[X4U] iPhone alternatives that Sync well with Mac?

[Nick Scalise]

On Dec 3, 2009, at 1:21 PM, Joe Sporleder wrote:

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> On Nov 3, 2009, at 9:17 PM, Nick Scalise wrote:
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>> On Nov 3, 2009, at 4:32 PM, Joe Sporleder wrote:
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>>> What smart phones that work with Verizon have any of you had good  
>>> luck with? I'd love an iPhone, however, Verizon is my only option  
>>> for a carrier that haves reliable service both where I live in  
>>> Kansas and to areas that I travel to (I am on part of the Alltel  
>>> network that just got bought out and rebranded by Verizon).
>>>
>>> I have an iPod Touch that I enjoy, so I have a good idea of what  
>>> the iPhone experience would be like. At minimum, I would like to  
>>> be able to sync iCal and Address Book with my mobile phone. I  
>>> currently have a RAZR2 that my contract allows me to upgrade to a  
>>> new phone in December. I am wanting a true "smart phone" and would  
>>> like to do more eMail and text messaging in a mobile format. The  
>>> RAZR2 is one of the most disappointing phones I've ever owned. Any  
>>> phone I get, I would really like to be able to tether my MacBook  
>>> Pro with. I was able to do it with the RAZR2 over bluetooth, no  
>>> thanks to Motorola. I had to Google a home grown solution from  
>>> others on the Internet.
>>>
>>> I'm leaning towards one of the BlackBerries, as I see that at  
>>> least there's tools available to sync with my Mac life.
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>> I have a work provided BlackBerry Curve with Verizon.
>>
>> Their new BlackBerry Desktop app syncs with iCal and Address book.
>>
>> I have successfully tethered it to my Mac with the BB supplied USB  
>> cable. I cannot get it to tether over Bluetooth.
>>
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> Nick,
>
> What model is your BB Curve? I am planning on moving to the Curve  
> 8530 from my current RAZR2 in the next couple of days. I'm curious  
> what drivers/modem scripts would be required to get it to tether to  
> my MacBook Pro running 10.6.2. When I say tether, I'm wanting to use  
> it as a broadband modem. Whether it works over bluetooth or USB,  
> that's OK, as long as it works. The model of BB I'm looking at uses  
> a trackpad instead of a trackball.


Blackberry Curve 8330 (with trackball)

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Nick Scalise
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