I cant hear my phone ring

dtboice said:

I have extremely poor hearing and none of the ringtones are louder than a whisper, even my gf who has normal hearing comments on how quite the ringer is. I'm sure this is a 101 type question but can anyone help me find a way to make my ringer stupidly loud?

I still have the 1st gen iphone. Waiting on the g4 to come out.

Thanks!

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this may be a stupid question...but do you have the volume on the phone turned all the way up?
maybe you can find some song/sound that is really loud and use iTunes to turn it into a ringtone

If, as the poster above pointed out, you have the volume up, you're only recourse is to jailbreak and then you can edit certain plists to raise the volume. Apple knows what volume we need, so they set certain constraints on raising it (that was written in sarcasm). However, I've never done this on a 2G, so I'm not totally certain the plists exist, but they do for the other generations, so why not the first.

I agree that the ringer volume is way too quiet and my hearing only slightly sucks.

There's a ringtone called "iPhone ring" that can be found around these forums that comes from the original iPhone commercials back in 2007. It's extremely shrill and I use it when I'm in an environment that has a lot of ambient noise (bar, mall, driving with windows down, et cetera).

Try to turn up your ringer volume this way. Might helps

Settings-Sounds

In the middle use the slider (under Vibrate) to move it to the right to make it louder.

Try this on for size:

Edit: Hmm. not working.

Hold please.

Edit 2: I guess that thread has been erased for some reason. Sorry.

lostprophet894 said:

I agree that the ringer volume is way too quiet and my hearing only slightly sucks.

There's a ringtone called "iPhone ring" that can be found around these forums that comes from the original iPhone commercials back in 2007. It's extremely shrill and I use it when I'm in an environment that has a lot of ambient noise (bar, mall, driving with windows down, et cetera).

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Feel free to contact me for a promo code for one of our apps. We have some loud 'introductory' sound effects (like Pager) followed by custom text-to-speech ringtones. Ringtones Uncensored CYBER is free, as is FUNNY and a few other voices/version. PRO version lets you adjust volume.

Make sure your vibrate is on. I know that doesn't make the ring any louder, but perhaps the vibration will help you listen for the ring or just alert you that it's ringing in general.

MacToddB said:

Feel free to contact me for a promo code for one of our apps. We have some loud 'introductory' sound effects (like Pager) followed by custom text-to-speech ringtones. Ringtones Uncensored CYBER is free, as is FUNNY and a few other voices/version. PRO version lets you adjust volume.

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Thanks, but no thanks. I'm happy with my ringtones.

lostprophet894 said:

Thanks, but no thanks. I'm happy with my ringtones.

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Sorry, I meant that for the original poster. But anyone can get a promo code if interested.

dtboice said:

I go the no tie ringer app and liked it...

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Thanks very much! We have several free versions, so there's no obligation!

Take care.

Vibrate option instead? My phone hasn't rung for years.

dtboice said:

Doesnt help if your phone is on a desk. I know most people would be able to hear it vibrate on a flat surface but I cant.

I have gone through dozens of "loud" ringers and a lot of other people were having the same problem. The one I posted above has worked great for me for several months.

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Put it in your pocket.

Thats weird because everytime I hear my phone, its ringing!