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How to Upload Video to YouTube from Your Cell Phone

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Cell phones and YouTube go hand in hand. Avid cell phone users can not only access all of the video content on this mega-site, they can upload video content shot with their cell phones and share the results with the YouTube community. As long as your cell phone supports video capture and is Web-enabled, you can submit as many video masterpieces as you'd like.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Computer with Internet connection
  • Multimedia messaging (MMS) enabled cell phone
  • YouTube account

    Set Up a YouTube Mobile Account

  1. Step 1

    Go to the YouTube home page (see the Resources section below).

  2. Step 2

    Log in to the system by clicking 'Log In.' To create a new account, select 'Sign Up.'

  3. Step 3

    Click the 'My Account' text link.

  4. Step 4

    Find the 'Account Settings' heading and click 'Mobile Upload Profiles.'

  5. Step 5

    Select the 'Create Mobile Profile' button and enter all of the required information.

  6. Step 6

    Click the 'Create Profile' button. Your account is now ready for uploading YouTube video content from your cell phone.

  7. Upload Videos from Your Cell Phone

  8. Step 1

    Shoot your video from your cell phone.

  9. Step 2

    Log on to the YouTube home page.

  10. Step 3

    Email the video from your cell phone to the address provided to you when you created your Mobile Account. The format should look like this: '1111111111@mms.youtube.com.'

  11. Step 4

    Access the video under 'My Videos.' You can edit the information about the video at any time.

Tips & Warnings
  • If you need any more help submitting your videos, visit the YouTube Help Center.
  • .
  • Remember not to share your YouTube password with anyone to help ensure that no one else accesses your account.
  • YouTube will not allow users to download videos directly to their cell phones, but you can upload any self-produced content.
  • Make sure your cell phone is MMS enabled, which means it can handle multimedia messaging. In addition, your calling plan needs to include Web support.
  • Copyright laws are strictly enforced by YouTube; so make sure you're following proper protocol by reading YouTube's Terms of Use.

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on 12/31/2008 do you do this on your cell phone or on your computer

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