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me and my hosting company cannot figure this out. i'm almost wondering is Sprint's gateway is blocking my site's IP address (maybe they think its spam, i dunno). Anyone know of a way to look into this more? the site is accessable via PC, but not via the phone. does anyone have friends with NON-sprint phones; maybe they can try reaching the site from thier phones too. that way i can see if its a phone thing in general or a sprint specific thing.
thanks in advance to anyone who can help
blackdragon79
03-18-2006, 12:21 PM
still dont work not even on a none sprint phone
donblay
03-18-2006, 12:30 PM
still dont work not even on a none sprint phone
ok, maybe thats a good thing. at least its not sprint blocking me. what carrier did you try it from? just to help me with troubleshooting
thanks
donblay
03-18-2006, 01:22 PM
hmmm, i've had a verizon user tell me they can access it....
Matt
03-18-2006, 01:31 PM
What are we trying to access? I can try from T-Mobile and Cingular.
donblay
03-18-2006, 01:43 PM
What are we trying to access? I can try from T-Mobile and Cingular.
http://www.dbringers.info/wap.php
on sprint phones at least it times out. never connects
Matt
03-18-2006, 02:04 PM
I'll try it out. :)
Matt
03-18-2006, 02:08 PM
Works fine on Cingular and T-Mobile mate. DBRingers Mobile
donblay
03-18-2006, 02:12 PM
hmmm, not so good then. it looks like sprint is filtering my site out now??
Matt
03-18-2006, 02:13 PM
How rude. I am looking at wallpapers now. :)
boowooh
03-18-2006, 02:19 PM
Still can't get in... its trying to load but nothing is happening.
donblay
03-18-2006, 02:35 PM
but i don't see why they would single out my site. there's tons of others out there. plus sprint isn't normally in the habit of filtering (requardless of what some other paranoid posts might suggest), so it still doesn't make much sense...... anyone got any ideas, suggestions???
SkylineGuy01
03-18-2006, 02:44 PM
I was able to get on the site with my A800 like a week ago, and now it says request timed out. This suxs
derrickdrew17
03-18-2006, 04:24 PM
why is im not able to access it from my pc but on my phone i can..???? it tells me Sorry, DBRingers is down temporarily. I hope to be back up soon.. on my pc but on my phone it works fine?
Well if you think about dude sprint is not making any money off there over price garbage ringtones as long as they know people are downloading from you and louie. On the other hand i think sprint got better things to do than filter out your site. Did you contact your server host to see whats wrong?
Matt
03-18-2006, 04:36 PM
It's clearly not the server if Verizon, T-Mobile, and Cingular can access it.
I got on the site from the pc just fine so i went to send a ringer to my phone via text message i went to the text with the url in it the text linking to the ringer so i clicked on it and it appeared to be working until that error message came up not letting me download the ringer. Well i guess sprint is hating on you. Ever thought moving the site with a different name you know try to hide it from sprint just in case they really are hating on you.
derrickdrew17
03-18-2006, 09:26 PM
its not that i cant access it from my phone its that i cant access the site from my pc unless I unless i go to its wap site.. its normal site is not working.??? :confused:
laursifer
03-18-2006, 10:08 PM
I can access it now. Anyone else?
tadlock2699
03-18-2006, 11:02 PM
I can access it from my Sprint Sanyo 8300. Not from PC yet.
chad80
03-19-2006, 01:30 AM
I can view from my 7400. I am new by the way. kind of. i have been watching the forums, but was never able sign up because of govt. computers. decided to find a different comp. to sign up on so i could join and post.
donjay56
03-19-2006, 07:58 AM
working on the a920 now too
donblay
03-19-2006, 09:41 AM
as most of you have all realized, it is indeed working now. long story short; it just turned out that the firewall on the server my site is hosted on added the Sprint's Gateway IP to its block list (probably because all sprint cell phone traffic comes from that Gateway's IP, it probably looked like a DOS issue to the firewall software). Anyhow, my host unblocked the IP range and now all is well.
tadlock2699
03-19-2006, 09:43 AM
as most of you have all realized, it is indeed working now. long story short; it just turned out that the firewall on the server my site is hosted on added the Sprint's Gateway IP to its block list (probably because all sprint cell phone traffic comes from that Gateway's IP, it probably looked like a DOS issue to the firewall software). Anyhow, my host unblocked the IP range and now all is well.
Maybe TOO excited? May signal something somewhere...? *puts on Tin Foil Hat* SHHHHHHHHHHHH. They'll hear us.
donblay
03-19-2006, 09:49 AM
just fyi, i am keeping the PC access limited (meaning you can get to it via the wap site) for now until i can impliment the memebership stuff.
derrickdrew17
03-19-2006, 09:53 AM
ok thanks i thought I was going crazy for a min there... : )
embryaf
03-23-2006, 06:56 AM
Donblay, I again have to commend you for your work on this ringer site. I haven't been on the site for probably a month, and just went on again today to see if it was up. I don't know how you do it, but you keep on top of all the new hot songs out there, helping me make my phone hella trendy. People are always wondering how the heck I already have a new song as my ringer.
And I have to say that my friend has Cingular and we cannot find a single site that offers the depth of ringers you do for free. So too bad for him and yay for us!
And btw, great search implimentation! Awesome addition to the site.
I to agree with you on that one you forgot to mention the hot screen savers on the site also. As for cingular people i have to say ahha you cant get good ringers:-p
I to agree with you on that one you forgot to mention the hot screen savers on the site also. As for cingular people i have to say ahha you cant get good ringers:-p
Oops, sorry. I dont use the screensavers myself, I modify artwork in Photoshop and upload. But if his screensavers are as good as the ringers thats an awesome resource.
donblay
03-23-2006, 11:11 AM
Awe, gee shucks, you guys are too kind, lol. Seriously though, thanks! :) It really makes it worth while when I hear praise like that.
I try to stay current, its hard to keep up to date; but its at least current enough to keep your phone pimped out and friends impressed...lol. I probably will do a batch today maybe.
I got so many ideas I want to do for the site, just hard to find time to keep up with it all. Like the search for instance. I wanted to do for months before I actually got around to doing it. But it works pretty smoothly and intuitively though . I got some more ideas and improvements in mind i hope to do soon.
Thanks again guys, I appreciate the good word!
:music:
donblay
03-23-2006, 03:31 PM
sure, after i read these awesome comments i was feeling really good about this site. then i get home just to find an email from some guy claiming that he got charged $22.46 from me. whatever! i won't let it get to me too much. but as I'm sure Luie will agree, its awesome fun to do these sites, but every now and then someone makes it a pain.
james2K
03-23-2006, 03:40 PM
he probably got charged from sprint because the idiot didn't have a vision plan. ppl like that is the downfall to such a popular site. me and all my friends love your site don...keep up the excellent work!!!
Dianna832
03-23-2006, 03:56 PM
hiii don! :wavey: I have to give you props on your site! Great job! I've been using your site for quite some time and I have notice that you haven't put up new latin ringtones up lately. Do you accept requests? hehe :rolleyes:
donblay
03-23-2006, 04:07 PM
he probably got charged from sprint because the idiot didn't have a vision plan. ppl like that is the downfall to such a popular site. me and all my friends love your site don...keep up the excellent work!!!
yeah, thats what i wrote him in my reply, that he probably doesn't have vision and sprint charged him. just annoying that some people are so quick to blame. no biggie though, i'm still in a good mood and having a good day, lol.
donblay
03-23-2006, 04:08 PM
hiii don! :wavey: I have to give you props on your site! Great job! I've been using your site for quite some time and I have notice that you haven't put up new latin ringtones up lately. Do you accept requests? hehe :rolleyes:
as a rule, no i don't accept requests; normally i recommend people to our good friend Luie here for that. but in this case i might just because i do want some more latin ringers but don't know anything current. can you name a few latin songs that would be popular now?
