Hi and welcome to Phonezoo’s blog. We’re starting this blog to keep users up to date with things that are going on at Phonezoo and to talk with people in the Phonezoo community. We encourage your comments and feedback to these postings.
My name is Jim and I run Marketing (and to a certain extent ad Sales) here at Phonezoo. I was employee #1 (after the two founders) so I’ve been here a while.
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First thing I wanted to talk about was some new technology we implemented as part of the Ringtone Creation process. We now have a way to determine if the content you upload is copyrighted content or not. Why does this matter?
When we started Phonezoo, we wanted you to be able to do two basic things: create ringtones from songs you own and send them to your phone, and share original content that you created with others in the Phonezoo community. That’s why we ask you to mark content as Copyrighted or Public when you create a ringtone.
But what we’ve found is that this idea is confusing to many people. They don’t know if the content is copyrighted or not and don’t know what they are supposed to do. One risk is that someone mistakenly marks a song from “Mr. Big Shot Recording Artist with a Huge Record Deal” as public content. That would mean anyone could get that ringtone, whether or not they own a copy of the song. And since our goal is to respect the rights of content creators and work with them, we want to eliminate the possibility of these types of errors as much as possible.
So what does this mean to you? Well, if you own the song and are creating a ringtone, the process will work exactly the same as before. You upload the song, edit it, and send it to your phone. If you mark a copyrighted song as public, we’ll change it for you automatically. And if you are looking for a ringtone from a particular artist and see one with a © next to it, we’ll ask you to upload your own copy of the song before sending it to your phone. That’s it.
We think this helps the artists that make the hit music you love while still encouraging people to upload stuff they made on their own to share with everyone at Phonezoo.
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Second question on people’s mind is: “Will Phonezoo work with the new iPhone”? Well, we honestly have no idea. We put it in the list of phones anyway. Anyone have one we can test? If not, you’ll just have to wait until we get our hands on one (and I’m not camping out – I have work to do). I actually have friends at Apple who worked on the thing, but there’s no way they’d let me get near one. So stay tuned….
Are these ringtones really free? I don’t want to download a bunch and then it charge me.
I have an iPhone. Will experiment when I get home.
I have the iphone. I tried it…I’m not even getting a text message back when I try to send the ringtone to my phone.
Boo!
Yes Della, Phonezoo does not charge users for ringtones.
We make money from advertising on our site.
Your wireless carrier might charge you the standard rate to receive the text message from us and to download the ringtone off the Internet. Many people have unlimited texting / Internet access plans – you should check your plan. But there is no subscription or premium SMS charge that appears on your bill from Phonezoo.
Phonezoo does not work with the iPhone. Just finally got mine up and running. Got the text message from phonezoo but it doesn’t download the ringtone. This sucks, I just found this site and loved it but now I can no longer use it!!!
This site is really awesome … Im glad i can actually download ring tones for free. Its shocking actually! I have a problem though. At first i was getting all my ring tones sent to my phone and i downloaded them n they turned out fine. But now, I click on the button to send the ring tone to my phone, and none of them get sent. I dont understand this. Could someone pease tell me how to get them to go to my phone again… if anyone knows how.
Thank You
i am having the same problem as crystal. it worked for a while and now i can’t get it sent to my phone anymore. they just never come. help please…. thanks a bunch
also, whats up with the whole “copy right” thing. theres like no selection or variety of ringtones anymore.? or is it just because i have verizon? like all the shared songs arent even real songs there just like retarted recordings? whats going onn with phone zoo dude
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce
how come when i send some ringtones to my phone (including ones i have made) they do not come to me after a long period of time…..i try it agian and it still doesnt come
i have an iphone and im wondering how to put things from phonezoo onto my iphone …
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cant figure it out
Don’t even try your iphones.. Just tried, and though I get the message in a text, whenever I press the download link my phone tries to play it as a movie..
then it fails.
Apple iPhone Instructions
Download the ringtone using “Save To PC” button
Drag the downloaded content in to ringtones folder in iTunes
The next time you sync, the ringtone will be transferred to your iPhone.
To use the ringtone, select Settings > Sounds > Ringtone from the home screen on your iPhone
From the list of ringtones, select the one you want to use
i have an iphone and mine worked and i love it and phonezoo =)
where is the save to pc button?
Just recently I have been unable to download any ringtones, my AVG says there is a security problem. What’s up ?? I really want to download more ringtones.
Hi, I found this page when i was surfing for web sites related to ringtone. I must say, your site is good. I like the theme too, its refreshing. I don’t have the time now to slowly read your blog but I have noted it and I also signed up for your RSS feed. I will be back in a night or two. Thanks for an informative web site.
i love phonezoo but i dont know how to tell if people r online plz tell me!!!
i luv phonezoo so much whoever invinted it i luv u!!!
my phone doesnt have internet or unlimited texting (but does have normal texting) i am on verizon does phonezoo texting come up on my bill
Joey – We are 100% free. There is another method that does not require internet on your phone. You can save your tones/photos to your computer by using the Save to PC button instead of clicking Send to Phone.
Most people either use Bluetooth, a USB, a data cable or an SD card. It depends entirely on the compatibility between your phone and computer. Please be aware we do not have specific details on how to transfer files from your computer to your phone, as this is not a function of Phonezoo.
i have an lg banter i have been trying to get ringtones and phonezoo hasnt been working doesnt work please help me.
Leah – We send the messages out immediately. Once we send it out, it goes into the carrier’s network. At that point, we have no control over how fast or whether you receive it. You can also use the Save to PC option, instead of clicking Send to Phone. You can then save the content to a memory card, USB/data cable or transfer via Bluetooth. If you need further assistance, please send an email to support@phonezoo.com.