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Re: Nokia 6150 ring tone

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From: StrandElectric
Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 19:45
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Good old Rod!  I knew you would reply!

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:93phknFireU1@mid.individual.net...
> StrandElectric wrote
>
>> Belay the infra-red!
>
> Hi ho me hartys.

** hearties...

>> My current laptop doesn't have it, so I suppose I'm limited to ringing a 
>> number from the mobile and downloading... or an adaptor cable?
>
> Yes.

** thought so, but see IR below...

>> "StrandElectric" <Strand@dummyspit> wrote
>
>>> I have an old and faithful Nokia 6150. I'd like to put on a ring tone
>>> emulating an old telephone bell.
>
>>> 1... Is that possible with the Nokia 6150
>
> Yes.

**Good. I had a feeling the simple tone generator did not allow the metallic 
damped oscillation of a traditional bell sound...

>>> 2... What method to connect the phone to a computer. Infra - red any 
>>> good.
>
> Yes, but you would need to get an IR adapter for your laptop.
>
** I'll make enquiries here...

>>> 3... Where to get really free tones (not 'free' at $9.99 per month!)
>
> Plenty of places.

** More info please. Everything I've tried finishes up with the 'free' $x 
per month deal...

>>> No Google answers please!

**Thanks Rod... 
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