Dianna832
03-23-2006, 04:29 PM
yeah i sure can! And thanks for replying so soon! Here is my list.
Daddy Yankee- Rompe
Wisin y Yandel- Rakata
Wisin y Yandel- LLame Pa Verte
Rakim y Ken- Y tu no estas
Calle 13- Atrevete te te
Calle 13- Se vale to to
Alexis y Fido- Eso Eeh
Rbd- Salvame
Rbd- Nuestro Amor
Rbd- Rebelde
Aventura- Por un beso
Extreme- Te extraño
Cecy B. Latinalicious
Those are the ones i just got from the top of my head. Need any more, just ask ok. And thanks a lot don! Your my hero.. hehe :rolleyes: :p
donblay
03-23-2006, 05:33 PM
added some new stuff :clap:
fatboy
03-23-2006, 05:37 PM
did you do something different, I used to could on my ppc click preview ringer and download the .mp3 ringer did you rencode them all into m4a? its not letting me try to download them directly anymore
donblay
03-23-2006, 06:47 PM
did you do something different, I used to could on my ppc click preview ringer and download the .mp3 ringer did you rencode them all into m4a? its not letting me try to download them directly anymore
actually they always have been M4A's or QCP. I've never had MP3's on the site. but you are right that you can't right-click on them to save them to the PC. thats not my intent, and i'll probably fix it again later so you can save the files to the comptuer. its jsut lots of people were saying they couldn't preview the M4A's before, so i changed the link to automatcially open the files in Quicktime. the side effect of that is that they can't be downloaded. i'll probably make a download option over the weekend.
fatboy
03-23-2006, 07:32 PM
actually they always have been M4A's or QCP. I've never had MP3's on the site. but you are right that you can't right-click on them to save them to the PC. thats not my intent, and i'll probably fix it again later so you can save the files to the comptuer. its jsut lots of people were saying they couldn't preview the M4A's before, so i changed the link to automatcially open the files in Quicktime. the side effect of that is that they can't be downloaded. i'll probably make a download option over the weekend.
cool cause thats the only way I can grab on on the PPC :clap:
roadal
03-24-2006, 11:49 AM
I just wanted to say your site was awesome!!! :tu: Great job on the ringtones! Thanks again,,, and i will be visiting your site more often :music:
Dianna832
03-24-2006, 11:55 AM
added some new stuff :clap:
WoHOoo!!! Thanks db! :hee:
chad80
03-24-2006, 03:50 PM
hey db, I just wanted to let you know that your site rocks! :headbang2
I think your ringtones are better than sprints. You do a much better job. :tu: :clap:
I also checked out your pc site, and that was awesome too. :urock:
Just thought I would let you know.
donblay
03-24-2006, 08:10 PM
hey db, I just wanted to let you know that your site rocks! :headbang2
I think your ringtones are better than sprints. You do a much better job. :tu: :clap:
I also checked out your pc site, and that was awesome too. :urock:
Just thought I would let you know.
Thanks chad! :headbang2
much appreciated
Made some fixes today. fixed the most popular downloads for the week feature. it used to work until i broke it last week, but its good again. limited the number of screen savers shown on a page. gave the option to view uncensored image results on newest screen savers. and made the most popular screen saver feature for pictures, just waiting for more downloads so it useable before i show it.
actually they always have been M4A's or QCP. I've never had MP3's on the site. but you are right that you can't right-click on them to save them to the PC. thats not my intent, and i'll probably fix it again later so you can save the files to the comptuer. its jsut lots of people were saying they couldn't preview the M4A's before, so i changed the link to automatcially open the files in Quicktime. the side effect of that is that they can't be downloaded. i'll probably make a download option over the weekend.
cool cause thats the only way I can grab on on the PPC :clap:
there's now a link to download and save onto you pc.
i'm having problems downloading screensavers from my phone. keep getting a php error.
with all screen savers? i have found imagejpeg php errors, but only from the "most popular" image gallery. you can still download, but the preview shows errors. i'll fix it later today. that the error you're talking about.
with all screen savers? i have found imagejpeg php errors, but only from the "most popular" image gallery. you can still download, but the preview shows errors. i'll fix it later today. that the error you're talking about.
yes thats the prob
carlos2008555
03-27-2006, 02:14 PM
good job man if u want u can tell me what program u use 2 make acc files n i can help the page
Don, will you add more ringtones now since louies site is done?
yes, i do plan on adding more to my site as i always do. i tend to do a few a week, but i won't be stepping up production though. buisness as usual for me for now.
but in the near future there i will be changing the site to a free memebership site, because i need to limit my bandwidth use and limit my public exposer on the net (the very same reason louie decided to shut down)
Don I know you don't take request but if you could do a ringtone for a female group called the Cover Girls. They had a popular song in the 80's or early 90's called "show me."
laursifer
03-29-2006, 09:37 PM
Reminder: Don does not take requests. This thread does:
Quick question ... I had some ringers sent to my phone in the past (a month or two ago) without a problem. The other day I called Sprint because I was getting charged for text messages that I wasn't sending or receiving. They asked if I wanted to have them blocked and I said to do so. Last night I went to have a ringer sent to my Blade and got nothing. Tried several other songs and still nothing. My plan says I have Power Vision and I can easily connect to the internet. I even went and tried entering in the URL for the ringer and got an error 404 message that the page could not be found although I checked the URL to make sure it was right. Could this have anything to do with having my text messages blocked? Just curious.
By the way, the site is great and I've been putting my own ringtones together ... would like to put them up as well.
laursifer
03-30-2006, 08:54 AM
I don't think that should effect the issue. They basically have ALL text messages blocked for you, but that shouldn't stop you from being able to download them using the URL. I would suggest trying Rumkin:
http://rumkin.com/tools/sprint/index.php
You don't need to enter a phone number, so you can send the phone then go to http://rumkin.com/tools/sprint/jump.php on your phone (I have it bookmarked); Rumkin will give you a 6-digit jump code to enter, which will take you straight to your download. Give that a shot & see if it works.
Rickster1
03-30-2006, 09:12 AM
Sorry ... I'm not too sharp today. I'm at the screen to enter a Jump Code ... where do I find the jump code for the song I want to download?
laursifer
03-30-2006, 09:24 AM
When you upload the file using Rumkin, it gives you a jump code to grab that file.
as laursifer nicely pointed out earlier; I do not do requests.
jga5675
03-31-2006, 01:42 AM
Don...thanks again for the great site...the ringtones sound awesome on my a920! :tu:
laursifer
03-31-2006, 11:23 AM
Laurs is going to institute a nice, new rule because I'm sure Don's as aggrevated as I am with people not paying attention. Make a request and it will get deleted. I am going to edit Don's first post in this thread to reflect this as well so there are no excuses. There is a RINGTONE REQUEST thread smack at the top of this forum for making requests.
Matt
03-31-2006, 11:26 AM
and in case people are having a hard time finding the thread laursifer mentioned, it is located here http://sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88436
donblay
03-31-2006, 11:37 AM
"thank you" and "thank you" to both laursifer & PDXMatt
laursifer
03-31-2006, 12:00 PM
We love you, Don. How was that NIN show? ;)
donblay
03-31-2006, 09:26 PM
We love you, Don. How was that NIN show? ;)
Thanks Laurs! it was awesome!! I was't actually on the floor (i totally thouth i ordered general admition though), but pretty close still, so i could actually see this time. i'm hoping they come around again before this tour is over and I SO will be in the pit!!! How was your show the next day??
laursifer
04-01-2006, 12:16 AM
Thanks Laurs! it was awesome!! I was't actually on the floor (i totally thouth i ordered general admition though), but pretty close still, so i could actually see this time. i'm hoping they come around again before this tour is over and I SO will be in the pit!!! How was your show the next day??
It kind of sucked. I left early because of the %$#^! I'd taken with me. I stayed out of the front row this time and stood in the back so I could see the sequence on the curtain and the whole stage setup; you can't see that stuff from the front row, but you can of course see every muscle in Trent's body :p It was so beautiful, so I'm glad I decided to do that. Bought tickets this week to two shows this summer, and another show goes on sale next week that I'm going to. Hehehe.
I did get to see sound check, though, which was unbelievable. Trent was pretty talkative, and while they were playing Saul Williams and his DJ came and stood right next to me. I kind of did a double-take, and Saul reached out to shake my hand. Pretty cool. I am really impressed with that guy.
MizzSprintPCS
04-08-2006, 07:28 PM
I wanted to request a song to be added to the ringtones please. The song it by Ghostface from his album Fishscales. The song is Heart Street Directions. Can someone help me out please.........:clap:
Damn whats with all the tension? I notice every since louie shut down alot of people been pretty much on edge over it. I know people are entitled to there opinion but there is a way of saying it without showing disrespect. But don keep it real your site is cool and got nice tones and savers but you are a bit slow at updating it.
Damn whats with all the tension? I notice every since louie shut down alot of people been pretty much on edge over it. I know people are entitled to there opinion but there is a way of saying it without showing disrespect. But don keep it real your site is cool and got nice tones and savers but you are a bit slow at updating it.
ok, people tend to forget he's got a life he is living. it's not his job to put new content up as soon as it comes out, like it is sprint's or any other carrier for that matter.
I could not agree wit ya more. Im pretty sure its kinda stressfull just to maintain a site like that. Is there anyway we can help with the site?
donblay
04-09-2006, 07:44 PM
ok, people tend to forget he's got a life he is living. it's not his job to put new content up as soon as it comes out, like it is sprint's or any other carrier for that matter.
Thank you, and you are right! It boils down to that; I do have a life!! I don't have much free time, and I don't "owe" anyone any ringers, new or old!! I can't always keep up on who has some new hip-hop song out there that you just GOTTA have on your phone to impress your peeps! I don't need to do this for anyone! you would think people would be gratefull for anything they could get for free!! but no, some think that we all must bow to them. If you don't like my site, then don't use my site! its as simple as that! calling me names and insulting me doesn't motivate me, and only makes you look like an azz!! go pay sprint or any of those other sites and complain to them. i don't need this crap, i owe no one anything!
sorry, hookedonitunes, i didn't mean to make that sound like i was taking it out on you, i just really had to vent. i wanna thank you though for standing up for me. its that kind of respect and good attitude that made me wanna do something like this in the first place, thanks again
Hey don when you started your site how long did it take you to get things just right.
laursifer
04-10-2006, 10:06 AM
This is just a reminder that disrespect to any of our members WILL NOT be tolerated, especially to those who offer FREE services on their own time, their own dime and their own risk.
Why do sprint tease people with new sanyo phones and take them off the shelves in like two months. you know the 5600 9000
jamaalb
04-10-2006, 01:20 PM
don if you got time to talk about going to the pit :/ then you got time to make some new ringers at least 3 a week i mean is it really that difficult. you get new stuff about once or twice a month and its usually something lame or old. and dont warn me again laursifer . becuase i didn't cuss! im just expression my freedom of speech!
laursifer
04-10-2006, 01:23 PM
You're on thin ice, kid.
You want the ringtones so badly, make them yourself. I mean really, is it that difficult?
Yo smurf i have to agree with on that. People really need to cool it with all this mess.
diamond69
04-10-2006, 01:30 PM
So do we have answer to my question?
laursifer
04-10-2006, 01:36 PM
So do we have answer to my question?
Sorry, diamond. I don't think Don has anything for the 6700. Louie might still have some stuff, but his selection is limited now. You could always request things in the ringtone supply & demand thread, but note that Louie is stuck in the demands of personal issues now so it could take a few days.
diamond69
04-10-2006, 02:15 PM
What is Louie's site?
donblay
04-10-2006, 03:46 PM
Sorry, diamond. I don't think Don has anything for the 6700. Louie might still have some stuff, but his selection is limited now. You could always request things in the ringtone supply & demand thread, but note that Louie is stuck in the demands of personal issues now so it could take a few days.
are the download specifications different for the 6700? Does it not download in the normal Sprint GCD method? at this point i don't know anything about it, but if anyone knows any of the technical details i can look into it.
:Popcorn2:
laursifer
04-10-2006, 04:10 PM
are the download specifications different for the 6700? Does it not download in the normal Sprint GCD method? at this point i don't know anything about it, but if anyone knows any of the technical details i can look into it.
:Popcorn2:
I don't think it works the same because the 6700 uses an actual web browser, pretty much. The best I can tell you is to check out this thread:
Won't tell you much. Louie had a page for it but he took it down, but he could probably give you some info to get you started if you PM him or something.
You can't. It's impossible to make your own and use them. They run directly off of Sprint's network, not off your phone like a ringtone. So no freebies outta that one...
I Wish Yall Would Lay Off Of Don, He Doesnt Have To Do This For Us.
Hey Guys,
Don has helped alot of us out. Both my wife and I have been lucky enough to use his services in the past. He is a full time professional doing this on his own and not for the green, just for the sake of helping out. LAY THE HECK OFF HIM! Just like alot out there I make all my own now and after a little work and building of skills I have become pretty good at making anything. So take some time and learn a new skill. You might even impress yourself in doing so. DON Man, Thank You! Some of us do appreciate what you are doing!
This is an offer for you Don. if you get bogged down and want some help just forward some requests over and I'll help out in my spare time and send them over. I do mostly AAC/MP4 some Wav. As you have helped others, maybe let some help you. :music:
I really dont get most people you get something for free just be happy about it gee wiz. This is not burger king you cant always have it your way especially if its free.
tadlock2699
04-10-2006, 10:17 PM
**HOPS ON TOP OF SOAP BOX** I know..nobody pulled my chain. HOWEVER, I HAVE contributed donations to Don's site multiple times. I do undoubtely enjoy and appreciate his site, as many others do. I DO make my own ringtones when I don't have the convenience of downloading them off of Don's or Louie's old site. *Insert PROPS for both at this point*. Or **********. I DO NOT have the time to respond to requests. As stated before, we have a COMPLETELY SEPARATE THREAD for requests. Also, there are PLENTY of instructions available on MULTIPLE websites around the net for making YOUR OWN RINGTONES. The software required to make the ringtones, is none the less FREE (for the most part..depends on which way you decide to go with). I am one that DOES think Don needs to be stood up for, being that he's done A LOT to his site and the people of this forum, as well as others. He's provided many many people with FREE RINGTONES, FREE UPLOADER ACCESS, FREE SCREENSAVERS. Can't blame the man for NOT TAKING REQUESTS. He's got a life. Just like you and I. Don's a big boy, he can stand up for himself but when you see someone that does a wonderful thing for other people, without having any instructions to do so, you stand with them in the crowd and help fight their battles. IF you are going to complain, please refrain. Instead, take the time to educate yourself. If you need assistance, we are all here. Even people like myself that don't post very often can help. Ask for it in the threads. If you find that you can make ringtones yourself, maybe you can help contribute to Don's site and be one of the many that helps others around here. This forum is for the education of the uneducated. For the aid of others for the good of the forum. Alright....I think I'm done now. **HOPS OFF SOAP BOX AND TURNS RANT SIGN OFF**
Happy Posting Forum Friends,
Tadlock
unbreakableblue
04-11-2006, 09:35 AM
so much anger in this thread... :rolleyes: I'M STILL WITH YA DB! (as i'm sure the large majority of people on this site are) live your life and throw us a bone whenever you get a chance. We're all grown ups here (i hope i'm not assuming too much :hee: ), and we appreciate what you've been doing for us.. If I drank, I would make a toast to you (nevermind that its 10:30 in the morning) :lol:
CedricMordrin
04-11-2006, 09:50 AM
Ok.. I have a 6700. I've used ringers from dbringers on it since day 1.
