Bluetooth and my Motorola V3

I recently got a Motorola V3 and it came with a USB wire, i was hoping i could connect it up and store pictures on my MacBook rather than the phone. However when i plugged it in the computer didnt recognise the phone as an external device - i talked to the people in the phone shop and they said i had to download some software from the motorola website as i am usig a mac (but i dont have the internet at the moment - i am posting from my local libary) So i tried to connect it via bluetooth and i found that i am able to send files over to my phone but i cannot browse my phones files (it says there is an error with the connection)
Also does anyone know how to shorten or compress mp3 files so they take up less memory on my phone - obviously if i were to use a mp3 as a ringtone i would not need the whole song. Also compressing picture files?
Thanks, G

It easy.
On your phone go to settings> conection>select>Highlight the BT icon and press select > setup > It's going to say "ON" but turn it Off and ON again.
On your MBP : turn BT ON > Open BT Preferences > Set Up New Device > follow the instructions.
You have to see the BT icon flashing on your phone. If not, turn BT Off and On again.
That worked for me
EDIT: No need to use the USB cable

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