Setting Up Virgin GPRS Mac OS X Panther (10.3) & Tiger (10.4)
Sony Ericcson phones.

First start off by downloading some nice new modem scripts for Sony Ericcson phones by Ross Barkman. Follow the instructions for installation. These can be found here http://www.taniwha.org.uk/

Once you have installed the scripts follow the list below.

1. Open “System Preferences” select the “Network” button and on the top pop-up menu select “New Location” give it a name like “Mobile” or “Mobile GPRS” etc…

2. Select the Location you just created then click the “Show” pop-up menu and select the “Bluetooth Modem”.

3. Enter the service provider in the field in this case it’s Virgin.

4. In Account Name enter user leave the password field blank.

5. In the Telephone Number field enter goto.virginmobile.uk

6. Click on the button named “PPP Options” and deselect any items under the “Advanced Options” section then click “OK”

7. Click the tab named “Bluetooth Modem” and select the script you need i.e “Sony Ericcson GPRS CID2″ and your done.

8. you can switch your location either by using the Network setting in the System Preferences or by using the Location selector under the Apple Menu.

YOUR DONE!

In some cases you CID might not be 2 so check which you are using. In most cases for virgin it will be 2. You can also use the CID2 +CGQREQ script.