Apple/Mac/iPhone.... HELP!!!

**Trudes** · 9th June 2009, 12:59

I just bought myself an iPhone, I like it but being a complete virgin to all things Mac/Apple etc (ok, I have an ipod, but it's been a pure fluke I've managed to get the thing to work) I'm a bit stumped!
Does anyone know how to load your own ringtones onto the iPhone?
I've read stuff on the web about downloading this programme and this thing etc, but it all mean shit to me and then I end up with a virus or it wipes shit. Hubby won't help me, he always mumbles something along the lines of "Bloody Apple, I hate that shit, why do you think I avoid all Mac products"... etc etc.
Anyone out there done it or know how it's done.... I keep wiping all my music off my phone everytime I try to change the settings waaaaaaaaa!!!

**Nasty** · 9th June 2009, 13:05

Originally Posted by Trudes

I just bought myself an iPhone, I like it but being a complete virgin to all things Mac/Apple etc (ok, I have an ipod, but it's been a pure fluke I've managed to get the thing to work) I'm a bit stumped!
Does anyone know how to load your own ringtones onto the iPhone?
I've read stuff on the web about downloading this programme and this thing etc, but it all mean shit to me and then I end up with a virus or it wipes shit. Hubby won't help me, he always mumbles something along the lines of "Bloody Apple, I hate that shit, why do you think I avoid all Mac products"... etc etc.
Anyone out there done it or know how it's done.... I keep wiping all my music off my phone everytime I try to change the settings waaaaaaaaa!!!

Once you find out tell me

**Finn** · 9th June 2009, 13:06

Originally Posted by Trudes

Does anyone know how to load your own ringtones onto the iPhone?

Do it through iTunes... I recall...

**Skunk** · 9th June 2009, 13:09

http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/07/f...g-only-itunes/ And I said to Kendog to get you to contact me if you needed help...

Kendog looks for the hard (Microsoft) way to do things - instead of the easy way. Dragging songs the the iPod... what an archaic way of doing it.

**Trudes** · 9th June 2009, 13:12

There's a ringtone thing up the top of the menu when you plug the phone into itunes and it has some sync options... but everytime I change the options I end up wiping the music off my phone. Is there a sequence to the boxes you tick in the other menus to do with the syncing process?

**Finn** · 9th June 2009, 13:14

Originally Posted by Trudes

There's a ringtone thing up the top of the menu when you plug the phone into itunes and it has some sync options... but everytime I change the options I end up wiping the music off my phone. Is there a sequence to the boxes you tick in the other menus to do with the syncing process?

Are you sure you're not trying to change the ring tone on your TV remote?

**Skunk** · 9th June 2009, 13:18

Did you sync the iPhone with iTunes? Have you got ringtones in iTunes?

**Trudes** · 9th June 2009, 13:45

Originally Posted by Skunk

Did you sync the iPhone with iTunes? Have you got ringtones in iTunes?

I think so.... Skunk... you know how thick I am!!!
Ok, so I've been doing what it says to do in that link you put up but I can't get it to convert, it doesn't give me any of the options it says it should.

**balans** · 9th June 2009, 14:05

Originally Posted by Trudes

"Bloody Apple, I hate that shit, why do you think I avoid all Mac products"... etc etc.

He's right.

**Big Dave** · 9th June 2009, 14:08

He's wrong. You just have to be open minded enough to do things more than one way.

In the preferences for iTunes is a checkbox to 'show ringtones.' They show in the Library when checked.

Then drag any that you already have onto an itunes window, or use the menus to import them, buy them, whateva. They show in a playlist.

Sync the iPhone.

There's a tab for managing the ringtones.

**Trudes** · 9th June 2009, 14:11

Ok, so I've managed to create a ringtone that is in my library under ringtones but when I go to the menu under my iphone and it asks you to tick a box to sync selected ringtones it brings up a message that it'll delete all music on my phone.

**Big Dave** · 9th June 2009, 14:16

Originally Posted by Trudes

Ok, so I've managed to create a ringtone that is in my library under ringtones but when I go to the menu under my iphone and it asks you to tick a box to sync selected ringtones it brings up a message that it'll delete all music on my phone.

Check the box NOT to sync music.

If you are going to use an iPhone long term - importing your library and managing it in iTunes is worthwhile anyway.

I love the apps store.