6600, T-Mobile and Mac :-)

This is a simple tutorial to get you up and running with a Nokia 6600, an Apple PowerBook running OS X 10.3 Panther, Bluetooth and T-Mobile's GPRS Internet service (for details of T-Mobile's offerings see this link

What you need

• An Apple PowerBook running OS X 10.3 (Panther) with Bluetooth
• T-Mobile Service with either t-zones, t-zones Pro or Unlimited Internet
• A Nokia 6600 Phone (the instructions are actually pretty much the same for the 3650)

This assumes that you have never paired your phone with your laptop, even if you have it shouldn't matter (i.e. it didn't screw up my iSync when I re-paired) If you have paired your phone with your PowerBook delete the pairing on both the phone and the PowerBook and start with my instructions

Phone Configuration

• Go to the "Connect" folder and open "Bluetooth" set the following menu items.
  • Bluetooth: On
  • My phone's visibilty: Shown to all
  • My phone's name: What you would like to name it, for this example my is named Granola
• Leave the connect folder and go to the "Tools" folder and open "Settings"
• Move to "Connection" and choose "GPRS" and set the following
  • GPRS connection: When available
  • Access point: internet2.voicestream.com (if you have t-zones this will be wap.voicestream.com)

Laptop Setup
The number in the instructions refer to the zip of PDF screen shots you can use for refernce
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Open "System Prefrences" under "Hardware" click on "Bluetooth" (1)

Click on "Devices" then click "Set Up New Device" DO NOT CLICK ON "Pair New Device" (2)

Click "Continue" (3)

Choose "Mobile Phone" and click "Continue" (4)

Select your phone from the list and click "Continue" (6)

A number will now show up on the screen, enter that number on your 6600, then click "Continue" (7)

You can choose the first two if you'd like, but you must choose "Access the Internet with your phone's data connection" (8)

Choose "Use a direct, higher speed connection to reach your Internet Service Provider (GPRS, 1xRTT)" and click "Continue" (8)

I'm doing this page from memory and notes (no screen shot)

• Username: leave blank
• Password: leave blank
• GPRS String: *99#
• Modem Script: Nokia Infrared

Click "Continue"

New Location
I setup a "New location so that my T-Mobile setting are have their own home

• Click on the apple in the upper left hand corner of the screen and choose "Network Prefernces..." (9)
  
• Click on the Padlock and enter your password
• Click on your current "Locations" and "New Location" and enter a name for it (10)
  
• Click on the show list box and choose "Bluetooth"
• Click on the "PPP" tab and enter *99# for the "Telephone Number"
• Click on the "Bluetooth Modem" tab and choose "Nokia Infrared" for the Modem and deselect "Enable error correction and compression in modem" and "Wait for dial tone before dialing" (12)
• Select "Show modem status in menu bar" and then click "Apply Now" (12)
  
• Close the window

Test your connection!

• Click on the phone handset that is now in your taskbar and make sure that "Bluetooth" is checked and then click "Connect"

You are now on the web! (Results)
if you have any questions please feel free to email me at dan@ thisdomain