Nokia 5800 works with Macbooks
Not everyone who owns Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone has a PC. There are some who use a Mac. Of course, it also goes that those who own an iPhone do not necessarily have a Macbook but use a PC.
Apple continues to increase its market share with its newest and slickest desktop (i.e. iMacs) and mobile computers (i.e. macbook and macbook pros) and their very stable Mac OS X operating software. And their presence is rapidly increasing in spite of the hefty price tag that comes with a unit. Nevertheless, their presence should not be denied.
Many Nokia users do have Macbooks. Unfortunately, Nokia has not release a Mac version of their proprietary software called PC Suite, which will enable your PC computer to access your phone, and do all sorts of things such as send text messages, edit your contacts and upload your music.
On a Mac, you can use PC Suite if you either boot up in Windows (Yes. You can run Windows on a Mac) or use a virtual software such as Parallels to run Windows while in a Mac OS X environment.
Even though you do not have a PC Suite running in your Mac, this does not mean you cannot do anything with your Nokia 5800. You can use your Mac with your Nokia 5800 phone.
Connecting to your phone
Though you may not be able to use the USB cable that comes with your Nokia 5800 phone, you can still use the Bluetooth device that is built-in the phone with your Macbook. To me, this is much more beneficial since you do not have to worry about cables or drivers. Bluetooth is pretty much straight forward and can easily connect to any Bluetooth enabled device. Good thing that Mac comes with Bluetooth right off the box.
You can use the built-in Bluetooth device in your Macbook to connect wirelessly to your Nokia 5800 phone. All you need to do is turn on the Bluetooth from your taskbar or from the System Preferences. Also activate your Nokia 5800 phone’s Bluetooth. Make sure you set it to “Discoverable” mode or else your Mac won’t find it.
Then, choose “Set-up Bluetooth device” from your Macbook and follow the wizard. There will be a special selection “Mobile Phone” that you can choose in the selection. Once you are able to detect the phone with your Macbook, then you can begin doing things with it.
For example, you can send files such as photos, notes and pictures to your Nokia 5800 and vice versa. Also, you can pair your Mac to your Nokia 5800 and access either the phone’s memory or the SD card. From here, you can copy files from the phone to your Mac and vice versa. This is perfect to transfer mp3 and movie files to your phone.
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