ringtone, not a $2.49 ringtone." Quelle Surprise.
That was enough headbanging. I gave up and let Ginger turn the stereo back on. I'll stick with the built-ins.
