Mobile ringtone trends, shift from songs to jokes, games and cricket updates

Cellular phones are all over the remotest corners of India. There is a choice of number of service providers. In the world today the maximum numbers of cell phone users are in India and China, due to sheer numbers. What’s more, in India, the mobile value added services have a huge menu to choose from. This it also makes the average Indian user phone savvy, able to connect and communicate easily with the use of technology. This single device has changed the way the world looks at Indians. The concept and images of Indians being poor, hungry and unable to speak or interact has now faded. It is being replaced with connectivity. With many value added services available at cheap rates, cellular services have peaked. Operators are focusing on adding easy services.

With the advent of 3-G technology the mobile phones are not mere radio fms or listening devices. There are many applications like internet, jokes, games, updates on cricket and religious mantras. The cell phone has become a marketing tool to reach Indians in every corner. The number of wireless subscriber base has allowed technology to penetrate into rural areas. Youngsters choose film songs, games and jokes. Elders are happy to have mantras set as ring tones. A TVC shows a young honey moon couple praying in a temple. As the daughter-in-law rings the temple bell, her grandmother in another part of the country can hear the bell and she prays with her eyes closed. Welcome to mobile India!