Download mp3 music onto Samsung SGH-D500 cell phone?

Hi i brought a new Samsung sgh-d500 mobile phone and i can't put music on my mp3 player. I need to know how to put music on my phone from the computer but i don't know how. Can u please help me? Thank you!

Dave's Answer:

First off, as with just about any modern product, you can pretty quickly dig up an online copy of the user's guide online with just a little bit of fiddling on Google. For example, I pulled up the user's guide for your slick new Samsung SGH-D500 cellphone with the following search: Samsung SGH-D500 Guide -Press site:samsung.com, which quickly lead me to the Samsung documentation download area for the SGH-D500. One more click and I was reading the guide itself.

It didn't take me long to ascertain that there are three different ways that you can download music onto your phone, according to Samsung:

Download from the wireless Web,
Download from a computer using Samsung PC Studio II,
Receive via IrDA or Bluetooth

The browser solution of using the wireless Web is straightforward, but you still have to figure out a site that has compatible audio content, which isn't what you seek: you want to download music off your own computer.

The PC Studio II software is doubtless on the CDROM that came with your phone, and if you can't find that, call Samsung and ask them to send you a replacement CDROM (I couldn't find a download link, oddly enough). It has its own documentation and basically works like Windows Media Player and other audio management packages: you hook up your phone, drag MP3 files into the program and sync the two to copy the music across. Should be pretty easy.

Finally, I'm a big fan of bluetooth and find that it is just about always the easiest of the different possible ways you can both access data on the phone and copy new material onto the phone too. You'd need to have bluetooth capability on your PC, but you can buy bluetooth USB attachments for about $25-30 so it's a pretty cheap investment for the ease of grabbing photos, copying ringtones, etc.

The User's Guide has a detailed section on how to set up bluetooth on the SGH-D500 then how to pair it with a computer (or headset or other bluetooth peripheral) and that should get you going.

Or, if you have a pal with the same phone, you can use the Infrared capabilities of the phone to transfer music files across:

Hope that helps you get the most out of your new Samsung phone!

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Reader Comments To Date: 71

Charles said, on August 15, 2006 4:24 PM:

Thanks for the instructions on downloading MP3s. It was very helpful for me. I look forward to future posts.

blesssing said, on February 9, 2007 6:14 PM:

i brought a moto razr v3t. please can u tell me how to put music from my computer to my phone. thanks

tom said, on February 21, 2007 1:25 PM:

u didnt help me at all i want 2 download using limewire so help me

carla said, on March 7, 2007 6:50 AM:

how to send pictures in my yahoo e mail-ad using samsung d500 bluetooth?

sisay fisseha said, on March 10, 2007 11:59 AM:

I purchased SGH-D500 cell phone but i can not
load best musics from my pc how can i do this
I do not have the software that attaches to my pc.

Asia said, on April 24, 2007 11:44 PM:

Thanks for all your efforts! I stumbled onto this site because I can't seem to download mp3s by the internet because my screwy phone is configured for Cingular but I have T-Mobile and I downloaded all their programs including the PC Studio II and couldn't find instructions anywhere. I suppose my last option is bluetooth which I pray will work for me. I'm not looking for answers from you but I figure I'd post my 2 cents in case others are having the same issues. The Samsung customer support isn't helpful either. When I ask for help they insist that this phone is not available in North America so they can't help me. Last I checked, Los Angeles is in North America. Anyway, thanks again!

alex said, on May 9, 2007 1:10 PM:

i need blue tooth for my t-mobil but i can not get it pl give ot to me

kim said, on May 18, 2007 2:20 PM:

i have a samsung e900 and dnt know how 2 transfer music frm my pc onto my 4n pls help...thx

Karson said, on June 2, 2007 10:48 AM:

hey,

i just bought a new razr v3t yesterday and i can't figure out how to transfer music files from my computer to my phone. would you be able to help me figure it out?

NIALL said, on July 12, 2007 6:56 AM:

I have the cable for a D600 and USB, and I have Samsung PC studio 2 but I cant figure out how to get onto the bit where I can put music on.

