Using the Blackberry 8800 as a Modem on my Mac
December 25th, 2007
I finally got around to tethering my Blackberry 8800 to my Mac (on Leopard using AT&T). I’ve had the 8800 for awhile now but for some reason, never got around to actually pairing it so I could use the Internet while traveling through the bluetooth connection. The process was fairly painless after I figured out how to actually connect to the phone. I think Apple may have changed the process slightly in Leopard since the instructions I’ve come across have differed a little from what I actually had to do. The steps I took were basically as follows:
- Pair the Mac with the phone (make sure the Blackberry is discoverable by going to Settings > Bluetooth > Options and remember to make it not discoverable once you’re done).
- Copy the script located at Fibble.org to /Library/Modem Scripts (that’s your Mac’s root library, not your user library).
- Open System Preferences > Network and select Bluetooth and copy the settings from my screenshot (the password is “CINGULAR1″).
- Hit “Connect” and you should be done.
The connection speed seems decent (like an old dial-up modem) and should be fast enough for checking email and news while I’m on the road.
If you need help, check out this thread at fibble.org.
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