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After recieving a Sony Ericsson W580i mobile phone, I made a quick plugin to get it up and running with iSync and the Mac Address Book. The plug-in is in no way perfect but should get the job done. I haven’t tested calendar syncing yet.

1. Download the following file W580i_iSync_Plugins_v1.zip
2. Then put the PhonePlugins in the /User/Library folder.
3. Now add the phone in bluetooth devices and open iSync.

To get the address book working, open /Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/Resources/ Telephony.bundle/Contents/Resources/ABDeviceCommandSets.plist

Locate the following text:

ABDeviceModelStrings

P800

ABDial
ATD%@;

And add the following under it, before

ABAnswerPhone
ATA
ABAnswerWaiting
at+chld=2
ABDeclineWaiting
at+chld=0
ABDeviceModelStrings

W580

ABDial
ATD%@;
ABEnableCallWaiting
at+ccwa=1
ABEnableCallerID
at*eips=1,1
ABEnableCallerName
at*eips=2,1
ABEnableSMSReceive
at+CNMI=2,1
ABHangUpPhone
ATH
ABReleaseAndAnswer
at+chld=1
ABRequestClip
at+clip=1
ABSendSMS
AT+CMGS=%dBWACKRBWACKN

If you have another Sony Ericsson model without Address Book support you can try adding yourphonemodel after the W580 line.