Ringtone Blues?

I got tired of the ringtones on my phone, so I decided to investigate the possibilities without spending the$e po$$ibly.

This is what I determined. Ringtones are a joke. You buy a song in itunes and then itunes lets you "create" a ringtone (snippit of a song you have already bought) and then charge you another $1 for it. Rediculous. So...I figured out a few things. If you want a ringtone then buy your song. Be sure it's the new DRM Free from itunes+ (v7.2 aka. The buck twenty-nine version) and then right click on it in itunes and convert it to an mp3*. If you aren't using itunes the goal is ultimately to find and mp3 file. Then find a program you can edit audio in. It really not that hard. I have a cell phone program that creates ring tones from mp3's easily. You may want to download audacity or something like it.

Next clip your file so that it is shorter like 25 - 30 secs. Now you have to have access to the internet via your cell phone, if not then you need a cable or bluetooth wireless adaptor. Otherwise, continue to listen to your current ringtones. Next go to the cool site: http://www.file2fone.com/ . Follow the directions and upload your ringtone. Next, in your cell phone, browse to the same sight and add /key.php then you will have a field to type in your key. It will soon prompt you to download a file. This is your file that you just uploaded. And it's free!
Enjoy!

* note: you may have to modify itunes preferences to do this. It's under Edit/Prefs/Advanced/importing :drop down menu to mp3.