Posted on August 10, 2009, at 12:22 pm .
EasyTether is the simplest way to tether your BlackBerry to your Mac via Bluetooth. All you have to do is follow some basic setup procedures and run the application. Once your device and computer are connected, you can use your BlackBerry data plan to get Internet access.
Setting Up:
On BlackBerry:
- Enable Bluetooth and ensure you are in the data coverage area
- Set the device in discoverable mode
- Start EasyTether and turn on the Bluetooth PAN connection
On Mac:
- Start Bluetooth Setup Assistant (Bluetooth -> Set up Bluetooth Device)
- Select “Mobile phone” or “Any device” as a device type
- Wait until Mac OS X finds your BlackBerry
- Select the “Use device as a network port” service
You will only have to do this setup the first time. The company also has a caveat that due to limitations in Bluetooth stack on BlackBerry, the first attempt to connect will often fail. Just ignore the error message and re-connect.
EasyTether is available for the special price of $4.95 until August 16th.
Posted on August 7, 2009, at 11:20 am .
TetherBerry recently sent out an email to their private Mac beta testers with the final version of their Mac beta. According to the developers, “this will be our last beta release before our Mac official release, unless any major bugs are found.”
The most recent update works on Tiger, Leopard, G4s and a number of bugs have been resolved. If you haven’t tried the beta, it still takes some finagling but it does work.
For now, you can purchase the PC version of TetherBerry for $10 off until August 12th.
Posted on June 9, 2009, at 8:13 am .
TetherBerry is an app that everybody wants, but is still in its beta phase. The company has surely been getting a ton of user feedback and support questions, due to the complex nature of tethering.
They have been working hard over the past couple of weeks to make their Mac beta more stable and thanks to your feedback, they have released a new updated version. Unfortunately, this version is still only compatible with Mac OS X Leopard, but the next step is making it available for Tiger.
Sign up for the TetherBerry Mac Beta and try the latest updates.
Posted on May 6, 2009, at 10:15 am .
The guys at TetherBerry have their Mac client ready for Beta testing and they want feedback from you.
TetherBerry is the latest app to help you tether your BlackBerry to your laptop. The app allows you access to the internet on your laptop through your BlackBerry’s data plan anywhere where there is network coverage. Once you have downloaded the app to both your device and your laptop, you can tether them via USB.
Head over to TetherBerry and sign up for their Mac Beta.
If you want to win a free copy of TetherBerry, tell us about the situations in which you use tethering. We’ll pick 5 and give out free copies.
Posted on March 10, 2009, at 1:24 pm .
After our post about TetherBerry, a good friend and BlackBerryCool reader Horia sent us a letter saying the process could easily be done for free via Bluetooth. Here is what he had to say:
It depends how much time you have to look into it. For OSX it was a two step process, I didn’t install any 3rd party apps or even the blackberry desktop manager (don’t even know if they make it for mac) but I did have to add a “modem script” to osx so that it can use the blackberry as a Bluetooth data modem, essentially the equivalent of installing a driver in windows. Once that was done, I just had to create a new dial-up connection, select the modem, put the APN, username and password (all of which are dependent and unique to the cell phone provider, Rogers in my case). After it’s all set and done, I literally just hit connect, wait 3 seconds and I’m online via Bluetooth with the phone still in my pocket.
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