A900 on a Mac

johnparjr · 12-01-2005, 11:38 PM

Any Mac users what have you been able to do and how to isynch or how to get your address book over on the phone. And did you tether it or bluetooth

***etiger13*** · 12-02-2005, 12:42 AM

already been discussed a few times .....

johnparjr · 12-02-2005, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by etiger13

already been discussed a few times .....

Boy your helpfull I wouldnt have asked If I found it

**Brooose** · 12-02-2005, 11:35 AM

Isync does not work period with the 900. You can send your contacts one at a time via Bluetooth and use Dial Up Networking using the USB cable. You can also send pictures to your mac using Bluetooth.

JBHorner · 12-02-2005, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Brooose

Isync does not work period with the 900. You can send your contacts one at a time via Bluetooth and use Dial Up Networking using the USB cable. You can also send pictures to your mac using Bluetooth.

I drag 10 at a time to mine. (I haven't tried more than that.) I just drop them on the Bluetooth File Transfer icon in the dock.

The one nuance is to ensure that, in preferences, the iCard format is set to 2.1, rather than 3. Otherwise, the locations (i.e., home, car, etc.) will all show as cell on the Samsung handset.

Joel

humara · 12-02-2005, 04:15 PM

i posted this yesterday in the a920 thread, i would imagine the process is similar...

here is another mac bluetooth tip for use with the a920. maybe even the a900 and a940 also. since samsung doesn't support the protocols necessary for isync to work...

after pairing the computer FROM the phone. i used a utility called vcard splitter to create individual vcards for each contact. as you know, apple address book exports multiple users into one large group vcard. this utilty prevented me from having to manually export over a hundred vcards.

then this little trick saved just as much time...

after choosing to send a file from BT file exchange, you can shift-click mulitple files from that open dialog box. it then transferred all my contacts at once.

hopefully this can save some mac users some hair pulling and aggravation.

knafeiy · 12-03-2005, 04:40 PM

i didnt bother with transferring any numbers, but im soooooooooo lost on transferring mp3s to the phone. i did one, through the bluetooth file exchange on the comp, the phone found it perfectly, and then it said vcard accepted. now i have no idea where it is, and how to delete it.

and with the USB cord plugged in, the computer doesnt recognize it as a drive. is there software for this? all it say is:

Handset is set as a modem for PC or PDA. No data apps on handset can be used.

Still lost

ss4rob · 12-03-2005, 10:11 PM

Thanks for the tips JBHorner and humara, maybe there should be a Mac section in etiger13's FAQ.

knafeiy, in addition to using the phone as a modem if can also show up as a USB Mass Storage device just like in Windows. Simply go to Tools/Mass Storage/Connect to PC and the phone with automount as a drive. Don't forget to unmount before clicking disconnect on the phone ;-)

MacUser · 12-03-2005, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ss4rob

knafeiy, in addition to using the phone as a modem if can also show up as a USB Mass Storage device just like in Windows. Simply go to Tools/Mass Storage/Connect to PC and the phone with automount as a drive. Don't forget to unmount before clicking disconnect on the phone ;-)

Yeah, but you can't do anything like copying pics and aac files to the phone

humara · 12-04-2005, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by knafeiy

i didnt bother with transferring any numbers, but im soooooooooo lost on transferring mp3s to the phone. i did one, through the bluetooth file exchange on the comp, the phone found it perfectly, and then it said vcard accepted. now i have no idea where it is, and how to delete it.

and with the USB cord plugged in, the computer doesnt recognize it as a drive. is there software for this? all it say is:

Handset is set as a modem for PC or PDA. No data apps on handset can be used.

Still lost

from what i've seen, you have to go into the phone and set it to be used as a flash drive. otherwise the mac just sees it as a modem.

MacUser · 12-04-2005, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by humara

from what i've seen, you have to go into the phone and set it to be used as a flash drive. otherwise the mac just sees it as a modem.

As ss4rob has said....

