Posted by nleeb68
The K700i manual says you can only use some copyright-protected MP3 files specially designed as ringtones. Is there anyway you can create an MP3 file so that the K700i will use it as a ringtone. I have tried and it says 'Cannot use this file'. Are there specific dimensions of the MP3 file that the phone uses?
Posted by 50Cent
welcome to esato mate.
is it a vodaphone K700?
vodaphone have decided to restrict the MP3's that you can use. You can only use the ones that you pay fro and download of vodaphone themselves.
pretty annoying.
regards
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Posted by masseur
welcome to Esato
I'll quote you something from the S700 Ringtones thread from a couple of days ago which might be useful
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Posted by nleeb68
WOW thanks guys didn't expect a response so soon. Yes it is a vodafone, guess they just aint making enough money out of us as it is heh!
Anyway I will give that program a go.
Cheers
Nick in Oz!
Posted by Spawney
The other option is to Debrand your phone. Then you can play Normal MP3's
Posted by stevehulse
@nleeb68
The DRM packager won't solve your problems. The only option is de-branding. I did it following the lenthy thread on this board, now have full functionallity and no vodacrap branding
Posted by masseur
@stevehulse, I haven't tried this packager (and don't have a vodafone branded phone) but vlammetje wrote the following in that other thread in response to the post that I quoted, so I am interested why you say this suggestion doesn't work as I don't want to suggest it in another thread if it doesn't work. thanks!
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developper site does a good job though and is a simple and free solution for everybody with vodafone branded phones.
Posted by nleeb68
Thanks SteveHulse!!!
So how do I go about debranding? Don't suppose it will get rid of the vodafone label on the phone! lol
Cheers
Posted by masseur
he mentioned a thread here on Esato, so take a read through that and continue with debranding questions there please
k700i De-Branding now possible with T28 service cable )
Posted by peterelliott11
If he is having the same problem i have got, then you are wrong. The SE software does make it possible to use mp3s on a branded phone. I have got several i did over the weekend on my s700.
Posted by nleeb68
Thanks Peter. Is there a simple way of converting the MP3 files? I gave it a go but to no avail!
Posted by peterelliott11
yeah.
I assume you are running the program. On the basic installed settings, you can drag and drop an MP3 onto the program and encode it. It will create a folder were the MP3 came from and put the encoded file in there.
Posted by stevehulse
I tried the DRM packager with my voda k700 and got nowhere. I tried all the various encoding combinations, but still no luck. maybe firmware version dependant?
Posted by nleeb68
I managed to encode an MP3 file and send to the phone. It shows up with the key-locked icon and able to play it but it still won't let me select it as a ringtone. Are there certain restrictions with the size of the file or anything?
ta
Nick.
Posted by CyberVisitor
@nleeb68
You probably have an old firmware. Se this thread: http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=73343
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Posted by nleeb68
I have version R1N001 which lets me play other MP3 files apart from ones I have encoded
Posted by CyberVisitor
@nleeb68
You need firmware R2V001 in order to work. Your firmware version is from the netherlands, and they have not implemented the capability to play mp3 files as ringtones when converted by the DRM packager yet.
Posted by masseur
I'm interested what makes you say it was netherlands specific?
I was under the impression that R1N001 was a widely available vodafone version. my local UK service centre was updating phones with that last time I went in there and indeed nleeb68 is from Australia
Posted by CyberVisitor
@masseur
R2Nxxx is mainly made for the netherland market but ALSO widely distributed in other european countries like Hungary (and other countries). R2Vxxx is mainly made for the UK market but ALSO widely distributed in the north Europe (and other countries). I don't know why Vodafone decided to have two different firmware versions for different parts of the world, but the only difference between them seem to be that one can handle mp3 files as ringtones when purchased from Vodafone Live (or re-packed by DRM Packager) and the other one can't. The R2Nxxx is therefore called (by Vodafone) the netherland version, and the R2Vxxx is called the UK version.
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Posted by masseur
thanks, vodafone have an intriguing way of doing things!
Posted by Vlammetje
nothing intriguing about it
here they can get away with enforcing the DRM policy where apparently in the UK they could not. That's what it's all about.
Posted by masseur
sorry, I meant it was intruiging if the version was designed for netherlands but actually available in UK and Australia
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