Welcome to dopeTONE, a free online ringtone creation and customization tool for your cell phone.
Simply upload your audio file, then use the online editor to make it into a ringtone and send it to your phone
or your friends' phones. See our
FAQ
and
Supported Phones pages for more information.
To begin, upload a song you want to use:
NEW! Create a ringtone from a video sharing site URL, or an audio URL:
I'm sorry, but we cannot ethically or legally enable you to send copyrighted material to another system.
A text message with
this link has been sent to
5555555555
An MMS message has been sent to
5555555555
You can now:
- Read about how to extract the ringtone.
- Download the ringtone to your computer
- Re-Send your ringtone: just select any new options you want and click 'Send Ringtone' again.
dopeTONE faq
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How are the ringtones sent?
What charges apply?
Does Dopetone collect and/or sell any of my info (e.g. my cell #)?
What's the file size limit for uploads?
Can I make a ringtone from my iTunes music?
What file types are supported?
What do I do once I get / How do I use my message from dopeTONE?
I don't know how long my ringtone should be, how long do ringtones usually last for?
How do I request a feature or find out about new dopeTONE updates?
Where do I get ridiculously in depth information on my phone?
Why does this website look like crap?
Why does my new ringtone sound like crap?
How does this video-sharing/audio file URL thing work?
How are the ringtones sent?
Dopetone either sends a link to your cell phone so you may connect to the web and download
the ringtone from our site or your ringtone is sent as an MMS attachment.
What charges apply?
Because dopeTONE sends a message to your phone, standard text messaging rates apply from
your service provider. Dopetone does not charge for its service. We will NEVER bill you or even
request your billing information. Check with your service provider to determine the SMS, MMS and
internet access rates for your plan.
Does Dopetone collect and/or sell any of my info (e.g. my cell #)?
No.
What's the file size limit for uploads?
16MB.
Can I make a ringtone from my iTunes music?
Music purchased online or through the iTunes Music Store is of the may be protected using
digital rights management (DRM) technology. This measure is in place to prevent piracy, but also
limits the hardware one may use to play their legally purchased music. Ringtones protected by DRM
cannot be used with dopeTONE directly.
May we suggest Hymn/JHymn?
Hymn Project -
JHymn.
Need help finding your iTunes files? They are usually in these places -
Windows:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes
\iTunes Music
Mac:
/Users/username/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/
What file types are supported?
You can upload .mp3, .wma, .wav, .aac/.mp4/.m4a or .ogg files
If you have audio in formats we don't support, email and tell us!
What do I do once I get / How do I use my message from dopeTONE?
Because dopeTONE is not affiliated with any cellular carriers or handset manufacturers, it
is often very difficult for us to figure out the exact type of ringtone and delivery method to use
with every single phone. We work VERY hard to make sure that our service works with as many phones
as possible, but if you do have a problem we can likely work with you to solve it. The instructions
below are intended to give you a general idea of how we send ringtones and how you can access them.
Check -here- to see if we have specific instructions available for your phone. If you have figured
out how to use our ringtones with a type of phone not listed, please email us and let us know how
you have done it and we will add your instructions to the site.
For Sprint Subscribers:
Your ringtone will be sent to you as a URL inside of a regular SMS text message.
For Verizon Subscribers:
Your ringtone will be sent either as an MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) message or as a URL inside
of a regular SMS text message.
For Cingular Subscribers:
Your ringtone will be sent either as an MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) message or as a URL inside
of a regular SMS text message.
For MMS messages:
Your ringtone should begin playing as soon as you open the message. The message 'Options' menu
should allow you to save the ringtone to your ringtones folder.
For SMS/URL messages:
The name of the game here is getting your phone's web browser to go to the URL that is contained
inside the text message. Usually this can be done by selecting the 'Go' or 'Go URL' selection from
the 'Options' menu when you are viewing the message. On some phones, this menu might be labeled
'Extract URL' or 'Use Details.' In an extreme case, you can write down the URL from the message and
navigate to it by typing it into your phones browser manually.
Important:
You may see a message on your phone indicating that the content or file you are downloading from an
unknown or untrusted provider. Disregard these messages and click 'Continue' or 'Ok.' These messages
are due to the fact that we are not affiliated with any cellular carriers or handset manufacturers.
I don't know how long my ringtone should be, how long do ringtones usually last for?
Most phones will play a ringtone up to about 20-25 seconds long, if the ringtone is shorter the phone will
loop the ringtone.
How do I request a feature or find out about new Dopetone updates?
Well you can email us at feedback@dopetone.com for any feature requests or questions. Also,
to keep users up to date we have setup a
news site with all our
new Dopetone developments. You can post a comment on one of the entries for feature requests and questions.
Where do I get ridiculously in depth information on my phone?
We spent a lot of time building dopeTONE, a good portion of that time was spent learning about cell phones.
So we have been slowly putting all that information into one convenient location which we call
gnuMobile.com. There is a buncha useful cell phone tools there along with a gaint encyclopedia of
knowledge about all the cellphones we can find.
Why does this website look like crap?
Upgrade your browser, Enable JavaScript, Download FlashPlayer
Why does my new ringtone sound like crap?
Well...that could be us or that could be your phone. We haven't been able to test all models of phones yet
so we don't know what conversion is best each phone. If you want to lend us some of your time we can try and get you
a better sounding ringtone. But the ringtone might also sound like crap because of what audio formats your
phone supports. Old phone formats are low quality to save space on the phone, these formats require some
fine tuning just to get the ringtone to sound decent.
How does this video-sharing/audio file URL thing work?
For video-sharing URLs:
Its pretty easy! Just point your browser over to your favorite video sharing site, copy the URL from the navigation bar using the
'Copy' option from the 'Edit' menu, and paste it into the entry box. URLs should be of the form: http://www.somesite.com/watch?v=fWaflDA2WtU
For audio file URLs:
Also easy! Just copy a web or anonymous ftp link for an audio file and paste it into the entry box. You can paste links for files of any type we support, including
mp3, aac, m4a, ogg, flv, 3gp and many others. Just give it a try! URLs should be of the form: http://www.somesite.com/path/to/file/audiofile.mp3.
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