Unable to pair with Bluetooth a Nokia N73 mobile phone

I've had a similar experience, with an N73 Music Edition. Firmware version is 4.0736.3.2.1, dated Sept 4, 2007.

For me, the BT Setup Assistant completes the pairing sequence, but then sits trying to check the phone for services, only to never complete the sequence. The only services that seem to be detected are Dialup Networking and OBEX File Transfer/Object Push.

On my wife's MacBook, her Nokia E50 was properly detected, and works with iSync using the Nokia-provided plugin. Of course, iSync claims to support the N73 (and reportedly it does work using a data cable, though I've not tried that just yet), but on the BT side, the service profiles the phone offers are not being properly detected.

Smells like the makings of a nice finger-pointing festival between Nokia & Apple, doesn't it? 🙂

I've had the same problem, with a Nokia N73 and the latest version of firmware (V 4.0735.3.0.2). When I insert the passcode on my phone, the "Continue" button of Bluetooth Assistant can't be clicked and I can't go ahead with the process. A friend of mine with 10.5 and a Nokia N73 with a previous version of firmware have tried to pair the phone and all works well.

Anyone have a solution?

Thanks

I can confirm that the problem is the newer firmware in combination with Leopard, I first upgraded to Leopard and all was fine between my N73 and my mac's (a Mini and a MacBook). After that I updated my firmware of my Nokia via my PC (I Bricked one when trying this from parallels) because I had some issues with the phone. They are resolved now.
I guess the problem is the support for stereo bluetooth that is in the newer firmware of the N73.
It seems Apple also introduced that in Tiger and these seem to be incompatible.

The sad thing is I just upgraded to Tiger realizing I didn't back up my address book. I was so happy that I could simply sync up my n73 to get the contacts back on the computer but this broke my heart.

WHY??? WHY???

Please someone fix this.

I have contacted Nokia last week and in a couple of weeks they will bring a new update that will work like in the old days1

There is a new Nokia Multimedia Transfer 1.2 available from the Nokia site, it still seems to point to 1.1 but when you download it gets 1.2. This version does work on Tiger so everything now works via USB. So at least a temporary solution to use the phone on Leopard

I have exactly the same problems with my N73 and both Macs (G5, Macbook)

"There is a new Nokia Multimedia Transfer 1.2 available from the Nokia site"


Link please

I've just installed this nokia software that works properly with the USB cable, but it keeps having the same problem with the Bluetooth interface. So we should wait until Nokia decide to publish the new firmware or plugin... who knows...

Hey There

Had the same problem and now works fine, go for the beta version in nokia's website

http://europe.nokia.com/A4423135

Hope it works for you as well. If is a problem with ISync mine is working fine.

Cheers

1.2 beta update doesn't fix the bluetooth problem with N73 and Leopard, because it doesn't do anything to the phone nor to the operating system... It's just an application update. USB connection works but not bluetooth.

anyone figure this problem out yet?

Nope.

I have emailed Nokia support, and opened a thread on their discussion forums.

http://discussions.nokia.co.uk/discussions/board/message?board.id=smartphones&me ssage.id=66130

Since it only happens with a specific firmware (version 4.0735.3.0.2), it looks like it's probably Nokia's fault.

I just had a phone conversation with a Nokia N-series technician. He wasn't aware of the issue and neither was his collegue.

I told him about these threads at Nokia and Apple discussion forums and asked him to look at them.

He just told me that Nokia's Mac support is limited to releasing iSync plug-ins. I told him they're not much of help when you can't even pairt the phone.

He couldn't tell me anything about future firmware updates neither, just asked me to contact Apple regarding the issue...