Mp3 on Nokia 3650/3660/6600

[Ni+Mh]

Hey was just wondering since the N-Gage has got an integrated Mp3 player, just wondering if there was such a third party software which could play mp3's off the MMC card off the Nokia 3650/3660/6600. I mean it would be nice to have a sofware which could also use the mp3 as a ringtone on these models. Any suggestion of such software available?

[jc_seremify]

not sure about the ringtone as i don't really know what this 'true tones' is which is available in 6600.. but as for 3650/3660 there is software to playback mp3s (and there has being for ages) but bear in mind you haveto use the nokia headset which is **** for listening to music... also the battery life is supposedy really bad when you have the mp3 on.. not sure though as i only had 16mb of memory to play with on my 3650; so i never bothered with mp3.

[DEViANT]

True Tones is wideband AMR, a Nokia format which you can expect to pay for - i.e. avoid it like the plague.

I think the best MP3 software is probably MP3Go (is that it's name?) or something similar, a quick search on the net will bring something up. But as expected it is pretty CPU intensive and will kill the batteries. I think you can use WAV ringtones on a 36xx phone, so why not just do that? You'll only need a handful of ringtones on there at a time anyway.

Also like the 6600, I think 36xx sound output is mono. N-Gage has the best implementation of MP3 (and it's stereo) in a phone to date, I believe.

[bentheslayer]

I use a WAV file for the ringtone on my 3650 (Did My Time by KoRn to be exact) which I converted from MP3 and it sounds really great!

[s02264849]

the so called True Tones sound terrible, wav sounds so much nicer

[kmht]

Playing MP3s on any s60 phones (inc. 3650) is pretty simple.

There are a variety of programs out there that do it, My favorite is Mp3Player 2.1 from Viking - but I am currently using Gravity Mp3 1.3 to play .mp3s on my 3650... I have a 256 MMC card so I stick about 2 albums on it before I go to the gym.

[rambo]

where i can get the mp3 player

[Valdo]

Well, I don't know much about these software stuffs. But I do know that you can 'upgrade' the s60 phones for just RM80 at any mobile phone shops.

[difenbaker]

yup, that's true...

if you want to use your mp3 into a ringtone - just convert it first into a wav file.

you can use a 3rd party software to do this... or you can use the pc suite.



cheers!

[darkwolf]

Originally posted by kmht
Playing MP3s on any s60 phones (inc. 3650) is pretty simple.

There are a variety of programs out there that do it, My favorite is Mp3Player 2.1 from Viking - but I am currently using Gravity Mp3 1.3 to play .mp3s on my 3650... I have a 256 MMC card so I stick about 2 albums on it before I go to the gym.

You have 256 available on the MMC card and you stick like 2 albums of cd's? wow isn't that toooo little for a big memory card?

And also doesn't the low and mono sound of the mp3 files disturb you? (Because I heard it's really a pain)

[DEViANT]

Originally posted by darkwolf
You have 256 available on the MMC card and you stick like 2 albums of cd's? wow isn't that toooo little for a big memory card?

And also doesn't the low and mono sound of the mp3 files disturb you? (Because I heard it's really a pain)

I really wouldn't bother with MP3 on an S60 other than the N-Gage for music. It's SO bad I actually got rid of my 6600 as a result - and I tried everything to make it sound good (dual earpiece headsets, different software, etc.). If you want music get a music phone, the S60 MP3 software is no more than an expensive gimmick.

[jc_seremify]

note, if you are using a phone to play mp3s, quality will be crap not because of software/mp3 but because of the output, so have no fear in reducing bitrate of your mp3s to 48kbps. also, i'm using ultramp3 on my 7610, as i don't really like using standard nokia gallery app.

jeff.
ps. can anyone explain to me what 'wideband' means in the context of what AMR or true tones are? i'm a bit.. lost~

[darkwolf]

@Deviant

I noticed you got a 6230, how do you like the phone, and how would you rate it?

[DEViANT]

Originally posted by darkwolf
@Deviant

I noticed you got a 6230, how do you like the phone, and how would you rate it?

Hi, yeah, it's great. Best phone I ever had.

* Nice manageable size
* Very good quality MP3 playback
* Plenty of functions
* Good screen
* Good loudspeaker (very loud, very low distortion)
* Bluetooth support
* Nice camera functions
* MMC slot (perhaps the smallest phone to support one).

I highly recommend you mod the pop-port connection on the HDS-3 though to be able to use your own headphones and get the best sound quality.

Until the 6260 comes out (essentially a 6230 running on Symbian with a clamshell form factor I much prefer), I'm keeping it.

[zyjing]

Hi guys i just bought a 3660 phone
and i dun know where can Download
MP3 software and i saw that got many version
can u guys give me the link for download!!!???

here i say thx 1st!!!