| There are lots of websites that offer ringtone | | | | accessed. |
| downloads. However, mobile users face the risk | | | | Two, mobile users also have also the option to |
| of contracting a trojan or virus if they download | | | | download ringtones directly from the kiosks of |
| ringtones online. In addition, there are other | | | | mobile service providers. Mobile kiosks are |
| serious risks involved: hidden charges from | | | | available in wireless centers for use by mobile |
| downloading a ringtone and the possibility that | | | | users. These kiosks do not only offer downloads |
| your credit card information will be hacked by | | | | of ringtones; wallpapers, themes and other |
| fraudulent individuals. | | | | services can be accessed from these stand-alone |
| Those Internet sites that require your credit card | | | | customer service machines. If mobile users have |
| information should not be trusted that easily to | | | | no idea of a particular service, a customer service |
| avoid getting your credit card information stolen. | | | | representative is readily available to assist and |
| Though there are legitimate sites that offer free | | | | explain the service. |
| download of ringtones, these ringtones are usually | | | | Mobile users can also download ringtones from |
| single tones only. Also, the choices of mobile users | | | | other mobile users through the infra-red or |
| are very limited from these websites. | | | | bluetooth wireless connection. Infra-red wireless |
| Mobile users have other options to download | | | | connection is shorter in range compared to |
| ringtones. One, they can do it through the | | | | bluetooth. Also, infra-red requires necessary |
| Wireless Application Protocol or WAP function of | | | | alignment of the source mobile phone to the |
| their mobile phone. The WAP function is designed | | | | recipient mobile phone for transfer. The bluetooth, |
| to provide convenience to mobile users. With just | | | | on the other hand, is a newer technology that has |
| a few strokes of the fingertips, a mobile user can | | | | a wider range and there is no necessary |
| surf the Internet. | | | | alignment to be done. |
| Usually, a mobile user is charged per connection | | | | As newer functions and capabilities of mobile |
| time to the WAP Internet. It is more costly than | | | | phones are introduced, we can be assured of |
| surfing for a ringtone through cable or wi-fi | | | | more convenience in store for mobile user. |
| internet connections. The surfing and downloading | | | | However, even if the technology gets more |
| speed is also slower. The convenience of the | | | | advanced, trojan, virus and hack attacks will |
| mobile Internet, on the other hand, can not be | | | | never disappear. So, even there are lots of |
| disregarded. Safety from virus and trojan attacks | | | | options available for mobile user to be able to |
| is also offered aside from free browsing when | | | | download ringtones online, extra caution should be |
| the website of the mobile service provider is | | | | observed at all times. |