Ringtone Adults Can't Hear

iWonder · iWonder #1 (**permalink**)

06-28-2006, 09:32 PM

So i was browsing a cell phone forum and found a thread where a 'ringtone' where adults can't hear. I downloaded it and could hear it, i asked my parentals and they coulden't and not believing that anything was there.

site: http://howardforums.com/showthread.p...7&page=1&pp=15

First Post. Can you or anyone hear it?

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Graphite · Graphite #2 (**permalink**)

06-28-2006, 09:37 PM

Well I am an adult and yes I can hear that, friggen kills my ears though.

Its because when you age the 'little hairs' in your ear start to fall out and higher and lower tones become dulled. I almost hope I can't hear that soon.

surfwax95 · surfwax95 #3 (**permalink**)

06-28-2006, 09:40 PM

That hurts my ears very badly, and my 45 year old mom can hear it fine.

mynameis · mynameis #4 (**permalink**)

06-28-2006, 09:43 PM

I don't have my volume up very loud, but I can hear it and I don't think it is painful.

Murlyn · Murlyn #5 (**permalink**)

06-28-2006, 10:08 PM

Yeah I can hear it, it doesn't hurt my ears.. it is a bit annoying though.. Im 30, but I would find it interesting to see if anybody else older than me can hear it. 45 year old mom can hear it? I would say it's not quite working the way they want.. or we all have good hearing

macmini3399 · macmini3399 #6 (**permalink**)

06-28-2006, 10:18 PM

Wow im 13 and can barly hear it.

alucard · alucard #7 (**permalink**)

06-28-2006, 10:28 PM

I can hear it. Kind of annoying.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #8 (**permalink**)

06-29-2006, 12:10 AM

I can hear it, so can my cats. They are shaking their heads! I am with Graphite, Very annoying. Glad I had the level way down!! :spook:

baggss · baggss #9 (**permalink**)

06-29-2006, 12:25 AM

I'm 40 and can hear it fine.....

geekboy2000 · geekboy2000 #10 (**permalink**)

06-29-2006, 12:45 AM

49. Can hear it, but not all that well. I guess I'm suffering from old age high frequency roll-off. What freq is that, BTW?

Mark

BlindingLights · BlindingLights #11 (**permalink**)

06-29-2006, 12:51 AM

i read about this a while ago... and for the most part from what i've heard it works.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #12 (**permalink**)

06-29-2006, 01:19 AM

I heard about this a few weeks ago. You are only supposed to be able to hear it clearly up to something like 25 or so.
I am 33 and I can't hear it at all. They were playing it on a morning radio show here and my girlfriend was physically ill from hearing it, then again, she is 8 years younger.
We played it in class at school and I and the professor were the only two who didn't hear a thing. The rest of the class whose ages range from 19 to 24 all heard it.

zap2 · zap2 #13 (**permalink**)

06-29-2006, 01:34 AM

i can kinda hear it, but would not know it if it was a phone call, its a werid high pitch thing.

deus_ex_machina · deus_ex_machina #14 (**permalink**)

06-29-2006, 01:48 AM

I'm 25 and I can hear it clear as day. When I first heard about the tone I thought I wouldn't considering the punishment I've put my ears through throughout my metal days. My roommate could hear it too. Annoying is right.

sarahsboy18 · sarahsboy18 #15 (**permalink**)

06-29-2006, 02:05 AM

I'm 21... I can hear it... in fact it kills my ears. But the older people in my office (35-65) couldn't hear it at all. Seems like it works pretty well... But I'm sure there will be a few unlucky students that will have the one teacher in their school that can pick it up.

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Member Since: Jan 15, 2006 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 361 Mac Specs: 20" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo iMac, 1.5 GHZ PPC Mac Mini, MacBook MB403LL/A	06-29-2006, 12:45 AM 49. Can hear it, but not all that well. I guess I'm suffering from old age high frequency roll-off. What freq is that, BTW? Mark "I'm the one that's going to die when it's time for me to die. So let me live my life . . . the way I want to." - From "If 6 Was 9" - Jimi Hendrix Last edited by geekboy2000; 06-29-2006 at 12:46 AM. Reason: spelling
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Member Since: Feb 02, 2004 Location: PA Posts: 12,455 Mac Specs: MacBook	06-29-2006, 01:19 AM I heard about this a few weeks ago. You are only supposed to be able to hear it clearly up to something like 25 or so. I am 33 and I can't hear it at all. They were playing it on a morning radio show here and my girlfriend was physically ill from hearing it, then again, she is 8 years younger. We played it in class at school and I and the professor were the only two who didn't hear a thing. The rest of the class whose ages range from 19 to 24 all heard it. __________________________________________________ Posting and YOU\|Forum Community Guidelines\|The Apple Product Cycle\|Forum Courtesy mac: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric MAC: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control Mac: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. Last edited by D3v1L80Y; 06-29-2006 at 01:41 AM.
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Graphite #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 25, 2003 Location: Tropical Island, Jealous? Posts: 5,279 Mac Specs: MacPro 3.0Ghz 16GB RAM, 4x256 Vid, 30''cinema display	06-28-2006, 09:37 PM Well I am an adult and yes I can hear that, friggen kills my ears though. Its because when you age the 'little hairs' in your ear start to fall out and higher and lower tones become dulled. I almost hope I can't hear that soon.
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mynameis #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 3,378	06-28-2006, 09:43 PM I don't have my volume up very loud, but I can hear it and I don't think it is painful.
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alucard #7 (permalink)
Member Since: May 29, 2006 Location: Hurricane Alley (Florida) Posts: 408 Mac Specs: Mac Pro Quad 2.66GHz Intel Xeon W/3GB Ram & 250GB HDD	06-28-2006, 10:28 PM I can hear it. Kind of annoying.
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baggss #9 (permalink)
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zap2 #13 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-29-2006, 01:34 AM i can kinda hear it, but would not know it if it was a phone call, its a werid high pitch thing.
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Member Since: Jan 30, 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 1,069 Mac Specs: Mac Pro, 8-Core 2.8Ghz, 10GB RAM, 2x1TB HDDs, iPod U2 Edition	06-29-2006, 02:05 AM I'm 21... I can hear it... in fact it kills my ears. But the older people in my office (35-65) couldn't hear it at all. Seems like it works pretty well... But I'm sure there will be a few unlucky students that will have the one teacher in their school that can pick it up. "If you had a friend who was a tightrope walker, and you were walking down a sidewalk, and he fell, that would be completely unacceptable." -Mitch Hedberg
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