Nokia HSDPA support in Mac OS X 10.5
My Nokia N95-3 has a deliciously fast HSDPA connection, and it is automatically recognized in Mac OS X 10.5 for syncing and tethering. Only one slight problem:
- Apple’s included Nokia 3G modem script hasn’t been updated for 3.5G technologies such as HSDPA — if you use your phone in tethered mode via either Bluetooth or USB, your speed will max out around ~300kbps.
- Apple changed the format for modem scripts in 10.5, so the previous HSDPA scripts from Ross Barkman won’t work.
Using the developer tools and iSync Plugin Maker.app, I was able to update Barkman’s script to work in Leopard. My preliminary tests are getting ~750kbps in my apartment with so-so signal reception from AT&T. Woo! (Now if only Nokia would make a QWERTY version, so I didn’t have to carry around both this and a Blackberry…)
You can grab my updated modem script here: NokiaHSDPA.zip
Just dump it in /Library/Modem Scripts and then follow one of the many existing setup guides for either bluetooth or USB tethering, making sure to select the new HSDPA device instead of the 3G device from the Nokia category.
vampaz wrote:
Thanks, working perfectly in vodafone Portugal
Posted 10 Apr 2008 at 2:36 am ¶
ius wrote:
do you have the new script for nokia cdma 2865i??
Posted 05 Jun 2008 at 7:56 am ¶
Tj wrote:
Hello and thank yo for this post; I have a MBP and N-95 8Gb and have been looking for a etter script to take advantage of the 3.5g speeds. This scripts works though I’m still not seeing an increase in speed from the 300kps speed from the standard osx script. Crying shame!!
Posted 09 Jun 2008 at 8:14 am ¶
Gakiem wrote:
Will it work for a Nokia 6234 usb connection on Leopard 10.5.3
Posted 07 Jul 2008 at 10:05 pm ¶
John Craft wrote:
I have been looking around for scripts / procedures to tether my macbook using Spring and a Moto Q. Thanks for the script you used on your Nokia
JWC
University of Houston
Posted 15 Jul 2008 at 11:48 am ¶
George Carvill wrote:
Any suggestions for a script for a Motorola Razr v9m?
Posted 09 Aug 2008 at 3:46 am ¶
Drew wrote:
Hey,
i have noticed that this script doesn’t work for nokia e series devices namely the E71 i have tested it against. It turns out that the PC suit software, if you are using a WinXP box issues an additional AT command to the phone (+CGATT=0;). You can see this in the operators.xml file in the PC suite install directory.
My problem is i cannot work out how to put the AT command in the script! Do you have any suggestions. Drop me an email (maxxim@gmail.com)
Posted 18 Sep 2008 at 4:45 pm ¶
soulrayne wrote:
hi, thanks for script quite appreciate it, but can i ask a question? why cant i connect to the network using HSDPA, but when im using GPRS(GSM/3G) it works fine? am i doing something wrong?
Posted 25 Sep 2008 at 8:00 am ¶
Resa Warner wrote:
I have a Mac OS X. I’m trying to use Blue tooth to connect to the internet via my Nokia 6062 (3G). I get a message that says no carrier detected. Does that mean I need a different SIM card? I have an Etisalat sim card in the phone now. I bought it through an interpreter that doesn’t understand what I’m trying to do.
Posted 27 Sep 2008 at 7:20 pm ¶
thyago wrote:
Ola master I am one face of Brazil I am trying to connect of this I am of which you I placed and pra me nao and vodafone, pra me and living creature and the modem has q to be nokia infrared, if you have a solution please you help me the nokia does not know very obliged
Posted 06 Nov 2008 at 3:13 pm ¶
tanzeb wrote:
thanks alot for your help. It works perfectly here in dhaka, bangladesh
Posted 02 Feb 2009 at 4:37 am ¶
CK wrote:
I have an E71 and it doesn’t work for me either. Anyone knows how to make it work? Thanks.
Posted 20 Mar 2009 at 1:34 am ¶
Mike wrote:
Works great to connect my iMac G5 to my Nokia E71 via USB in PC Suite mode, using the Tango HSDPA network in Luxembourg. Only problem is that I have lost a connection involuntarily after several minutes – didn’t catch the error message – will update when it happens again. Now to make it work via Bluetooth – settings hell.
Posted 23 Mar 2009 at 1:40 am ¶
Mike wrote:
Hi – okay, after 40 minutes, the connection disconnected. Error was “The connection was terminated by the remote site”, reported by Internet Connect. Interestingly, in my Console – I found the following error message at the same time as the disconnection – “23/03/09 11:04:26 AM pppd[13726] IPV6CP: timeout sending Config-Requests”. I read somewhere that you have do disable IPV6 to make Bluetooth connections stable. Is it possible the same applies to USB connections? Anyone?
Posted 23 Mar 2009 at 2:09 am ¶
Demetris wrote:
please someone post a script for the Nokia E71..
thanks
Posted 24 Mar 2009 at 7:50 am ¶
John wrote:
It works with my e71… only pulling 384kb though, where with my data card I know I can get around 1.5Mbit here.
Will test it in a few other places as well.
Posted 06 Apr 2009 at 1:20 am ¶
Mr Wonderful wrote:
Love you!
Posted 12 Apr 2009 at 4:34 am ¶
Demetris wrote:
hey guys help. does this script work with HSDPA or not?
Posted 12 Apr 2009 at 10:23 am ¶
chiefeater wrote:
thanks. it works here in malaysia
Posted 06 May 2009 at 1:21 am ¶
Anonymous wrote:
Good! It works for my e71. Thank you!
Posted 12 May 2009 at 2:57 pm ¶
Gavin wrote:
Thanks for the script, so how did everyone get their E71s working? Did you have to change anything in the plist files or did it work straight away?
Posted 13 May 2009 at 12:21 pm ¶
demetris wrote:
when using a usb connection i get an error:
could not negotiate a connection with the remote ppp server
what is the fault?
Posted 21 May 2009 at 7:34 am ¶
Kinnerup wrote:
I have a MacBook with MacOS 10.5.6 and a Nokia E71. I used the script as is and it works!
Posted 27 May 2009 at 1:49 am ¶
Angelica wrote:
May I ask what I’m doing wrong? I’ve got my E71 working with iSync AND as modem on my OSX Tiger but I’ve recently purchased an iMac running Leopard and I followed the above instructions and it’s just staying on “Connecting” but never actually connecting.
I’m not sure but I put the Telephone # as *99# and put the APN as 3services as I’m with 3Mobile Australia.
Posted 23 Jun 2009 at 9:41 pm ¶