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For some unknown reason my Nokia N73 refuses to connect over Bluetooth or have anything to do with OS X 10.5 since updating it to the latest firmware. This is pretty rubbish. Apple blame Nokia, Nokia blame Apple, and neither of them cares very much, which is unsurprising.

iSync works with the cable out of the box, but it’s a bit trickier to use it as a modem over USB. Here’s how you do it.

1. Plug the phone in, and switch it to PC Suite.
2. Go to Network in the System Preferences
3. Add a new interface (+ symbol, below the list of Ethernet, Airport, etc.)
4. Select Nokia N73 (it won’t be there if the phone isn’t connected and in PC Suite.) - it should appear in the list
5. Select it, and open the advanced dialogue box
6. In the modem tab, select ‘Nokia’ as the Vendor, and ‘GPRS (GSM/3G)’ as the model
7. Unless you’ve got a weird provider, you shouldn’t need to input anything else. Hit OK, and return to the Network window.
8. Again, nothing else needs to be filled in. Hit connect and watch the phone dial up.
9. …
10. Profit