If you are familiar with the iPod, you will already know what you need to do to download music to hand held devices. When you are new to this world, here are the basics of what you need. First of all, you need a computer, of any configuration so long as it is not archaic. You need enough hard drive space for your music downloads, which will not be hard to find, as music downloads are not large files. Then you need a lead which would link up your iPhone to your computer but you ought to know from where you would download your music from.

Did you know that when you download music on your iPhone, you should by all means evade the illicit P2P sites which are considered to be an illegal activity? This could entail your computer being spoilt by viruses and the files which you download carrying Trojans. You must bypass such sites at all costs unless you have made virus-killing your favorite pastime. It is important to note that there is no free-of-charge yet honorable sites but some dependable sites allow you to download music, as much as you like provided you get eligibility by paying out an affordable joining fee. Thus these sites should be on your priority list and very soon you would get back adequate returns of your investment.

Of course you will also want to put your CD collection of music on your iPhone, and you can do this by getting a ‘ripper’ program for your personal computer. Though there are several of these available, some even free, but you have to make sure that you are compatible enough to work with one, and thus you should test them out and then finally make your choice, even if it means that you pay for it. Once you have the file on your hard drive, you can convert it to mp3 and then transfer it to your iPhone in the same way as a downloaded mp3 file. There is nothing much to be done here except opening the iTunes library and using a lead for connectivity. You could try it out yourself since it is a short process of learning how to put your best-loved music on your iPhone.