How Exactly Do You Download A Ringtone?

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Perhaps you are one of those people who like to have all the information necessary before you take the plunge and do something. This is not a bad characteristic to have, but it often means that you delay doing something and then worry that you haven't done it because you haven't had time to find the information you want. May be you haven't downloaded your favorite tune to use as a ringtone because you are not sure of the processes involved. Here are the main ways of downloading a ringtone to your phone.

First of all, you can't just download any ringtone to your phone; it has to be compatibles with your make of phone. Don't despair though as there are ringtones for all brands out there, you just have to find them. If the song or tune you want is very popular and modern you will be asked to pay a small amount (generally between $2 and $3) which covers the cost of royalties. If you want a classical piece, you don't have to pay as the copyright will have expired (after 50-70 years usually) and the piece of music will be in the public domain. You might have to pay for an animal noise or an ambulance siren because someone has ...
... recorded it and uploaded it and so it is deemed to be their copyright.

So you choose your ringtone and then there are three basic ways of getting onto your phone. If you have the right software and computer configuration you can transfer the data to your compatible phone with a data link or infrared technology. This is easy but you will have to spend some time and money to set it up. Once you've done this though, you can download ringtones as often as you like.

The second way is to send your phone a special text message that embodies the program for your chosen ringtone by SMS or EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service). So you send a ‘smart' message to your phone coded to enable it to recognize it as a ringtone. Another way is to select the ringtone you want from a web site and key in your phone number so that the administrators of the site can send the message containing the ringtone directly to your phone.

Alternatively you can pick your ringtone from a web site and use an SMS gateway site to send the message to your phone. To do this you find the code for the ringtone you want in the appropriate format for your phone e.g. the Nokia binary format for a Nokia phone and copy it as a smart message.

For more information on mp3 ringtones please visit download free ringtones, the best site for ringtone news, articles and reviews. Dhody is a leading expert on the ringtone industry, and recently reviewed ringtones - a free ringtone website that lets you send ringtones directly to your mobile phone.