The earlier iSync problems I was having seem to be related specifically to syncing via Bluetooth. I was able to get my RIZR and Mac to sync just fine using the USB data cable T-Mobile was kind enough to throw in when I purchased my RIZR.
For anyone else looking to get this working all you need is this plugin. Adding this tiff will make your RIZR look correct in iSync as well.
The Bluetooth problem I’m having has me stumped. The phone pairs fine via Bluetooth and I can wirelessly send/receive files and use it as a DUN modem. iSync will recognize it correctly via a Bluetooth connection but blows chunks when actually trying to sync. I get the following error:
[iSync:772] ERROR (.serial-at.operation): Time out talking AT with channel… channel is now in a bad state
Google hasn’t turned up anything helpful. Since everything else works fine via Bluetooth I’m thinking that the problem has to be specific to iSync or something dumb T-Mobile has done to the seem on my RIZR. My postings at the Apple Discussions and the Macintosh forum at DSLR didn’t turn up any answers.
If anyone has any suggestions please leave a comment or shoot me an email. Thanks!
Glad to see that I am not the only one trying to get my RIZR iSync’d. Thanks for the link to the .tiff– but what do you do with it?
Also, have you figured out if there is a way to get the contacts on my phone over to my computer? I think when I first selected “merge” I might have lost out on all possibility of doing so.
I also cannot connect over bluetooth. Maybe it will work once/if apple ever releases an official update to isync.
You mentioned you were on t-mobile. If you’re using myFaves, did you know you can turn off the annoying little icons that spin around? It’s in settings, and even if they’re off it still works on your bill.
Cheers,
Mike
Oh I see… if you use the plugin that supports calendar syncs then the picture fixes itself.
@Mike
The .tiff can be used to make the RIZR look “correct” (like a RIZR) in iSync. Just switch it for the .tiff included in the plugin.
To be honest I’m not sure if merging the contacts will work or not. All I wanted to do was populate my phone book from the contacts on my Mac so I just did a one-way sync. I would imagine you could also use the RIZR address book to send the individual contact vcards to your Mac once they were paired. I know the UI supports sending contacts but again I haven’t had the need to try it.
I’m an old Voicestream customer so my plan is grandfathered and doesn’t include myFaves so I can’t help you there. The nice thing is since my sim isn’t enabled for myFaves I don’t seem to see the spinning icons