Are you sad enough to want to reproduce that distinctive CTU ringtone from the TV series '24' on your mobile phone?
Well, I am. So I worked out the RTTTL code needed to get it on my little Nokia 8210.
But that was just the start of the story. Ever since I posted the code here back in 2003, along with the reference samples I used in order to work it out, a lot of equally sad people have sent me versions of the ringtone in different formats.
So here they are, for all your hey-look-at-me-I'm-Jack-Bauer needs:
| Format | Version | Download | Credit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTTTL | 1 | CTU24.txt | James Anderson | Go here for RTTTL ringtone converter. |
| WAV | 1 | CTU24.wav | James Anderson | Original version. |
| WAV | 2 | CTU24B.wav | James Anderson | Converted from Stuart Mackay's MP3. |
| WAV | 3 | CTU24C.wav | James Anderson | Countdown sequence (start of episode). |
| WAV | 4 | CTU24D.wav | James Anderson | Clock ticking sequence (end of episode). |
| MP3 | 1 | CTU24.mp3 | James Anderson | Original version. |
| MP3 | 1 | CTU24es.mp3 | Jacopo Guarino | Extended version (repeats 12 times). |
| MP3 | 1 | CTU24ess.mp3 | Kent Iler | Extended version (as above, but smaller file size). |
| MP3 | 2 | CTU24B.mp3 | Stuart Mackay | Alternative version. |
| MP3 | 3 | CTU24C.mp3 | James Anderson | Countdown sequence (start of episode). |
| MP3 | 4 | CTU24D.mp3 | James Anderson | Clock ticking sequence (end of episode). |
| MP3 | CTU24rems.zip | Rafał Szafran | Various novel remixes. | |
| MIDI | 1 | CTU24.mid | Jon Hollström | Get alternatives here and here (off-site). |
| SMAF MA-2 | 1 | CTU24.ma2.mmf | Roman Weßling | Go here for list of compatible handsets. |
| SMAF MA-3 | 1 | CTU24.ma3.mmf | Robert Hunt | Go here for list of compatible handsets. |
| SMAF MA-3 | 2 | CTU24B.ma3.mmf | Robert Hunt | Go here for list of compatible handsets. |
| 3GPP AMR | 1 | CTU24.amr | Matt Hancock | |
| RAW (Cisco IP phones) | 1 | CTU24.raw | Logan Ingalls | Go here for installation instructions (or here for SIP phones). |
| RAW (Cisco IP phones) | 2 | CTU.raw | Bruce Cheng | Go here for installation instructions (or here for SIP phones). |
| RAW (Cisco IP phones) | 3 | CTU_final.raw | Mark Schiffelbein | Go here for installation instructions (or here for SIP phones). |
| ADP (Blackberry handhelds) | 1 | CTU Phone.adp | Adam Daley | This one is hosted off-site. |
| M4R (Apple iPhone) | 1 | CTU-ringtone.m4r | Matthew G. Devost | This one is hosted off-site. Go here for further information. |
| iMelody (Siemens DECT phones) | 1 | CTU24.imy | Onur Hitay | |
| BIN (Grandstream IP phones) | 1 | CTU24.bin | Michael Norton | |
| AAC | 1 | CTU24.aac | John Ellis | |
| AAC (MPEG4 encoding) | 1 | CTU24.m4a | John Ellis | |
| QCP (QualComm PureVoice) | 1 | CTU24.qcp | Mike Herkamerker | |
| WMA | 1 | CTU24.wma | Michael Banbrook | |
| Nokia Composer | 1 | CTU24comp.txt | Caner Karatas | Set tempo to 200. |
| WAV (Polycom 501) | 1 | CTU24_P501.wav | Bill Conlon | |
| WAV (Snom VoIP phones) | 1 | CTU24_Snom.wav | Will Payne | The original is hosted here. |
| BIN (Linksys WIP300 WiFi VoIP) | 1 | WIP300_1.00.09_FW.bin | Steve Thomas | This one is hosted off-site. See readme.txt for further information. |
Many thanks to mobileradio.cc for hosting the files after my own bandwidth allowance proved insufficient to cope with the ever-increasing demand!
If you need to use WAP download to install ringtones on your phone, you may find this WAP uploader service useful. (Thanks to Helena Hoppe for this.)
If you're having trouble installing a ringtone and you want it sent direct to your phone (for a fee) then you could try www.24ringtone.co.uk or www.schnozberry.com.
Note: Please do not email me with queries like this: "How do I get this ringtone on my Nokisson Sonyrola ZX81?" I will not reply to such queries. Don't take it personally! Believe me: I almost certainly know less about your mobile phone than you do. My best suggestion is that you do a search for the information you need with Google or Google Groups, using the make and model of your phone along with 'RTTTL' or 'WAV' or 'MP3' as keywords.