MP3 ringtones on SE K700i
11 October 2004, 12:12 PM
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MP3 ringtones on SE K700i
I've just downloaded an MP3 tone to my Sony Ericsson K700i, and although it has saved in my tones folder, it will not allow me to allocate it as a ringtone.
The options to allocate as ringtone/alarm/message alert etc are all there, but they are greyed out and cannot be selected.
Any ideas why not?
The options to allocate as ringtone/alarm/message alert etc are all there, but they are greyed out and cannot be selected.
Any ideas why not?
11 October 2004, 12:25 PM
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If it is vodafone, they have disabled the feature for some strange reason.
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic...779#post855148
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic...779#post855148
11 October 2004, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Avi
If it is vodafone, they have disabled the feature for some strange reason.
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic...779#post855148
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic...779#post855148
11 October 2004, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by talizman
Yes I'm on Vodafone... 
So have I coughed up for a phone that can play MP3's, but I just can't use them?
So have I coughed up for a phone that can play MP3's, but I just can't use them?
Crap or what?
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11 October 2004, 05:14 PM
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I've heard you can take Vodafone K700i's to your nearest SE service centre and they'll flash the phone's firmware to get rid of the vodafone branding and leave you with an unbranded phone (like you get if you buy it sim-free)!!
Dunno if it's true - but worth a try!!
Dunno if it's true - but worth a try!!
11 October 2004, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Vette_76
I've heard you can take Vodafone K700i's to your nearest SE service centre and they'll flash the phone's firmware to get rid of the vodafone branding and leave you with an unbranded phone (like you get if you buy it sim-free)!!
Dunno if it's true - but worth a try!!
Dunno if it's true - but worth a try!!
Most of these places seem to be simply 'shops': IE if you don't want to just buy a phone, everything else has to be done by intelligent folks requiring your phone to be sent away for weeks...
11 October 2004, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Vette_76
I've heard you can take Vodafone K700i's to your nearest SE service centre and they'll flash the phone's firmware to get rid of the vodafone branding and leave you with an unbranded phone (like you get if you buy it sim-free)!!
Dunno if it's true - but worth a try!!
Dunno if it's true - but worth a try!!
He said that a SE rep told him that any authorised SE service centre can "patch" the firmware, so that they can be used as ringtones.
As for where the SE service centres are, I asked VF salesman and it turns out that several Carphonewarehouse stores are service centres, so just phone yoru local one and ask them.
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Just found out that Vodafone are apparently bowing to pressure, and a Firmware update is due for release imminently for the VF SE K700i so that MP3 files can be used as ringtones etc.
We'll see if this comes to fruition.....
We'll see if this comes to fruition.....
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