how to get message ringtone to stop ???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mmmmmmm]

everytime i set a ringtone for a text message on the tmobile dash when i get the message the ringtone doesnt stop. when i open the message up the ringtone doesnt stop !! does anybody know what i can do to get it to stop ?????????????

[showaco]

everytime i set a ringtone for a text message on the tmobile dash when i get the message the ringtone doesnt stop. when i open the message up the ringtone doesnt stop !! does anybody know what i can do to get it to stop ?????????????
I'm not sure how to fix your problem( other than smashing phone against the wall), I was just curious if your keyboard was sticking?:rolleyes:

[mmmmmmm]

no its not.. but i pressed every button on the keyboard and it still doesnt stop

[stylez]

everytime i set a ringtone for a text message on the tmobile dash when i get the message the ringtone doesnt stop. when i open the message up the ringtone doesnt stop !! does anybody know what i can do to get it to stop ?????????????

How long is the ringtone as you call it??? Is it a song? Or the default tone?

[mmmmmmm]

How long is the ringtone as you call it??? Is it a song? Or the default tone?


its a song but ive tried shorter and it still doesnt stop when i view the message ..

[stylez]

its a song but ive tried shorter and it still doesnt stop when i view the message ..

What do you mean you tryed shorter? Just use the default text alert to see if it carrys on in a loop? If not already tried this?
The .wav or .mp3 will not stop untill the sound plays out if it is long.

[mmmmmmm]

What do you mean you tryed shorter? Just use the default text alert to see if it carrys on in a loop? If not already tried this?
The .wav or .mp3 will not stop untill the sound plays out if it is long.

it did not work

[stylez]

it did not work

As in it carrys on playing in a loop?

[mmmmmmm]

As in it carrys on playing in a loop?

no it doesnt

[stylez]

no it doesnt

So why doesn't it work?

[mmmmmmm]

So why doesn't it work?

i dont know do you have a tmobile dash

[stylez]

i dont know do you have a tmobile dash

Yes i do but what is the prognosis please be a bit more specific on what is wrong when you use the default message tone.

[showaco]

Stylez, is it just me, or are you completely confused with what the problem is too? :o
So from what I've read, the message tone starts, doesn't loop(start over), but it never ends. So has it grown artificial intelligence and refuses to stop when it reaches the end? and just keeps making up new tones so that the party continues on and on and on....:rolleyes:
I'm totally misunderstanding the problem here I think:confused:

[hotrod101]

I don't think he understands what you are asking (LOOPING). Might I suggest not using any sound notification at all then. Change your settings to no sound notification. (SIMPLE) or you can try Vibrate Notification - if the vibrate loops too then you will have to turn that off as well. (Looping refers to once the track has reached it's end, it starts over again, and again and again and again............................................. .... If it is not looping, then the track will stop playing once it has reached the end. A song can be only so long. I have never found a song that lasts forever; however, there are some Pink Floyd Songs that are over 20 minutes. ***DONT USE THOSE***

This is the best I can suggest since I haven't used your device. I have the Touch Elf.

[stylez]

Stylez, is it just me, or are you completely confused with what the problem is too? :o
So from what I've read, the message tone starts, doesn't loop(start over), but it never ends. So has it grown artificial intelligence and refuses to stop when it reaches the end? and just keeps making up new tones so that the party continues on and on and on....:rolleyes:
I'm totally misunderstanding the problem here I think:confused:

I'm with you on that one, i think he's not sure himself what is going on but we will see?
I'm off to bed will dream about how to sort out the artificial intelligence message ringtone tone thing.
This could be a retoricle thread or could end up in the hall of shame :D

Hotrod101 maybe i need to leave the terminology @ home surely everyone know what a loop is??? so if i ing what's it do???

[glominor]

Alright guys, I think I know what he's trying to say.
I've had this similar problem before.
I think this is what he's trying to say...

1)He set a custom alert,(a song), for his text message.
2)He gets a text, and bingo - it starts playing his selected ringtone.
3)So he picks up his phone, goes to the text message, and wouldn't you know? The ringtone won't stop playing even though he's clarified with the OS that he's acknowledged the message, (therefore expecting the ringtone to stop). Hell, he may even be creating a response to the message already, but the alert still won't stop....

4)So what does he do? He sets a shorter ringtone; shortens the length of the song, hoping it'd make a difference.
5)BUT, it doesn't. Why? I believe this is because that is one flaw in the dash's OS, (if you wanna call it that). Even though you may have acknowledged the new text message, it will stay play THE FULL LENGTH OF THE ALERT you have assigned it.

EX) Phone says, "I have a new text?!, play the designated alert! What? You already know you have a new text message? I don't care mufucka, I got a job to do, and that's play the full [length] alert I was told to play!"


If you notice, the pre-installed text message alerts, are relatively short.
So did the programmers just say, "f-it, we can't seem to make it so the alert stops playing once a message is read/acknowledged, so we'll just install short alerts", who knows.

[showaco]

Ok, I got this now, since you explained it. Let me put this so even mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm can understand.
Hey mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
you have to useeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee a short tone, not a long one, because it will playyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy until it finishes the whole toneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee............
So use the one of the defaulttttttttttttt tonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnessss if you can't make a shorter one yourselffffffffffffffffffffffff. did you get it mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????????????????????? ????????
Don't use long tonessssssss like you like to make long wordsssssssssssss.
Cooooooooooooooooooooooooool?:)

[hotrod101]

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Hotrod101 maybe i need to leave the terminology @ home surely everyone know what a loop is??? so if i ing what's it do???[/QUOTE]

I have come to the conclusion that there are a lot of first timers here who don't know much about electronics, computers, let alone these WM devices; therefore; they are not familiar with simple terminologies, or even basic operations of our devices. We don't know anything about this guy.

I mean no disrespect to you or the individual who created this thread.

but you must have seen some of these seemingly rediculous posts / questions -
Not that this one is rediculous

I have answered some peoples questions (Simple to me) but not to them - How do I install a cab? I downloaded the cab but cannot install it because it is zipped and when I unzip it is is not there? My weather app displays the wrong temperature? (this was a matter of this user having to change his weather settings from Celcius to Ferhenheit.) We are all learning as we go, some of us have been in the game a lot longer then others. Those just starting out (NOOBS as they are sometimes referred as) have to learn somehow eventually. Even those who have years and years of experience and education can get confused, over think things, or just plain forget. Sometimes out of frustration, we cannot see the obvious. That is why these forums are so great. We can ask for help from others who will be objective.

I have never seen this problem before and it may be a legitimate problem (Who knows) It is interesting to me to find out and learn about it because maybe it might happen to me.

[swaney]

to me i think this is dejavu.. i swear i had this convo about a month ago :) hmmm

[stylez]

to me i think this is dejavu.. i swear i had this convo about a month ago :) hmmm

Yep i also answered one half an hour b4 this even had to check 2 c if double post, if u want to use a custom sound song whatever? Google Audacity it's free and chop the sound up, sorry answer short, i'm one eyein phone, can't sleep must turn off Dash the light is shining.

[mmmmmmm]

I'm with you on that one, i think he's not sure himself what is going on but we will see?
I'm off to bed will dream about how to sort out the artificial intelligence message ringtone tone thing.
This could be a retoricle thread or could end up in the hall of shame :D

Hotrod101 maybe i need to leave the terminology @ home surely everyone know what a loop is??? so if i ing what's it do???

it doesnt loop or start over it just doesnt stop once ive read the messagge it keeps playing

[mmmmmmm]

Alright guys, I think I know what he's trying to say.
I've had this similar problem before.
I think this is what he's trying to say...

1)He set a custom alert,(a song), for his text message.
2)He gets a text, and bingo - it starts playing his selected ringtone.
3)So he picks up his phone, goes to the text message, and wouldn't you know? The ringtone won't stop playing even though he's clarified with the OS that he's acknowledged the message, (therefore expecting the ringtone to stop). Hell, he may even be creating a response to the message already, but the alert still won't stop....

4)So what does he do? He sets a shorter ringtone; shortens the length of the song, hoping it'd make a difference.
5)BUT, it doesn't. Why? I believe this is because that is one flaw in the dash's OS, (if you wanna call it that). Even though you may have acknowledged the new text message, it will stay play THE FULL LENGTH OF THE ALERT you have assigned it.

