Do ringtones expire?

[ZiggyPastorius]

On many other phones, when you purchase a ringtone, it "expires" after, say, three months. This is not to say you can't use it anymore, but if you got a new phone, or something to that nature, you wouldn't be able to move the ringtone over to your new phone. Do the iPhone ringtones bought in the iTunes store work the same way? I have a couple of ringtone ideas in my head, and plenty of money in my iTunes account since it's the holiday season. If I get an iPhone in March, and I bought a few ringtones now, just so I could make sure I don't run out of money by the time I get the iPhone and have to go out and buy a card just for that, would I still be able to use them when I did get my phone in March?

 

[CrzyCanuck72]

would I still be able to use them when I did get my phone in March?

Yes

Also, only suckers pay for ringtones - it's very easy to make them yourself.

 

[jmccullough108]

On many other phones, when you purchase a ringtone, it "expires" after, say, three months. This is not to say you can't use it anymore, but if you got a new phone, or something to that nature, you wouldn't be able to move the ringtone over to your new phone. Do the iPhone ringtones bought in the iTunes store work the same way? I have a couple of ringtone ideas in my head, and plenty of money in my iTunes account since it's the holiday season. If I get an iPhone in March, and I bought a few ringtones now, just so I could make sure I don't run out of money by the time I get the iPhone and have to go out and buy a card just for that, would I still be able to use them when I did get my phone in March?

No they don't expire, but I suggest downloading them at audiko.net, rather then spending $2 per ringtone. Spend the money on apps.

 

[ZiggyPastorius]

No they don't expire, but I suggest downloading them at audiko.net, rather then spending $2 per ringtone. Spend the money on apps.

If I make them in Garageband, is it the same deal? I have no experiences with ringtones, on any phone, so I'm not really sure. I heard you can do it in Garageband. Is it still money?

 

[jmccullough108]

If I make them in Garageband, is it the same deal? I have no experiences with ringtones, on any phone, so I'm not really sure. I heard you can do it in Garageband. Is it still money?

Just download the iphone ringtone format on that site, works perfectly, with nearly no effort. 😎 Just add them to your iTunes library, on the ringtone tab, just click and sync the ringtones.

 

[Luke1robb]

If I make them in Garageband, is it the same deal? I have no experiences with ringtones, on any phone, so I'm not really sure. I heard you can do it in Garageband. Is it still money?

Here's how to do it, thanks TUAW...

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/08/tuaw-tip-make-iphone-ringtones-with-garageband/2

 

[ZiggyPastorius]

Thanks, everybody 🙂 Both the garageband method, and that website will work for me, and save me a few bucks. Appreciate it.

 

[cshamis]

Yes

Also, only suckers pay for ringtones - it's very easy to make them yourself.

Your answer is incomplete. You forgot to add that, furthermore, only a sucker would waste more than 15 seconds doing something that iTunes will do for you instantly, perfectly, and legally for only $.99.

-C.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

The other methods mentioned are legal.

I'd say the itunes method is laziness, if anything.

 

[nickspohn]

Your answer is incomplete. You forgot to add that, furthermore, only a sucker would waste more than 15 seconds doing something that iTunes will do for you instantly, perfectly, and legally for only $.99.

-C.

iTunes doesn't do it instantly.
Perfectly?

And I lol'd at the legally.

 

[Night Spring]

And I lol'd at the legally.

Why wouldn't it be legal to create your own ringtones????

 

[nickspohn]

Why wouldn't it be legal to create your own ringtones????

Ask cshamis.

 

[Night Spring]

Ask cshamis.

Well, I was asking anyone who's reading this thread, but since you were lol'ing at the idea, I assume you have reason to believe creating your own ringtones is illegal. Care to share your reasons?

 

[aethelbert]

Why wouldn't it be legal to create your own ringtones????

Unless it has become illegal to convert the formats of audio files that you already own, then there's no answer to such a question.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

Well, I was asking anyone who's reading this thread, but since you were lol'ing at the idea, I assume you have reason to believe creating your own ringtones is illegal. Care to share your reasons?

The legality was lol'd at because any method you choose to convert the file is legal. He wasn't saying it wasn't legal.

 

[Night Spring]

The legality was lol'd at because any method you choose to convert the file is legal. He wasn't saying it wasn't legal.

Ah, sorry, my mistake. Since he was commenting negatively on the other two points (he was saying it was not instant and not perfect), I assumed he was doing the same for the third point, that is, saying it was not legal.

 

[sergiuria]

Here's a step by step to do it:

http://www.intomobile.com/2008/10/0...ate-free-iphone-ringtones-using-itunes-8.html