Help me irritate other people on the bus! (er, I mean, use an mp3 as a ringtone)

August 14, 2006 2:04 PM

Is it possible to use an MP3 as a ringtone on my Motorola a920?

I just got a Samsung a920 cell phone. I have an mp3 I'd like to use as a ringtone. I can get the mp3 on to the phone, but I am not sure if/how to use it as a ringtone. Is there a way, or am I stuck using the lame ones that my provider has provided me with?

posted by synecdoche to technology (4 comments total)

Which provider do you use?
posted by k8t at 2:05 PM on August 14, 2006

BitPim, and a data cable will handle it all for you.
posted by blue_beetle at 2:12 PM on August 14, 2006

As will Mobile 17 - without the cable - once they get back up.
posted by ChasFile at 2:15 PM on August 14, 2006

To make ringtones for my a900 (this method will also work for your a920), I use dBpowerAMP to convert the mp3's to m4a format, then use a site like rumkin.com's Phone Uploader to send it to my phone. The site sends you a txt message with a link to download the m4a file so that it ends up in the Ringtones folder along with any of the ones you purchase from Sprint.
posted by Venadium at 5:31 PM on August 14, 2006