searched around, couldn't find an answer....

[Aftashok]

....is there any way that i can set categories in my Contacts, and then set ringtones for specific categories? is there a program out there that does so? i tried Photo Contacts Pro, but didn't really like it, so is there anything else that could do so?

[HBEAR]

What's wrong with using Microsoft Outlook.? When you open Outlook contacts to set up a new or an old contact for that matter, at the bottom right hand corner there should be a box for selecting and editing categories. Then sync.
I don't regularly sync contacts, but I can recommend Pocket Informant for your ppc and it dose a very good job of managing and editing categories.

[Aftashok]

yeah, i set up the categories and everything, but i cant assign ringtones to a specific category, which is what im attempting to do...

[The Reaper]

Use Phonealarm (http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.html) to assign category specific ringtones...

[Wilhelm]

There is no way to set ringtones per category. Just set them for each contact.

[smjoshi]

Look for a small program called Tone Manager - you should be able to find it on www.freewareppc.com This does exactly what you need. Assign a ring tone to ALL contacts in a category. Hopefully you have categories assigned to all contacts