A great way to download ringtones for your cell phone is by internet. This method may seem complicated, but after you have done it once, it will be much easier the next time. If you do have problems, the website’s customer service, your cell-phone user manual or your cell-phone company can help.
When you go to a website to buy ringtones, it may show this method as using WAP. For those who wonder what those letters mean, WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol, and it allows cell-phone users to access the internet with their phones.
So you will be using the internet to download the ringtone to your cell phone if you use WAP. Just be aware that there are usually extra charges to use the internet on your phone, and you may need to contact your phone provider to get the internet service turned on so you can use it on your phone. Then make sure you have at least two or three bars of signal on your phone, or you won’t be able to connect to internet long enough to download your ringtone.
After you have taken the above steps, you’ll need to go the space on your cell phone where you can enter the internet address, also known as the URL, of the website from which you will purchase your ringtone. Then choose your ringtone and purchase it. You will be given step-by-step instructions on how to do this by the website. Make sure you save the ringtone in your Downloads folder on your phone so you will know where to find the ringtone when it is delivered.
When you locate the ringtone in your Downloads file on your phone, you can assign it to different phone numbers in your Address Book or Contact List.
Another way to get ringtones is by the USB method, which actually downloads the ringtone by internet to your computer instead of your phone. You’ll need a USB cable to transfer the ringtone from your computer to your cell phone; if you don’t have one and don’t want to pay for one, you can use e-mail and send the ringtone to your phone that way. If you send the ringtone by e-mail, your cell phone will still need access to the internet.
Again, you need to make sure you know what file you saved the ringtone to on your phone so you can find it. One great advantage of downloading ringtones to your computer is that you will never lose them if you lose your phone or upgrade to a new phone. They are on your computer forever—of course backing up your computer files is always a good practice, as well as backing up your cell-phone information.
So get those ringtones by internet and have some fun with them!