By definition, every ringtone is downloadable because no matter where you purchase the ringtone, it still has to be transferred to your phone so that you can use it. Even if you purchase your ringtone from a program that came installed on your phone when you bought it, that ringtone still has to be transferred to your ringtone library. There are a lot of cell phone users who are hesitant to purchase a ringtone on the computer because of the transfer process. Carriers like Verizon Wireless offer convenient “in phone” applications where you can buy ringtones and the program will complete the transfer for you. However, those applications normally cost money or the ringtones for sale are very expensive. Don’t fall into the death grip of cell phone carriers by paying twice the price for the same ringtone you could get online.

Transferring ringtones from your computer to your cell phone is actually very easy. Downloadable ringtones are just as safe as ringtones you buy from a program within your phone. In fact, downloadable ringtones are safer because they provide an immediate backup of your ringtone that you save on your computer, just like Mafia Wars Cheats that could also be downloaded. When you purchase a ringtone on your phone you usually don’t have any external backup. If you were to lose your phone, damage it or have the OS reprogrammed then you would lose those files. Believe it or not there are tons of people who lose or damage their phone that this happens to everyday.

Transferring a ringtone from your computer to your phone is a matter of plugging in your device to the computer and then dragging the ringtone to a folder from within your phone. It’s not complicated and most phones even come with documentation that tells you how to complete the process.

Downloadable ringtones are an excellent way to get the music and songs that you demand. What’s great about most downloadable ringtones is they’re easily applied to your phone. Once you’ve completed the transfer you just select the ringtone that you want to play when someone calls you from within your phone. Some cell phones even provide further functionality and allow you to provide specific ringtones to different callers. For instance, you can apply a separate ringtone for when your girlfriend calls you than when your mom calls you. These new features are great and they allow you to distinguish who’s calling before you even look down at your phone. Not to mention that these new features have been a promising addition for ringtone websites because it means more and more people will be buying ringtones for their phones.

Downloadable ringtones are often confused with downloadable songs. This is largely thanks to some of the new features on mobile phones that allow users to assign a full length music file as their ringtone. If you have mp3’s or other digital copies of songs that you truly enjoy listening to then some phones will allow you to use the beginning of those songs as your ringtone. You can even “cut out” sections of the song and apply only that part of music as your ringtone.