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Downloading and paying for individual ring tones

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usignuolo
usignuolo Posts: 1,923 Forumite
edited 15 November 2012 at 8:24PM in Mobiles
I want to buy a new ring tone for my phone, and pay for it as a one off. I do not want a sub to a ringtone service? Any suggestions?

My OH wants to set up different ring tones for different friends. He cannot use the app shop from his phone as there is some technical issue which means it needs a factory reset first and he does not want to do this and lose data. Can he also buy and use separate ring tones for friends and pay for them separately.
He does not want a ring tone subscription service either.

We both have android phones with Orange.
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  • Guys_Dad
    Guys_Dad Posts: 11,025 Forumite
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    usignuolo wrote: »
    I want to buy a new ring tone for my phone, and pay for it as a one off. I do not want a sub to a ringtone service? Any suggestions?

    My OH wants to set up different ring tones for different friends. He cannot use the app shop from his phone as there is some technical issue which means it needs a factory reset first and he does not want to do this and lose data. Can he also buy and use separate ring tones for friends and pay for them separately.
    He does not want a ring tone subscription service either.

    We both have android phones with Orange.

    1. Go to YouTube for a tune that you like.
    2. Play it and use the phone's record facility
    3. Set that tune as your ring tone.

    or

    Try the app called Zedge that has hundreds of free ring tones. It is NOT a subscription service.
  • Silk
    Silk Posts: 4,836 Forumite
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    Guys_Dad wrote: »
    1. Go to YouTube for a tune that you like.
    2. Play it and use the phone's record facility
    Hi GD,
    How do you record YouTube whilst it's playing ???
    It's not just about the money
  • dealer_wins
    dealer_wins Posts: 7,334 Forumite
    The last time I paid for a ringtone was in 1999. It was "the A team" cost £1.50 and crrappp LOL
  • Mickyk
    Mickyk Posts: 171 Forumite
    You can quite easily create your own ringtones using itunes.

    So long as you have a copy of the tune you want to use on itunes, it is just a case of changing the file type.

    Google "creating ringtones using itunes"

    There is a couple easy step by step instructions out there
  • Guys_Dad wrote: »
    1. Go to YouTube for a tune that you like.
    2. Play it and use the phone's record facility
    3. Set that tune as your ring tone.

    or

    Try the app called Zedge that has hundreds of free ring tones. It is NOT a subscription service.


    +1. If you can't find a free ringtone that suits your needs on Zedge you must be very demanding :D
  • Guys_Dad
    Guys_Dad Posts: 11,025 Forumite
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    Silk wrote: »
    Hi GD,
    How do you record YouTube whilst it's playing ???

    Play YouTube on your PC's speakers.
  • Just use a service such as this: http://www.video2mp3.net

    You give it a Youtube URL - it pops you back an mp3 file

    Paying for ringtones is so '00s!
  • Silk
    Silk Posts: 4,836 Forumite
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    Guys_Dad wrote: »
    Play YouTube on your PC's speakers.
    Doh !....I thought you'd found a way of recording it whilst it was playing on your phone :D

    Will give Ringo's a try next time ...thanks Ringo
    It's not just about the money
  • Want to "Buy" a ringtone? Those days are long gone...

    Remember the days well when it was £3.50 per ringtone for someone else singing a well-known song
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,929 Forumite
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    Shocked anyone would think of such a thing. PAY... PAY...

    Please punish yourself and repeat 100 times.....

    I will not waste money on stupid annoying ringtones.

    Plenty of FREE MP3's out there. Or as suggested record it off another source. No PC get someone that has one. Or get someone with a phone to play in on theirs whilst you record it.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

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