Googling it for the Mac gave me many links - some more useful than others. I thought I'd put it in a succint manner here for anyone who has a BB Bold, Macbook, and whose telco provider does not charge them an arm and a leg to use their crackberry as a modem.
Ok, here goes....
- Download the modem scripts from here. You'll end up with a zip file in Downloads (or wherever you save your downloaded porno (err... i mean proggies).
- Unzip the file, and copy the BlackBerry.ccl directory into the following location : Mac HD:Library:Modem Scripts
- Pair your BlackBerry Bold over Bluetooth (I'm assuming you know how)
- As part of the pairing process, answer yes to wanting to use it as a modem to access the internet, and select the model of the device. If you're using a Bold like me, you should select Research in Motion, BlackBerry 8800 (yes, I know the 8800 is actually the Curve, but it works for the 9000 aka Bold too)
- Open Network Preferences (under System Preferences), select Bluetooth, and enter your telco 3G/GSM data connection settings. Here are the equivalent terms :
- Telephone Number : Enter your APN (for maxis, "unet")
- Account Name : Enter your username (for maxis, "maxis")
- Password : Enter your provided password (for maxis, "wap")
Done. Now you can connect to it by clicking Connect in the same Network Preferences location.
What threw me for a loop was the telephone number. I used to put in *99# as the telephone number, but here it expects the APN. The APN, username and password is a generic setting for your telco. Please ask your telco if you don't know the setting. My telco is Maxis Malaysia, and the values I gave as examples will only work for Maxis Malaysia.
Good luck!
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