Ringback Tones

If there is one thing I hate, it's ringback tones. When I call someone, I'm very content to hear the regular ringing sound that one would expect. When I'm bombarded with some weird song, first comes shock (Is this their voicemail? Wha' happen?), then comes irritation (Goddamnit!). I especially hate this when returning calls at work, because the people that I call most often have different musical taste than I do. If their ringback tone played Franz Ferdinand or a band that I like, that would be ok, but still confusing. Sadly, though, the ringback tones that I usually encounter are Nelly Furtado (I don't need crap like "Promiscuous Girl" stuck in my head, thank you very much) or something so horrid that I don't even recognize it.

So, please, for my sanity, please don't use ringback tones. Download some wallpaper, change the ring on your phone, hell, buy a cell phone charm, but don't, for the love of Jesus, make me listen to something that you like, that you can't even hear, unless you call yourself.