T-Mobile Sidekick ID (T-Mobile)

At the time of this review: I'm a 20 year old (recent birthday) female, I'm supposed to work part time but it's more like full time (~38 hour weeks), I go to school full time and I wanted to stay connected to my social life. So I wanted a Sidekick but didn't know which to get. Now, I love my T-Mobile Sidekick iD. It may appear to be watered down Sidekick but it doesn't exactly skimp on details, all you need are the necessities anyhow.

You get those necessities and more:

+ You can still hold conversations via AIM, Yahoo, and MSN.

+ There are 240 blocks of games/applications/etc to use, like a Sidekick 3. I love the applications and the games. I have the Flashcards application and I test myself about French without needing to have my notes/textbook or those physical flashcards that have to be manually shuffled and geekily carried around xP

+ It can hold the same amount of messages and e-mails as a Sidekick 3, plus you can still set up that POP thing that enables you to receive and send e-mails from other accounts, I have Gmail and my school e-mail linked in addition to Tmail.

+ It's customizable; you can get the same backgrounds and ringtones as a Sidekick 3, plus you can use T-Mobile licensed bumpers that fit perfectly instead of those face plates made by random companies that may or may not fit. (I think it’s a risk to get a case/faceplate/whatever that isn’t licensed by the company that made the product. I had an adorable case for my iPod nano but little did I know, the back of the case (which was connected to the belt clip) scratched up the back of my iPod.)

+ It may not be as sleek but it's not that much larger than a Sidekick 3, I have a pink bumper kit on mine so it's still rather feminine. My boyfriend has had the Sidekick 3 since it came out, we’ve been together for 9 months and I didn’t spot any size difference when I got my iD until I looked at them side to side.

+ It may not have a camera but what's the point of buying a phone with a camera anyway? All it is is a novelty detail because the cameras are usually less than stellar. I have an actual camera and I can send photos to be stored in the Sidekick iD’s photo album.

+ I forgot that the Sidekick 3 offers a music player until I read another reviewer’s critique. My own boyfriend doesn’t use the music player on his Sidekick 3 because he has an iPod Touch. I have an iPod myself which I have had before the Sidekick iD so I don’t see that as a big deal.

+ I don't care about the fact that it doesn't have bluetooth because I don't use this phone for calls which is what many of the people I know do (boyfriend, friends, even my manager O.o ). I simply use the data plan (IMs, text messages, Internet useage, e-mail, etc for $1 a day).

+ You may think that it’s a hassle to carry around an iPod, the Sidekick iD, a phone only used for calls, and a camera but it’s not. I’m a girly girl and I still simply use my cute little bag (dimensions: 7.5 x 4.5 x 3, Coach Madison Lurex Signature Top Handle Pouch Purse) to carry my stuff. Plus, you can’t exactly carry the Sidekick 3 in your pocket anyway.

+ Like the Sidekick iD, all your e-mails, pictures, notes, to-do list entries, address book entries, etc are backed up online on your Desktop Interface which can be accessed at T-Mobile. If your phone decides to restart itself, all of that information can be retrieved. The only things you lose are unsaved text messages but those aren’t that important anyway.

bought the phone because i really wanted it , price was great , phone was great looked almost new and the shipping was great , overall great seller , i would recommend to anyone looking for a cell phone , the whole transaction was great , i would definately buy from this seller again , thank you for the pleaseant transaction!