Ken Swedberg said, on July 17, 2007 11:43 AM:

Hi,
Thanks for a friendly site.
I JUST GOT A SAMSUNG SCH-U340 but I can't find any
software to use the usb cable & drivers that I got.
Any help would be great.
thank you very much,
Ken

aiden said, on July 20, 2007 11:09 AM:

i have recently just bought a samsung sgh e900 i put in the disc and i downloaded the usb driver i plug my phone in using the usb lead and nothing happens so i click on the shortcut on my desktop for my samsung pc studio and it gives me three options USB cable connection;bluetooth connection and infrared connection so i click on usb cable connection so the it says 'please connect your phone to the pc usingthe usb data cable now'this may take a few minutes so i sit there and go out for a bit and it says elapsed time and it was over 16,000 seconds had past and still nothing had happened at all so i i reinstall everything i downloaded and repair it al and i end up sitting there for another 8,000 seconds so thats when i gave up and i unplugged my phone please can you help me solve my problem asi have tried everthing i can think of on my phone and this is just downloading a few songs.thnks

John said, on July 25, 2007 4:56 PM:

I just bought a razr v3t yesterday and I can't figure out how to transfer music files from my computer to my phone. would you be able to help me figure it out?

mae said, on July 28, 2007 1:24 PM:

i have samsung cell phone but i want to download to limewire. Could you help me!! Please

Sunila said, on August 9, 2007 6:39 PM:

want to know that how can i transfer my music from my pc to cell phone n my cell is SPH-a900 i will be very thank you to you if u will help me.

Peter said, on August 12, 2007 5:11 PM:

I bought a razr v3t with mp3 and whenever i plug it into my computer it(my computer) asks for the disc that came with the phone but no disc came with the phone and then when i simply ignore that message and try to open up the E drive that is supposedly where i put the files that i want on my phone it says it can't be opened what do i do

sisay said, on August 20, 2007 3:12 PM:

I thank you a lot for giving me a lot of information that i asked you before.

thank you again

marie said, on August 26, 2007 4:35 PM:

How do I store music from my PC to my LG phone?
I have a micro SD memory card.

Emma said, on August 27, 2007 5:19 AM:

Well heres how to download music from limewire to your e900....
you HAVE to have the older version of windows media palyer becuase i have no clue how to work windows media player 11.
you get your files and go onto library on limewire and then click on the song you want and on the thing near the bottom press enque. now keep on doing that withh all the songs you want then click save. save it in your music as whatever file name. open windows media player and click file open then get the filwe you just did and it should play them. click on each oe individually and click file.. save audio then save it and carry on doing that with the rest.
then open samsung pc studio and then tranfer becuase now all your files are proper audio so it will work.

problem is i got windows vista now and i havnt a clue how to do it i cant find my samsung cd and i have the new version of windows media!!!!!!

ANONYMOUS said, on October 3, 2007 7:57 PM:

I HAVE MANAGED TO DOWNLOAD SOME MP3 FILES INTO THE MUSIC FOLDER (I HAVE THE SAMSUNG PHONE ABOVE) BUT AFTER 4 SONGS IT SAYS INSUFFICIENT MEMORY. WHAT THE HELL?

prettym0nzter said, on October 14, 2007 5:16 AM:

How do I store music from my PC to my LG phone?
I have a micro SD memory card.

Larissa said, on October 15, 2007 8:39 AM:

I just bought a samsung U520 cell phone and I want to know how to download music from the computer to my phone? What brand does the computer have to be?

Laela Coutts said, on October 23, 2007 5:23 AM:

Hi there, i bought a samsung E250 today & assumed it would have a disc to upload onto the pc, but it hasn't. I dont have a bluetooth device on my pc so i cant put pictures on it that way. Have u any idea how i can do this? Also, i dont have a diffrent cable to plug into the phone to the computer 4 uploading images or 4 downloading music. Have u any idea how i can do it?
Thanx
LJC

breanna said, on December 27, 2007 5:29 AM:

i got a NOKIA 6288 and can't figure out how to put music on my phone from the PC

mike R. said, on January 18, 2008 9:33 AM:

i recieved a nokia 5300 xpress music phone for christmas. And cant figure out how download any music. i have tried to download limewire, bearshare, even napster directly to my cell phone. it starts to download bearshare but half way through download it says download failed. do you know why? limewire when i download the program on my phone it says format type not compatible. why wont it let me download the system (website properly)?

