How many times should a cell phone ring?
On One Hand: Notification is NecessaryCell phones ring an average of five times, while those that have a ring tone play a song rather than a number of short rings. The number of rings or song length from a cell phone is similar in purpose to a home phone. Ringing is for notification, and while the phone is still ringing, the person on the other end is waiting for an answer.On the Other: Rings may not be appropriateRinging is not appropriate for every place that a cell phone can go. Churches, business meetings or any other instance that requires lack of distraction disapproves of cell phone use or ringing. ABCnews.com states that most people consider ringtones to be publicly annoying.Bottom LineA cell phone should ring as many times as the user is comfortable with for notification purposes. This is a matter of personal preference and manners.
