So you know you want to buy a ringtone, but have no idea what kind to look for? Many sites offer a wide variety of different ringtones for numerous cellular carriers, including Ringing Phone and MonsterTones. Take the following quiz to help narrow down what type of ringtones you should shop for:

1. I listen to music like _____:

a. cheetahs run after prey.

b. cats drink milk.

c. dogs bite mailmen.

d. cows eat grass.

2. The kind of music I like listening to when working out is:

a. danceable pop music

b. head bobbing hip hop

c. aggressive rock

d. whatever is on the radio

3. My Ipod:

a. has thousands of songs from all different styles.

b. has a good variety of songs, but I don’t download often.

c. has only my favorite songs.

d. I don’t have one yet, but I’m hoping to win one from RingingPhone (see author box).

4. A night on the town must include:

a. dancing at a night club

b. dinner at an elegant restaurant

c. bellying up to the bar at a watering hole

d. tossing out $10 for a flick

5. I think dancing:

a. is the best way to express yourself

b. is good fun if the time is right

c. is for those who like it, not me

d. looks stupid and is silly

Scoring for questions:
A: 5 points
B: 3 points
C: 2 points
D: 1 point

If you scored:
20-25 points: You are club royalty. You don’t go to the party, the party comes to you. Your personality is very outgoing, and you know that you only have one life to live. The music you like to hear is danceable, fresh, and always tearing up the hottest night spots around the world.
Recommended Ringtone: “Disco Inferno” by 50 Cent, Rap ringtones, Dance ringtones

15-19 points: You enjoy being out and about, but as a change of pace rather than as a standard. Dancing and being out with your friends is fun if the mood is right. While you can be a major extrovert, you first have to adjust to the surroundings. You like listening to music and have an eclectic collection, but you don’t always follow the latest trends.
Recommended Ringtone: “U Don’t Have to Call” by Usher or other R&B ringtones

10-14 points: Although you don’t hit the town often, it is a blast when you do. People see you as a quiet type, but those who really know you see a bit of a wild streak. You have a strong opinion and aren’t afraid to express what you think. While you listen to music frequently, you have a small list of favorites that you play again and again.
Recommended Ringtone: “One Step Closer” by Linkin Park or Rock ringtones

5-9 points: You’re the type of person who does their own thing, is very opinionated, and has no fear of telling people what you think. You like being around people, but sometimes doing something solo is cool, too. The type of music you tend to listen to is a little under the radar to your friends, but you enjoy being on the cutting edge of what is out there.
Recommended Ringtone: “Take It Away” by The Used or Alternative ringtones

Jonathan Bentz is an Associate Editor of the Cool Ringtones Blog and has downloaded 39 ringtones in the last month on his new Samsung camera phone. Check out MonsterTones for all the hottest ringtones. Enter promo code MJKB0 for a buy one, get one free special. Also, check out Ringing Phone.com for information on how to win an IPod Nano.

Verizon wireless is known to boast the most reliable wireless network in the States. Verizon wireless and data customers number over forty five million people and naturally this number is destined to grow. That’s why the company backs up its reliability claim by investing over four billion dollars in expanding and improving its service every year.

Changes to the network makeup since the early days of cellular, before Verizon cell phone service went by that name, have turned it into a fully digital system. For them the word ‘cellular’ only exists as a pop culture expression. Being fully digital Verizon cell phone clients were amongst the first in the nation able to perform now common place tasks such as sending text messages, swapping pictures and downloading ring tones.

Verizon cell phone customers, as it turns out, use these features a lot. They send over twenty million pictures wirelessly every month to each other and to people on other networks. They are also responsible for the downloading over of fifty million games, ring tones and applications since April 2005. This is accomplished hrough the company’s twenty three thousand cell sites and over a hundred and fifty switching facilities on a network that can reach two hundred and fifty million Americans.

To claim the best and most reliable service in the country they put themselves through a constant state of testing. In its now famous ad campaign, the Verizon cell phone test man walks the country ensuring his connection is never lost. This commercial was born out of an actual testing process the verizon cell phone network goes through every week of every year.

The company as a whole employs fifty two thousand employees. The little known fact is that some of those employees are real life test men and test women who do just what the guy in the commercials does. They travel in a specially equipped van with cell phones, making and receiving calls and checking to see if the connection cuts and, if so, for how long. Verizon is so proud of their ongoing quality checks and measurements that an entire section of their corporate web site is dedicated to honoring the actual workers who travel the country performing these tests.

An average testing van can travel over three thousand miles in a given month. Their tests are simultaneously conducted all across the country in a program that collectively travels a hundred thousand miles a month on the nation’s most frequented roadways. All the while their testers make well over three hundred thousand test calls.

Their claims of having the best network is calculated by considering the number of calls that were lost or couldn’t go through compared the those that succeeded without problems. In the end they have proven time and again that the Verizon cell phone network is easily the most trust worthy network around.

Christopher M. Luck has an extensive background in working exclusively with verizon cell phones and is now offering his free professional verizon advice to the public. If you are at all interested in Christopher’s personal technology advice, tips, or secrets, you can visit his technology blog

One of the greatest new options being offered by wireless service providers in recent years is the prepaid cell phone service. When the idea was first born it wasn’t easy to find a place to sign up but currently the prepaid cell phone option is available in most any state by nearly all mobile network providers.

The actual phones offered with these deals are typically available at a below average price. They were originally phones that were designed to include only the bare bone essentials but with the evolution of the prepaid cell phone phenomenon the available phones have grown more appealing. Furthermore, a lot of companies are now offering more expensive, “fully loaded” phones with their prepaid alternative. And because this kind of package is so appealing to those purchasing the plan as a gift, better offers are always turning up that include rebates and starter airtime.

Unlike the more conventional cell phone services that are more regularly promoted, prepaid cell phone plans do not call for a long term commitment. While monthly phone plans usually require a contract to be signed with the promise of several years of payments, the prepaid phones offer more freedom. The user of the phone only has to pay for the airtime they use and they pay pretty much while they use it. Typically the airtime is sold in the form of a phone card, much like a long distance or payphone card. Each prepaid cell phone card has an allotted amount attached to it and money is deducted from it as the phone is used. Depending on the card and the service provider each prepaid card is good for up to a couple months after purchase.

Prepaid cell phones were born out of the need to offer cellular service to consumers who wanted a phone for occasional use only. People who were worried about needing to make emergency calls or get roadside assistance would turn to cell phones but then get scared away by high monthly fees. After all, even paying for a low monthly plan of thirty dollars is expensive for someone who may only make the one call a month or just wants to leave it in their car for insurance. This marketing strategy has paid off well because these types of consumers have found the packages to be quite appealing.

What is important to understand when getting these phones, however, is that they still aren’t entirely free when left unused. As mentioned, time purchased for the phone will eventually expire if it isn’t used—often the time it takes to expire depends on the initial block of time purchased. Furthermore, there has to be an active balance on the phone account in order to keep it from being canceled. If the prepaid cell phone is really going to go unused for long periods of time, the minimum cost of having it is usually between five and ten dollars a month.

Finally, be wary that the per-minute costs of these phones are a lot higher then you may expect. So make sure you understand the terms of use before you settle on which phone to buy, just in case you do end up using it more then expected.

Christopher M. Luck has an extensive background in working exclusively with prepaid cell phones and is now offering his free professional cell phone advice to the public. If you are at all interested in Christopher’s personal technology advice, tips, or secrets, you can visit his technology blog