Saving Nokia contacts

I have a Macbook Pro OSX6.4 and a new Nokia 2330c which can see the mac and vice versa.
All I want to do is to save my contacts from the phone onto the Mac but, unbelievably with all the super Mac hype it is apparently not possible.

Luvvvaduck! do I have to go back to Bill Gates and PC?

macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Oct 11, 2010 2:12 AM

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Oct 11, 2010 3:49 AM in response to Peter Dunlop

It certainly is possible to transfer contacts from mobile phones to a Mac. The Mac has all the required functionality to accept contacts sent from thousands of phones. In 99% of cases it is as simple as going into the Phones contact list, selecting a "Send by Bluetooth" (or similar) option and off you go. The contacts are transferred to the Mac as industry-standard vCards which can be imported directly into the Mac Address Book.

You'd have to consult your phone's manual to find out how to send contacts via Bluetooth (assuming the phone itself has this feature).

You also have the option of "syncing" the phone with the Mac's built-in iSync program. Again, the phone itself has to have this functionality, and the phone's manufacturer usually provides an iSync Plugin to facilitate this for individual models.

Check Nokia's Mac site for the software they provide to use your phone with a Mac:

http://www.nokia.com/mac/

http://www.nokia.com/isync/

If Nokia don't provide software for your phone, then a third-party might. A quick Google search for "nokia 2330 iSync" revealed this:

http://www.atkinsfamily.ukonline.co.uk/nokia2330isyncplugin.html

Oct 11, 2010 6:49 PM in response to Peter Dunlop

Hello,
I too am having problems with Nokia phones (an E63) and syncing it with my mac mini (Snow Leopard).
I cant work out why, but the phone wants to override the contacts on the mac. I have no numbers stored on the phone and it wants to wipe out the contact database on my mac when I sync.
I have tried

Chronosync (over complicated, more for syncing hard drives etc).

Syncmate (useless, has major problems syncing with the unit.)

Missing Sync (useless for folder sync, jams up right on cue every time, alright for contacts.)

and

Isync (seems to be having dramas working out which way to sync?)

Anyone got any other suggestions?

There is also a file (.xls) which I use and add to everyday that I want to sync with my mac. but I am having a huge amount of trouble achieving this all the programs I grab are struggling to work properly, often jamming up. its very frustrating for something that I would assume would be fairly straight forward.

Thanking you all in advance

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