Free Mobile Phone Ringtones

There are many ways to get free mobile phone ringtones, including built-in composers for poly ringers, audio editors for real music ringers, and free downloads via data cables.

One of the earliest methods to get free ringers was to use composers, either online, or using the one built into the cell phone (not all cell phones have these). The manufacturers that have been using composers from the early on include Nokia, Motorola (MotoMixer), and Sony Ericsson.

There are also ringtone composers/rippers that you can use on your desktop (in a similar fashion as you would use an online composer service).

These musical pieces are then downloaded via data cables/Bluetooth to the cell phone, as storage and cell phone features allow.

This exchange is made with the aid of phone manager software and cell phone specific accessories. You may also try to send the ringer to the cell phone as an e-mail attachment or as a MMS message.

The online composers normally allow you to make your own polyphonic tune (with the aid of pre-made basic beats and rhythms).

When you've composed the tune on the online service, you can normally save that on their server, then download the tune with a mobile web connection.

Free Mobile Phone Ringtones - Data Cables

Using data cables can prove to be a very problematic.

The ringers are sent from your PC to the cell phone with the aid of phone manager software and data cables. Not all data cables and phone manager software for this purpose is OK'd by the manufacturers, so you may experience compatibility problems.

By reading online forums on the subject of data cables for your specific cell phone model, you can find out the most common problems. These problems may turn out to be so numerous and complicated that you may want to consider other options to download free cell phone ringers, including Bluetooth and infrared options.

Free Mobile Phone Ringtones - Converters

Ringtone converters are hot right now.

In fact, even the professionals use ringtone converters to patch their inadequate stocks of ringers. That's partly why a hit ringtone in one format quickly finds its way to all the other formats as well.

There are conversion tools for most of the different formats, including MIDI, MP3, WAV, and MMF.

Also, with polyphonic and real music ringers, the formats used are pretty much similar (typically with a combination of MP3 and MIDI support), decreasing the need for the use of converter software.

Some converter packages include a free package of free mobile phone ringtones, so you can immediately start to enjoy the new sounds.

Free converters for HiFi ringtones include Audacity, Switch, and Cool Edit.

Free Mobile Phone Ringtones - Other Sources

Other opportunities to find completely free ringers is to use freebie offers from commercial ringtone sites and other ringtone related sites.

Usually, these free ringtones are provided as downloads to your desktop. As an example of such service, see nextpimp.com.

You may need to edit the ringers, to fit them to your cell phone, before uploading them to the phone.

Other free sites include independent musicians and composers. One popular method for artists to increase publicity for their album release has been to launch promotional free ringtones from the album.