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RAZR v3m - mp3 ringtones possible help???
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AfterDawn Addict
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9. August 2006 @ 06:32 |
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try using Motorola Phone Tools and transfering it directly into the audio folder of the phone. That is how i do mine and it works just fine. Have not had a ringtone, wallpaper, or skin that i transfered over to the correct folder not work yet.
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darksatan
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9. August 2006 @ 08:52 |
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It depends on your provider weather using MPT will work to add ringtones to your phone. If you have verizon no mpt will not work due to the fact. Verizon wants you to buy their ringtones and so on but if you do as i stated before that will allow you to add Ringtones to the Verizon Razr v3m.
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jdeerborn
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10. August 2006 @ 05:30 |
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First let me start out by saying that I give all the credit to "djteva". Reading his post got me thinking, and after messing around with the phone for a little while, I figured out how to get mp3s onto my phone and was able to use them as ringtones (but I did encounter the issue I see on here a lot about not being able to use them as ringtones-they could only be 'Renamed' or 'Moved').
Second let me say don't bother reading posts by Steimy. The guy has Cingular as a provider, and from what I've read, every post he's made on here thus far has not been helpful. If you've got Verizon, and you have a v3m with an SD card, read this.
Note - I got my v3m from Verizon in late June.
So here's the step by step guide to how I was able to get mp3s to work as ringtones on my phone (I will quote djteva here, and add/change a few things - if you deviate from these steps, it may not work, I have found the process to be somewhat buggy - esp with renaming).
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Make a mp3 a ringtone without hacking your cell phone.
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This trick requires a little work but worth it. This is a better method than the
"Email Technique" or "Seem" method because it's playing your ring tone as a MP3
file and not a verizon audio compressed file. So the sound quality is better and
louder and you are not hacking your phone . Before doing anything, your file extension
in windows must be set as visible. Go to START, CONTROL PANEL, double ckick on FOLDER OPTIONS,
VIEW TAB, uncheck "Hide Extensions For Known File Types"
1) Make sure your Transflash card is in your phone.
2) On your phone go to "Contacts"
3) Highlight a contact list entry, and click "View"
4) Then highlight one of the numbers and click "Edit"
5) Scroll down to "Ringtone", hit "Set"
6) You will now see a screen labeled "Tunes & Tones" - notice it's slightly different than the "Get Tunes & Tones" screen.
7) Select the "Record New" option.
8) Select "Options" and switch the storage device to "mini-SD Card"
9) Go back to "Record New" and record a simple audio. It does not matter how long, I did it for 2 seconds.
10) Once you hit stop on the recording, it should take you right back to the Tunes & Tones screen. Scroll to the bottom and you should see your new recording (which is stored on the SD card).
11) Shutdown the phone and put the Transflash into a PC. OR you can simply plug your phone into the wall charger and remove the battery and SD card without shutting down (I was able to do this without any issues, but do it at your own risk).
12) Once your SD card is hooked up to your PC, copy an mp3 file into the root directory of the Transflash card (where you will also see the qcp recording you just made).
13) select one of the recorded voice file, right click, rename, copy the file name including the extension (.qcp)
14) Delete this recorded file you just copied
15) Now go to one of the mp3 files, right click, rename, and paste the original name of the recorded file you just copied
(all you're doing is replacing the voice file you've recorded as an mp3 audio file. Your cell phone will still think it's a recorded voice files but in reality it's an mp3 audio file)
16) Remove the SD card from your computer, put it back in your phone, and boot the phone back up (or not if you decided to plug it into the wall cord).
17) Now to set this mp3 (disguised as a qcp),
-On your phone go to "Contacts"
-Highlight a contact list entry, and click "View"
-Then highlight one of the numbers and click "Edit"
-Scroll down to "Ringtone", hit "Set"
18) You should see the voice recording that you replaced with an mp3 listed at the bottom. Select it! It works!
Repeat this for each ringtone you want to add. One voice recording = One ring tone.
