I am officially old

Young_Love

So, the kids these days have on their phones what's called a "mosquito ringtone." It's basically a noise that is at a particular frequency that can't be heard by people over 30.

I have always said, "I will know I'm old when I can't hear the ringtone anymore," and I always liked when I could catch kids who thought they were being sly.

Well, one kid was just squirming around right now. I asked him what the problem was, and he said, "I hate when people have those high-frequency ringtones! They are awful!"

Yeah, one was going off in my class and I had no idea.

ajones1

Dude! I'm sad for you.

JD 2 B

I was blissfully unaware of such ringtone... A true sign of being officially old.

NorCalMrs.

I haven't been able to hear that ringtone for years.    I feel your pain.

Mrs50%

NorCalMrs.:

I haven't been able to hear that ringtone for years.    I feel your pain.

 

 

This. Hubs can hear it though. ::grumble:::

KaliChick

How old am I that I didn't even know there was such a thing!

weemz

Maybe it's not an old issue. Maybe it's an earwax issue.

themarshmalo

I didn't know about this either! I guess I'm old just by virtue of being unaware.

10YearsTogether

I must have one foot in the grave since I've never heard of this either.  Dang!

Wan-naBe

10YearsTogether:

I must have one foot in the grave since I've never heard of this either.  Dang!

i am embarrassed to "ditto" this.

Young_Love

I would have no idea about it if I wasn't surrounded by teenagers who try to mask their cell phone use all day long.

wahine021

MH and I can both hear it as well as my FIL. Go figure...my nephew tried to get away with it last Christmas during dinner and we all called him on it. haha.

weemz

Have we not discussed this before?

I thought I learned about this on this very board.

Wan-naBe

weemz:

Have we not discussed this before?

I thought I learned about this on this very board.

this could be.  but i'm older than all of you, and the memory's the first to go.

or someshit like that.

10YearsTogether

weemz:

Have we not discussed this before?

I thought I learned about this on this very board.

Ditto wan.  But I don't remember either.  And my excuse is that Alzheimers runs in my family.

laurapalmer

I couldn't hear it a couple of years ago and I'm not 30 yet. 

agnesackneback

I remember hearing about this on Kevin and Bean a couple years ago.  I can't hear the ringtone and I'm only 25.

5dogs

weemz:

Have we not discussed this before?

I thought I learned about this on this very board.

I think we discussed it as it pertained to some malls using it to prevent teens from loitering... I hadn't heard they started using the sound as a cell phone ringer, though.