Cynematik

BY CYNDI GREENING, ARIZONA, USA – I have a Samsung A900 cellular phone. It’s sort of the Sprint Razr. Small, sleek, visually appealing. It does, however, have its challenges. My first one had a bad microphone so they had to swap it out. I lost all of my messages, images and stored content. Ringtones that I’d paid for didn’t transfer and wouldn’t re-download.

The greatest irritation of all has been how difficult it was to make and use my own ringtones. I’m media saavy so you’d think it would be a walk in Central Park but, NO!, it’s been just one problem after another. Although there is a USB cable connection for additional content, it won’t put data in the ringers folder, just storage. At Sprint, they gave me the additional advice that the memory card is NOT expandable in the A900 so I should be very careful about the size of the ringtones I put into the phone. After three weeks of dogging down all of the problems, I am finally able upload my own ringtones.

Here’s the process:

1. Use PEAK or audio editing software to create your clip.

2. Use SORENSON SQUEEZE or other compression / conversion software to change file type to MP3. Make sure the file size is smaller than 2MB.

3. Upload file using PHONE UPLOADER TOOLS

4. When the text message comes in, choose GO. The file will be put in your Ringtone Folder.

5. Access phone book to ASSIGN tones.