Download a free 17KHz mosquito ringtone (WAV& MP3)

The mosquito ring tone is a high pitch ringtone. This high frequency ringtone can't be heard by many adults. In general kids can hear the Mosquito Ringtone. Duh, that's why they want to install it on their cell phones. With the Mosquito Ringtone your parents and teachers can't hear your phone ring.

What's the science behind the Mosquito Ringone (a.k.a. teen buzz)? We lose the ability to hear high frequencies as we age. This process is called Presbycusis. For example, a device is sold to businesses that emits a high frequency sound. Loitering teen-agers find it annoying and leave. Adults can't hear it and still come in to shop.

Students use the high pitch mosquito ringtone to receive text messages in school so their teachers can't hear their cell phones. Think tests and cheating and...

I'm the father of three teen-aged sons. They can all hear the Mosquito Ringtone. I can't. I'm told some adults can hear it so check before you use it.

Click here to hear and download the Mosquito Ringtone, the 17 KHz tone a.k.a. Teen Buzz. It's available as both a WAV and MP3 file. Take your pick. Given how poor most computer speakers are, you'll probably have better results listening to this through good headphones or external speakers.

Your cell phone's frequency response may not reproduce 17000 Hz. Try it on several phones (enlist your friends). How to install a new ringtone depends on the exact phone you have. If you know how to install a song as your ringtone you can install the Mosquito Ringtone. It's the same process.

After you install the Mosquito Ringtone you'll want to tell your friends too. That's how kids text each other in class without the teacher knowing it. A buncha students are silently calling each other. That's the beauty of the Mosquito Ring Tone.

Download the Mosquito Ringtone file and then install it on your cell phone like any other ringtone. Whatever you do to put your favorite song on your phone is what you need to do with this ringtone. You know the drill.

* Remember kids: MP3 files use lossey compression unlike WAV files. Your cell phone's frequency response may not reproduce 17000 Hz. Always go for quality.

I'm old (53) and I can't hear it but my three teen-aged sons all can. I'm a couple of years older than I was when this story hit NPR. My hearing is worse. While I've heard of adults who can hear the mosquito ring tone I don't hear about kids who can't. Try it out before depending on it. You've been warned...

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