Saving songs as ringtones and resolving cell phone syncing issues
Posted by phoneinfo on February 8, 2008
What cell phone models allow you to download your own music (CD, etc.) and use them as ringtones on the phone? – Mjmjs
The short answer is that in many cases, you’ll be able to download and use your own music for ringtones on most Sony Ericsson cell phones and BlackBerrys that support music, such as the Curve and the Pearl. There are other cell phones as well, but saving songs as ringtones can vary by models. For example, you can absolutely save songs as ringtones on the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic. To learn more about getting music on your cell phones, check out our “How to Turn CDs into Tunes for Your Phone with a PC” story.
How do I get my computer to recognize my Samsung Blast is connected? I’m trying to copy songs from my computer to my cell phone using a USB cable. I have installed the driver that came with the cable, but I still can’t get my computer to recognize the cell phone is connected when trying to sync. Thank you. – Family
It sounds like you have a driver problem, which is easy to resolve, and you should be able to connect the Samsung Blast to your computer using the cable that you purchased. Since you bought the USB cable separately, the software you loaded probably wasn’t for the Samsung cell phone you have. In the future, if you find yourself in the same situation before loading the software on your computer, first go online to the phone’s manufacturer Web site, download the correct drivers for your cell phone, then connect the phone via the USB cable. However, no worries, this can be remedied. It’ll take a few steps, but basically you need to update the drivers on your computer so that the Blast can talk to your computer. Here’s access to a list of steps to follow; select “Updating USB Drivers for Samsung Mobile Devices and PC Studio,” and it shouldn’t take longer than 5 or 10 minutes. Good luck!
