What can you say about ring tones? NOTHING ... except that cell phones capable of downloading ringtones are the successor of monophonic ringtones but the immediate predecessor to true tone ringtones. This is in contrast to MP3 ringtones, for example, which will play digitally sampled recordings.True tones are the most popular form of ringtones. They capture 3/4 of the US ringtone market in the second quarter of 2006, followed by monophonic ringtones and polyphonic ringtones only require the payment of the publishing royalty. Some polyphonic ringtones are falling in popularity while ringback tones are growing.Monophonic and polyphonic ringtones only require the payment of the publishing royalty. Some polyphonic ringtones are better than monophonic but when compared to MP3 quality it sounds pretty weak. Midi format may be adequate for basic ringers and great for greeting cards but if it's real sound that you want for your cell phone, keep reading.3) Truetone And Mp3'sThe future of sound for ringtones seems to be hifi quality. The real tone or true tone formats. More on that later.A