RAZR V3 and transferring ringtones...

[killuminati]

I want to be able to make my own ringtones on my mac and then send them over via bluetooth to my Razr.

I have all the bluetooth working and I am able to transfer songs, pictures and videos to their respective sections but I can't get songs to go the 'ringtones' section on the phone.

Are there certain requirements for the bit rate or file size? Like I said I have no problems transferring over 128kb mp3s. I just want to be able to use them as ringtones.

Thanks,

EDIT: I'm on the Telus network and I'm pretty sure that none of the features are blocked.

 

[Fleetwood Mac]

My friends RAZR has the same problem. I couldn't ever figure it out... You could call Telus up and see what they have to say.

You might get to talk to someone now that the strike is finally over.

 

[killuminati]

Yea I could try calling Telus.

I doubt they would be very helpful though because they want me to buy their $3 ringtones.

 

[Fleetwood Mac]

Yea I could try calling Telus.

I doubt they would be very helpful though because they want me to buy their $3 ringtones.

They're not that bad with this sort of thing. They told me how to do with with my old samsung. I had to flat out tell them I wasn't interested in buying a ringtone from them though.

 

[savar]

I want to be able to make my own ringtones on my mac and then send them over via bluetooth to my Razr.

I have all the bluetooth working and I am able to transfer songs, pictures and videos to their respective sections but I can't get songs to go the 'ringtones' section on the phone.

Are there certain requirements for the bit rate or file size? Like I said I have no problems transferring over 128kb mp3s. I just want to be able to use them as ringtones.

Thanks,

EDIT: I'm on the Telus network and I'm pretty sure that none of the features are blocked.

There's some trick, like you have to attach the song to an outgoing text message, send it to a bogus number, then go into your outbox and set the attachment as a ringtone. You're not supposed to be able to do it directly, becuase as you point out they want you to pay $3 for 30 seconds of music you may already own.

Check out howardforums.com and search for v3m ringtone information.

 

[LBmacman]

Does it work via wired USB and with cingular? I too have a RAZR.

 

[killuminati]

Does it work via wired USB and with cingular? I too have a RAZR.

Try the free program called BitPim. You can use it to transfer songs, photos, movies and change other things on the phone.

I still haven't been able to get mp3s that I can use as ringtones. I think it's because Telus has blocked this and none of the programs that are supposed to do it are working. I'll give them a call though when I have the time.