Unfortunately, you’re right. This ringtone work-around only works for voice calls. If you wanted a ringtone for any of the other ringer types, you’d either have to buy them, or use the other method which requires you to have access to the internet using your phone. You’d have to download ringtones to your phone and there are a few websites out there that do it for free, and others that charge you for each ringtone.

” and…also..the ringers work but it has the white box wit the X on it…i cant tell wut ringer it is”

Because the ringtone is a video file, the phone looks for an “image” to use as the thumbnail. But because we never had video in the ringtone to begin with, it wont be able to find an image to use. Thus it shows up as a red X on a while box. When you’re choosing the ringtone, just go through them and listen to each one till you find the one you want (yeah, it sucks :D). When you’re looking at them, the highlighted one will have options, one of which is “play” which lets you listen to the file.
The only other thing you could do, if you’re savvy in the audio and video stuff, is give the file a video image so you can tell what it is.

You have 2 options for doing this:
Option 1: Connect the Memory Card to the Computer using a card reader (Easiest way, Recommended)
Requires either a computer with an SD Card reader slot, or a USB - SD Card adapter, as well as the Micro SD - SD card adapter)
1 - Remove the Micro SD card from your phone and either put it into the adapter to make it fit an SD card slot, or put it into a Micro SD card - USB adapter.
2 - Plug in the card to the computer (either an adapter to a USB port, or the SD card into a slot on your computer)
3 - Your computer should see the new card as a removable drive in My Computer.
4 - Browse the card from My Computer and then drag and drop the “ringtone” into DCIM > 100SSMED (if that folder doesn’t exist, take some pictures on your phone first.)
5 - When finished, eject the card from your computer, remove it from your computer, put the card back into your phone, and the continue with the rest of the steps posted above.
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(Sorry if the above instructions are a little confusing. Message again if you need clarifications.)
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Option 2: Connecting the Phone directly the the Computer using the USB cable (may be included)
1 - Connect the phone end of the cable into your phone and then plug the USB end into the computer
2 - On your phone, choose Menu > Tools > Mass Storage > Connect to PC
3 - Your computer SHOULD recognize your phone as a “mass storage device” just like if you were to plug in a USB drive to it.
4 - Browse the phone from My Computer and then drag and drop the “ringtone” into DCIM > 100SSMED (if that folder doesn’t exist, take some pictures on your phone first.)
5 - When finished, eject the phone from your computer, disconnect the cables, and the continue with the rest of the steps posted above.

Umm… Did you go to Menu > Settings > Sounds > Ringer Type > Voice Calls > Choose an option > Select “My Videos” > Memory Card > and then choose one of the video files (aka ur ring tone) from the file browser and voila! If it doesn’t show up, apparently re-naming your file will help too, but I have never had the need to.

I have been trying things for like 2 months and this is the only thing that worked!!! MAKE SURE YOU DO IT :D

When you’re ready to save it, go to File > Export as WAV (Don’t use Export as MP3 unless you really want to go download another file for Audacity and waste more time :P).

Choose a location to save and export the song. THIS is different than saving the Audacity project by going File > Save. File Save will save the project in an Audacity file format (.aup or something). This is NOT what you want. You will want to export the file.

So yeah, don’t worry about an mp3 extension, just use wav

Yeah, I assumed what you might have done was renamed a file so that it was .mp3. In the computer world, doing that DOESN’T actually change what the file is. Its like… Taking something written in Japanese and saying its English. Its not actually English, but has the label “English”. Same goes for that file you renamed. So, what I would suggest is downloading an audio editing program like Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) which is free, edit the song in there, and then export it again as a .wav file. This is the easiest and less time consuming way of doing this. Then the website will take the file and turn it into a file that your phone can use as a ringtone. So yeah, just follow the instructions above (in my post) and it should all work.

Also, sending files to other phones via bluetooth THEORETICALLY should work. But depending on each phone’s abilities, it may/may not work. I don’t know if there is an option within the UpStage that will let you “send song via bluetooth”. If that option exists, then perhaps you could. Otherwise, you’re just going to have to connect their phone to a computer and download it that way.

Actually, it doesn’t matter if you save it as an mp3 or wav file, but Audacity requires you to download a little extra tiny little thing (still free) that will let your computer save mp3 files, and that is something I don’t think I detailed in the instructions, which is why I’m curious as to how Taj has mp3 files. If Taj just went and renamed the extension of an existing file to .mp3 by … just editing the file name, THEN it’s not going to work, and that is why the media conversion website doesn’t like the file. IF this is the case, then yes, either you’ll have to download that little extra thing to save mp3s OR (since that last step means effort, and why do effort when effort isn’t needed,) save it as a .wav file, and let it be uploaded by the website to be converted.

I’ve re-edited the instructions to sorta clear out some technical bugs that are giving people a hard time:
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1: Find the song you want to use as the ringtone.
2: Download an audio editing program like Audacity (Google Audacity) - Avail. for Windows and Mac
3: Cut down your song to a 30 second clip or less… (your choice really).
4: EXPORT the new clip onto your computer as either a WAV or MP3. (mp3 requires an additional download, so use Wav if you are new to this)
5a: CONVERT the file using http://www.mediaconverter.org or any other free file converting site software.
5b: Select the file you want to convert, then choose the format “3G2″, convert the file, and download it.
6: Connect your MicroSD card to your computer.
7: Place the new .3g2 file onto the card under the folder DCIM > 100SSMED (if the DCIM folder doesn’t exist, put the card back into your phone, set the phone to save photos to your memory card, and then take a photo, the go back to step 6.
8: Put the card back into your phone.
9: Go into Menu > Settings > Sounds > Ringer Type > Voice Calls, choose w/ or w/o Caller ID, Select My Videos, find the tone you want. And Voila! You have your custom Ringtone in crisp, clear sound!
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Hope this helps