How to enter a Ringtone into your Microsoft Smartphone 2002

The Microsoft Smartphone first appeared on the scene in late 2002 in the form of the Orange SPV (Sound Picture Video),  manufactured by the HTC corporation for Orange in the UK.

Unlike any other phone at the time,  the Smartphone is powered by a Microsoft engine,  and includes Intenet Explorer as standard.  It is larger than a lightweight phone,  yet much smaller than a PDA phone like the Treo,  slotting in between.

The phone comes with the latest gadgets such as a camera attachment for photo messaging,  and has an mp3 player and memory card built in so you can listen to your music when you are not making calls.

This is the first handset we have seen that actually worked for streaming video over GRPS.  The downside to all this gadgetry is battery life.  Unfortunately with GPRS turned on, and checking email every 15 minutes,  our battery struggled to last 24 hours.

Adding new ringtones to the Orange SPV

The Microsoft Smartphone supports ringtones written by the Ringtone Converter in midi format.

To add ringtones to the Smartphone, simply save the ringtones you like as midi files using the 'File' -> 'Save current ringtone to file' option,  then, open the ActiveSync application that comes with the phone, and select 'Explore' from the menu bar.

Enter the 'My Smartphone' folder, then the 'Windows' folder. Copy the midi files you created earlier into this folder.

Sync your phone, and the converted ringtones will then be available for use on your handset as ringtones.

By using the Ringtone Converter to create midi files, you save valuable memory resources as the files are much smaller that alternative wav files and are created within the specification limits for the handset.