Hey guys Im mot so new here but I have been somewhat quiet
I wanted to address the Mac tethering for Verizon. I have managed to set up the bluetooth teathering with out any issues. With your 8100-8130 and Mac OS X 10.5.3 (Curve too), simply pair and you should get prompted with a window:
After selecting continue you should see:
In this window change "Phone Vendor" to "Other"... now you should see "Verizon Support (PC 5220)" in the model number field. Enter your phone number in front of vzw3g.com. Now enter "vzw" in password field and continue. You should now be ready to rock. Go to networks and you should see this when connected: