This isn’t a message that Verizon and AT&T are broadcasting widely, but you don’t have to pay for ringtones. And if you’re like me, the ringtone market doesn’t serve you so well anyway because a lot of your favorite music is from indie artists who may not be popular enough for the companies that produce tones to mess with.

But if you have an audio file on your computer (and this includes any audio file you can find online and download) you can use a free Web service to  convert that file to a ringtone. Continue reading →