Originally Posted by ss4rob
"knafeiy, in addition to using the phone as a modem if can also show up as a USB Mass Storage device just like in Windows. Simply go to Tools/Mass Storage/Connect to PC and the phone with automount as a drive. Don't forget to unmount before clicking disconnect on the phone ;-) "

michelle · 12-04-2005, 08:30 AM

i tethered to the usb cable and powerbook and wow, look at my download speed on this thing!!!

osuplumer · 12-04-2005, 12:19 PM

can someone walk me through how to us the phone as a modem? i have been trying but none of the downloads work with mac..

knafeiy · 12-04-2005, 12:28 PM

i was able to finally see it as a mass storage device, but i tried to delete a file from the phone in one of the folders and it wouldnt let me.

likewise, it wouldnt let me drop a file in the music folder either.

again, this is using the usb cord.

the bluetooth has got me really really lost. i was able to send a file, but it came to the phone as a vcard and have no way of accessing it or deleting from the phone.

oh well

humara · 12-04-2005, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by osuplumer

can someone walk me through how to us the phone as a modem? i have been trying but none of the downloads work with mac..

no downloads necessary with a mac.
at least not on 10.4.3 anway.

here's what i did....
hook up the phone to the mac via usb.
go tosystem preferences
open network pane
under the show pulldown : network port configurations
click on the new button
at this point one of the choices should say "samsung cdma technologies"
once you have that setup, (you have to also specify the sprint vision modem string, and set it to dial #777 with no user name and password) you should be able to connect to the internet via the "internet connect" app or just click the connect button which will bring up the internet connect app.
connecting via usb seems about twice as fast on my setup and my evdo connection.

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12-02-2005, 04:15 PM	#6
humara Telephone User Join Date: Dec 4, '04 Location: los angeles ca Posts: 159 Phone: m610 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 623	i posted this yesterday in the a920 thread, i would imagine the process is similar... here is another mac bluetooth tip for use with the a920. maybe even the a900 and a940 also. since samsung doesn't support the protocols necessary for isync to work... after pairing the computer FROM the phone. i used a utility called vcard splitter to create individual vcards for each contact. as you know, apple address book exports multiple users into one large group vcard. this utilty prevented me from having to manually export over a hundred vcards. then this little trick saved just as much time... after choosing to send a file from BT file exchange, you can shift-click mulitple files from that open dialog box. it then transferred all my contacts at once. hopefully this can save some mac users some hair pulling and aggravation.

12-03-2005, 04:40 PM	#7
knafeiy Telegraph User Join Date: Sep 20, '04 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 46 Phone: MM-A900 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 309	i didnt bother with transferring any numbers, but im soooooooooo lost on transferring mp3s to the phone. i did one, through the bluetooth file exchange on the comp, the phone found it perfectly, and then it said vcard accepted. now i have no idea where it is, and how to delete it. and with the USB cord plugged in, the computer doesnt recognize it as a drive. is there software for this? all it say is: Handset is set as a modem for PC or PDA. No data apps on handset can be used. Still lost Last edited by knafeiy; 12-03-2005 at 04:42 PM.

12-03-2005, 10:11 PM	#8
ss4rob Telegraph User Join Date: Nov 13, '05 Location: Kentucky Posts: 83 Phone: BlackBerry Tour Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 2,254	Thanks for the tips JBHorner and humara, maybe there should be a Mac section in etiger13's FAQ. knafeiy, in addition to using the phone as a modem if can also show up as a USB Mass Storage device just like in Windows. Simply go to Tools/Mass Storage/Connect to PC and the phone with automount as a drive. Don't forget to unmount before clicking disconnect on the phone ;-)

12-04-2005, 12:28 PM	#14
knafeiy Telegraph User Join Date: Sep 20, '04 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 46 Phone: MM-A900 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 309	i was able to finally see it as a mass storage device, but i tried to delete a file from the phone in one of the folders and it wouldnt let me. likewise, it wouldnt let me drop a file in the music folder either. again, this is using the usb cord. the bluetooth has got me really really lost. i was able to send a file, but it came to the phone as a vcard and have no way of accessing it or deleting from the phone. oh well

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