Easy method:
1) go to site ( I use my desktop PC)
2) navigate to m4a ringers
3) find ringer you want
4) download file
5) copy to phone
6) set as ringtone.
Not hard. I haven't tried to do it on the phone itself yet, and when I went the site now requires username and password.. :-(
Oh well...guess I shouldn't be so lazy as to create my own.
diamond69
04-11-2006, 10:32 AM
What happened there?
nycgay23
04-11-2006, 10:36 AM
The site is not down, what do you mean?
CedricMordrin
04-11-2006, 10:38 AM
^^^
If you are talking to me, I know it's not down, but you have to request access...
laursifer
04-11-2006, 11:17 AM
I haven't tried to do it on the phone itself yet...
That's what we were talking about, from the phone itself. The code will have to be written differently for a 6700 to download straight from phone.
laursifer
04-11-2006, 11:18 AM
Don mentioned he would most likely turn the site into a membership site. It's still FREE, but you will have to be a member now. It's just a small precautionary measure to protect his cute lil' self. I'm gonna sign up right now :)
When don make the site members only will members be able to add content to the site such as tones and savers?
embryaf
04-11-2006, 12:01 PM
Just to add my 2 cents and in the spirit of flogging a dead horse.... Don does an awesome job on his site and I know I've personally saved tons of money getting ringers from him. Not to mention that I think he gets a lot of the latest stuff up very quickly - especially since its not his full time job.
Ive said it before and Ill say it again - great job and very appreciated! I for one will be sad if the day comes where he gets fed up and shuts things down because of the heat ppl think they can throw.
Let them make their own site if they think they can do better.
donblay
04-11-2006, 12:23 PM
Ok, this thread has been crazy lately and there’s been quite a bit of buzz about recent things with my site. So I hope to wrap it all up here.
The most noticable thing: YES DBRingers is now a private club. What’s this mean? Well now to access the site from now on you will need a user name an password. Now before people start jumping the gun saying I’ve sold out and what not (sad that I actually have to defend myself for something I do as a hobby) the site is still absolutely FREE to members. That’s why I like to refer to it as a private club rather than a membership site; you don’t pay for membership, but you must be accepted into the club. So how does one get a membership? You apply with the online form; fill it out and I will review your application when I can and approve or deny you. Only if you are approved will you receive a confirmation email, if denied then no email. How is it decided who gets approved and who doesn’t? I decide that when I review your application; it is up to me who I allow. Though some have grown to think of my site as a public service and take it for granted they can get free ringers and such; it still is very much MY site. Why is it now a private club?? Many reasons. One being the same reason Louie shut down his site; limit public exposure. I have to protect myself on this; and I’ll leave it at that. The other reason is that this site was initially a proof of concept and was meant to be just for friends. Meaning that once I learned how to make ringers I wanted to share them with my friends (meaning people I actually know in person). So I wanted to see if I could actually make them downloadable to my friends from my personal web site. Once I tough myself PHP and such and started creating the site it seemed cool to share it out to other people too; mainly SprintUsers.com members. Well the site too off more than I ever could have imagined and now has become huge. So huge that I really have trouble keeping the site going. I now currently pay out of my pocket for hosting for this site. But I am always going over bandwidth; and more recent issue of using up too much of the server’s recourses. Even though I pay for server hosting it’s a shared server; meaning that other customers of my hosting company have their web sites on it too. And my site is so busy that it starts taking away processing power from those other customer. Obviously they cannot allow for that. I cannot afford a dedicated server; the fees are way too much. So instead of loosing everything I’m taking the site back to roots; a site for me and friends. Granted it’s more than just my close personal friends now, but still people that I approve of. Sorry, but this is the way it has to be.
When don make the site members only will members be able to add content to the site such as tones and savers?
I do have, and will keep the public uploads gallery for images. At some point i will have a public uploads gallery for ringers as well (but i have no estimated time for that). Like the images is now, it will be a seperate gallery just for public uploads; and not mixed in with the rest of my content.
donblay
04-11-2006, 12:25 PM
Just to add my 2 cents and in the spirit of flogging a dead horse.... Don does an awesome job on his site and I know I've personally saved tons of money getting ringers from him. Not to mention that I think he gets a lot of the latest stuff up very quickly - especially since its not his full time job.
Ive said it before and Ill say it again - great job and very appreciated! I for one will be sad if the day comes where he gets fed up and shuts things down because of the heat ppl think they can throw.
Let them make their own site if they think they can do better.
Thank you very much Embryaf
Oh ok. just wondering cause so many people been on your back for nothing talking **** about something they get for free. So in order to take some of the heat off you im willing to pitch in by adding stuff to your site in my spare time no charge of course:-)lol. So anytime you need that extra help just let me know how to do it im a fast learner. Oh yeah will the wap site still have the same access or will that require password as well.
Oh ok. just wondering cause so many people been on your back for nothing talking **** about something they get for free. So in order to take some of the heat off you im willing to pitch in by adding stuff to your site in my spare time no charge of course:-)lol. So anytime you need that extra help just let me know how to do it im a fast learner. Oh yeah will the wap site still have the same access or will that require password as well.
Thank you Blackdragon, i may take you up on the offer sometime.
The wap site will have the same username & password restriction as the PC version. At this moment the wap site is still open to the public, but probably just until i get home; i didn't have time to code it last night.
Also FYI for those who i have approved already; the site will probably be inaccessable for a few days while i move stuff around. I'm splitting the site over 2 servers (yeah, I just got billed another $95 for the year...donations......hint hint;) ) to help alliviate the burden on my host's servers.
donblay
04-11-2006, 12:53 PM
**HOPS ON TOP OF SOAP BOX** I know..nobody pulled my chain. HOWEVER, I HAVE contributed donations to Don's site multiple times. I do undoubtely enjoy and appreciate his site, as many others do. I DO make my own ringtones when I don't have the convenience of downloading them off of Don's or Louie's old site. *Insert PROPS for both at this point*. Or **********. I DO NOT have the time to respond to requests. As stated before, we have a COMPLETELY SEPARATE THREAD for requests. Also, there are PLENTY of instructions available on MULTIPLE websites around the net for making YOUR OWN RINGTONES. The software required to make the ringtones, is none the less FREE (for the most part..depends on which way you decide to go with). I am one that DOES think Don needs to be stood up for, being that he's done A LOT to his site and the people of this forum, as well as others. He's provided many many people with FREE RINGTONES, FREE UPLOADER ACCESS, FREE SCREENSAVERS. Can't blame the man for NOT TAKING REQUESTS. He's got a life. Just like you and I. Don's a big boy, he can stand up for himself but when you see someone that does a wonderful thing for other people, without having any instructions to do so, you stand with them in the crowd and help fight their battles. IF you are going to complain, please refrain. Instead, take the time to educate yourself. If you need assistance, we are all here. Even people like myself that don't post very often can help. Ask for it in the threads. If you find that you can make ringtones yourself, maybe you can help contribute to Don's site and be one of the many that helps others around here. This forum is for the education of the uneducated. For the aid of others for the good of the forum. Alright....I think I'm done now. **HOPS OFF SOAP BOX AND TURNS RANT SIGN OFF**
Happy Posting Forum Friends,
Tadlock
Well said Tadlock, and thanks. I wanna also take this chance to say thank you to everyone else who's been supportive (blackdragon79, dubs29, PaPPaSmuRf777, unbreakableblue, and of course my dear girl laursifer) and all many the others who i know do truelly appreciate the site and have been very supportive; thanks
nycgay23
04-11-2006, 12:54 PM
How slow can I be? Reading back over the thread, donblay, you are dbringers! Lol - what's up with me? I never put two and two together!
Thank you so much for all the awesome screensavers of all those hotties! :)
I've personalized a few too!
Everyone should be thanking you for what you do, and it's as simple as that! ;)
How slow can I be? Reading back over the thread, donblay, you are dbringers! Lol - what's up with me? I never put two and two together!
Thank you so much for all the awesome screensavers of all those hotties! :)
I've personalized a few too!
Everyone should be thanking you for what you do, and it's as simple as that! ;)
LOL....too fun :haha: Yup, thats what the DB stands for.
Make sure you register for the site, i'll be looking for you to approve. I know how hard it is to find our kind of screen savers out there, lol
nycgay23
04-11-2006, 01:11 PM
*blush* nycgay23 is crushing right now. :p
oops, did really I type that?
Matt
04-11-2006, 01:30 PM
hehehe "our kind".
laursifer
04-11-2006, 03:11 PM
As an honorary gay (I should change my title to that, actually), I would like to thank you for our kind of screen savers as well.
CedricMordrin
04-11-2006, 05:14 PM
That's what we were talking about, from the phone itself. The code will have to be written differently for a 6700 to download straight from phone.
Pocket IE should allow you to download the files like regular IE. Pocket Opera to...
donblay
04-11-2006, 05:16 PM
As an honorary gay (I should change my title to that, actually), I would like to thank you for our kind of screen savers as well.
you can download all those screen savers now baby, just aproved you :tu:
CedricMordrin
04-11-2006, 05:19 PM
Guess I could apply to see if I get in. Have been using the site since it came up, but I don't constantly download ringers, I find what I like (DBRingers seems to have the best) and use them.
I'd be happy to use my 6700 for testing if you'd like.
donblay
04-11-2006, 05:36 PM
Guess I could apply to see if I get in. Have been using the site since it came up, but I don't constantly download ringers, I find what I like (DBRingers seems to have the best) and use them.
I'd be happy to use my 6700 for testing if you'd like.
Let me know who you are when you apply so i can make sure i approve you and we'll try it out
donblay
04-11-2006, 05:40 PM
OK, i'm trying to get throught like a million application requests...god this is crazy...lol. Anyhow, I like to suggest a new docturine for DBRingers. Anyone see the movie Fight Club??? Well remember Rules #1 and #2 of Fight Club.....I think maybe we should addopt that policy soon ;-)
This site is just way too busy.....
CedricMordrin
04-11-2006, 06:23 PM
talk about what?
chaotik
04-11-2006, 06:25 PM
Let me know who you are when you apply so i can make sure i approve you and we'll try it out
Hey, I just applied. But, for some reason, I can still access your site on my phone
Yay4Juggs
04-11-2006, 09:02 PM
OK, i'm trying to get throught like a million application requests...god this is crazy...lol. Anyhow, I like to suggest a new docturine for DBRingers. Anyone see the movie Fight Club??? Well remember Rules #1 and #2 of Fight Club.....I think maybe we should addopt that policy soon ;-)
This site is just way too busy.....
fight club?...there was no fight club!!!
Yay4Juggs
04-11-2006, 09:03 PM
^^^^hey that was my 500th post!!!^^^^
tadlock2699
04-11-2006, 09:22 PM
Well said Tadlock, and thanks. I wanna also take this chance to say thank you to everyone else who's been supportive (blackdragon79, dubs29, PaPPaSmuRf777, unbreakableblue, and of course my dear girl laursifer) and all many the others who i know do truelly appreciate the site and have been very supportive; thanks
*Throws on Tin Foil Hat and bows to the ringtone gods and goddesses* :). You're welcome. This is gonna come out corny, but, THANK YOU Don. THANK YOU hahaha.
tadlock2699
04-11-2006, 09:23 PM
Thank you Blackdragon, i may take you up on the offer sometime.
The wap site will have the same username & password restriction as the PC version. At this moment the wap site is still open to the public, but probably just until i get home; i didn't have time to code it last night.
Also FYI for those who i have approved already; the site will probably be inaccessable for a few days while i move stuff around. I'm splitting the site over 2 servers (yeah, I just got billed another $95 for the year...donations......hint hint;) ) to help alliviate the burden on my host's servers.
Be on the lookout for another donation. I'll send it over shortly. :headbang2
Perfectance
04-11-2006, 11:08 PM
LOL....too fun :haha: Yup, thats what the DB stands for.
Make sure you register for the site, i'll be looking for you to approve. I know how hard it is to find our kind of screen savers out there, lol
Haha, I used the screensavers on your site as a good reason for two of my friends to come over and join Sprint. They could never find anything of that nature over at Cingular. They were really impressed.
And I think you should be more outgoing with the info on how you prefer to accept donations. I don't think it's too greedy of you to accept bribes for membership. ;)
Perfectance
04-11-2006, 11:12 PM
Just to add my 2 cents and in the spirit of flogging a dead horse.... Don does an awesome job on his site and I know I've personally saved tons of money getting ringers from him. Not to mention that I think he gets a lot of the latest stuff up very quickly - especially since its not his full time job.
Ive said it before and Ill say it again - great job and very appreciated! I for one will be sad if the day comes where he gets fed up and shuts things down because of the heat ppl think they can throw.
Let them make their own site if they think they can do better.
Lol You A Funny Dude Don I Have No Problem Sliding A Few Bucks Towards The Site. I Already Put In My App. So If You See An App From Someone Call Coolbreeze Thats Me.
MavLink
04-12-2006, 02:14 AM
Awesome site DB. Understand why you have to protect it. Anyways, just registered. Me hopes me worthy! Keep up the awesome work man! And thank you.
Awesome site DB. Understand why you have to protect it. Anyways, just registered. Me hopes me worthy! Keep up the awesome work man! And thank you.
Don, I applied for membership for your site but forgot to mention my sprint users username. Your site is the best on the sprint network by far i hope to keep using it. popbottle98
embryaf
04-12-2006, 05:49 AM
:good: :urock: :clap:
Thank you, thank you.
I think Im just saying what everyone else who appreciates Don thinks.
Don<-- :kingofhil
donblay
04-12-2006, 06:58 AM
Be on the lookout for another donation. I'll send it over shortly. :headbang2
thank you sir, its much appreciated :tu:
SingSongBird
04-12-2006, 08:43 AM
I knew it was coming yet I was still taken by surprise. :bang:NOW LET ME IN DAMN IT! :LOL:
laursifer
04-12-2006, 10:06 AM
I don't think it's too greedy of you to accept bribes for membership. ;)
As an honorary gay, I got some bribes for Don ;) ;) Too bad he's taken.
Don, question... Let's say someone wanted to donate content to you. I know there are people who would be willing to donate ringtones, and I would be more than willing to donate wallpapers. How would you prefer we go about doing that?
Since Louie is struggling right now with personal things, I believe, and is unable to spend as much time here... I was thinking of dumping even more onto my plate and fulfilling some ringtone requests. If that happens (meaning, if I don't plunge into a bottomless pit of endless work weeks again) I could send those your way as well.
DtownSprintel
04-12-2006, 02:13 PM
Like I said Don , I am willing to donate some money to you ..
email me back .. aznvi3tboyduy@msn.com
Matt
04-12-2006, 02:54 PM
As an honorary gay, I got some bribes for Don ;) ;) Too bad he's taken.
Don't bribe him with me as you did that other stud on here. :)
tkassner
04-12-2006, 03:43 PM
I know it's been said before, but I'll say it again. Don is perfectly within his rights to make his site private, and I for one really appreciate what he's done for the sprint user community. His content is great, and is always freshly updated.
I've submitted my app, and can only hope to be approved. :fingers:
donblay
04-12-2006, 03:49 PM
I wanna thank everyone for there offers to donate. it is greatly needed with some of the changes going on with the site (the dual server thing..ugh).
I will put up the paypal link on the login page, that way non-members or those not approved yet can donate if they'd like too. just a note though, a donation is just that, a donation. it is not payment for membership nor does it guarantee approval of your membership. i need to make that clear, this is NOT a pay site.
