FYI, I just did the following test, today, right now...

Visited... my ringer page... right clicked on 001_CTU24.mp3 and from the pop-up... clicked Save Target As... then in the "save as..." dialog box, change the "Save As Type" to ALL FILES and changed the file name in the box to CTU24.MID then pressed the "save" button.

Next, I opened my web browser and logged into my Gmail web mail account... I composed a new email to... my10digitphonenumber@vzwpix.com. In the subject: test ringer 1, in the body: test.. then attached the newly saved CTU24.MID and clicked send.

I waited... Took a few minutes, then the phone beeped that a message had arrived.

(Btw, I have auto download turned on. Menu -> Messaging -> Message Settings -> Pix Message Setup -> Download = Automatic)

Upon Reading the message... along the bottom, I see CTU24.MID listed and highlighted. My left soft menu key says BACK, and the right says PLAY. So I press PLAY.. The sound PLAYS... while playing, the right soft menu key changes to STORE. SO I press STORE... It pops up asking where to store it (Transflash or Phone..) so I select PHONE.. The Next screen shows me STORE OPTIONS... with STORE ONLY and APPLY AS RING TONE... If select Apply As Ring Tone, It changes my phone's default ringer to this sound and its listed under Sounds in the media gallery (when showing sounds stored in the phone). And of course, if I choose STORE ONLY it still shows up under Sounds... and can later be used as a ringer, or ringer id.

So it still works here!