synchronising your Nokia and your Mac.

For some time now (in fact, since I switched to a Mac in Jan 2008) I have been trying to get reliable synch'ing happening between my MacBook Pro (iCal, Address Book, etc) and my Nokia E65.

The pain an suffering has been acute.  I first tried some Nokia software - failed dismally.  Then I paid for FoneLink from Nova Media - throught I'd got it right, but then began having issues with the bluetooth pairing, duplicated contacts on my phone (6 of each of half my contacts) - no pattern to give me a clue where the issue was.  A few support mails later which really never got to the bottom of the problem, and I was losing contacts - off both phone and Mac.  Frustration alley.

Then Ted from Bridges of Hope suggested Missing Synch.  I downloaded the trial version, but never quite got it 100%.  I'm not sure why I was convinced the full version was going to work, but I bought it online.  I'm now as happy as a pig in that soft and smelly stuff they love to wallow in...? ;)

It has been flawlessly synch'ing contacts, calendar, sms', downloading pics and movies off the E65, uploading files I leave in the appropriate directory, each time I switch on bluetooth on the phone and hit the "synch" button.

If you are looking for a reliable tool to synch a Symbian based phone to a Mac - I'd endorse this piece of code!

At last.  Now someone needs to tell me where I find and app the synch's Thunderbird's contacts with the Mac's address book? ;)

Comments

[Tim]

Yeah unfortunately MobileMe is a good R800 a month (at the moment - I expect the exchange rate to throw that number upwards rather soon). It's a great service, but probably much more geared to the Steve-fanboys among us :)

[DaveG]

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the heads up on the Nokia plugin. If I for some reason have need to revise my Missing Synch affinity I'll have plan B! ;)

Need to look at MobileMe - does it cost anything?

Dave

[Tim]

I was faced with the same issue of syncing my key devices: MacbookPro, iPod Touch, and Nokia E65.

My approach was to use MobileMe to hold all the data in the cloud. Whenever my Touch comes near Wifi it'll grab (Apple claims this is 'push' - yeah, right) any changes (iCal, AddressBook, Mail).

On the Nokia E65 side I had more of a challenge. Missing Sync is a wonderful tool - but I'm of the feeling that my cellphone manufacturer has a small duty in at least allowing some free sync functionality. With that in mind, I found that indeed Nokia had a plugin for Apple's own iSync application. [http://europe.nokia.com/A4299040]

Besides the fact that the phone must be in Bluetooth range of my Mac, I'm happy. It'll surfice 'til I get an iPhone ;)

-Tim