EX) Phone says, "I have a new text?!, play the designated alert! What? You already know you have a new text message? I don't care mufucka, I got a job to do, and that's play the full [length] alert I was told to play!"


If you notice, the pre-installed text message alerts, are relatively short.
So did the programmers just say, "f-it, we can't seem to make it so the alert stops playing once a message is read/acknowledged, so we'll just install short alerts", who knows.

YES SOMEBODY UNDERSTANDS !

[stylez]

YES SOMEBODY UNDERSTANDS !

Please read this reply (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2656599&postcount=6) i sent and yes i understood
I then say how to cut a loop sorry i am not a luddite and that i was uncomprehendable by you? :D

[hotrod101]

OMG, This person just doesn't understand that he needs to use a notification sound that is only a couple of seconds long.

[yesod7]

Normally, I would not post this because it's a waste of space, but there's been so much of it in this thread already, so why not?

This is one of the funniest threads I have ever read here on xda. It is funny because there is so much legitimate miscommunication (or just plain not getting it) going on. It's like watching the "Who's On First" sketch!:rolleyes::cool::eek:

[stylez]

Normally, I would not post this because it's a waste of space, but there's been so much of it in this thread already, so why not?

This is one of the funniest threads I have ever read here on xda. It is funny because there is so much legitimate miscommunication (or just plain not getting it) going on. It's like watching the "Who's On First" sketch!:rolleyes::cool::eek:

It's gone to the Hall Of Shame (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413839) lol
Full of lot's of funnys :)

[gixxum]

i have avoided this thread like the plague...but it got to page 3 so i had to take a peek. hahah stylez, didnt we just go through this in another thread? or was it someone else? i offered a guy some software to cut the files etc....and he got bent because "this is a bug"...

if you say "hey phone, play this song when i get a text", and it does....uhm. im missing the bug.

i understand exactly what you are saying. and honestly, its not much of a novelty for me and probably many people here (most arent really the rockin ring tone type...being developers and all). which is why this doesnt come up too often...nobody (a) seems to really care, or (b) never noticed because we dont want our phones bumpin the new r. kelly when we get a text.

i cant bust out and get my swerve on to a beep..or get out on dance floor and KrUmP to a little chime, this i know...but i do about 3000 texts a month, and frankly, im a cracker that has no business doing anything the remotely looks like trying to dance...


lemme know if you want metallica - and justice for all.mp3 (9:43) or guns n roses - novemeber rain.mp3 (8:55)...they would make kick ass reminders or notifications =)


anyways...just ignore me. ive had too little sleep and too much coffee...

by the way.. BEST MIS-COMMUNICATION EVER













*beep*

[yesod7]

It's gone to the Hall Of Shame (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413839) lol
Full of lot's of funnys :)

I wondered why I got an email about this thread! It's because I subscribed to the Hall of Shame a while back!:):):)

[stylez]

i have avoided this thread like the plague...but it got to page 3 so i had to take a peek. hahah stylez, didnt we just go through this in another thread? or was it someone else? i offered a guy some software to cut the files etc....and he got bent because "this is a bug"...

if you say "hey phone, play this song when i get a text", and it does....uhm. im missing the bug.

i understand exactly what you are saying. and honestly, its not much of a novelty for me and probably many people here (most arent really the rockin ring tone type...being developers and all). which is why this doesnt come up too often...nobody (a) seems to really care, or (b) never noticed because we dont want our phones bumpin the new r. kelly when we get a text.

i cant bust out and get my swerve on to a beep..or get out on dance floor and KrUmP to a little chime, this i know...but i do about 3000 texts a month, and frankly, im a cracker that has no business doing anything the remotely looks like trying to dance...


lemme know if you want metallica - and justice for all.mp3 (9:43) or guns n roses - novemeber rain.mp3 (8:55)...they would make kick ass reminders or notifications =)


anyways...just ignore me. ive had too little sleep and too much coffee...

by the way.. BEST MIS-COMMUNICATION EVER

*beep*

Deja-Wu straight out of the depths of the mindboglers, i answered it 45 mins b4 and had to check poster out, well couldn't find them on the birth register, so tryed the death register and guess what i hit a nuget and realized why i wasn't understood. :D