Kim, I thought about this yesterday and some last night. I have an MP3 player on my phone and so, have a service. I tried to remember how I used to go about getting any other ringtones. I think you can access your phone's webservice through your phone can't you? You just go to the ringtones already on your phone and pick "download". But that's on Nokia's phones. Even the cheapest of phones I had (and I had some really horrible ones) had this feature. Maybe it can work for you? Hubby worked for TMobile many blue moons ago, I could ask him if you want.

From this week's Dear Abby: DEAR ABBY: My husband travels all over the state of Florida as a disc jockey. He provides musical entertainment at weddings, conventions, school dances and corporate events. I recently accompanied him to an evening wedding that was held at an upscale country club. No sooner had the ceremony begun when a young woman entered, crossed the center aisle and sat down. A moment later, her cell phone began to ring. Instead of turning off the phone, the woman took the call! She got up, walked in front of the videographer, and stood next to my husband and me behind our equipment while speaking loudly to the caller throughout the entire ceremony. Although countless guests turned around and glared at her, she never once stopped to consider that perhaps her phone conversation was disrupting the bride and groom as they recited their vows, or that her voice would be the only one picked up by the videographer's microphone. I felt so embarrassed I actually hid behind our equipment in order to avoid the murderous stares from the guests. Only after the ceremony was over did she finally end the call. To add insult to injury, her date arrived right before dinner wearing tennis shoes, shorts and a T-shirt with a nearly naked woman on the back. Our society seems to have lost touch with any inkling of decent conduct. -- STILL SHOCKED IN FLORIDA DEAR SHOCKED: How sad that a guest or someone in the wedding party was not assertive enough to escort the woman out of the room. However, since no one was willing to do so, whoever was officiating should have halted the ceremony and firmly instructed her to either end the call or complete it outside. P.S. It appears she and her date are made for each other.

Don't know what service you have. But T-Mobile offers parental controls (I think it is called family allowances) We are able to block our kids from downloading games and ringtones (which can add up!). We can also block their phone use at certain times...like after bedtime. We set their "Always allowed numbers" to be our numbers so they can call us even during blocked times...but no other numbers and we can always call them...but friends can not call in the middle of the night. We share minutes and can allow them only a certain amount of minutes per month with the family allowance controls. And we added on free mobile to mobile so it doesn't use minutes when me and dh call eachother or talk to any of the kids.

I got a new phone not too long ago, too. My choices for text message sounds were not very good either. :/ I chose 'Bamboo', I think it is called. It sounds - I guess - like two bumpy walls of bamboo being slid against each other. Sort of 'konk-konk-konk.....'. Or somewhat like a creaky door or a more pleasant voiced frog croaking. That was the best I could do, and I am not really pleased with it.