As for donations of screen savers and ringers, I’m also very grateful for that. Just be warned I’m very picky about the quality of the things I post, so if you send me something don’t take it personal if I don’t use it (though I know laursifer always does awesome graphics).I’m not sure the best way to get this stuff sent to me, I guess plain old email would work best. I will probably create an email account just for this and post it very soon.
Thanks all
Felecity
04-12-2006, 05:47 PM
You rock, Don! lol
freebird
04-12-2006, 06:05 PM
thx for the site don! i just sent my membership info and i hope i get approved!!! thx again!
Don, I applied for membership for your site but forgot to mention my sprint users username. Your site is the best on the sprint network by far i hope to keep using it. popbottle98
Don, I also applied to your site yesterday. I have had your site bookmarked ever since my husband sent me the link. My husband popbottle98 loves your site and checks it daily. We love to text message each other with your new updates. I hope that I will be able to continue use your site as bookmark on my phone. tgrady.
How long will the whole approval process take. I need another homer screen saver. LOL:-)
well the approval process could take a while (litterally over 2,000 requests just today). but i think i approved you already. but screen savers will take a few days before they are back up anyhow.
freebird
04-12-2006, 09:49 PM
thx don
Sental
04-12-2006, 11:02 PM
well the approval process could take a while (litterally over 2,000 requests just today). but i think i approved you already. but screen savers will take a few days before they are back up anyhow.
I applied too, earlier today. Think it will be within a few days, not rushing or anything, just wondering.
Thanks dude i just check it im on. 2000request wow thats alot for one day.
embryaf
04-13-2006, 06:43 AM
Just a reminder of how valuable Don's site is.... for those who had any question at all. :)
Ringtones are big business for the music industry (http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/12/commentary/mediabiz/index.htm)
asf4588
04-13-2006, 09:30 AM
:kingofhil
Don You are doing a execellent job. I know your site since long Time. I have some ringers from You and some screen savers.
GOOD JOB!!! Keep dooing it .
calvin d
04-13-2006, 10:40 AM
That's crazy money. I'm in the wrong business.
Ronkh
04-13-2006, 11:04 AM
2k/a day
guess i'll get confirmned in a month
the large amount of people wanting in is a tribute to a great site
how many are from su v. other venues?
redguy
04-13-2006, 11:17 AM
I also registered and waiting approval..
Thanks Don...
pinbot61
04-13-2006, 02:09 PM
Hey donblay, thanks for the site. sorry to see it had to move to membership. applied the other day vo4 is part of my email. hope to get approved soon. looking forward to checking out the improvments you have made.
-Steve
CedricMordrin
04-13-2006, 03:02 PM
Let me know who you are when you apply so i can make sure i approve you and we'll try it out
Well, when you sort through the masses, I'll test the 6700 functions.
jga5675
04-13-2006, 03:30 PM
thanks Don. I just put in my app today. Keep up the good work bro.
JSqualo84
04-13-2006, 04:05 PM
Hey whats up man, I just applied the other day by phone, hope it went through all right... The name i was using is the same JSqualo84... But hey, if you need a hand with anything just shout a holla, hope to be seein the site again soon.. If you need more ringers i can try to help you out.. later
derrickdrew17
04-13-2006, 04:45 PM
don can you appove me please. Ill donate to you to support the site. please approve me.. my username is derrickdrew and email is derrickdrew17@hotmail.com
donblay
04-13-2006, 05:17 PM
this is crazy.......
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3/donblay/requestbox.jpg
It's crazy that he has over 2800 requests for membership. I know that I'm one of the many hoping to get approved. Doesn't look likely as I don't know how someone could go through all of the apps in their spare time. Good luck Don. At least you know your site is awesome with that kind of response.
bigaL4u2c
04-13-2006, 07:59 PM
I applied also. Keep up the Good Work.
AL in CAL
JSqualo84
04-13-2006, 08:42 PM
Don, what can i say, you're a god amoungst the users. Hey man take your time, all good things take time...later
Hey, Don, I applied a couple of days ago. I wish I could help with the mass of applications. Anyhow. The username is the same as here.
laursifer
04-14-2006, 11:28 AM
Oh poor Don... if there's ANY way I can help, you just let me know!!!
trey3670
04-14-2006, 11:44 AM
wow I aplied to,gonna miss it if this doesnt work out,the first thing im gonna do upon aproval is donate,you put alota work into this thing
boowooh
04-14-2006, 04:49 PM
I hate to be a bug but if someone can just tell me what the email address don uses to email the approval so that I can check my spam folder. I normally just delete my emails in the spam folder. Thanks so much.
hookedonitunes
04-14-2006, 06:03 PM
noreplay AT dbringers DOT info
bmxfro
04-14-2006, 10:57 PM
I signed up for it a few days ago also... I hope I get accepted, i wouldnt know what to do without dbringers. DB supplied me with "yey I got mail!"
I will def. donate some if I end up getting accepted. All the other ringer sites suck, execpt the late great louies.
When do you think the screen savers will be back up?
brianlisexy
04-15-2006, 09:32 AM
i believe the amount of requests for as many times the site was down for soo many people on it. but i applied also as brian12281 and was greatly dissappointed to see that many requests but not a prob i will wait patiently. just wanted to say i appreciate the downloads in the past DB!
jayonblade
04-15-2006, 02:06 PM
looks like theres a bunch of suck ups. hahah or they are really honest and nice guys. well im pretty depressed that DBringers is all on approval now.
Redbeard
04-15-2006, 09:44 PM
...Just when you think you're one of only a few people who know about a secret as great as the DB site, you hear that there are over 2700 people waiting to be "approved" for membership. Guess the "best kept secret" is no secret after all !!!!
Just out of curiosity, and mostly because in my busy schedule, I don't have nearly as much time to devote to my hobbies as I'd like to (I'm now a new grandpa), but I'm a little interested to know what drove Don to go to a membership based system? Granted I think that's a wonderful idea as it allows a little more control over things... but were there some negatives that fed into the decision? (In other words, are there any people who need to meet some uh friends? heheheh) nah just kidding of course, I know it's all in fun. You do a superb job of keeping it all together, I just wish I had the gumption that you do... As I recall, this takes a considerable amount of your time as well... Thank you (and I'm sure I speak for us all..) for DBRingers... It's a wonderful site.
Also, if I may inquire - Are there any specific criteria that would prohibit or keep someone from being "approved?" or is it just a census type issue to keep track of the visitors and such..? Are there any plans to go to a pay site in the future?
Again, keep up the great work !!!
-Redbeard
bmxfro
04-15-2006, 11:22 PM
Well, back quite a few pages, DonBlay explained that he originally started the site for HIS friends and family. When word spread about his site, people started to use/abuse his bandwith, which in turn defeated the purpose the site was originally intended for. Also, he is paying most, if not all of the server costs out of pocket. Since he saw that people were taking advantage of his site, without a simple thank you, and also accussing him of selling peoples information, he decided to make it more exclusive...so he doesn't have to deal with morons.
p.s.
Thanks for the approval DB, direct me on how to help you out with costs!
-Fro :)
domnasian
04-16-2006, 01:34 AM
I applied as well .. it sucks that ppl gotta blame you for the spam crap .. I was gettin the spam as well .. but I knew it wasn't from you.
donblay
04-16-2006, 10:51 AM
yeah, as bmxfro mentioned, the site was doing too much traffice (both bandwidth and server use) and it would cost me way to much for a dedicated server. i already spend way to much money on this site and can't really afford any more. also like he said, people accusing me of all kinds of things, spaming, sending daily horoscopes, and lately lots of people blaming me for charges on thier bills (when in reality they just didn't have Vison on thier plans and got charge by sprint for internet use, but of course thats my falt). so basically its to limit use, limit my internet exposer, and hopfully limit my headaches
as far as what gets you accepted. its totally up to me. there's several things i look for in an application to see if i think the person should be allowe, but if i stated what they were i know tons of people would send in their applications with just what i wanted to hear so they could get in.
