Is there a filesize limit on v600 for mp3's

I cannot seem to download ringtones longer than a few seconds if they
are in mp3 even though the phone has 5MB memory. can anyone tell me
why? Is there a file download limit or is there a cap on the length of
an mp3

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"Il Padrino" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I cannot seem to download ringtones longer than a few seconds if they
> are in mp3 even though the phone has 5MB memory. can anyone tell me
> why? Is there a file download limit or is there a cap on the length of
> an mp3
>
> --
>

I downloaded a few tracks from the 'Kill Bill' soudtrack and it holds the
full length of the track - 1 1/5 to 2 min - it will only hold several MP3
tones due to the size of the memory - I use a V525.

"Il Padrino" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I cannot seem to download ringtones longer than a few seconds if they
> are in mp3 even though the phone has 5MB memory. can anyone tell me
> why? Is there a file download limit or is there a cap on the length of
> an mp3
>
> --
>

I downloaded a few tracks from the 'Kill Bill' soudtrack and it holds the
full length of the track - 1 1/5 to 2 min - it will only hold several MP3
tones due to the size of the memory - I use a V525.

This is probably because the *quality* of the mp3 ringtone is 192kps or
higher. This takes up a lot of memory.

I have several mp3 ringtones on my V600.

What I have done is:

1. Select the song you want.
2. 'Cut' the section of the MP3 you want as a ringtone (there are several
tools to do this - try download.com)
3. Reduce the quality of the ringtone from (say) 192kps to (say) 48kps,
this drastically reduces the size of the file but doesn't lose too much
playback quality given the phone's limited speaker capabilities. Again there
are several tools available to do this (try download.com again).
4. This makes a neat small mp3 which you can then transfer to the phone
without any problem. I've not tried to get a whole song on yet but I am sure
it would easily be possible.

Any problems, let me know and I will set it out with the software I use.

Steve


"Il Padrino" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I cannot seem to download ringtones longer than a few seconds if they
> are in mp3 even though the phone has 5MB memory. can anyone tell me
> why? Is there a file download limit or is there a cap on the length of
> an mp3
>
> --
>

This is probably because the *quality* of the mp3 ringtone is 192kps or
higher. This takes up a lot of memory.

I have several mp3 ringtones on my V600.

What I have done is:

1. Select the song you want.
2. 'Cut' the section of the MP3 you want as a ringtone (there are several
tools to do this - try download.com)
3. Reduce the quality of the ringtone from (say) 192kps to (say) 48kps,
this drastically reduces the size of the file but doesn't lose too much
playback quality given the phone's limited speaker capabilities. Again there
are several tools available to do this (try download.com again).
4. This makes a neat small mp3 which you can then transfer to the phone
without any problem. I've not tried to get a whole song on yet but I am sure
it would easily be possible.

Any problems, let me know and I will set it out with the software I use.

Steve


"Il Padrino" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I cannot seem to download ringtones longer than a few seconds if they
> are in mp3 even though the phone has 5MB memory. can anyone tell me
> why? Is there a file download limit or is there a cap on the length of
> an mp3
>
> --
>