3GS Only plays Ringtone Assigned in General Settings

Wife and I both have the new 3GS. Hers works perfectly, playing whatever ringtone is assigned to a contact. Mine only plays the ringtone assigned under 'General Settings', no matter what tone is assigned to a contact. I've tried 'Reset All Settings' and the reboot (holding power key and main button together) as suggested in the forums. Any other ideas? I have not downloaded any custom ringtones. We're just using the one's provided in the phone. Thanks.

I'd go thru every setup screen of the phones and compare them.
If no differences, do a Restore of the one giving you trouble.
Phil

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lllaass wrote:
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lllaass wrote:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
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