Category: mobiles

Transferring contacts from an N95 to OS X

I needed to transfer my contacts tonight from my old phone (Sony Ericsson K800i) to my new phone (Nokia N95) and since I had no desire to type them in one at a time, I was determined to find a software tool to do it for me. As ever, Apple came to my rescue.

OS X includes a fantastic little utility called iSync, which allows you to keep your phone book synchronised between your Mac and a number of other devices. I had to install a plugin from Nokia in order to get it to recognise the N95, but it picked up the older K800i without any problems.

So, the steps required to sync your phones are as follows:

  1. Enable bluetooth on your mac, and each of your phones.
  2. Pair the devices in the bluetooth settings in system preferences
  3. Install the latest iSync plugin from Nokia for the N95.
  4. Load iSync and go to Devices > Add Device.
  5. It should detect both your phones, so just double click to add them.
  6. Click Sync Devices.

And that’s it!

Connecting OS X to GPRS/3G via T-mobile

I have just got a new Nokia N95 on T-Mobile’s excellent Web N Walk package, which allows you to use your mobile as a modem to provide Internet Access on your laptop.

In order to do this you must first pair you phone with your laptop.

  1. Enable bluetooth on the N95 in Menu > Tools > Bluetooth
  2. Enable bluetooth in OS X: System Preferences > Bluetooth > Settings
  3. Tick “Show bluetooth on the status bar”.
  4. From the bluetooth status menu, select browse device
  5. Click “search” to search for your N95.
  6. Follow the on screen instructions to pair your laptop and phone (you will need to give a passcode which can be anything you like, e.g. 1234)
  7. You may wish to set the laptop as an authorised device in your N95. If so, go to Menu > Tools > Bluetooth > Paired Devices then click “set as authorised”. This will save having to select “allow” everytime you wish to connect your laptop to your phone.

Then you need to setup a dial-up networking connection

  1. Open System Preferences > Bluetooth > Devices
  2. Select your N95 and click configure
  3. Go through the wizard and tick “Access the Internet through your phone’s data connection” followed by “Use a direct, higher speed connection to reach your Internet Service Provider (e.g. GPRS). Then click continue.
  4. Give the following settings. Username: user – Password: one2one – GPRS CID string: *99# – Modem Script: Nokia Infrared

Creating a GPRS/3G Internet Connection on OS X to a Nokia 95 on T-mobile