Connecting the phone

Every Bluetooth or IrDA compatible GSM mobile phone and even more phones should work. The phone must have an AT command interface (compliant ETSI GSM 07.07), usually supported by all mobiles with built-in modem.

Symbian OS phone are partially compatible, the greater part of they supports only the sending SMS and to menage the data of the SIM Card only. For more informations see this compatibility table.

These simple guidelines should tell you how to connect your phone:

  • Bluetooth
    MegaCell should support your Bluetooth mobile phone. Its necessary use MacOS X 10.2.8 or greater.

  • IrDA (infrared)
    MegaCell should support your mobile phone if it has infrared or can be upgraded with an infrared adapter. Only Powerbook G4(Gigabit Ethernet), PowerBook G4 (Titanium), Powerbook G3 and l'iMac rev. A a 233Mhz have IrDa port integrated. You need MacOSX 10.2.8 or greater.
    If your Mac hasn't the IrDa port you can upgrade it with an infrared USB adapter (with IrCOMM) like these: Sitecom CN-100 V1, Belkin Smartbeam (F5U230), WINIC W-USB-180.

  • Data cable
    Every USB device needs a software driver either built-in in your Mac OS or supplied by a third party:
    • standard PC data cable 9 pins (DB9)
      you can use this cable with a Keyspan adapter like: Keyspan Hight Speed USB Serial Adapter

    • Motorola USB Data-Kit
      with Mac OS X v10.2.8 you needn't the driver

    • Sony Ericsson DCU-10 or DCU-11
      with Mac OS X v10.2.8 you can see this unofficial installation procedure

    • Siemens DCA-510
      Uses the Prolific PL-2303 chip and works with the Prolific drivers

    • third party
      If your USB cable has a Prolific PL-2303 chip use the Prolific drivers

The data cable Nokia DKU-5 haven't MacOSX driver.