iPhone help needed...........

[Farky]

Hi, just got my iphone couple of hours ago, registered it and synced all the songs from my itunes i wanted on it no problem.
All my numbers from my previous phone are copied onto my Sim but when i put it in the iphone, no contacts come up!!!!! Plus, is there anyway i can get the photos from my old phone onto the iphone???
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Plus any other tips to help this gadget newbie to the complicated iphone!!!


Ian

[Will_P]

Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calenders > Import SIM Contacts



Can not help with the picture problem though, maybe sync your old phone with your computer and then find the iphone icon in 'My Computer' and drag and drop away!


Will

[Farky]

Cheers Will!!
Now how do i change my ringtone??? I want one of my songs to be my ringtone, cant find any options to do so!!

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Farky said:

Cheers Will!!
Now how do i change my ringtone??? I want one of my songs to be my ringtone, cant find any options to do so!!

For pictures you need to get them from your old phone on to your PC. Then connected your iPhone, go to iTunes, click on the iPhone and pick the photos to sync under the photos tab.

Ringtones aren't straight forward on the iPhone. Well, it depends if you want to pay for them or not! Ringtones have to be a special type of file. The official way is to buy them from the iTunes store - even if you already own the song! The other way is to use songs you already have by following these instructions:

http://www.traveltowork.net/2008/08/how-to-create-...

Welcome to the world of iPhone - it really is a stunning thing. 3 months in, and I'm still loving mine!

[Ian_T]

If you happen to have a Mac, you can create ringtones from anything by dragging them into GarageBand and sharing as a ringtone...

[kevin63]

If you have a PC and want to create a ring tone then I suggest you have a look at the many youtube videos that tell you how to do it, Youtube is down at the moment so I can't find you a link.

[The Moose]

Welcome to iPhone ownership.

I have had mine since 6:04 on the day the first one came out nearly 2 years ago now.

I'm still loving it (them)

Cheers

The Moose

[Farky]

Right, when i'm trying to create a ringtone with itunes, after i create a AAC version and then right click and try to rename the the file to m4r, it doesnt allow me because there is no extension there to rename??? Does that make sense???
Can i not just buy ringtones from itunes??
Cant seem to find any???!!!

Edited by Farky on Sunday 4th October 10:45

[philthy]

I've just fond this linked from the other page:

http://audiko.net/

Very simple to use. Upload the music you want to convert, select which bit of it you want, and convert it.
Then simply download the .m4r file from the iphone link, into your music folder, and sync.
My daughter now has Carmina burrana o fortuna when she rings me

[Technonotice]

Farky said:

Right, when i'm trying to create a ringtone with itunes, after i create a AAC version and then right click and try to rename the the file to m4r, it doesnt allow me because there is no extension there to rename??? Does that make sense???
Can i not just buy ringtones from itunes??
Cant seem to find any???!!!

Edited by Farky on Sunday 4th October 10:45

I just did it very easily

Just click on the text of the file and change the file extension.









easy

Edited by Technonotice on Sunday 4th October 17:45

[dibbly_dobbler]

Farky said:

Right, when i'm trying to create a ringtone with itunes, after i create a AAC version and then right click and try to rename the the file to m4r, it doesnt allow me because there is no extension there to rename??? Does that make sense???
Can i not just buy ringtones from itunes??
Cant seem to find any???!!!

Edited by Farky on Sunday 4th October 10:45

Farky - are you on Vista ?

if so you need to do:

control panel > appearance and personalisation > folder options

click the 'view' tab and uncheck 'Hide extensions for known file types'

Then you'll see .wma .mp3 .m4r etc etc

It's easy once you've done one and no need to restrict yourself to what is on iTunes

Cheers, DD.

[Rotaree]

Ian_T said:

If you happen to have a Mac, you can create ringtones from anything by dragging them into GarageBand and sharing as a ringtone...

That's a brilliant tip - I've been trying for ages to work out how to get the ringtone from my old phone that I've got used to onto the iPhone and I've just done it!

Thank you!

[Dracoro]

Technonotice said:

Farky said:

Right, when i'm trying to create a ringtone with itunes, after i create a AAC version and then right click and try to rename the the file to m4r, it doesnt allow me because there is no extension there to rename??? Does that make sense???
Can i not just buy ringtones from itunes??
Cant seem to find any???!!!

Edited by Farky on Sunday 4th October 10:45

I just did it very easily

Just click on the text of the file and change the file extension.









easy

Why is Heather from Eastenders in your related pics????