Sync iphone 5 with my mac OSX 10.5.8

in order to sync my new iphone 5 with my mac OSX 10.5.8 it says i need itunes 10.7... which needs OSX 10.6.8... which needs OSX 10.6... someone please tell me how i can sync my new phone with my old mac!!!

If this does not not work you will have to upgrade the OSX/computer.
ios 6 and macosx 10.5 on a pre intel...: Apple Support Communities
The above works wither iOS 6 and and a 4G iPod touch but may not work on an iPhone 5 (or 5G iPod touch) which originally came with iOS 6.

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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12117
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"Tunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive": http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
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