Loud ring tone & alerts

hondo · 22 Oct 2018 at 18:03

I bought a samsung S9 plus sim free in June when outside the ringer isn't loud enough for me & also the Txt message alert leaves a lot to be desired.

I'm looking for another phone which doesn't cost such silly money with a louder ringtone Can anyone offer advise please? CFW are prepared to buy my current phone, not by a long chalk for what I paid though

Thanks

lltfdaniel · 22 Oct 2018 at 18:08

Anyways my 2 pence and take this with a pinch of salt.

I recommend the Nokia 8 because I own one and the alerts etc are loud and you can get the Nokia 8 for like £175 to £260.

The reason is because I want to put this phone on the map and does not cost silly money and is a flagship phone so it would be ideal and does not in anyway feel cheap.

Anyways please consider this phone because this is a flagship phone at a low price, or at the price the Nokia 8 is at is that at best you can get a mid range phone and not the flagship phone which is the Nokia 8.

Anyways I recommend that you go to a phone shop to test phones that have a loud ringtone or not.

Either way my Nokia is loud enough to suit my preference but maybe not for you.

Dan

hondo · 22 Oct 2018 at 18:16

lltfdaniel said:
Anyways please consider this phone because this is a flagship phone at a low price, or at the price the Nokia 8 is at is that at best you can get a mid range phone and not the flagship phone which is the Nokia 8.

Dan

Thanks for the heads up Dan, I'll consider it, along with any other ideas

lltfdaniel · 22 Oct 2018 at 18:22

Yeah well at near max volume ringtone I can confirm is loud but perhaps not the loudest.

I would however at max ringtone volume I would for me definitely be able to hear the phone if I was at least 5 meters away or a bit more and this is with ambient noise like the sound of the TV etc.

I would love to let you know first hand if I could to show you how loud the Nokia 8 is.

Anyways happy hunting.

Dan

bridder · 24 Oct 2018 at 13:15

A different way of getting around this would be to buy a Xiaomi Mi Band 2 or 3, anything from £20 to £30 on the rainforest and set it up to vibrate when you get a call or text (you can also selectively setup app notifications). You'd also get sleep monitoring and step counter all in a decent app from the playstore called Mi Fit. As a watch it's pretty pants as you can't see the screen with any amount of sunlight, also the font is very small but for alerting you it's OK. Just a thought...

EDIT: Also they have fantastic battery life, I was getting upto 4 weeks out of my Mi Band 2, gave it to my brother as he was in the same situation as you, he never misses a call or text now.

ping8781 · 24 Oct 2018 at 15:23

You can also add your own ringtone so it might be something worth trying

FishLicker · 24 Oct 2018 at 16:25

Are you seriously going to buy a new phone because the ringer isn't loud enough?! Try changing the ring tone and increasing the volume before you drop hundreds on a new phone for a rather odd reason.

something daft already!! · 24 Oct 2018 at 16:34

I think you might be a tad mutton. My S9 plus is plenty loud enough. It also vibrates. Maybe try another ring tone rather than fork out for a new phone.

hondo · 10 Nov 2018 at 16:54

Point 1 The phone is setup to maximum volume as confirmed by the manufacturer
Admittedly at 75 i Might be a little mutton although its very rare I need people to repeat themselves
I guess I should have made you aware I'm semi disabled and am forced to use a mobility scooter mainly on pavement by busy main roads
I'm sure you can image with weather we've been having I hit the pavements with very heavy water clothing which not only deadens the sound but vibrations also. I didnt have a problem with a Samsung Note II But I'm certainly getting it now with the Samsung S9 plus

@ Ping8781 can you recommend any reliably safe sites to download from please

@ something daft already I've tried every ring tone the phone got on tap.

PS Sorry about the late reply

VortexA1 · 10 Nov 2018 at 18:04

ZEDGE from the play store has lots of different ring tone /notification sounds.

://www.zedge.net

Big Elf · 10 Nov 2018 at 20:37

If you have any mp3s on your phone that you find particularly loud, ideally right from the start of the track then use the Samsung Music app to set them as a ringtone. Find the track you want in the app then tap the 3 dots, choose 'Set as', you then have the choice of selecting 'From the beginning' or 'Highlights only'

hondo · 10 Nov 2018 at 23:28

Thanks very much both I'll give that a try first thing tomorrow

Sighn · 11 Nov 2018 at 06:35

There's some sound booster apps on Play too. Just need to be careful not to overdo it and stress the speakers.

hondo · 11 Nov 2018 at 09:17

I don't know if this will work but might give this a try first

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si3y9MePWZk

Buffman · 11 Nov 2018 at 12:58

bridder said:
A different way of getting around this would be to buy a Xiaomi Mi Band 2 or 3, anything from £20 to £30 on the rainforest and set it up to vibrate when you get a call or text (you can also selectively setup app notifications). You'd also get sleep monitoring and step counter all in a decent app from the playstore called Mi Fit. As a watch it's pretty pants as you can't see the screen with any amount of sunlight, also the font is very small but for alerting you it's OK. Just a thought...

EDIT: Also they have fantastic battery life, I was getting upto 4 weeks out of my Mi Band 2, gave it to my brother as he was in the same situation as you, he never misses a call or text now.

This is the best advice, go for a cheap band that connects via Bluetooth and vibrates

hondo · 12 Nov 2018 at 09:11

SORTED!!!! With the installation of an MP3. Now its loud :eek:

Thank Guys much obliged

Dazstoke · 13 Nov 2018 at 18:47

If anyone wants a ringtone they won't be able to miss try Free Your Mind by En Vogue.....if you can put up with the song

Cyclone · 15 Nov 2018 at 16:05

VortexA1 said:
ZEDGE from the play store has lots of different ring tone /notification sounds.

://www.zedge.net

Thanks. There's some notifications on there that are on the phone, but louder.