the cable is one way to upload songs directly onto the player but remeber your phone doesnt have a large amount of internal memory. your best option would be to use a micro memory card. the card will come with an adapter which you can slide into your computer. if you do not have this card slot you will also need a card reader which plugs into your usb port. this way you can just drag files onto the card. be sure you are selecting the "music" folder on the card.