Macbook forgets APN when tethering

I've got the following problem with my Late 2009 standard macbook.
When using my blackberry bold to tether everything works fine, I use the APN live.vodafone.com and all is well. However, when I restart the macbook for whatever reason the problems start. In the connection preferences section everything is still the same however the APN has resetted to "internet.com".
I was wondering if there is a way for me to have the macbook remember the settings correctly?

Since you have already been successful in making it connect, I think the problem you're having is that you aren't saving the settings. Every time you reboot, the computer is probably reverting to 'Automatic' settings and you have to re-enter the information.
You could edit the Automatic settings, but I would recommend creating a new 'Location' That way, if you don't want to tether to your Blackberry all the time, but use another means of network access (WiFi or Ethernet, for example), you can go back to 'Automatic'.
PLEASE NOTE: I'm on Leopard 10.5.8 - your menu choices could be different in Snow Leopard 10.6.x
To create a new 'Location', start with System Preferences, Internet and Network, Network, then choose
1. Location - to make your preferences 'sticky', add a new location by scrolling to the bottom of the list and choosing 'Edit Locations' and add a new location called Blackberry Tether or some other descriptive name that is meaningful to you.
2. Click on the + sign in the lower left corner and add your Blackberry by configuring it as Bluetooth device. You don't have to add it again if it is already displayed.
Here's a link to an article about tethering a Blackberry Bold to a Mac. You DO need to register in order to download a required modem script (zip file) from the website.
*Link -->* http://forums.pinstack.com/f199/blackberrybold_tethering_instructions_macbluetooth-103192/

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