What is a ring tone? It is the sound your phone makes when it is receiving a call from someone else’s phone. Many people like to have a particular ring tone on their phone and it is very trendy to have a personalized tone that identifies with you. These Ringtones are usually songs or music but can in fact be any sound that grabs you and many people choose something unusual as a ring tone. Songs and music are very popular because they are fun, full of expression and are things that identify you as an individual. The choices of music and songs range from rap, country, rock and classical to name just a few.