new to blackberry and mac

[bigmixxx]

Has anyone used their blackberry on for internet connectivity on the mac? I have used one of my blackberries for connectivity on a windows machine..but how on a mac?:RockOn Banana:

[Susanne]

if you've used it on the windows, I assume you know your settings. The equal functions are found in the system settings, what I've done (with my old gprs mobile) is to search for similar entries in the mac settings. It worked. Search with spotlight for "Internet connection" first, set them up and then go to the "network settings" and do the rest. I can't give you a walk-through because my mac is run in german and I don't know the correct terms in english. My provider has a general "how to ... gprs mobiles and mac" help section, maybe yours provides anything similar. My settings won't help you, because it's Austrian Net. Good luck, it isn't very difficult!

[srl7741]

Here are a few links that may help.

Use your BlackBerry Pearl as a Bluetooth Modem under OS X - Fibble.org (http://www.fibble.org/archives/000508.html)

Updated Modem Scripts for OS X 10.5 (Leopard) - Fibble.org (http://www.fibble.org/archives/2007/10/updated-modem-s.html)

Additional Tethering links:

Mac OS X tethered modem solution for BlackBerry - BBHub (http://www.bbhub.com/2006/10/17/mac-os-x-tethered-modem-solution-for-blackberry/)

This was taken from another site but I thought it was worth reading since it's related to your question.

SVT Amateur:

For bluetooth in Mac OS X I just easily paired the devices together (it doesn't matter which device initiates the pairing) and then after the BlackBerry 8830 was listed as one of my bluetooth devices. I then clicked on BlackBerry 8830 listed under the bluetooth icon and clicked the wheel looking icon next to the add and subtract button and selected "configure this device". I then checked "Access the Internet with your phone's data connection" and selected continue. For Phone Vendor I selected "Other" (at the bottom of the list) and then the only phone model available was "Verizon Support (PC 5220)". I was very excited about this because I thought I would have to load custom modem scripts but apparently Mac OS X 10.5.2 already has these scripts. I then entered my username as "XxxXxxXxxx@vzw3g.com" where XxxXxxXxxx was my phone number, used "vzw" as the password, and used "#777" as the phone number.

After doing these things I clicked on the phone icon that was added after doing this setup and selected "Connect Bluetooth". Within 5 seconds my Verizon 8830 was connected and I was able to verify this my seeing that my 8830 displayed "Modem Mode Enabled" at the top of the device. I was now able to browse the internet wirelessly using my phone and have had no issues yet. One thing you must know is that you have to call Verizon and tell them you want tethering added (it's an additional $15/mo. with the first month free) and there is no way to use tethering without paying this fee.


Hope this helps a little bit?