...Just when you think you're one of only a few people who know about a secret as great as the DB site, you hear that there are over 2700 people waiting to be "approved" for membership. Guess the "best kept secret" is no secret after all !!!!
Just out of curiosity, and mostly because in my busy schedule, I don't have nearly as much time to devote to my hobbies as I'd like to (I'm now a new grandpa), but I'm a little interested to know what drove Don to go to a membership based system? Granted I think that's a wonderful idea as it allows a little more control over things... but were there some negatives that fed into the decision? (In other words, are there any people who need to meet some uh friends? heheheh) nah just kidding of course, I know it's all in fun. You do a superb job of keeping it all together, I just wish I had the gumption that you do... As I recall, this takes a considerable amount of your time as well... Thank you (and I'm sure I speak for us all..) for DBRingers... It's a wonderful site.
Also, if I may inquire - Are there any specific criteria that would prohibit or keep someone from being "approved?" or is it just a census type issue to keep track of the visitors and such..? Are there any plans to go to a pay site in the future?
Again, keep up the great work !!!
-Redbeard
donblay
04-16-2006, 10:51 AM
Well, back quite a few pages, DonBlay explained that he originally started the site for HIS friends and family. When word spread about his site, people started to use/abuse his bandwith, which in turn defeated the purpose the site was originally intended for. Also, he is paying most, if not all of the server costs out of pocket. Since he saw that people were taking advantage of his site, without a simple thank you, and also accussing him of selling peoples information, he decided to make it more exclusive...so he doesn't have to deal with morons.
p.s.
Thanks for the approval DB, direct me on how to help you out with costs!
-Fro :)
Thank you Fro. Probably the easiest way would be the PayPal link on my site :)
Yay4Juggs
04-16-2006, 11:03 AM
ok can i just say that i was around when don first started this thing and i was a contributer to his cause back then(i provided many ringtones he provided an avenue to support them) and since then its taken off like a fat broad in a twinkie eating race...don you really are a mans man and i wish you the greatest luck and you will always have my support!!!
jokstr77
04-16-2006, 01:38 PM
well i must say i have never received spam - and this is the only site i download from outside of sprint itself. so it is like the idiot blaming his ISP for the worm/trojan he downloaded himself but won't admit to! By the way great site, great alternative to the boring search options on the sprint site!
Redbeard
04-16-2006, 05:48 PM
Point taken DB.. and I can see where you'r coming from.
Might I make a suggestion tho' - There may (probably are) a few users like me, who don't really care to soak up bandwidth, and just want a cool decent place to go to stock up their phones with ringtones and backgrounds. For the few users who might fall into this category, would you possibly be considering a part time thing or otherwise limit the access without eliminating it completely?
Better yet, I think you should contact someone at Sprint, and have them sponsor you.
Yea - That's a great idea !!!! I think ALL the users on here would back you on that request.. You are a definite provider to the SPRINT community.
Thanks, and keep up the great work!!!
-Redbeard
hadashi
04-16-2006, 08:08 PM
Just wanted to tell db thanks for letting me have an account on his site. Hopefully the accounts will keep the nay sayers away.
jahillia
04-17-2006, 12:34 PM
I can't say that I blame Don for going private too...its like it's been stated so many times on the forum that he provided a truly awesome service (and costly for him) for users on this forum...its a shame that you've been blamed for some of the things you have been blamed for (I would think those are the users that didn't know anything about your site was really for)
Even if not approved, those who have used his site in the past should be most gracious for the service he provided....
Hat's off to you, Don!!
domnasian
04-17-2006, 01:49 PM
^^ I agree with that as well .. : :)
newone757
04-17-2006, 01:53 PM
hey don, if you want i can send you my wap link for my funformobile site. I have alot of rap/r n b ringers you can use for your site if you want. Im not even asking for access to your site as i prefer to make my own tones.
here are some examples of the types of ringers i make
[ Mod Edit: Links had to be removed due to forum guidelines. ]
enjoy amd let me know if i can help
donblay
04-17-2006, 01:57 PM
hey don, if you want i can send you my wap link for my funformobile site. I have alot of rap/r n b ringers you can use for your site if you want. Im not even asking for access to your site as i prefer to make my own tones.
here are some examples of the types of ringers i make:
[ Mod Edit: Links had to be removed due to forum guidelines. ]
enjoy amd let me know if i can help
cool, thank you. i admit i'm not into rap much, so its hard for me to make rap ringers. if i could use yours that would be handy. thanks
ThaGeneral
04-17-2006, 02:05 PM
don i registered as grand hustl3 on ur site...
and ima donate to help you
foodswami
04-17-2006, 03:31 PM
thanks for the free ringers while it lasted, late.
asf4588
04-18-2006, 12:23 PM
I know that the Qts of ID's request on Don's Web Site is incredible !!!! more than 2000 by day.... AWWWW !!!! I request mine a week ago. mhmmm. and nothing. But, anyway... I hope someday He will see mines.
:urock: :wow:
domnasian
04-18-2006, 11:56 PM
i put my request in a few days ago
toosexyforyou
04-19-2006, 12:24 AM
still waiting to get accepted...
sever
04-19-2006, 01:19 AM
New to this mess. Can anyone help me? Just got a samsung a920 and am having some issues. Thank you.
Matt
04-19-2006, 01:21 AM
umm what kind of issues?
sever
04-19-2006, 01:32 AM
When I try to send a text, I get a message saying can't send due to network something. Also, I'm not receiving messages sent to me. I found a file called online album that my erased pics were being sent to. I erased them and was able to send 1 pic message before the same problem occuured. What?
Fat Tony
04-19-2006, 03:54 AM
Don, I have no problem helping out with $$.
Just so long as I'm approved. If I don't donate within a day, yank my account. I donated once when the site first started and I also asked if I can give you a few ringers that I made.
donblay
04-19-2006, 09:46 AM
When I try to send a text, I get a message saying can't send due to network something. Also, I'm not receiving messages sent to me. I found a file called online album that my erased pics were being sent to. I erased them and was able to send 1 pic message before the same problem occuured. What?
...and what does that have to do with dbringers??
DtownSprintel
04-19-2006, 04:05 PM
hi Don , I just wanted to say that youre a good guy ,
If you ever considered to approve me .. please do so ..
612PCS
04-19-2006, 11:40 PM
Sorry if I missed something but i tried looking on the past few threads about screen savers on DB being offline at the time. Is this just me, or is it down in the mean time.
Thanks in advance for any feedback
donblay
04-20-2006, 07:07 AM
Sorry if I missed something but i tried looking on the past few threads about screen savers on DB being offline at the time. Is this just me, or is it down in the mean time.