karen said, on March 11, 2008 8:44 AM:

hi i am just curious i have the sony p1i and it has wifi is there any software that enables to use imesh etc. and download songs directly from the phone itself without using the computer. thanks pls mail me back

yasmina said, on April 24, 2008 3:53 AM:

hey i brought a samsung E900 and idont knw have to download from my conputer please can you help me!!!!

Elizabeth Kapisha said, on June 3, 2008 3:20 AM:

i want to be downlonding music from pc to samsund d500. Please i need your help.

kelly said, on June 17, 2008 11:17 AM:

i need 2 no how 2 transfer music from my laptop to my lg viewty please.

aiddan said, on July 16, 2008 3:13 AM:

hi have not long ago bought a samsung f250 and i have no idea on how to download some music to my phone can u plz plz help me i have wanting to no for a very very long time on how to do it can you help me plz.thanks

niasha said, on August 3, 2008 9:35 AM:

how can i put music on my phon from my computer

Tony said, on August 4, 2008 11:07 PM:

could you help me on how to get music downloaded to my samsung sgh-j708. Every time I tied, it just didn't work. please help.

Julie said, on August 20, 2008 8:13 AM:

Could you please help me. I have a Samsung SGH-E250V and can only copy 3 tracks from my PC to this phone using Bluetooth and Samsung PC Studio 3. Is there anyway in correcting this problem as I would like to copy more than 3. From Anonymous.

David said, on September 24, 2008 10:45 PM:

I really am glad I found this site.Found everything I needed for my samsung. Keep up the good work.

LeaH Valdez said, on September 28, 2008 12:18 PM:

i have a samsung the model is: SGH-A737 , and it is a cingular cell phone.

I do not have a usb cors and i was wondering how to put full songs or just ringtones for free by just using the computer but again i do not have a usb cord or evan know if my phone will take one
so i just need information on how to get music without one thank you very much
LeaH V.

Kirsten said, on October 8, 2008 5:39 PM:

I have the same question as Leah does.
I have the same phone and everything.
No USB cord either.

PLEASE HELP!

nikki said, on October 21, 2008 5:22 PM:

i have a samsung juke from verizon, but can't do anything with it! help?

David said, on November 1, 2008 7:59 AM:

No problem to upload files to my Smasung phone (MP3, AAC, M4A) BUT, when I want to play them on my phone, it says : "not authorized". This is terrorism, thank you Samsung.

shiva said, on November 5, 2008 11:36 PM:

how to download mp3songs sghm600

Praveen said, on November 28, 2008 4:11 AM:

I have a samsung cell phone and i just want to know how to download songs and musics from bluetooth to my cell.

Mariyah said, on December 9, 2008 11:11 AM:

Hi, I have a motorola V3v phone. How can i download music from the computer to my phone using the USB provided in the pack?????

waheed said, on January 5, 2009 3:27 AM:

i have sgh D500 with the usb cable but i cannot make a connection

stefanie said, on January 31, 2009 6:01 PM:

i have a SAMSUNG-A516
i know how to put music on my phone but it keeps saying insufficient memory wtf ? HELP PLEAAASE !!!

MARLON said, on February 4, 2009 1:06 AM:

HO TO DOWNLOAD FREE ON CELLPHONE

michelle said, on March 2, 2009 12:03 PM:

well i bought a blue samsung messenger i try to put music i bought a 1 gb memory card and ii put bout 20 songs but it does not show that it has it there and it makes my phojne freeze

Perla said, on March 2, 2009 2:38 PM:

need help with my Samsung DigitalCam SC-D365. I taped a little program and now cannot download it to the Windows Movie Maker which is in my XP laptop.

it's worked before but now it doesn't. I'm using a 4 pin cable to hook up the camera to the the laptop.

