I feel almost stupid saying this, but there are quite a few people out there who are ringtone fanatics (personally, I can't understand paying 3.99 for a 30 second song clip... especially because you can't find one that's appropriate everywhere) to that end, what about a simple ringtone repository?
<br><br>simply put, you either download over the air, USB, or wifi, search and download from a library of CC and fair use tones. The next step is to put an onboard ringtone recorder/composer into the phone, and let people make their own free ringtones (and publish up to the repository) -- (I think we'd need a DMCA "I'm the copyright holder" thing to be legal... and warnings up the yin-yang: don't upload copyrighted material)
<br><br>it could probably even be web based, with a special browser plugin (secondary select (tap and hold?) then select "make this sound my ringtone" for .mp3, .ogg, or .aac files)<br><br>When we're advertising, maybe we can make this a selling point... "break free from your carrier's stupid fees, and quit paying for something that could be free", "get your ringtone fix without breaking the bank", or "they say you're getting a free phone, but is it really free?"
<br><br>anyways, like I said, it feels a little lame suggesting this, but I think it could be big with the general populace. <br><br>Thoughts?<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Jeff<br>O|||||||O