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benign
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Oct 18, 2005, 02:51 PM
 
Are there any sites that deal with
Macs and mobile phone compatibility.
     
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Oct 18, 2005, 02:52 PM
 
What kind of Phone you got?

The Sony Ericssons work the best with Macs.

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Oct 18, 2005, 03:29 PM
 
Sony Ericsson + Mac OS X:
     
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Oct 18, 2005, 04:03 PM
 
It's not really the phone but my Macs - which are all
2-3 years old now and don't have USB2 or Bluetooth.
     
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Oct 18, 2005, 05:30 PM
 
The vast majority of OS X compatible phones are only compatible over Bluetooth (even if the phone also has USB). From memory, Motorola's tend to be the exception and work over USB. Apple's list:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/devices.html
     
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Oct 18, 2005, 07:33 PM
 
You should just buy a cheap USB bluetooth dongle. They'd only be about $30 or so now, surely.

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Oct 18, 2005, 11:58 PM
 
I got my Bluetooth dongle for $25 at Walmart. Works like a charm.
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benign  (op)
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Oct 19, 2005, 05:35 AM
 
Thanx for the info :)

Can you add 'ringtones' plus upload -download pics using
bluetooth with 'most' phones, particularly ( Sony Ericsson K750i )
     
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Oct 19, 2005, 06:01 AM
 
I've used my past few phones with my mac.

SE T610i - worked very well over bluetooth, especially with salling clicker.
SE K700i - Again, great for syncing, not as good with salling clicker, has a remote built in though

my new phone arriving tomorrow is the SE K750i, my g/f has it and after a patch it works great with my iBook over bluetooth, and I have a script for iTunes to sync music to its memory stick.

Get a bluetooth dongle and a SE phone. Enjoy.
     
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Oct 19, 2005, 06:08 AM
 
Originally Posted by ShotgunEd
I've used my past few phones with my mac.

SE T610i - worked very well over bluetooth, especially with salling clicker.
SE K700i - Again, great for syncing, not as good with salling clicker, has a remote built in though

my new phone arriving tomorrow is the SE K750i, my g/f has it and after a patch it works great with my iBook over bluetooth, and I have a script for iTunes to sync music to its memory stick.

Get a bluetooth dongle and a SE phone. Enjoy.

Cheers ShotgunEd :)


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Oct 19, 2005, 10:53 PM
 
Originally Posted by benign
Thanx for the info

Can you add 'ringtones' plus upload -download pics using
bluetooth with 'most' phones, particularly ( Sony Ericsson K750i )
Generally yeah you can, unless it's operator locked.

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