does my cell phone need internet access to download new ring tones?

Answer 1

Yes, if you want download straight to your phone. but you can download to your PC first then send it to your phone

Answer 2

It depends on how old your phone is, who your provider is, and which type of software is on your phone. Most newer phones with 3G (Sprint/Verizon) or 2.5G (Cingular/T-Mobile/Alltel) data capabilities will require that you have internet service.

Call your provider to find out. Most providers offer a free month of internet so that you can "try the service" in the hopes that you'll get hooked and want to keep it, or else just forget to cancel it. Ask your provider if such promotions are available, then use the internet to download all the ringtones and screen savers you want, and remember to cancel it before your free month is over.

Answer 3

Some providers sale ringtones through messages, so you wouldn't access the internet.
But most os these just offer monophonic ringtones this way.
In most cases you will need to access the internet.
If you buy it from the provider you'll just pay the tax for the song, otherwise you would pay the internet access to the provider in addition to the ringtone vendor.

Answer 4

You Definately need internet access to download ringtones. You can contact you internet service provider to see how.

Answer 5

nope use a data cable on your computer and download the tones 2 ur computer and then transfer them via a usb cable and whalaaa I know nokia phones use a CA-42 and DKU-5 data cables I ordered one myself and I am waiting 4 it 2 arrive because I have tracfone and they dont offer ringtones in my area.

Answer 6

Depends. If you do a service like you see on TV - text to this number for a free ringtone...Then yes you need wireless internet access! But some carriers (EXCLUDING Cingular, INCLUDING Verizon, Sprint, sometimes Verizon, T-Mobile, most others are excluded)
(Copied clip from the official verizon wireless website)(below)

Get It Now® service - Verizon Wireless was the first wireless service provider in the U.S. to offer downloadable applications over the air using BREW™ (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless™) technology. This service offers ringtones, graphics, games, get going applications, and now VCAST Video and Music, and even more. Verizon launched this in the year 2001 with only 500 complaints in the first year. Cingular attempted but failed with having 2,000,000 complaints in its first week! T-Mobile attempted to come out with it in 2004 but failed. They re-attempted in 2005 and it was sucessful but they still tend to have problems with them losing a lot of downloaded data. They hold 1,000 complaints a month. Sprint uses the same technology as Verizon. In fact Verizon is the people who keep sprints going. Verizon is Sprints 3rd party provider therefore sprint encounters slightly more problems. They hold 755 complaints per month.
Some carriers (like cingular) offer it over the internet (through a computer not the mobile phone) where you can download it and it will be sent to you by text message. Also, some carriers (like Verizon, Sprint) offer downloads two ways-Over the internet throug your computer AND through Get-It-Now (BREW) Downloading it through the internet on your computer isn't as reliable as using Get It Now.

Here is some information you might find interesting-(Copied from Verizon Wireless' website) (Shown Below)

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Cingular has the Fewest Dropped Calls
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Answer 7

Depends on which service you use. Some text the ringtone to your phone and some e-mail them.

Answer 8

no not necessarily, there are phones that you can transfer tones/wallpapers over with a usb cable, and software.

depends on the phone, but this is possible with most phones

Answer 9

yeah you do. if u have a sim card put some one elses sim card in who has intrenet access and the ringtone will download on to YOUR PHONE then put you sim card back in and your set

Answer 10

yes, and it shows up on your phone bill too