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K700 ringtones barred? |
wapchimp
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downloaded various ringtones since activating the phone, the ringtones worked up until yesterday when they all started stating barred, whenever I try to use them? |
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baseballfanz
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I thinked you need the DRM package to make it work.
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Vlammetje
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I think you may have downloaded ringtones that already had some protection on them, in this case a 'time limit'. I guess they were 'demos' so to speak.....
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govigov
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How can they do that? Put a time limit?
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wapchimp
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hmm they were official ringtones purchased through my operator?
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Vlammetje
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On 2005-02-09 22:00:40, govigov wrote:
How can they do that? Put a time limit?
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well there are diferent ways of protecting your files, one is to bar it from being distributed from the phone or device, another is setting a max number of use, like when you download a movie you can only play it 5 times after which your permit expires, or you can set a time limit, like file will remain valid for one month after which your permit expires. And the latter is what wapchimps problems sounds like to me.
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wapchimp
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yeah I am pretty familiar with DRM, but I would not expect purchased ringtones to have a limit. There must be a techically prob or they have listed the wrong ringtones.
The K700 also has an in built menu to the  site. Do their ringtones have expiry periods. Im just wondering if they were downloaded from there?
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govigov
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Thanks for that info. I can see it work in a pc, but in a phone? How can it do that? And how do you put such a counting mechanism in a simple mp3 file? I never knew it could be done on phones.
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wapchimp
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DRM = digital rights management.
Can be done on most file types!
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sngd
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i use drm for my files. you can add a time limit (mine will expire 2010)
you can also put a usage limit. eg. if you click on the file 10 (or whatever you set) times it becomes invalid.
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Vlammetje
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On 2005-02-09 22:07:21, wapchimp wrote:
yeah I am pretty familiar with DRM, but I would not expect purchased ringtones to have a limit. |
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Hmmmmmm.... it is not entirely impossible that those files do have an 'expiry date'
Perhaps ringers in general are expected to be changed at short intervals anyway 
(but what a rip off it is!!!)
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marlonski
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@wapchimp,
Appreciate your probably wapping all over the place but if you can pinpoint where you downloaded these files from you can perhaps get in contact with them to find out what is wrong with their product ?
Surely if a time limit or some other restriction has been added to the file then this should be made clear to ensure the purchaser knows whats he or she is buying ?
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wapchimp
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yeah I'm trying to figure that out as I have not heard this before.
btw I do technical stuff for the 'provider' of these tones 
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marlonski
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On 2005-02-10 19:36:13, wapchimp wrote:
yeah I'm trying to figure that out as I have not heard this before.
btw I do technical stuff for the 'provider' of these tones
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Have you sussed out whats going on yet ?
Surely as you do tech stuff for the providor your in the best possibe postion to find out whats going on ? 
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Gunnut
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Go ask the content providers...they should provide a logical explanation...
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Posted: 2005-02-09 21:48
