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Just got a new phone... ringtones?

kj01kj01 Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
So I finally upgraded my old phone and got a Motorola Razr V3c, and now I'm trying to figure out the process of getting new ringtones on it. Is it free? Where are the best places to get them? How do I get them on the phone? I would love some video game ringtones... like the codec from MGS, for example. Basically, is it possible to get any midi or mp3 file on the phone, and if so, how?

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  • skimbleshanksskimbleshanks __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    When I got my razr the lady who sold it to me told me that there's a kit available that lets you transfer mp3 files directly from your pc to your phone. I don't own one so I can't vouch for the truth of this statement.

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  • redimpulseredimpulse Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Check your phone for a TransFlash bay. It's probably under the battery (moto sucks like that). Anywho, you could purchase a TransFlash card (also called MicroSD) and transfer your audio files to the phone using that.

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  • RavynBlackheartRavynBlackheart Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I have Moto Razr V3 (GSM, not CDMA) and I use a program called Mobile PhoneTools. It costs like 30 bucks and lets you connect your phone to your computer through USB or Bluetooth. It comes with an MP3 editor and lets you do quite a bit with your phone.

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  • lunarwulflunarwulf Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Other than that, you can enable internet access on your plan and download ringtones through the browser. I forget how much they were, but I want to say $2.99, $4.99, or $5.99 per ringtone. I was using Cingular, I don't know if that matters.

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  • gneGnegneGne Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    They don't give you a cable to connect your phone with your pc? They did with my w810i. Guess they do this with every phone then.

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  • IncendiusIncendius Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    With all of my phones with MP3 capability I've been given a connection cable and a program that lets you transfer files between the phone and PC, though I've never had a Motorala so they could just be dicks.

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  • #14#14 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    RavynBlackheart wrote:
    I have Moto Razr V3 (GSM, not CDMA) and I use a program called Mobile PhoneTools. It costs like 30 bucks and lets you connect your phone to your computer through USB or Bluetooth. It comes with an MP3 editor and lets you do quite a bit with your phone.

    I've got a Razr V3 as well and got mobile phone tooth with it for free.

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  • milehighmilehigh Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I didn't get a cable with my phone (the EnV, though for the record I didn't know it was called the EnV at the time :| ) Anyhow I use a site that allows you to send MP3s to your phone as a text message. I use Nero Wave Editor to get the portion I want cut, then send it with this service. It's free to use, but the free portion has a delay between when you upload and when they actually send to your phone. The site is mobile17.com (I swear I'm not a shill)

    Nonetheless it works, and it's a lot better than paying through your providers service (I think so at least, $1.99 for a ringtone is a lot, plus in my case, Verizon doesn't carry any music I'd like to use) I'm still debating getting a USB hookup for the phone as that would just be easier.

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  • gneGnegneGne Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Can anyone pm me some nice ringtones like the MGS codec sound or any other fun ones?

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  • piLpiL Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    You can use a USB2.0 cable to transfer anything to your phone (or atleast I can with my V3r), although you might need an SDMini card in there. I found a 512MB one for $20ish a few months ago, and it doubles as an internal thumb drive of sorts. I used the USB2.0 cable from my MP3 player (I also had another one lying around anyway), used audacity to cut down a version of Annabelle Lee by Tiger Army into a pretty cool ringtone. This my personal ace method, and with it anything that you can get into MIDI or MP3 format is game, as well as any cool art you want for your background.

    Edit: Sorry to be dropping so many specifics, but I thought that it would be a good way to cover my entire process so you wouldn't run into any snags.

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  • NateVaderNateVader Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    http://mobile17.com/

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  • WylderWylder Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Most phones these days can record audio to use as a ringtone. Just trim down an .mp3 file or whatever until its what you want, then play it at really high volume while you record with the phone.

    Its free, and offers your entire music/movie collection as ringtones.

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