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It's long, it's complicated and it's not for the faint of heart, but Hacktheiphone.com has posted [instructions on how to add your own custom ringtones][1] to the iPhone from your Intel Mac (Windows iPhone users, [check out this hack][2]). Despite the technical hurdles, this should be welcome news for users since this was the top pick in our [reader poll of missing iPhone features][3] last month.
The hack requires the iPhone software restore file from Apple as well as the "jailbreak" program and the iPhoneInterface hack and the instructions top out at nearly 20 steps, but users report that it works and even in the event of failure it's still possible to restore your phone via iTunes.
That said, proceed at your own risk since there is the, however small, chance that you could end up with the $600 paper weight.
Also keep in mind that the hack could cease to work at any time, should Apple decide to update the iPhone's firmware.
Given that you're basically recompiling the iPhone's OS you'll want to make sure you have all the ringtones you want to add all ready to go before you start -- in other words this isn't a drag-and-drop, add-them-as-you-go sort of solution.
I haven't tested it yet because it requires the dock connector and I'm out of town at the moment, sans docking base, but if you decide to give it try be sure to let us know your experiences in the comments below.
Here's a teaser video of an iPhone with custom ringtones installed:
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[1]: http://hacktheiphone.com/iphone_ringtone_installation.html "How to add custom ringtones/system sounds (for intel Mac users)"
[2]: http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/custom-ringtones--sounds-on-your-iphone-using-windows "Custom ringtones / sounds on your iPhone using Windows"
[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/06/hackers-start-y.html "It's Up To Users To Solve The IPhone's Shortcomings -- Hackers Start Your Engines"
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