T-Mobile Sidekick Color (T-Mobile)

The Danger Hiptop also know to most as the Tmobile Sidekick, is a great phone thats is very featureful and has a very intuitive interface. It is also somewhat chunky, it is small but thick, makingit odd to hold up and talk on, but overall an excellant phone for busy people, or just people following the trend.

Hello eBay members, I owned this device for about a year before selling it on eBay. I cannot comment on it's phone capabilities since I used it primary as a data device to surf the web and receive email. The reason I originally purchased the Sidekick was for its innovative design and ease of use. I really liked the keyboard and flip around screen as well as the rotating wheel to scroll through screens and applications. The unit is well built and I did not have any problems with the hardware. I travelled across the country frequently and it held up well in my attache case through luggage and x-ray machines.

Other strengths of the products included the T-Mobile service cost - $29.95/month for all the data service you can use. I liked the AOL mail client that was on the unit and how email was pushed into the unit. The battery life was decent for 12+ hours of on time use without any voice usage. IM client was good - easy to use and add new members, etc. Web browser wasn't fancy but got the job done - easy to scroll with the scroll wheel and also type in new URL's to connect to. You will need two hands to hold the unit while typing.

The reason I decided to sell the device after my contract expired was (1) very poor T-Mobile service coverage - when I could get coverage with this device the download speeds were o.k. at best. Since the whole point of this device for me was to go to ebay.com as well as get my email, without good service coverage the device was essentially useless. (2) lack of additional productivity applications (3) no integrated camera support and (4) no direct connection to my PC for sync or back up.

All in all, if you can find one cheap on eBay and have good T-Mobile coverage where you live this wouldn't be a bad device to start with. It sure beats spending $500+ for something extravagant when basic IM, e-mail and web surfing is what you need. I'm sure the Sidekick II has improved on the many weaknesses of this original model.

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I just bought a sidekick 1 b/w and im upgrading to a color sidekick cause black and white is too boring for me! But otherwhys its an excellent phone for anything even teenagers! My son has one too and he loves it so so much. THe only bad part about it is the phone, it sticks out too much and is hard to put your ear on the reciever for it. This is an awesome phone i would recommend it for anyone!

For those people who would like luxury of having a Sidekick, but don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on it, this is the phone for them. It has all the basic functions you would expect from a Sidekick like web browsing, a keyboard that's great for texting, and AOL Instant Messenger, without the hassles of paying $100's of dollars.

Although it might not be as advanced as the Sidekick 2 and the Sidekick 3, it's still a great phone.

From a design perspective, the phone's most innovative feature is its rotating screen, which swivels 180 degrees to reveal what is arguably one of the most tactile and roomy minikeyboard on the market. Four main controls, one of which is a transparent scrollwheel that flashes a different color based on the type of alert, are well placed around the screen and within easy reach of your thumbs.

The Sidekick is loaded with tons of features. It comes with its own e-mail address, and you can add up to three accounts. But, since it's geared toward consumers rather than corporate users, you can't get your company e-mail just yet. The monochrome Sidekick lacked support for AOL Mail, but this version includes a quick link to a Web-based solution.

This Sidekick is equipped with double the memory og the original: 32MB of RAM and 4MB of flash-upgradable ROM (2,000 contacts and 50 notes). That should satisfy most users, but there's still no expansion slot, so you'll have to closely manage the e-mail attachments you receive. As with the original, you can open and read Word, PDF, and JPEG files, and you now can play MIDI and WAV attachments and cut and paste from messages.

The Sidekick has an improved Web browser and AOL Instant Messenger. Using the browser, you can navigate forward and backward through pages, while all AOL Instant Messenger conversations are saved if you get disconnected. You also get the standard phone features; a call log; two-way SMS messaging; a decent game (the Asteroids-like Rock & Rocket); and such organizer features as a contact list, a calendar, a to-do list, and notes. There's support for MIDI ring tones (12 songs and 7 chimes are included), and through a partnership with Sony Music, you can download HiFi music tracks as ring tones. You can import contacts from a SIM card and dial their numbers directly from your address book with the click of a button.

One nice thing about the Sidekick is that its Internet access is always on--as long as you aren't using the phone. If you do make or receive a call while surfing, you'll be disconnected from the Internet. After the call, the Sidekick automatically logs back on to the Web, a process that can take up to 30 seconds. You also can use the Catalog feature to download more ring tones, games, and applications, and you can access data on your Sidekick from any computer via T-Mobile's Web site.

It also has an optional camera attachment which takes 320x240 pixel-shots. It might not be of superb quality, but it's great for those who want to take pictures with the device.

All in all, It has everything a busy person or somebody with a massive amount of friends needs. I loved the AIM and Internet connection and used it daily.

The phone experience exceeded what I thought it would. With the volume up its pretty loud and clear for being on T-mobile service. Speakerphone would have made a nice addition but I have noticed in semi quite environments you can put the volume on full and hear some louder callers quite well without holding it to your face.

Chrisandmarian sold me the cheapest sidekick i've ever seen. It broke in less than a month without ever dropping it or getting it wet or anythig.
i took great care of it but a cheap phone won't last. the warranty is only seven days so be careful cause it will lst that long but it will break sooner than later. They know thier product sucks but they are just trying to make some money.

