texting to get ringtones

Silver Serpent on 31/12/2007 at 20:35

Hi guys,

I see some ads for getting ringtones and wallpapers from my favorite shows and video games, where you text a certain word or something to a number, usually just a 5-digit one. After I send the text how do I check to see if I got what I wanted? I just starting getting into this so I am unsure of how it all works. Thanks guys!

Thief13x on 31/12/2007 at 20:47

prob just another scam, why not just pay the $1.25?

ataricom on 31/12/2007 at 20:49

Or just download the sound as an mp3 online and put it on your phone's memory card. That is if you have one.

$3.99 for a firetruck siren??

David on 31/12/2007 at 21:02

It is likely that you will be sent a WAP Push which is essentially a link. You click on the link and will be taken online to a mobile site. The mobile site will then check which phone you are running and then initiate a download of the correct type for your model of phone.

This is how it typically works in the UK. I've written platforms that perform this function :)

The Alchemist on 31/12/2007 at 22:11

What I'd suggest is send your phone whatever song/image you want from your computer via bluetooth. I've never paid for any of that silly stuff.

ataricom on 31/12/2007 at 22:30

Your computer has blue tooth capabilities?

The Alchemist on 31/12/2007 at 23:27

My Macbook does, right out of the box. So does my PC, with a (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180047) usb bluetooth adapter. Granted more than the cost of a song, but they're pretty useful. And you can change songs/images/whatever with any future phone (that has bluetooth anywho, which any newer ones should) as much as you want without relying on those shoddy services. Besides, the pay ring tones tend to be low quality, at least over here in the States. My girlfriend tried a few on her phone and they sound terrible compared to the straight up mp3's I send my phone. Of course there's more to it, you might want to edit the mp3 before sending it to yourself, if not so that it starts at a more appropriate location but also to save space as most phones don't have much space. Luckly mine has like 30 megs right off the bat so I can send myself a few songs before I have to delete any. Thanks to this I was using the Codec sound from the original Metal Gear Solid as my SMS alert, and Carly Commando's "Everyday" as my ringtone (from (http://video.google.com/url?docid=-1721014514725017542&esrc=sr1&ev=v&len=345&q=noah&srcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6B26asyGKDo&vidurl=%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-1721014514725017542%26q%3Dnoah%26total%3D34485%26start%3D0%26num%3D10%26so%3D0%26type%3Dsearch%26plindex%3D0&usg=AL29H22lqbY0dzo-4Dt8yud0fEgsYk-2JQ) Noah's video).

David on 31/12/2007 at 23:29

Alc is right, Bluetooth is the easiest way to deal with this stuff.

aguywhoplaysthief on 1/1/2008 at 02:01

Why?

nuckinfutzcat on 1/1/2008 at 18:57

You should be careful about this kind of thing. If you are lucky it will only be a 3.99 to 9.99 charge. (look close !) Some of these things are a monthly billing ripoff. They 'rent' you the ringtone, not sell it to you.