The first ever mobile phone that was launched for commercial use in the world did not have a ringtone as we know of it today. Instead of a ringtone, it made use of a series of beep sounds to alert the user of an incoming call. Since then, the so called ringtone has evolved and gone through many significant changes in order to become the ringtone that we know today which is a because of the advancement in technology. Ringtones have become so popular that there are web sites dedicated in the internet that provide mobile phone users with free ringtones and there are even companies whose job is to create ringtones for mobile phones of leading mobile phone manufacturers such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Samsung. Apart from that, there are even dedicated software available in the internet for free which you can download and use to convert your favourite songs into free ringtones for your mobile. When downloading such software, just make sure that the software that you download can be supported by your brand of mobile phone that you use. Or else, there is no point in downloading the software and it will be a waste of effort.