1.) Extract the Modem Script from the attached .zip file and place it in the Mac HD > Library > Modem Scripts folder. Be sure you place it in the root Library folder and not the Library folder associated with your User folder.
BlackBerry 3G CID1.zip
2.) Pair your phone with the Mac. Be sure you have set it up as a Trusted Connection and is set to "Yes" and not "Ask".
3.) In Bluetooth Preferences, select your phone in the list, and then click "Configure this device". This will launch the Bluetooth Setup Assistant.
4.) Check the "Access Internet..." and proceed.
5.) Select "Other" for Vendor, and "Blackberry 3G CID1" (name of the modem script) for Phone Model. Leave the Username, Password, and Phone Number blank. Continue.
6.) Launch Network Preferences, and click "Bluetooth" in the list.
7.) Select "Add Configuration" from the Configuration drop list. Name the configuration something you can identify. I use my carrier name (AT&T).
8.) Populate the remaining fields with your APN information, using the wap server URL as the Telephone Number.
Example for AT&T :
Telephone Number:wap.cingular
Account Name:
[email protected]
Password: CINGULAR1
9.) Check "Show modem status in menu bar"
10.) Click Advanced, and verify the information is correct.
Modem
* Vendor = Other
* Model = Blackberry 3G CID1
* Enable Error... = checked
* Dial Mode = Wait for dial tone before dialing
* Dialing = Tone
* Sound = On
DNS
* -All Blank-
WINS
* -All Blank- (NetBIOS may be populated and disabled)
Proxies
* Configure Proxies = Using a PAC file
PPP
* Settings = Session
* Third, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh items checked. Redial 1 Time, and Wait 5 Seconds before redialing
That's it. You are ready to tether.
Enable Bluetooth on your phone, and then on the Mac. Click the modem icon from the menu bar, and select Connect Bluetooth. After a few seconds you should see a connection timer.
*From amkls704 on Howard Forums*