Thanks in advance for any feedback
I'm moving the screen savers section onto a new server (part of the problem of why i'm limitiing access, the load on the servers is too much with all this traffic). this should take some of the burden off the servers. but its not done yet, i hope to have it back up soon, but no estimate at this time
dtarrance
04-20-2006, 12:00 PM
Hey Don, I just wanted to thank you for your contributions to the users of this forum! The site you provide is very much appreciated by all of the users here I'm sure. Even more so by the ones who have been approved I'm sure!!! :lol:
Since I'm a relatively new user to the SU forums, I only recently found a link to your site. I'd be very interested in checking out what all of this praise is about! I'm about to go apply to the site using the same username I have here on SUForums. Hope that you'll consider approving me! :fingers:
At any rate, thanks again for helping out the community! Just another reason why I like these forums so much now... Actually starting to become addicted to the site... :hee:
David
jga5675
04-20-2006, 10:27 PM
don! having withdraws here!! i signed up sometime last week.. :ohcrap:
OKSOONERFAN
04-20-2006, 10:46 PM
Don, Thank you for such a well run site. I have used it several times in the past, and I just signed up for it now, and hope I am approved. If I can send some ringtones, I will gladly, and if I can after the child support payment I will donate a few bucks too to help defer the expenses. You have done me , and many others here a t Sprintusers a great service, and again THANK YOU
sara101
04-21-2006, 12:58 AM
hey don im new to this site and i recently registered for your site i will wait an eternity if that what it takes to gain acess to your site Lol my user name is mol86
sara101
04-21-2006, 12:58 AM
hey don im new to this site and i recently registered for your site i will wait an eternity if that what it takes to gain acess to your site Lol my user name is mol86
StarmanDX
04-21-2006, 01:53 AM
I had wondered why it wasn't working from my phone a few days ago and I saw this thread. Thanks for the service while it lasted.
sever
04-21-2006, 02:13 AM
I'm not don. Sorry.
tall1now
04-21-2006, 03:54 PM
Don,
I'm am sorry about all the trouble you have encountered with your website. I have found the enrtire experence a pleasure. I hope you are able to sort everthing out. Every couples of months I would check your site out. I have found your service invaluble compared to the Sprint website. I will not offer advice on how to run your site (you know a lot me than me concerning your business). I hope you do what's best for you and then everything will sort itself out. Good Luck.
Dang Ur Hot Don. Lol. I Was One Of The 1st To Test Out Tha Site When U 1st Made It.
domnasian
04-21-2006, 10:11 PM
I think its a Great site and if they cant get it, then thats there problem.. .seems pretty easy to surf....
Thanks for the approval.. I love the SITE!!! Good lookin out
domex2
04-21-2006, 11:26 PM
Wirelessly posted (sanyo mm 8300: Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone MM-8300/US/1.0) NetFront/3.1 MMP/2.0)
For when you update your info for the common screen sizes you can put LG MM-535 under 176x220 also.
Awesome site.
Send Me Some Db Rimger
Redbeard
04-22-2006, 10:01 PM
So I'm just wondering if there has been any progress on whittling down that 2800+ number of registration requests... ?? :)
vodeneal
04-23-2006, 07:06 AM
wondered what was wrong when I got on there to find a ringer for my fiance. thought I would check on here to make sure it was ok!
OKSOONERFAN
04-23-2006, 04:17 PM
Hey Don
I was just wondering if you had approved any other people yet. I appled several days back, but cannot seem to access the site. i hope you are still approving people. My user ID than was dashishko
ELCANGRY
04-23-2006, 06:46 PM
thanx for the great site
racheldela
04-23-2006, 07:00 PM
Hey there I recently registered on your site. I have used it in the past & it's great. I'll keep waiting for my approval.
donblay
04-24-2006, 08:58 AM
1st off, yes, i'm still going through applications, its been an endless stream. be patient please.
2nd, what i really wanted to do was ask memebers to test out my new video section. i don't have many videos available yet because its still in testing, but i'd like some help. i've tested the vids with a sanyo 9000 and a sanyo 7400 and they seem to work fine. can members with other phone types try (of course your phone must be able to take videos to play them). They're in 3gp (and 3g2) format, so it should be pretty much univeral for any video-capable phone (unlike mp4 files, not as well supported). i'm working on a method to thumbnail the videos, but for now i wanna make sure the fundimental dowloading and use part works.
Thanks to all who can help.
d
nycgay23
04-24-2006, 09:11 AM
Wow - I just realized my a900 had a video's section in the "My Contents" area!
Love it! I just tried out the "don't worry, be happy" and my fav. type "cowboy", and they work very well on my phone! I haven't tried anything but viewing them yet - anything in particular you want me to try?
i'm not seeing a videos section... where are they?
Oh, sorry, its not available from the WAP version just yet. I had a bug that I didn't have time to fix. It will be WAP accessable pretty soon though, just not yet.
donblay
04-24-2006, 09:40 AM
Wow - I just realized my a900 had a video's section in the "My Contents" area!
Love it! I just tried out the "don't worry, be happy" and my fav. type "cowboy", and they work very well on my phone! I haven't tried anything but viewing them yet - anything in particular you want me to try?
I love the video section! Great job as usual !
cool. yeah, it adds the Video section to your My Content area when you first download your 1st video (i could have called the folder anything, but figured that "video" made sense). If you delete everything from the video folder it disappears on its own too.
and yeah, i figured you'd like the cowboy video too ;) Its one of my favs as well :p lol
cowboy worked for me, sprint pride gave me a data error. haven't tried any others yet
hmmm, ok, i'll have to check the pride one. i'll have to see if its the GCD for maybe the file format.
Thanks
donblay
04-24-2006, 11:04 AM
Wow - I just realized my a900 had a video's section in the "My Contents" area!
Love it! I just tried out the "don't worry, be happy" and my fav. type "cowboy", and they work very well on my phone! I haven't tried anything but viewing them yet - anything in particular you want me to try?
I love the video section! Great job as usual !
out of couriousity, which phone did you try it on?
foodswami
04-24-2006, 11:13 AM
hi, coo stuff,
tried out the "nextel-push it" ad, sent a text to my phone (samsung A920), worked fine.
great stuff. keep up the good work.
Danbert
04-24-2006, 01:26 PM
I would be happy to try the videos out on my mm900 but it looks like nycgay23 beat me to it.
Thank you for a great site.
Danbert
donblay
04-24-2006, 01:40 PM
I would be happy to try the videos out on my mm900 but it looks like nycgay23 beat me to it.
Thank you for a great site.
Danbert
lol, yeah, he's quick like that...
i'm assuming he did him on his 900, but he does have 2 phones listed in his user info. so feel free to test them out anyhow.
or just enjoy...lol
Danbert
04-24-2006, 02:21 PM
Well I do have to wait for you to approve me. Which I am patiently. Just takin a stab at ya. ;)
oh yeah, by the way, it was on my a900. I'll definitely try it out tonight on my a940. They work well as screensavers, by the way!
Screensavers? you mean like a standby animation (after not doing anything for a few secs) or you mean on the 900 you can actually set video as the wallpaper??
tadlock2699
04-24-2006, 07:05 PM
I'll see if I can check out any of the vids. If they are small, cause we all know my phone doesn't take but 10kb movies HAHAHA. Good work the site Don!
donblay
04-24-2006, 08:17 PM
As an honorary gay, I got some bribes for Don ;) ;) Too bad he's taken.
Don, question... Let's say someone wanted to donate content to you. I know there are people who would be willing to donate ringtones, and I would be more than willing to donate wallpapers. How would you prefer we go about doing that?
Since Louie is struggling right now with personal things, I believe, and is unable to spend as much time here... I was thinking of dumping even more onto my plate and fulfilling some ringtone requests. If that happens (meaning, if I don't plunge into a bottomless pit of endless work weeks again) I could send those your way as well.
So I created a email address for people to send stuff to. its dbcontent [at] gmail [dot] com.
Anything people wanna send will be appreciated. But don't be offended if I don't use something you send (not you personal laursifer :) just anyone in general).
But some rules of thumb for content i use:
Screen Savers should be at least 240 x 320 and good quality. Its best if they are resized to 240x320, but they should be at least that to avoid distortion.
AAC ringers should be under 30 seconds, 32kbps (data rate), and mono.
Video clips (yup, i do video now) should be some format that quicktime can handle.
Thanks again all! :)
nycgay23
04-24-2006, 08:22 PM
Check your email and let me know if my stuff is helpful at all? I've been wanting to send you something for a while, but wasn't sure if it would be any good! Thanks!
donblay
04-24-2006, 08:42 PM
Check your email and let me know if my stuff is helpful at all? I've been wanting to send you something for a while, but wasn't sure if it would be any good! Thanks!
great stuff! i got them posted already. thanks bud! :tu:
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