Entering ringtones into a Nokia Phone without a composer (eg 8210, 5120 etc).

How to enter a Ringtone into a Nokia cellphone without a composer.

Whilst most Nokia phones have a composer built in to allow you to add your own ringtones, certain models like the 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx and 8xxx series do not. This includes popular phones like the 6210 and 7210. The only way most people have of adding ringtones to these handsets is by using sms text messaging which can be expensive if you use the dial up services to purchase your ringtones.

There is however an alternative, you can actually send yourself a text message containing a ringtone on most networks and with most Nokia handsets, allowing you to add a new ringtone to your Nokia phone for just the cost of a text message (which are often free on many tariffs!). This allows you to change your Nokia tone on a regular basis without having to pay per tone.

If you want to know more, read on.. If your Nokia phone has a composer, please jump to our 'how to enter ringtones into a Nokia phone with a composer' page.

1. Create the 'Nokia Binary String' to send to your phone.

The first thing we need to do is create the text message you need to send to your phone. The message will be a series of letters and numbers and look like total garbage. It is actually a ringtone and if you enter it correctly will work for you!

Make sure you have version 3.8.8 or later of the Ringtone Converter, then select the Nokia phone and the 'Phones without composer' option. Choose a ringtone and then click convert. In demo mode only the first 12-15 notes will be converted, but it will shown you how things work.

When you have done this you should get a screen like this..

2. Prepare the text message...

Now, you need to send the ringtone to your phone. On the above screen you will see a highlighted piece of text starting //SCKL

You need to send this to your phone. If your network provider has a sms gateway, such as the one provided by Orange in the UK, you may want to try this first as it may work for you and save you time typing the message into your phone, but they may also add advertising to the message that makes it fail or limits the number of characters you can send, so give it a try first and if it doesnt work dont worry, just keep reading.

If you want (or have) to send the ringtone directly, just open your text message editor on your phone and type the text into that as a message. It always starts //SCKL1581 then there is a space character, then the rest of the ringtone text has no spaces or returns etc. All the text is uppercase.

When you have finished, simply send the message to your own number.

3. Wait for the message...

Now just wait for your message to come back. When it does, your phone should say you have a new ringtone and you can play it, and then save it.

That's it - although it sounds complicate its actually quite easy and now you can add anew ring tone to your Nokia phone as often as you like without worrying about paying for each and every tone!