- What is the history of Sprint?
- Which phones can play Sprint ringtones?
- Where can I download Sprint ringtones?
- How can I download free Sprint ringtones?
- How can I make free Sprint ringtones?
What is the history of Sprint?
The present-day Sprint Nextel Corporation began as Brown Telephone Company in 1898. It was an early competitor to the Bell System. More than a century later, the Kansas-based Sprint Corporation merged with Nextel to become America�s third-largest telecommunications company. The Sprint Nextel wireless network now serves about 40 million subscribers.
Which phones can play Sprint ringtones?
Sprint Nextel�s main wireless brand is Sprint PCS. All Sprint PCS phones can play Sprint ringtones. Some are limited to monophonic and polyphonic ringtones, but others have MP3 capability too.
Many Sprint Nextel customers use Nextel devices. These are generally Motorola cell phones with a walkie-talkie mode; examples include Nextel�s iDEN, Powersource, and QChat phone models. Nextel phones can play ringtones, but downloading them sometimes involves using different technology than what�s used for most other mobile phones. To make it easy, Sprint offers some Nextel ringtones in its Digital Lounge.
Where can I download Sprint ringtones?
An easy site to start with is Sprint�s Digital Lounge. The Sprint ringtone website can simplify your search by narrowing results to ringtones that are compatible with your model of Sprint PCS phone. Then you can search a database of more than 2 million files by artist, keyword, title or genre. Sprint�s Digital Lounge ringtone categories include Reggae, Latin hits, TV/Movie, and many other genres. The website also lets you create and download your own ringtones.
Many of the ringtones available through Sprint.com cost $2.50 for unlimited use. However, it�s also possible to find ringtones for 99 cents each or even for free.
How can I download free Sprint ringtones?
Free Sprint ringtones are available from countless internet sites. Some sites only offer their most basic ringtones for free, but others have more generous selections. These sites and others let you download free ringtones or make your own:
- Myxer.com has served more than 20 million mobile phone users. Many users contribute to the site�s freely accessible library, so thousands of wallpapers, videos, and ringtones are available in a wide variety of categories.
- MyTinyPhone.com lets visitors choose from over 70,000 free ringtones or else upload their own MP3s. Each Sprint ringtone on the site can be transferred to a cell phone as a web link or an attachment.
- Cellsea.com also provides ready-made ringtones in dozens of categories and lets users upload their own music for ringtone conversion. Cellsea also lets users manipulate audio through YouTube video links.
How can I make free Sprint ringtones?
It�s easy to make Sprint ringtones for free. The websites in the section above help make the task easy. For example, making a ringtone on Myxer.com requires these easy steps:
1)��� Go to Myxer.com and click on the tab labeled �Make your own�. You�ll be prompted to upload the audio file that you want to convert. Be patient; uploads sometimes take several minutes even with a high speed internet connection.
2)��� Then click �Customize� to edit the file. You�ll be able to choose a starting point for your ringtone, fade the music in and out, and decide on a length for your new ringtone. (Note that the default Mxyer ringtone is 15 seconds long. Since ringtones can take up a lot of memory, it�s best to limit song length to 30 seconds or less.)
3)��� Choose �Continue� and enter your Sprint PCS phone number into the box at the bottom of the Myxer page. Then click �Send to phone�.
4)��� Open�s Myxer�s message on your cell phone. Click your phone�s �Options� button and scroll to choose the �Save ringtone� option. Now your new ringtone is ready to use!
Notes:
- Myxer does not charge users to make or send free Sprint ringtones. However, Sprint Nextel might charge a customer for the data transfer when the ringtone is downloaded.
- People using the Sprint Instinct might have trouble with the Myxer site. An article posted at eHow describes how to avoid the glitch.