[MEGAJAM]

Ok. I bought my 8330 a couple of days ago. I soon realized its volume on the ringer is less than expected. I have put it on high and done everything I can think of. I took back to Verizon and they said it sounds fine, nothing wrong with it. I have a buddy who has a BB curve through T Mobile and set mine up exactly as his and his is 3 times as loud. I have missed calls all day...any hope for this issue. I like to use a classic style ring tone...no music tones 4 me. Any help is appreciated!

[zerog46]

Have you tried any aftermarket ringtones, Mine seems pretty loud, at least louder than my 8830.

[MEGAJAM]

No not yet. I need to figur out how to do it. I just want a phone I can check email on and answer the phone. Not to much to ask, but my old razor was louder than the BB. I do like it, but if I cant hear it to answer it...ugghhhh...

[zerog46]

I would get a memory card to start, Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!, very cheap here.

And ringtones there are plenty here and free. CrackBerry.com – The #1 Site for BlackBerry Users & Abusers

With the memory card, you just email them to the BB and save them there. You can save them on the memory, but with them being free they can pile up pretty quick.

[MEGAJAM]

I just did download a ringtone from the sight and while it is cool, it is still pretty quite. Any way to boost it up!?!

[stankcrunk]

I have a Tmobile Curve and a VZW Curve, and it is true that the Tmobile curve ringer is much louder than VZW's. This is also true of the music playing as well. I do not know why this is so, but you can google mptrim to increase the volume of an mp3 ringtone.

[TylerBoneZJoneZ]

Try Myxer - Download Ringtones and More it is totally free... sign up and browse for you a ringtone when you pick the one you want go in and customize the ring tone from there there is an option to make it louder... hope this helps...

Originally Posted by MEGAJAM

Ok. I bought my 8330 a couple of days ago. I soon realized its volume on the ringer is less than expected. I have put it on high and done everything I can think of. I took back to Verizon and they said it sounds fine, nothing wrong with it. I have a buddy who has a BB curve through T Mobile and set mine up exactly as his and his is 3 times as loud. I have missed calls all day...any hope for this issue. I like to use a classic style ring tone...no music tones 4 me. Any help is appreciated!

[mundyb]

Just be glad you don't have the 8830... Terrible ringer volume! I use mp3's from Amazon, and have no problems with volume on my new Curve. Seidio makes an aftermarket cover that has a hole in front of the speaker, which makes it sound much better than having sound bounce off the cover and then out the little holes in the top of the device. It's also rubberized if you have any trouble holding on to it.

[rachamphetamine]

Originally Posted by TylerBoneZJoneZ

Try Myxer - Download Ringtones and More it is totally free... sign up and browse for you a ringtone when you pick the one you want go in and customize the ring tone from there there is an option to make it louder... hope this helps...

Wonderful site, definitely has loud ringtones and the option to change volume helps too

[MEGAJAM]

Originally Posted by mundyb

Just be glad you don't have the 8830... Terrible ringer volume! I use mp3's from Amazon, and have no problems with volume on my new Curve. Seidio makes an aftermarket cover that has a hole in front of the speaker, which makes it sound much better than having sound bounce off the cover and then out the little holes in the top of the device. It's also rubberized if you have any trouble holding on to it.

I looked and didn't see a case for an 8330? Is it a case that replaces the existing one or goes over the top off it?

Thanks for the help

[MEGAJAM]

I downloaded a ring tone and turned up the volume. Better...now it may even be distorted? Thanks again...

[TylerBoneZJoneZ]

Originally Posted by MEGAJAM

I downloaded a ring tone and turned up the volume. Better...now it may even be distorted? Thanks again...

If it sounds distorted then you might have gotten it a little too loud... If you go to Myxertones.com It only list a couple blackberries for Verizon so I just pick the Pearl even though Im using the Curve... same difference when it comes to this.

[demonte]

ok I went to the myxer site and downloaded some free ringtones and put them on my memory card, but it says unable to display file, do I need to change the file format or how did you guys get your ringtones to work? I have the 8330 by the way

[rachamphetamine]

Did you save them to your Media Card via Menu > Save or just set them to run from your downloaded link? The file format should be fine.

[demonte]

i saved them on my media card, saved both in my music folder and in my ringtone folder

[demonte]

it saved as a qcd file

[TylerBoneZJoneZ]

Originally Posted by demonte

it saved as a qcd file

Try editing your personal settings on the site, were you can go in and choose your brand of phone there is a setting in there as to what file format you wan't your ringtones to be in... choose MP3

[demonte]

Originally Posted by TylerBoneZJoneZ

Try editing your personal settings on the site, were you can go in and choose your brand of phone there is a setting in there as to what file format you wan't your ringtones to be in... choose MP3

I changed the settings to download to mp3 but it still sends me a qcd file :(

[johncarleton]

I use Audacity to edit mp3s that I then use as ringtones. Just make sure to set the output volume to 1.0 and it'll be nice and loud. At least on my 8330 it is. Good luck.