Verizon Launches Ringback Tones In California

for real!!! you can already do this on almost any phone and its FREE!! Nice work VZN, damn, everyday I am getting closer and closer to switching to Cingular.

This is more for the caller than the one being called. When you call a VZW subscriber who has this feature, you hear a song instead of the ringing. Its through the provider, not the phone so Moto can't do it. Its still a pretty silly idea though, pay...
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badsky2k said:
No big deal. You can do this with Moto phones already ...

😕 Erm... no. You can't do this with a phone. It happens on the network side. Phones can't generate or determine ringback tones.

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You guys on this site are so ridiculous. VZW constantly gets ridiculed for not initiating new products and services. But when they do something first, like the ringback option, everyone ridicules them for it. I guarantee it will make a lot of money...
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Why are they saying "the first" I've been downloading real music to my moto for almost a year with Cingular. What's so special about Verizon doing it?

badsky2k said:
No big deal. You can do this with Moto phones already and it does not incur a recurring charge. VZW just does not get it!

Another minor quibble I have with Verizon's data services.

Verizon is the first CDMA provider to have it.

Technically, we haven't officially launched it yet although some of the info got out early... Official launch is expected before the end of the year.