I love the qwerty keyboard,EMail,and instant messaging,text and internet.Sleek compact design and overall ergonomics.Highly recommend as someones FIRST PDA.

Thw Tmobile Sidekick has many features like AOL istant messenger, up to 3 email accounts,Texting,Calender,Speaker,Games,Surf the web..and many more. Although it does not have a camera built in, its still a great phone! I go on trips alot, and these are great for in the car or wherever. Your never bored with this phone. You can surf the web and Play fun arcade like Games. This phone is Great. Just be careful on not dropping it. The phone can be delicate and break. But as long as your careful and keep it safe, Your good to go!

THEY DIDN'T WORK,NOT ONE OF THEM.i WAS SO MADE AND THEN WHEN i WROTE THE SELLER AND TOLD HIM HE TOLD ME NOT TO SEND THEM BACK TO HIM BECAUSE HE WOULD JUST SEND THEM RIGHT BACK.iT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR HIM TO SEND THEM OFF,EVEN THOUGH I PAID HIM THE SAME DAY THAT I WON THE ITEMS.THEN WHEN I GET THEM THEY DIDN'T WORK.THE WHERE TRASH!!!!!!!!

well, because that is a very first device that ive ever owned since its released. my oldest one as i bought the same one is not working anymore. ive decided to order me another one of those. i just cant leave my color sidekick!i so loving it so much to leave it behind. its my first baby and always will. =]

p.s.

im so glad that ive finally found one through here ebay or i will be go be crazy if i dont have it in my hand again! lol. but good thing is that ive had it now. plus, im liking to collects all of sidekicks(which im) =]. and also the seller is great! our conversation is very mature and clearly. everything is just right as what he says.

i thanks for that!

best regards,
QT

i like that it has a color screen, i dont like that it doesnt have a camera and that it has no speaker phone, a phone this big should have a speaker phone. i decided to buy it cuz i text alot and it is awsome for texting, internet and email thats why i got it, but if you can spare more money then get atleast the sidekick 2. o yeah its not THAT BIG. the battery only lasts for about 1 day only unlike my razr phone that lasts like 3 days. but again if your need something for mobile email and a better way to see the interent and text alot then this aint so bad especialy for the price there going for. dont pay over 60 bucks i won mine total including shipping $30. well worth that!

T-mobile: first this is not the best company for tech support (Reset the device, that don't work we'll send you out a new one).. Here in Tucson AZ, if you live on the outer rim of Tucson, forget the signal.. its gone. While in Tucson, the calls would drop.
Sidekick: I bought my Sidekick BRANDNEW! I got the horrible contract with it too. one month of light usage, the scroll wheel broke. Nice enough they replaced it with a "refurbished" unit. The second one kept rebooting for no reason. The third one I got, the function buttons were so stiff that they would not click. By the 4th one T-mobile was even telling me they were a piece of junk that I would continue to have this problem and that I should upgrade to a Black Berry or palm. I just gave up with T-mobile and there Sidekick.

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i bought a t-mobile sidekick a few months ago and i was really upset when i got it in the mail because i could not use it. you see i have cingular and i thought since i bought an unlocked one it would work well it ended up not working and the guy i bought it from will not return my money and i think he should because he ripped me off or i should at least be a ble to make a purchase for the same amount or something. so if i were you i would not use this to buy phones unless you reallt know what you are doing.

I love the fact that you can enter all your data on your personal tmobile web page(given by T-mobile). All your data is synchronized and backed up automatically. I broke my old Sidekick and purchased a replacement, inserted my sim card, phone synched my data and I was good to go. The S3 addresses the S1's lack of integrated camera. I just wish it had PIM software compatible to MsOffice built in.

The Sidekick series are a great technology made accessible to everyday folk. The Sidekick II is a bit fancier and a touch more functional, but the Sidekick I continues to be the economical choice as far as initial cost. The Sidekick II and III will need to bring down their purchase prices eventually...and until they do, we can keep buying less expensive options like the Sidekick I.

This item was purchased for my grand daughter who is deaf. She and all of her friends rely on the sidekick for communication between many friends. It is great for instant typwriten messages and because of it's other capabilities to access the web it is a great all-around communication device. She and all of her friends use it daily and it seems to be very reliable. Of course, they use it more than most of us because it is their main communication system. For them it is great because of the ease of use because of the larger keyboard and screen. Size is important, but even a little larger would benefit them because they rarely use it as a telephone.

This phone is great because it's everything that you need at your fingertips. You can check email, get directions, and much more all from the phone. It's very easy to use. Anyone who has had this phone will agree that it's great.

Fast and efficient delivery. Product was just as described on e-bay. This was a great transaction. Great packaging on the product for its safety.

The picture was way different than the real thing but I'm happy with it's price. There was free shipping and the price is really cheap so I think this is a good deal.

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I like the phone for texting. But my 13yo daughter got her hands on it now I can't get it away from her she loves. Her friends want one like it... Its the older one but it is the better one out of the sidekicks.

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The Sidekick is in excellent, mint condition!Every feature works great! I wanted one for my daughter but didn't want to spend a lot of money for it, this was the best deal at a reasonable price! completely satisfied.

this was said to be for repairs only but it was said to work perfectly so i bought next i got it phone dont work