How to Send a Ringtone to Your Phone
Don't pay for new ringtones. Simply e-mail them to your phone for free.
Up next in How to Make the Most of Your Cellphone (30 videos)
Hate reading instruction manuals? Consider this Howcast video series your cellphone cheat sheet.
You Will Need
- Cellphone
- Internet access
Steps
-
Step 1
Download ringtone
Download a free ringtone from the internet or use a snippet of a song or audio file already saved on your computer.
-
Make sure the song snippet is a small file--usually it'll need to be less than 1 megabyte.
-
Step 2
Establish e-mail address
Establish your cellphone's MMS e-mail address, which is your ten digit phone number, including area code, followed by the MMS extension of your cellphone carrier.
-
If you're still unsure of your MMS extension, simply send a picture message from your phone to your e-mail address. The phone's full e-mail address will display in the header.
-
Step 3
Compose message
Compose a message from your e-mail account and address it to your cellphone's MMS e-mail address.
-
Step 4
Attach ringtone
Browse your computer for the ringtone, which should be located in iTunes or your other audio, sound, or music files. Attach it to the e-mail and send it to your phone.
-
Step 5
Open text
Open the message once it reaches your phone. Select Options from your phone's menu and opt to save the file as a ringtone or, if that choice is not available, save as an audio or sound file. You can then save it as a ringtone. Then enjoy the dulcet tones emanating from your cell.
-
A survey found that 61 percent of mobile shoppers bought a ringtone or app in 2010.
