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:

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.

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Comments

  1. vampaz wrote:

    Thanks, working perfectly in vodafone Portugal

  2. ius wrote:

    do you have the new script for nokia cdma 2865i??

  3. 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!!

  4. Gakiem wrote:

    Will it work for a Nokia 6234 usb connection on Leopard 10.5.3

  5. 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

  6. George Carvill wrote:

    Any suggestions for a script for a Motorola Razr v9m?

  7. 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)

  8. 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?

  9. 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.

  10. 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

  11. tanzeb wrote:

    thanks alot for your help. It works perfectly here in dhaka, bangladesh

  12. CK wrote:

    I have an E71 and it doesn’t work for me either. Anyone knows how to make it work? Thanks.

  13. 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.

  14. 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?

  15. Demetris wrote:

    please someone post a script for the Nokia E71..
    thanks

  16. 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.

  17. Mr Wonderful wrote:

    Love you!

  18. Demetris wrote:

    hey guys help. does this script work with HSDPA or not?

  19. chiefeater wrote:

    thanks. it works here in malaysia

  20. Anonymous wrote:

    Good! It works for my e71. Thank you!

  21. 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?

  22. 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?

  23. Kinnerup wrote:

    I have a MacBook with MacOS 10.5.6 and a Nokia E71. I used the script as is and it works!

  24. 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.

  25. Giuseppe wrote:

    Thank you a lot.
    I’m using your script with a Nokia 6630 in Leopard and it’s working like a charm.

  26. alex wrote:

    do somebody have something – doc or driver or script to macbook and nokia cdma 2126? pleeeeeeaaaase! icq 351242148

  27. BlackList wrote:

    Work fine for me…. Excellent job.

    N95 Classic.

    3G/3G+ ,)

  28. novrik wrote:

    Great!
    Thanks from Italy! ;)

  29. Jules wrote:

    I couldn’t get ross barkman’s scripts to work with my latest nokia (6700 classic) on Orange UK, but I discovered you don’t need to. Modern Nokias (and modern OSX) support the PAN instead of DUN profile, and that doesn’t require any configuration. Just pair the bluetooth devices and then go to (Bluetooth menu) > (Name of your phone) > Connect to Network.

    Seems to work at 3G+ speeds fine.

  30. Uran246 wrote:

    Great Job! It works fine with Nokia E71 and Orange.at with Snow Leopard 10.6.1

  31. claudio wrote:

    Hi ! Please, i need some help for the Nokia 6720 classic. Do you know anything about this phone? I use Leopard 10.6.4. thanks! Claudio

  32. MB986ll-A wrote:

    thanks.. got it working in my old phone :)

  33. michael knapek wrote:

    just tried it with my E51 – works like magic! phew, this has really saved my sanity.
    thank you soo much!

    (greets from helsinki)

  34. phil wrote:

    your script works like a charm, I’ve boosted my connection speed to 1481kbps, instead of 740kbps :)
    greetings from France

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