How can I tell if a cell phone will let me use my mp3's for a ringtone?

[SAWYER]

What do I need to look for?

 

[Billb2]

Your phone, on Howard Forums.

 

[onlyCOpunk]

If your phone can play mp3's then you can use an mp3 as a ringtone

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: onlyCOpunk
If your phone can play mp3's then you can use an mp3 as a ringtone

while this is technically correct, a lot of providers lock their phones, or at least make them harder to let you do things like this without some sort of work around. Picked up a Sony Ericsson w810i yesterday and guess what? AT&T doesn't want me to use my own mp3's as ringtones. I guess they expect me to pay them 2-3 bucks a pop for ringtones from them, haha.

Sawyer what model is your phone and who is your carrier? I haven't come across too many phones in my time that aren't at worse un-lockable to allow you to use mp3 ring tones - given of course your phone actually supports mp3 playback.

howardforums.com is a great resource, almost too big though it's hard sometimes to find what you're looking for on there with a million messages about everything

If your have Verizon you can typically just email the ring tone to your phone, it has to be less than 30 seconds, but that method works well, if you don't have a messaging package it will cost you a quarter. But, depending on your phone actually getting it to let you use the mp3 as a ringtone can be a whole different story.

give us more info on your phone and I'm sure somebody here can help you.

 

[SAWYER]

Well I'm looking at a new phone so I was just making sure I got one that could do this.

 

[QueBert]

any new phone will be able to do it, but you'll have to look at the maker of the phone and cell provider to see if they allow it, or the phone has to be modded to support it. A lot work straight out the box, but some providers don't allow it. I just had to un brand my Sony phone to allow mp3 ring tones, wasn't hard but annoyed me that I had to do it in the first place. Research the model to see what people are saying, it took me all of 10 minutes to debrand mind and now I can do what I wish with it.

 

[hwan]

If your phone can download a new ring tone, use this site to convert any of your MP3s to ring tones and send it to your phone