AETHERPHON, global theremin family

I've never created a ringtone.  From what I can see from browsing the  
web, there is software that allows one to upload a .mp3 to the phone  
companies' server (i.e., ATT-Mobile, Cingular, Sprint PCS, etc) and  
the server in turn pushes the ringtone out to the phone.

Has anyone ever done this?  Any software recommendations?  Is there  
any open-source software to do this or does one have to pay for the  
service?

-- Kevin

Quoting Ann Cantelow <cantelow@...>:

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> Hi everybody.
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> It's been quiet here, lately.  Just thought I'd share some little
> ringtones I made with multi-track theremin.  They're just little 13-sec.
> or so mp3 files, at a little under 300 KB each.
>
> They can be browsed at my http://www.cantelow.com site, or for direct
> links to each:
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>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtjoe.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtlucille.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtrita.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtsam.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtsarah.mp3
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> I have no idea how they actually get into people's phones.  I suspect my
> own phone might be too low-tech to handle their size, wonder if I should
> have tried to make them smaller.  BTW, anyone has my permission to use
> these non-commercially.
>
> At any rate, I had fun thinking what would sound good to get one's
> attention to answer the phone.  Little bursts of sound that say, "Hey,
> someone wants to talk to you!"  I hope others will also do ringtones, I
> think theremins are a natural for it!
>
> Ann
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