Motorola i296 and installing mp3 ringtones

Is it possible to install my own ringtones? I know its a basic phone and im
not looking for song ringtones just a better ring ringtone different from
its normal ones. the provider is boostmobile and apparently i can download
there crap for like 3 bucks (in which i dont)I know you need a micro usb
cable and some sound program..and some other program. But im begining to
feel its a no go with such a simpler phone..am i right? any help will be
apreciated

On 9/12/2011 2:58 PM, Edwin T. wrote:
> Is it possible to install my own ringtones? I know its a basic phone and im
> not looking for song ringtones just a better ring ringtone different from
> its normal ones. the provider is boostmobile and apparently i can download
> there crap for like 3 bucks (in which i dont)I know you need a micro usb
> cable and some sound program..and some other program. But im begining to
> feel its a no go with such a simpler phone..am i right? any help will be
> apreciated

If the instructions that came with your phone do not tell you how to
install ring tones you should assume that installing your own ringtones
is somewhere between too hard and impossible.

If your phone supports "vibrate" you can receive your calls without
creating a public spectacle! If creating a public spectacle is your
objective, go right ahead!

> If the instructions that came with your phone do not tell you how to
> install ring tones you should assume that installing your own ringtones
> is somewhere between too hard and impossible.
>
> If your phone supports "vibrate" you can receive your calls without
> creating a public spectacle! If creating a public spectacle is your
> objective, go right ahead!

Well the only reason is cause im seeing all these websites telling me i
can use certain mp3s or wavs on my specific phone.Couple of sites have
metioned certain ways with certain programs. But as one gets deeper into
trying to figure out what these programs are..it just gets vauge. True the
manual doesnt say much but Motorola support site mentions my phone can use
mp3s,wavs and others...however it mentions that i need an sd card. Which
apparently is something it doesnt have (which somewhat confuses me on why
the friggen site even bothered to ask me to input model and series..then
direct me to the specific program which then says I can)
Of course I could just buy a fancier model which could support tons of
crap..however as a shipyard contractor, this model is the only one without
a camera. (absolutely positevely no camera phones on government
instalations.They have those detectors which can pick up on the circuitry
of camera phones)Anyhow, for some reason i can hear better than feel the
crappy vibration of an incoming call. Looking mostly for a ringtone that is
loud enough to hear ( a damm long beep would suffice but the crap that
comes on this phone is either too soft to hear,too goofy, or just not
enough to set specific call groups) But then again..I guess im stuck with
what I got.

On 9/13/2011 12:00 AM, Edwin T. wrote:
>
>> If the instructions that came with your phone do not tell you how to
>> install ring tones you should assume that installing your own ringtones
>> is somewhere between too hard and impossible.
>>
>> If your phone supports "vibrate" you can receive your calls without
>> creating a public spectacle! If creating a public spectacle is your
>> objective, go right ahead!
>
> Well the only reason is cause im seeing all these websites telling me i
> can use certain mp3s or wavs on my specific phone.Couple of sites have
> metioned certain ways with certain programs. But as one gets deeper into
> trying to figure out what these programs are..it just gets vauge. True the
> manual doesnt say much but Motorola support site mentions my phone can use
> mp3s,wavs and others...however it mentions that i need an sd card. Which
> apparently is something it doesnt have (which somewhat confuses me on why
> the friggen site even bothered to ask me to input model and series..then
> direct me to the specific program which then says I can)
> Of course I could just buy a fancier model which could support tons of
> crap..however as a shipyard contractor, this model is the only one without
> a camera. (absolutely positevely no camera phones on government
> instalations.They have those detectors which can pick up on the circuitry
> of camera phones)Anyhow, for some reason i can hear better than feel the
> crappy vibration of an incoming call. Looking mostly for a ringtone that is
> loud enough to hear ( a damm long beep would suffice but the crap that
> comes on this phone is either too soft to hear,too goofy, or just not
> enough to set specific call groups) But then again..I guess im stuck with
> what I got.

If memory serves me, an "SD card" is a "flash memory" card which can
give you "N" Gigabytes of non-volatile storage. It's really convenient
if you are doing things that require memory storage; e.g. photographs.
I've got a 2GB Micro SD Card installed in my phone. I've never used it
for anything but it's there if I think of something to use if for. I
think I paid $8 for it. It's enough to shoot a "short subject" if I
ever see anything worth shooting and if I remember that my phone can do it.

Don't hold your breath!