Ringtone Public
Realtones, Wallpapers, Poly Tones and more
BACKGROUND
Ringtone Public is a multimedia company that promises to offer a lot of content, but in order to see what is available you must enter your phone number, thus subscribing. Ringtone Public does deliver on what it promises somewhat. They actually have some cool ringtones. They do not have as big a selection of ringtones and other content as some of the other bigger companies though. The average consumer will probably be happy with the amount of content to choose from.
Ringtone Public’s ringtones will work with most carriers. They have realtones, mono ringtones, poly ringtones, wallpapers, java games, screensavers, alerts, and subscriptions that start at $5.99 a week. The price varies depending on the service and subscription.
PRO
- Good price for most subscriptions
- Terms of service upfront
- Easy cancellation
- Decent selection of content
- Decent amount of carriers
CON
- No preview before you buy
- Must subscribe before you can view content
- Weak help page
- Advertises $5.99 as base price but higher prices are common in packages
- Poor Customer Service
CARRIERS
- AT&T Wireless
- Verizon
- T-Mobile
- Sprint PCS
- CellularOne
- Centennial
- Nextel
- Virgin Mobile USA
- Cincinnati Bell
- Boost
- Alltel
MUSIC GENRES
- Decent selection of music genres including Rock, R&B, Hip-Hop and more
- To view all genres user must register
GRAPHICS and ANIMATION
- Average graphics and animation for the games and wallpaper
- Website layout is above average
- To view all graphics user must register
CUSTOMER SERVICE
The customer service is below average for Ringtone Public. They do state their terms of service but there is no help menu or step-by-step troubleshooting guide for downloading. They do offer a “Contact Us” form, but that really is of no use for on the spot problems concerning downloading.
PRICE
Price varies depending on plan and service. The Ringtone Public customer should watch out for price increases and make sure they read the terms of service carefully.
- AT&T will be billed monthly at $19.99 and receive credits for 14 Poly Ringtone.
- T-Mobile, Sprint PCS, CellularOne and Centennial Wireless will be billed monthly at $9.99 and receive credits for 5 Poly Ringtone.
- Nextel, Virgin Mobile USA and Cincinnati Bell will be billed monthly at $9.99 and receive a daily Joke 3 times a week.
- Boost will be billed monthly at $6.99 and receive a daily joke 3 times a week.
- Alltel will be billed weekly at $5.99 and receive a daily joke 3 times a week.
- Verizon Wireless with MMS and Polytones ringtones compatible cell phones will be billed monthly at $9.99 and receive credits for 8 Poly Ringtone and credits for 5 Color Wallpapers.
-Other users with incompatible cell phones will be billed monthly at $9.99 and receive a daily joke 3 times a week.
CONCLUSION
Ringtone Public does offer some good content but the fact that they hide their services before you buy makes the average user raise a red flag. Ringtone Public could put more of an effort into making the user feel safe while on their website. However, if you’re not fazed by the pit falls of this company you’ll probably be happy with their content.
COMMON MISSPELLINGS
Ringtone Republic, ringbone public, ringtones publics
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