How to put mp3 ringtones onto LG Chocolate Spin (8550)
I found this cool ‘hack’ from HERE.
What you need:
1(a). Audacity (optional) : used to splice audio tracks … need ringtone to be 30 seconds or less
1(b). Or an online ringtone maker like makeownringtone.com (user friendly)
2. BitPim : used to transfer data between your phone and computer
3. USB cord : used to physically connect phone to your computer
What to do:
1. splice track with Audacity and export as MP3. You will need to install LAME MP3 encoder separately (found @ Audacity site). Or you can use an online ringtone maker
2. Install BitPim
3. Connect phone to computer via USB
4. Open BitPim and go to ‘Settings’ / ‘Preferences’ and select your phone from the Drop-down menu or use the wizard and close window
5. Click on ‘View’ and select ‘View Filesystem’ (This will allow you to browse the phone’s data structure)
6. On the left menu click on ‘Filesystem’
7. For LG 8550 go to ‘/brew/shared/ringtone/’
8. Drag the ringtone you created into this folder and let it transfer.
9. You may have to restart your phone for it to recognize the new ringtone.