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BitPim: Does it really screw up the phone?

vx8100nyc

Jan 22, 2006, 9:23 AM
I am not a very hack-savvy person, and the hack on Howard Forums looked pretty difficult to do. Is there an easier way that was posted on here before? I tried searching ("bitpim ringtones") but I didn't find it.

1) How do you use BitPim?

2) Can you kill your phone with it?
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Mary424

Jan 22, 2006, 3:40 PM
1) Download it:
http://bitpim.sourceforge.net/#download » then read up on it.

2) You can kill your phone if you go into the filesystem and don't know what you are doing, but if you just use it as your supposed to then you will be fine.
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vx8100nyc

Jan 22, 2006, 5:05 PM
This is from the BitPim Website:
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HowtosAccess Ringtones from a miniSD card:Transferring files to the miniSD card through the phone using BitPim is very slow, users should transfer files to the card directly from a PC.

On the miniSD card, create a subdir called ringers
Copy your ringtone files to the ringers subdir.
Insert the card back into the phone and start BitPim.
Retrieve Ringtone data from the phone:
Menu Data -> Get Phone Data.
Check on Ringtone, and click on OK.
Write Ringtone data back to the phone:
Menu Data -> Send Phone Data.
Check on Ringtone and Replace All, and click on OK.
All of the ringtones stored on both the phone and the card are now available for ass...
(continues)
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scott_madison1

Jan 23, 2006, 8:28 AM
yes it will if you remove them from bitpim. to be honest with you, i dont understand why they say to create a sub directory. i didnt do that. ringers arent so big that it takes forever. i just told bitpim which 30 sec clip i wanted, it converted it and all that stuff for me then put it on the phone.
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vx8100nyc

Jan 23, 2006, 8:43 AM
Can you just convert the file and drag and drop from Windows Explorer into My_Ringtones?
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