On an iPhone, can you have different Text Message sounds per contact?

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I'm thinking about getting an iPhone 4s and one thing I'm wondering is if it's possible to have different Text message sounds based on the number or address it's coming from

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When people send me a text message it plays ______ this sound, and when my voice mail server from [email protected] sends me a text message it plays a totally different sound? I've always wanted that feature and wondered if the phone 4s had it.

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Yes; however, you can't assign custom text tones.

Sure you can. iOS 5 added custom text tones. Actually, you can set custom tones for just about any notification sound that the OS makes.

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Sure you can. iOS 5 added custom text tones. Actually, custom tones for just about any notification sound that the OS makes.

Can you really not add your own tones?

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Sure you can. iOS 5 added custom text tones. Actually, you can set custom tones for just about any notification sound that the OS makes.

Good thing you corrected me! I guess you can't do it in previous versions of iOS. I had a friend with an iPhone 4 that complained about it.

Can you really not add your own tones?

You can.

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Can you really not add your own tones?

You can. iOS 5 added the ability to choose custom tones, and it lets you set custom text tones on individual contacts.

Good thing you corrected me! I guess you can't do it in previous versions of iOS. I had a friend with an iPhone 4 that complained about it.

Yea. :p That was a pretty common complaint. Glad they finally addressed it.

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Thanks everyone. I'm really thinking about getting an iPhone 4s. the problem is I've been trying to justify getting one. I'm just having a really hard time justifying it. Although it is deductible, so there is that!

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