How To Set Up Verizon Ringback Tones

Anybody remembers getting their very first flip phone, buying a few sparkly charms for the antenna, and — if your parents allow you — selecting one of many ringback tones. From 50 Cent's "In Da Lodge," to Aqua'southward "Barbie Girl," the options seemed truly endless. Unfortunately, though, mobile phone visitor Verizon is discontinuing the one time-popular characteristic, and millennials worldwide are in mourning.

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Go on reading for everything you need to know nearly Verizon'southward highly upsetting decision that is truly tearing Verizon customers (u.s.a. included!) apart.

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Verizon customers tin can no longer subscribe or purchase ringback tones.

Every bit of Aug. 26, Verizon customers will no longer be able to subscribe to the telephone company's ringback tone programme, or purchase any of their 2,400 ringback tones, according to Verizon. On Oct. 31, the program will officially cease to exist, discontinuing current ringback tone subscribers' payments, and removing all purchased Ringback tones from their accounts.

Nothing is required of the subscribers, except a little mental preparation for their favorite tunes to be removed from their accounts. How will nosotros jam out to classic stone songs before a telephone call with our moms, or show the earth we thoroughly appreciate The Strokes? With that in mind, the widely dearest feature will be missed past OG mid-2000s subscribers.

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Evidently, longtime subscribers are absolutely heartbroken, and have taken to Twitter with their complaints.

As you probably imagined, older generations in the Twitterverse (aka all pre-Gen Z adults) are admittedly devastated over the fact that Verizon has decided to abolish their ringback tone programme. For a little background on the program, it was officially brought to life in 2004, and for the following 16 years, it provided music lovers with 13 genres and over 2,400 songs. It was a truly great fashion to prove off your incredible taste in music.

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Twitter user @TheIdDM mulled over this truly devastating aspect of 2022, maxim: "I may be one of the last people to have a Ringback Tone on my prison cell phone, and @Verizon is doing away with them starting in November. How else volition people know they're calling the right person if @PearlJam's 'Yellow Ledbetter' isn't greeting them?!?"

As well, @3NolesFan3 said, "@Verizon Why are you discontinuing Ringback Tones? 2022 sucks bad plenty already, now y'all lay this bulls--t on us?" Truer words have never been written.

Scroll downwards below to run across how Verizon users worldwide are mourning the loss of the widely acclaimed ringback tone plan. Information technology was a totally pointless (yet conspicuously dear) feature for so many longtime Verizon customers and mid-2000s telephone users.

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We know this is a difficult time for many of you, so delight, feel free to take a moment of silence for all ringback tones that will be lost with the discontinuation of the programme.

Now, for quondam time's sake, we'll have to start manually playing our own music for anyone who calls us. And so please, enjoy this Verizon ringback tone while your party is reached.