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Old 7th May 2009, 03:08 AM
 
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Default How to synchronise a Blackberry with a Mac

Can anyone reccommend any ways of doing this? (so I can back up my address book?)

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Old 7th May 2009, 03:30 AM
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BlackBerry - BlackBerry for Mac ?
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Old 7th May 2009, 06:42 AM
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There is also The Missing Sync for BlackBerry. I've used this for Windows Mobile and it works great. I've used Pocket Mac for blackberry as well and it works very well. The choice is yours...

BlackBerry Sync Mac - Bluetooth sync for BlackBerry and Mac with iTunes, Entourage, iCal and iPhoto
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Would strongly strongly STRONGLY recommend AGAINST the freebie from RIM (which is Pocketmac for blackberry) it is a piece of CRAP and WIPED all my contacts when I used it then crashed and refused to work!!!

Please I beg you if you want to sync properly don't be a tightarse, buy Missing sync. YOu will save yourself huge headaches and pain. Once I got missing sync for blackberry everything works. you can even sync wirelessly!!
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Would strongly strongly STRONGLY recommend AGAINST the freebie from RIM (which is Pocketmac for blackberry) it is a piece of CRAP and WIPED all my contacts when I used it then crashed and refused to work!!!
On the flip side I had zero negative issues with Pocket Mac. Horses for courses I guess.
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throw out your blackberry and buy an iphone... works seamlessly!
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I've a Nokia N71 "not by choice" iSync work great
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thanks All!

I'll check out Missing Sync. I've tried the PocketMac previously and it was all going fine until I actually tried to sync (no connection could be made, although I can't remember the exact error msg I got)

If missing sync works fine, then that's the way forward... sod having to type in all my contacts when upgrading my mobile!
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