I am trying to figure it out but have had no luck if any one else has some idea's i'm up to try them. I have been able to get into the phone directories using bitpim but some of the folders where these custom ringtones would go are locked. My next course is to try video ringtones.
If you are familiar with making custom video ringtones, you can definitely use them on the Rant, either by transferring the ringtones using the usb cable that comes with the phone or the microSD card. It took me a while to figure out how, but it can be done.
You just have to MAKE SURE of a few things:
(1) the video is saved in the DCIM\100SSMED folder
(2) the video is smaller than 512 MB
(3) the video file name is in the same format as videos recorded directly from the phone (ex. My Rant saves videos in the following format: SSPX0001.3g2)
For some reason, when I transferred a custom video ringtone that I had for my LG Rumor to the Rant, it would not recognize the file unless I changed the name. I'll give an example. My original custom video ringtone file was named one chord song ringtone. I had to change the file name to sspx0005 in order for it to work. Then I thought I would try just taking the spaces out of the file name, so that I could keep somewhat of the original name (ex. 1chordsong). That worked also.
Hope this is clearer than mud, and that it helps at least one person, 'cause I know I was beginning to question whether or not I would be able to use custom ringtones w/o having to pay for Sprint ringtones.
Here are a couple of links for how to make a custom video ringtone, if you've never done it before:
I hope that helped the other guy out. That is how I figured out how to put video ringtones on the rumor before I exchanged it for the rant. I am glad that it works the same for the rant. Hopefully someone will figure out how to unlock the folders in order to put ringtones on the rant. I will keep trying to figure it out just for the fun of it in my spare time. Kudos on the video ringtone thing.
