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MP3s on Korean Cell Phones

 
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mmace1



Joined: 08 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 2:33 am    Post subject: MP3s on Korean Cell Phones Reply with quote

I have a Cyon SC330 cell phone. I'm noticing it's not too easy to add MP3s to it.

I've read in a few threads that Korean (or maybe just Cyon?) cell phones don't take normal MP3s, & thus you HAVE to purchase legit music.

So, what's the story?
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d-rail



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: Gangnam

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 2:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i dont know the answer to your question but you might have better luck in the technology thread
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Ramen



Joined: 15 Apr 2008

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 3:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MP3 file doesn't work on your CYON phone. File you have to upload is DCF file.
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mmace1



Joined: 08 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 5:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh OK, & I see some DCF converters online, so that's good.

If you happen to know- where's the media player on a Cyon phone? When I put in a Transflash card, it didn't automatically make any folders for music. Nor do I know where the player itself is, outside of maybe melonplayer, but that just takes me to their website on the phone.
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tatu



Joined: 23 Jun 2006

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 5:54 am    Post subject: mp3 Reply with quote

Putting mp3s on our phone is not hard. I have a cyon too. You have to download the dosirak software. It converts your mp3s and puts it on your phone. It's similar to itunes for the ipod. The problem is that its only available in korean and you have to sign up for a password and id when you install the software.
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Temporary



Joined: 13 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 7:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

basically your off better geting a mp3 player because these shit brick phones are not good at anything but texting and calling people. They are gimped beyond belief.
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gajackson1



Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: Casa Chil, Sungai Besar, Sultanate of Brunei

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

beating a ded horse -

My old samsung MP3 phone was great - the SPH-M2500 model. simple software; dump your mp3s from your compy right onto & off of the phone. No muss, no fuss. The earbud headset even had a cd-remote style quick access, so you could keep the phone in your pocket or bag. The downside was there was no card-style expandable memory. So, to get 2 CDs worth of music meant low bitrates or compression software.

Sooooo, I eventually decided to retire it, and get a SPH-V4400. bought a SD card to go with it, and was looking forward to it.

Except, despite the English menus built into the phone, NONE of the anycall site software is English OS compatible. Essentially, I was informed, you need to have a Korean OS, download & install the Korean software, and be able to navigate it all in Korean. And for that phone, there is no remote available, either.

Oh - and forget your mp3s or other audio formats - they all have to be converted into Samsung's .sm3 formats. Kinda defeats the purpose of my sd card & 2.0 card reader/writer, no?

So, if you are considering a Samsung/Anycall platform phone, you might want to see about some of these things first. Don't know/can't say about other companies & platforms.

Regards,

G.
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JongnoGuru



Joined: 25 May 2004
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
tatu wrote:
Putting mp3s on our phone is not hard. I have a cyon too. You have to download the dosirak software. It converts your mp3s and puts it on your phone. It's similar to itunes for the ipod. The problem is that its only available in korean and you have to sign up for a password and id when you install the software.

gajackson1 wrote:
despite the English menus built into the phone, NONE of the anycall site software is English OS compatible. Essentially, I was informed, you need to have a Korean OS, download & install the Korean software, and be able to navigate it all in Korean.

Korea -- Hub of Korea. Yay.

Temporary wrote:
basically your off better geting a mp3 player because these shit brick phones are not good at anything but texting and calling people. They are gimped beyond belief.

Agreed. Mostly. They're also handy for on-the-fly puppy pics.

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mmace1



Joined: 08 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 1:40 am    Post subject: Re: mp3 Reply with quote

tatu wrote:
Putting mp3s on our phone is not hard. I have a cyon too. You have to download the dosirak software. It converts your mp3s and puts it on your phone. It's similar to itunes for the ipod. The problem is that its only available in korean and you have to sign up for a password and id when you install the software.


Thanks...I'm gonna get my Korean friend to help with this. I think for me (possibly because I have SK, going by the dosirak's website not having SK's logo), I need the Melon software- same story, have to create login online & download. Which I almost did, but am stuck on that's going on for one input field.

Ironically, though the phones generally were crappier physically, I could do a LOT more with my Samsung-Sprint phone in the US. Especially will all the hacked applications available & the free unlimited data.
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