Seeking compatible bluetooth phones

I'm seeking compatible bluetooth phones for my PowerBook. Where could I find them?

Check this post elsewhere in the Apple forums.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1232906#1232906
or http://tinyurl.com/ddqrk
It seems to be rather hit or miss whether a given phone will work with the Mac. In particular you cannot assume that a phone will work just because Apple lists it as compatible. (http://www.community-media.com/wordpress/?p=161)
"I have the same phone and get the same error. But if I de-select Contacts and only choose to synchronize my calendar, it works fine. Opened a bug with Apple and they said to try and sync with a trial .mac account. Did that and it worked to .mac, but still can't sync contacts to my phone. Apple closed the bug report because it syncs to .mac. Go figure."
Certainly my Motorola will sync the calendar but not the address book, even though Apple's own website claims that it is compatible.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3940
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