If it doesn’t what does it do?
Well, going by these definitions:
- cause (a bell or alarm) to ring.
- (of a telephone) produce a series of resonant or vibrating sounds to signal an incoming call.
- call for service or attention by sounding a bell.
- sound (the hour, a peal, etc.) on a bell or bells.
I’d say it’s pretty clear.
no sound = no ringing.
by these means no mobile phones ring, since they have no bells anymore. and not even the fancier landlines, either.
(of a telephone) produce a series of resonant or vibrating sounds to signal an incoming call.
All sound is vibrating, because sound is just air vibration, therefore any audio at all produces by a telephone fits this definition. I will die on this hill.
… Or perhaps the definition is just a bit outdated, only accounting for ringtones that sound like bells which used to be a popular choice. IMHO the definition should be updated to include any sound that alerts of an incoming call.
Wait, what am I saying? Where did my hill go?!
