For Android (Google Phone) users.

1. You plug your G1 into your computer with a USB cable.

2. On the G1 you will get a notification about USB connected. Click it and click "Mount". Now your G1 (or more accurately the MicroSD/HC card in your G1) will show up as a removable drive in the same way a USB thumb drive would.

3. Make a directory there called "ringtones" and a directory there called "notifications".

4. Place MP3/OGG files in to the appropriate directory. For example if you want to use something called "Bell.ogg" as a ringtone, put it in the "ringtones" directory. If you want to use "Bell.ogg" as a notification sound, put it in the "notifications" directory.

For iPhone users.

Installing ring tones on an iPhone requires using iTunes as the main porthole for all data transfers, including the ability to purchase songs that can be used as ring tones. Sync purchased, custom or downloaded ring tones with an iPhone with tips from a digital technology specialist in this free video on the iPhone.

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For Windows Mobile users.

Step 1: Know Your Folders

Smartphones running the Windows Mobile operating system employ the same basic folder structure as the version of Windows running on your PC. The first step in using an MP3 as a ringtone is to locate the folder where ringtone files are stored on your smartphone. 

Connect your smartphone to your Windows PC.  Allow ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center to complete the sync process.  Select the Explore feature:

The Explore feature allows you to browse the files stored on your mobile device. Navigate to the My Windows Mobile-Based Device > Application Data > Sounds folder.  This is the folder in which MP3 audio files must be stored in order to be used as ringtones.

You'll need this folder for Step 2, so keep it open or minimize it to your Windows Taskbar.

Step 2: Moving MP3 Files to the Sounds Folder

Next, locate the MP3 audio file you wish to transfer to your smartphone.  Our audio file file, Ram Jam's "Black Betty," is on our Windows Desktop.  This is an easy place to store the MP3 file that's waiting to be moved to the phone.  Once you've found your MP3 file, with the Sounds folder window still open, drag and drop the file to the Sounds folder using your mouse:

The file will then be copied to your smartphone.  Wait for the transfer to complete:

Step 3: Use the MP3 File as a Ringtone

Now that you've copied the MP3 file to your Windows Mobile smartphone, it's time to setup the phone's software to use the MP3 file as a ringtone.  On the Home Screen, open the Start Menu and navigate to Settings:

In the Settings menu, select Sounds.  The first drop-down menu should contain your currently-selected ringtone.  Open the drop-down menu and you should see your new ringtone:

Select the new ringtone, tap Done and Done again.  Your new MP3 ringtone is now ready for your first incoming call.

For BlackBerry users.

Step 1

Visit a site that has MP3 ringtones. A site that has free ringtones like this one www.soundgates.com would be good. You can also choose a paid site if they have ringtones you like.

Step 2

Choose a ringtone that you like and click download.

Step 3

Click the save button when the download screen pops up, and save the MP3 ringtone file to a folder on your computer you can find easily, like "my documents".

Step 4

Plug your Blackberry device into your PC using the USB connector.

Step 5

Click "open a folder to view files" from the options screen that pops up when the device is inserted into the computer.

Step 6

Open the Blackberry folder from the view files list that open up.

Step 7

Click on the ringtones folder under the Blackberry heading.

Step 8

Visit "my computer", and navigate your way to the downloaded MP3 ringtone file that you just saved.

Step 9

Using your mouse, drag the MP3 ringtone file into the ringtone folder for the Blackberry device. You have now transferred the ringtone to your Blackberry, and can disconnect the device.

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