You will notice that the Ringtone is STILL on the SD card. If you go to "Get Tunes & Tones" you will see a C next to the name of the qcp/mp3 file. I found that whenever I copied a recording from the SD card to the phone and vice versa, I lost the ability to set it as a ringtone, so this was the only way I was able to get it to work. I also found that if I renamed the file, it would no longer work.
Good luck, and thanks to all who posted before this.
-Jdeerborn
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darksatan
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10. August 2006 @ 06:28 |
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Yes That is one way of doing it. The way i stated sets it as a actual ringtone with out all the hassle of remaning the file to a voice file.
But you are correct about one thing i did read his post and Verizon is alot different then Cingular because Verizon wants you to buy all your stuff from ringtones to games.
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AfterDawn Addict
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10. August 2006 @ 09:54 |
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jdeerborn, look i was just trying to help out. I can not help that people use a crappy company like Verizon that will not let them make full use of their phone features or tools. And not everyone said what service they were using.
so telling people which tools they can use to convert wav files to MP3 and what programs they can use to edit MP3 files down to make the exact ringtone they want isn't helpful?
I also gave links to 2 great Motorola modding sites that people could look at and find their answers.
Think before you post newbie, some of us have been helping people on this site for a long time now. show some respect.
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steimymom
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10. August 2006 @ 11:45 |
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Steimy, why are you worrying about ring tones when you get no reception from your mom's basement?
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verizonnn
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10. August 2006 @ 13:00 |
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Steimy,
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AfterDawn Addict
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10. August 2006 @ 14:08 |
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steimymom, oh what a witty statement. I just couldn't stand it if i were as cool as you. Don't hate just because you have some joke for a phone company and don't have the intelligence to figure out how your phone works or how not get suckered into having to buy all your ringtones from someone like me who is actually smart enough to make them. People like you who come to post here just to try and bash people are worthless wastes of space anyway. Got some friendly advice for you.
1. get out more often, the lack of sunlight is rotting your brain.
2. hit puberty then start trying to act cool
3. take your little butt ranger buddy verizonnn back to the bedroom and finish him off so you both won't be so angry about everything
4. how did i know the two of you were gay you ask? well just look at the picture he posted. Quoting some teenie movie about people having dance fights? I am sure it was one of your favorite flick to watch together at home in your one bedroom trailer in Arkansas.
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lxhotboy
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11. August 2006 @ 04:36 |
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LMAO.... Alright that was funny but let chill out now. I agree with you that before anyone buys their phone they should have already checked the phone out fully to see if it has all the features they wanted. Online we have access to all kinds of reviews that feature the pros and cons of just about anything you want to buy.
Question to all verison users with razor phones. Can you guys use bluetooth to transfer ringtones or does the phone not allow that either???
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jdeerborn
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11. August 2006 @ 07:17 |
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A note to Steimy,
Let me start out by responding to your first post. I realize you were ?trying to help out?, but posting information that does not apply to the phone for which the discussion topic was created, is useless (not to mention confusing/misleading, for those who aren?t familiar with their phones).
You have a Cingular V3 RAZR, which means you?re on a GSM network. The V3M RAZR is a totally different phone on a CDMA network (and I?m sure you?ll go look this up, so I?ll save you the trip and post a ?helpful? link - http://direct.motorola.com/ENS/web_producthome.asp?Country=USA&la... ? Notice how Verizon is the only carrier for this model?). Motorola Phone Tools for the V3M is different than the V3, and does not allow you to move files to the phone (only sync phonebook and calendar). So telling someone ?Have not had a ringtone, wallpaper, or skin that i transfered over to the correct folder not work yet? does not help.
I did laugh when I read ?show some respect?. This is the internet, just because you?re an ?Afterdawn Addict? and took the time to create a signature letting the world know what?s in your Xbox and PS2 doesn?t mean you?ve earned anyone?s respect. And for the record, it?s noob, not newbie; you noob.
