Sony Ericsson W580i mp3 as ringtones

I have a Sony Ericsson W580i and i would like to use the existing mp3 files on my SD card as ringtones...is this possible? and can someone point me in the right direction?

I had a Sony Ericsson W300i and it was a nice feature to use the music files I had as ringtones.

 

i use my mp3s as my ringtones on mw w580i. all you do is go into your file manager and go to your songs, highlight the song u want to use, then click more. then you click on use as, then select ringtone

 

i can get that far, but when it comes to the use as ringtone, or a contacts ringtone the item cannot be highlighted, and says it cannot use this file.

 

that doesnt make sense. what carrier are you with? and did u recieve the mp3 by bluetooth or did u use a data cable? sometimes if using bluetooth to recieve the mp3 it wont let it be used as a ringtone

 

Very good info about W580i - http://www.gsmpress.com/eng/mobile-phones-sony-ericsson-w580i.html

 

Don't know if you've figured this out already, but you can only use files no bigger than 599kb, at least on at&t.

 

I have the same PROBLEM, Even if i put a small mp3 file on the memory card it wont let me use it as a ringtone.

 

Make sure the file's no bigger than 599kb.

 

I had that problem with a K700 I had on Vodafone. Although I could listen to MP3s, I couldn't use them as ringtones. They said was for copyright reasons that I was not allowed. It could only play MP3s if they were DRM files.

Yet my next 2 phones, (K750 and W880) both on Vodasone, I could use MP3s as ringtones.

 

you need to flash/debrand your phone to use mp3 as ringtones..just google it and you will find many tutorials but i dont recommened it for begginers

 

i have a w580 on 02 pay as you go and was wondering if i debranded it would i stop getting my balance up after i send a text message?

 

i have the same problem.. but i didnt suffer frm any problem like this before..is there any software provided by the sony ericson ppl to get rid of this problem..