A method of operating a wireless calling device comprises connecting to a
call tone provider configured to provide call tones, transferring a
plurality of call tone requests to the call tone provider, receiving a
plurality of call tones from the call tone provider in response to the
plurality of call tone requests, transferring a call setup message to a
telecommunication switch to initiate a call, receiving a call message
from the telecommunication switch in response to the call setup message
wherein the call setup message indicates a status of the call, processing
the call message to select a one call tone from the plurality of call
tones based on the status of the call, and audibly playing the one call
tone.