Blackberry tethering to MacBookPro

[MickyBlueyes]

Trying to set this up but struggling even after googling and reading around a bit. "phone number, user, password settings on Mac???
Phone is BB Bold 9000 on Vodaphone. Mac os on v10.6.4.

Would like to use USB (as powers phone also) in pref to bluetooth but will use which ever is easiest.

Any help appreciated.

TIA
Mike

 

[Wanderer]

I use pocketmac to sync and charge. It's got gremlins, and wasn't straight forward, but I finally got it working.

Good luck.

 

[MickyBlueyes]

I use pocketmac to sync and charge. It's got gremlins, and wasn't straight forward, but I finally got it working.

Good luck.

Sorry but syncing isn't a problem, I do that with the newer Mac version of Desktop Manager.

Tethering is using the BB as a 3G modem whilst out and about.

 

[Wanderer]

Sorry but syncing isn't a problem, I do that with the newer Mac version of Desktop Manager.

Tethering is using the BB as a 3G modem whilst out and about.

Ah, far too techy for this luddite. I tried.

 

[MickyBlueyes]

Ah, far too techy for this luddite. I tried.

No worries

 

[andyclift]

I Googled "tether Blackberry to Macbook" and found the answer. can't remember how, only that it was dead easy and although my Vodafone bill shows which net use is on the phone and which is tethered it still comes under my unlimited web deal.

 

[MickyBlueyes]

I Googled "tether Blackberry to Macbook" and found the answer. can't remember how, only that it was dead easy and although my Vodafone bill shows which net use is on the phone and which is tethered it still comes under my unlimited web deal.

Was it this Page??

 

[andyclift]

It was not that site but same principle. I found a site with a cut and paste modem script and instructions which folder to put it in and then add a new dial up connection. Took a few minutes.

I now have an icon on the Mac task bar which has a "Connect to Bluetooth DUN (dial up networking) option.

 

[MickyBlueyes]

Thanks.

Where did you find the Vodafone specific info (user/pass) was it all on the same page?

 

[andyclift]

Just Googled for it. Try dialup settings for Vodafone. From memory it's number star99hash with user name and password of Web

 

[MickyBlueyes]

Being thick here, must be the beer

"number star99hash" googled & found this,

6. ISP Name = "Connection Name", (call it anything you like).
7. Enter the Phone number: *99***1#
8. Username & Password = web & web

but is it my mobile no?? or do you just enter this exactly as the no?


Thanks muchly for your time though

 

[andyclift]

Phone Number = Star key + 99 + hash key.

User name = web

Password = web

This is like a broadband connection so your phone number is not needed.

 

[MickyBlueyes]

Thanks Andy,

Got it working