Set up a Nokia e62 bluetooth modem on Cingular GPRS

Oct 25, '06 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: alani

Here's how to set up your Mac to use a Nokia e62 as a Bluetooth modem with Cingular. I'll bet this works on lots of other Bluetooth phones as well. Although there's an existing hint covering a similar topic, some of the newer phones use slightly (but critically) different configurations. This blog entry ended up being the most useful for me.

Here's what I did...

  1. Grab a modem script that works. I used the script from the above-linked blog entry. Unzip it and put it in /Library/Modem Scripts.
  2. Set up the connection between the phone and Mac with the Bluetooth System Preferences Panel. In the "Bluetooth Mobile Phone Set Up" wizard, check "Access the Internet with your phone's data connection," and select the GPRS radio option.
  3. Set up the modem connection in the Network System Preference Panel. Select Bluetooth from the Show drop-down menu. Enter these options in the PPP tab (case sensitive!): Enter these options in the Bluetooth Modem tab:
To connect, select Connect from the Modem Status menu item (or connect from /Applications -> Internet Connect). Depending on how your phone is configured, you might need to click the "Answer" button on your phone to accept the Mac's connection. Here's where this hint differs from others that I found here and in other locations. Some GPRS phones use the telephone number ISP.CINGULAR. But apparently the newer phones just need the *99#. So this page, while extensive, isn't totally reliable -- depending on your phone.

However, I read good things about taniwha.org.uk's modem scripts. If you find the nokme script a little slow, try these. If you don't connect, try the other telephone number. Also, try switching the PPP Options "Send PPP echo packets" and "Use TCP header compression" on or off.

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