How to Record Ringtones on a Sidekick Slide

Unlike many other mobile phones, the Sidekick Slide phone provided by T-Mobile has very limited abilities for transferring music files from a computer. If there is a specific sound or song you want to use as the ring tone on your Sidekick Slide, but you don't want to order the tone directly from T-Mobile, you can instead record your own. The Sidekick Slide comes with a built-in recording feature that allows you to record any sound you want to set as an incoming ring tone sound.

Instructions

1. Power on your T-Mobile Sidekick Slide phone. Scroll down through the list of options in the main menu screen and choose the "Phone" option. Press the "Menu" key on the side of the phone to bring up a new menu.

2. Scroll down through the new menu that will appear and choose the "Settings" entry. Highlight the "General" option and click the circle button in between the start call and end call buttons on the side of the phone.

3. Navigate down through the list of options that will pop up and choose the "Incoming Call" button. Highlight the "Record New Ring Tone" option and click the circle button. Press the left shoulder button on the Sidekick Slide phone to begin recording whatever sound you want to use as the new ring tone.

4. Highlight the "Stop Recording" option and click the circle button to stop recording sounds. Highlight the "Playback" option and click the circle button to hear the recording and make sure it sounds how you want it to.

5. Click on the "Done" option and then type in the name you want for the new ring tone. Return to the "General" options and select "Incoming Call." Click on "Imported Ring Tones."

6. Highlight the name of the new ring tone you recorded and then click on it. Click on the "Done" option to set the recorded sound as your incoming ring tone noise.

Tips & Warnings

• The Sidekick Slide phone will only store 10 ring tones in the "Imported" folder. If you attempt to record an 11th ring tone, it will make you delete one of the old ones before letting you save the new one. If you want more than 10 recorded ring tones, you can move some of the old ones to any of the other ring tone folders that don't have size limits.

Resources

• T-Mobile Sidekick Slide Phone Website