How to Get Ringtones

Are you bored with the ringtones that came with your phone? There are many ways to get new ringtones for your phone, so that you can customize the sounds you here when many different people call or text. Read on to learn how to get ringtones.

How to Get Your Own Ring Tones on Cell Phone

This video is an eight minute tutorial that teaches you how to make ringtones out of your music. Before beginning, you'll need to have a MicroSD card and or a USB cell phone plug (if your phone doesn't used a Micro SD card). Your cell phone needs a camcorder for this method to work. You'll also need a piece of music and audio editing software.

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Introduction

Ringtones can be used to distinguish between different callers, or different actions, such as receiving a call or a text message. Customizing your ringtones requires that you have a variety of ringtones to choose from. This page will show you how to get more ringtones for your phone.
Step 1: Purchase Ringtones From Your Cell Phone Company

You can purchase ringtones from cell phone service provider. Purchasing ringtones that are sent directly to your phone means that you may not be able to transfer them to a new phone. Buying ringtones that you need to download to your computer and then manually upload to your phone is more work, but allows you to upload them to future phones.
Step 2: Make Your Own Ringtones From Music
You can make your own ringtones from music you already own, if your phone supports uploaded mp3 ringtones. All you have to do is select the part of the song you want to use as your ringtone and save it to your computer, then upload it to your phone. You'll need audio editing software, such as Audacity.
1. If the music is already on your computer as an mp3, copy it into a new folder.
2. If your music is on a CD, rip it as a WAV file (Windows) or as an AIFF file (Mac), in a folder separate from the rest of your music. /Advanced/General.
3. Download the LAME (open-source MP3 audio-compression software) library.
4. Run Audacity
5. Click Preferences, then Find Library
6. Select the LAME Library.
7. Select Open from the File menu, and click on the song you want for your ring tone.
8. Highlight the 10 or 15 second portion of the song you'd like for your ring tone.
9. Add effects from the Audacity Effects menu, if desired
10. Select Export Selection as MP3 from the File menu.
11. You can move the file to your phone using Bluetooth or a USB connection, or by emailing it or texting it to yourself.
12. Add the ring tone to your phone's audio folder, and select it using Tools or Options
Step 3: Purchase Ringtones From an Independent Source
There are a number of places on the internet that sell ringtones that you can upload to your phone. Here are a few to check out:
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