for verizon, don’t let any website text you the ringtone,
its best if you spend a few bucks (just once), buy a couple
of things, load the ringtone yourself,
and follow these steps, it works on most phones (not all).
Call verizon and ask them if your phone allows converting
custom sounds into ringtones.

use this free site to make music files into ringtones.

“ventones” dot com

a good majority of verizon phones are blocked from receiving free ringtones from websites.
and on some phones, verizon has Deliberately disabled the ability to receive a text message with the ringtone.

A safe and very sure way of getting ringtones for free on most verizon phones
(with a memory card) is the following:

you will need to buy 2 things

a) a memory card for your phone
b) a usb data card reader (search on google or amazon for a good price)

use this free website to make a ringtone from an audio file

“ventones” (dot com)

*. Insert your sd memory card with the usb card reader adapter into your computer’s usb port.

*. Make the ringtone using Ventones, and instead of sending it to your phone,
download it to a folder on your pc.

*. Open your My Computer icon, and search for the the ringtone you made from Ventones.

*. Copy and paste (or drag and drop) the ringtone from your pc, to the folder on your memory card labeled “My Sounds”.

*. Remove your memory card and place back into phone.

*. Locate the ringtone in Get it Now - My Sounds

*. Now, create a new text message, attach the ringtone, and send it to YOUR OWN NUMBER

*. When you receive the message download it .

*. Once you hear the song play choose Options - Save as Ringtone