Now, on to the second post. I must say, I enjoyed this one much more. Steimymom hit the nail on the head, and it really set you off. You go on to say that you?re better than he/she is because you make ringtones, priceless. Then you make a list, and call us all young homosexuals from Arkansas, etc, etc: very unoriginal and immature for a 35 year old. I think everyone else reading this message board got the message verizonnn was trying to convey: ?you got serrrrrrrrrved?, ?owned?, ?pwned?. Verizonnnn 1 Steimy 0
-Jdeerborn
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ButRanger
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11. August 2006 @ 07:24 |
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edited by ddp
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ddp
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11. August 2006 @ 21:13 |
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i get last laugh!!!!
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maggertl
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13. August 2006 @ 15:02 |
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Which software version are you guys using on your v3m? I'm using NEWC_01.05.0A. Is that different from what you have?
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skeeter69
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15. August 2006 @ 06:42 |
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i have the cingular black v3..will this work on mine?
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lxhotboy
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15. August 2006 @ 14:53 |
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You dont have to go through with all the trouble with the cingular razor. You can make your own ringtones....freee. Transfer them from pc to phone, and phone to phone using bluetooth. Search for audacity to make your ringtones. Motorolla phone tools to transfer them to your phone. You will also need a USB cable to connect your razor to your pc or use a bluetooth connection to transfer.
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JB747
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18. August 2006 @ 20:47 |
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Hey Guys,
That was a cool trick that worked fine when I followed it step by step. Here's scenario I ran into when I tried to change things though. After I recored a voice clip in Step 10 (081806_00081), I went back to Get Tunes and Tones (from the main menu) and renamed the file to ?Bebop-Call_Me?. The renamed file (Bebop-Call_Me) did not show up under ringtones, but the older filename (081806_00081) did, which did not play. This stayed through a reboot. I renamed the file (Bebop-Call_Me) back to it?s old name (081806_00081) using Get Tunes and Tones. It still did not play in the ring tones even though it showed up. The file will play under Get Tunes and Tones though. So now I'm stuck with a dead file under my ring tones menu. Maybe beware if you don't want to fill up your menu.
----Jeff---]--o
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brian032
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21. August 2006 @ 01:20 |
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You could use http://www.theringtonemaker.com
You can create unlimited ringtones for a lot of phones if you buy a $13 licence. I've made about 40 ringtones. It's very easy.
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lxhotboy
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21. August 2006 @ 04:58 |
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Well if your phone will play mp3 songs there are numerous programs that let you make your own ringtones without paying $13. FREEEEE....
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maggertl
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21. August 2006 @ 09:29 |
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I can't to store anything to my TransFlash card. The phone doens't seem to reconized that it is there. Any ideas?
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matt2369
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22. August 2006 @ 11:39 |
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I was able to put the music on my phone and play it but not able to set it as a ringtone it has a black C right next to it does anyone know how to get rid of the black C and set it as a ringtone? thanks
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me100472
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23. August 2006 @ 23:13 |
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Hello everyone, this software that you can purchase from cellcables.com, does it disable any other features on the razr v3m? I want to be able to use mp3 ringtones on my phone but dont want to ruin it in the process.
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darksatan
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24. August 2006 @ 00:04 |
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Motorola Phone Tools will not disable any features on the Razr all it does is allows you to preform different tasks like transfer pictures and video from phone to computer and vice verse. When you get into seem edit or other stuff is when you can mess up your phone.
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Pocketwav
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25. August 2006 @ 04:00 |
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Hi!
If you want new ringtone for free come by
http://www.pocketwaves.com
Mp3 EmbryoIIExtended is for free
Tell me what you think of site and sound
Thanks
"D"
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lxhotboy
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26. August 2006 @ 04:41 |
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most of the songs for rap and r&b are outdated by 20 years and the sound quality of the ringtones is not up to par.
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lerow03
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27. August 2006 @ 11:46 |
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