When I use a USB cable, it doesn't recognize the camcorder and I don't seem to find the USB enabling command through the Menu in the camera.
Please help if you can...

leslie said, on April 4, 2009 10:47 AM:

How canI put music on my juck samsung

irene said, on April 22, 2009 6:46 PM:

my samsung J610 only download 10 songs then its memory is full. but i want some more songs any idea how to do it

SUDHIR said, on May 1, 2009 9:24 PM:

How do I store music from my PC to my SAMSUNG SGH-B520 phone?
thx
sudhir

Ahmed said, on May 2, 2009 9:48 AM:

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tundejacob said, on June 5, 2009 4:44 AM:

i need 2know how 2 download pic& video on my samsung phone

tunde omonije said, on June 5, 2009 4:54 AM:

i have a samsung phone bt i dont know hw to download on it.help me out.email.tunamania4luv@yahoo.com.

acelinna powell said, on June 26, 2009 1:51 PM:

i just a new samsung t349 phone and i need all the directions on how to download music to my phone. i have a usb cord that goes into my computer and then into my phone. so i just need to know how to download free music to my phone...

thankkks and write back asap when you get a chance because i need to know how to do it right away.

dasia ferdinand said, on July 14, 2009 12:12 PM:

how do i put music or files on my lg mp3 digital audio phone?

Mariapan said, on August 7, 2009 10:51 PM:

Hi! How to transfer a Mobile Bible using Bluetooth from a PC to my Samsung SGH-D500 phone?

Thank you!

ann said, on September 10, 2009 9:31 PM:

im using samsung gts7330 i want to download song or music from pc to my mobile and i dnt know how to do it. kindly help me.

vennesa said, on November 2, 2009 12:28 PM:

i have a samsung SGH-E250 with 1 GB memmory card but to bad i can't download songs on it can you help me? i can just recive songs by bluetooth so plzz help :D

Dave Taylor said, on November 2, 2009 11:02 PM:

For those of you (Ann, Vennesa) that are trying to figure out how to copy music onto your Samsung phone, try this: launch Windows Media Player 10 or 11 (if you're on a PC) then plug in your phone with a data cord and see if it shows up. It should appear on WMP and let you sync music. Good luck!

adam farrar said, on January 11, 2010 11:30 PM:

i have a samsung red r450,and cant seem to sync or whatever,just get songs from my cpu. to my phone. my phone never came with a cd or n e thing, can i download the right software online? if so what is the correct software and where would i get it? thank you

jess said, on January 20, 2010 2:19 AM:

IT DONT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!

mahendra said, on February 19, 2010 9:43 AM:

dear sir which mp3 format i use when i downloading mp3 files from p to my samsung corby mate gt-b3313 for better sound

mahendra said, on February 19, 2010 9:50 AM:

dear sir which format i use while downloadindg mp3 files from my pc to my samsung corbu mate gt-b3313

kareem said, on March 11, 2010 10:42 AM:

i have a samsung m330 i want to know how to put music on it.

shannonree said, on May 20, 2010 1:05 PM:

hi i just gat a new samsung phone and i want to download music but i don't know how to.can u please help me? thanks

dempsey said, on May 20, 2010 1:10 PM:

hi i got a new phone and i don't know how to download music can u help me?

louis oconnor said, on September 16, 2010 7:33 AM:

hello... need too know how too put music from my laptop too my samsumng GT-S23650, i have the USB but know disk but before with my other phones i would just connect the pair of them and the laptop would find the software for it through the internet but this seem not too be happening.. if you could get back too me asap, would be extremly gratefull.. thanks, louis x

Angie said, on July 25, 2011 5:15 PM:

Hello, I have a Samsung Trender and need to know how to get my MP3's off my lap top and onto my phone! please help!!!

amanda said, on October 27, 2011 2:44 PM:

how do i conect my samsung phone to the PC

Booyaka_619 said, on December 20, 2011 6:38 AM:

can u give me a link to download this phone software ????

Ganesh said, on December 25, 2011 6:43 AM:

Its cool

Almerico Isaac said, on November 11, 2012 7:15 AM:

I would like to say thank you so much for you help.

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you, Dave, for all your helpful information by buying you a cup of coffee!

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!

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