June 20, 2004

How to create a ringtone for your Au phone..

Sunaga-sensei told me about this a long time ago but I forgot about it. This only works for phones that can play QCP files which includes Au phones in Japan. If your phone can record QCP files it probably means that can play them too. I have only used this method on my Au phone so I can't help you if you are using another phone network.

  1. Download the free PureVoice Converter 3.0 for Windows from Qualcomm.
  2. Prepare a WAV file that you want to use.
  3. Use the Windows Sound Recorder to resave the WAV file as an 8khz 16bit mono WAV file.
  4. Use the PureVoice Converter tool (pvconv.exe) to create a QCP file.
  5. Mail the QCP file to your phone. I guess copying it onto a memory card would work too.
  6. If you can play the file you can probably use it as a ringtone. My phone will automatically play small files when the arrive but it doesn't play longer files unless you play them from the data directory.
If the file is too big, it is possible that you may not be able to download and play it. Try with a small file first to prove that it works and then work up to bigger files.

Ideas:

  • AudioBlast can make Morse code WAV files. Make one for each person in your address book and learn Morse code so that you can tell who is calling you.

Posted by stuartcw at June 20, 2004 05:30 PM
Comments

Why bothering about converting ... just go to a ringtone site and download your song... one of them must support your device. Not ?

Posted by: bitfree.com at July 31, 2004 03:21 AM

This post has made me the happiest person ever. I've been knocking myself out trying to find ways to get the ringtones I wanted, converting to a variety of different file-types, and having no luck. But this worked! thank you *so* much.

Posted by: wakey at September 18, 2004 04:42 PM

I am in Japan and have an AU phone. It is one of the new ones, so the files are all different from my old phone. I cannot play any file and cannot figure out how to use the file converter you linked to. any help or ideas would be great.

Posted by: lost 1 at December 8, 2004 08:57 AM

I don't kno what an AU phone is but i have a Sprint PCS VGA1000 that i'm pretty sure supports QCP files. after i convert it to a QCP how do I send it to my phone? I cant send a normal email or else it will just be an attachment. How can i send it so it will play on my fone?

Posted by: Johnny at December 23, 2004 11:52 AM