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Description: Kick it to the next level. The Sidekick LX is sleeker and slimmer, including a large screen that incorporates high-definition LCD technology, a camera with flash, and mood lights which lets users set specific settings for various communi...
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Sidekick LX for T-Mobile - Should you get it or not?Review created: 10/23/07
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175 of 188 people found this review helpful.
Just got my Sidekick LX today, and here is the scoop:
The good: The T-Mobile Sidekick LX has the best display of any Sidekick yet. It is 3 inches wide and has a resolution of 400 x 240 pixels. The Sidekick LX is the first Sidekick yet that is MMS compatible... at least on the T-Mobile network. T-Mobile removed MMS from all the other sidekicks. It also offers Bluetooth, MySpace Mobile integration, and a much improved 1.3-megapixel camera with a very strong flash to provide the best picture quality of any sidekick yet.
The bad: The Sidekick LX's camera, although good at picture taking, doesn't record video and there's no integrated Wi-Fi. The phone's speaker is on the weaker side, and there's no A2DP Bluetooth support. The battery is also rather weak, much in the same way the Sidekick 3's battery was.
Sidekick LX: Talk: 6.8 hours (408 minutes)
Standby: 96 hours (4 days)
Sidekick 3: Talk: 4.5 hours (270 minutes)
Standby: 72 hours (3 days)
Overall, I would recommend this phone for anyone who likes to text or e-mail a lot. For anyone who loves recording or watching videos, this is not the phone for you.
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The good: The T-Mobile Sidekick LX has the best display of any Sidekick yet. It is 3 inches wide and has a resolution of 400 x 240 pixels. The Sidekick LX is the first Sidekick yet that is MMS compatible... at least on the T-Mobile network. T-Mobile removed MMS from all the other sidekicks. It also offers Bluetooth, MySpace Mobile integration, and a much improved 1.3-megapixel camera with a very strong flash to provide the best picture quality of any sidekick yet.
The bad: The Sidekick LX's camera, although good at picture taking, doesn't record video and there's no integrated Wi-Fi. The phone's speaker is on the weaker side, and there's no A2DP Bluetooth support. The battery is also rather weak, much in the same way the Sidekick 3's battery was.
Sidekick LX: Talk: 6.8 hours (408 minutes)
Standby: 96 hours (4 days)
Sidekick 3: Talk: 4.5 hours (270 minutes)
Standby: 72 hours (3 days)
Overall, I would recommend this phone for anyone who likes to text or e-mail a lot. For anyone who loves recording or watching videos, this is not the phone for you.
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Excellent & Well Done Revamping on T-Mobile Sidekick LXReview created: 12/07/07(updated 12/07/07)
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39 of 42 people found this review helpful.
As a loyal owner of many models of the Sidekick Dynasty, I have suffered (albeit joyously) through various stages of metamorphosis--from awkwardly bulky housing, nonprogrammable sound profiles, to not-quite-what-it-could-be interfaces. It seems, however, that Sidekick has finally come into its own in the newest and most improved Sidekick LX from T-Mobile.
The list of heralded improvements starts with the slim and sleek, even thinner than before design, which looks and feels similar to the famously thin RAZR by Motorola. Available in espresso brown or midnight blue, the housing is shiny, smooth like glass, and features a leather-like backing to the battery compartment. The brilliant high-resolution screen is now three inches wide and crisper, brighter than ever, even when kept at "low" brightness level, which conserves battery life.
The LX boasts new blue "mood lights" located at each of the four corners, which can be customized to suit different message/text/IM/email alerts. The mood lights and track ball light up whenever the user receives a call/IM/text/email.
For anyone who has owned or operated a Blackberry interface, users may be pleasantly familiar with the LX OS, as it is somewhat similar. The email application is effortless, reminiscent of Mozilla Firefox's easy tab configuration and those who are upgrading from the Sidekick 3, will find their settings, email accounts and nearly every setting from their Sidekick 3 already conveniently configured on the LX. New customizable options include font size, as well as backgrounds and complete sound-infused themes.
As for games, say "bye bye" to Rocket Blaster and "Heeellllo" to Bob's Journey: TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH! This popular game comes pre-loaded!
And now, for the creme de la creme...
I have saved the two best features of the new Sidekick LX for last.
For users who are Myspace addicts, a completely user-friendly and super convenient Myspace application is available for download in the catalog! While the application itself is free to download, users will have to agree to a nominal monthly fee until the application is discarded. In the Myspace application, users will enjoy "online now!" status, up to the minute photo/profile comment alerts, mail/blog subscription post/comments/friend request alerts, as well as instant picture upload straight from the LX to their Myspace profile! Myspace alert sounds are customizable as well.
And finally...*drum roll, please*
The feature many have been waiting so patiently for...
For the first time on a Sidekick, users are now able to send Picture Messages/(MMS)!!!!!!! No longer will users have to email pictures to a long numerical phone number email address, no more are the days of being outside the MMS loop. Rejoice! Picture Messaging has arrived!
All in all, I couldn't be happier with the extremely well done revamping on T-Mobile's Sidekick line, and have rated it a definite, no-doubt "excellent."
The list of heralded improvements starts with the slim and sleek, even thinner than before design, which looks and feels similar to the famously thin RAZR by Motorola. Available in espresso brown or midnight blue, the housing is shiny, smooth like glass, and features a leather-like backing to the battery compartment. The brilliant high-resolution screen is now three inches wide and crisper, brighter than ever, even when kept at "low" brightness level, which conserves battery life.
The LX boasts new blue "mood lights" located at each of the four corners, which can be customized to suit different message/text/IM/email alerts. The mood lights and track ball light up whenever the user receives a call/IM/text/email.
For anyone who has owned or operated a Blackberry interface, users may be pleasantly familiar with the LX OS, as it is somewhat similar. The email application is effortless, reminiscent of Mozilla Firefox's easy tab configuration and those who are upgrading from the Sidekick 3, will find their settings, email accounts and nearly every setting from their Sidekick 3 already conveniently configured on the LX. New customizable options include font size, as well as backgrounds and complete sound-infused themes.
As for games, say "bye bye" to Rocket Blaster and "Heeellllo" to Bob's Journey: TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH! This popular game comes pre-loaded!
And now, for the creme de la creme...
I have saved the two best features of the new Sidekick LX for last.
For users who are Myspace addicts, a completely user-friendly and super convenient Myspace application is available for download in the catalog! While the application itself is free to download, users will have to agree to a nominal monthly fee until the application is discarded. In the Myspace application, users will enjoy "online now!" status, up to the minute photo/profile comment alerts, mail/blog subscription post/comments/friend request alerts, as well as instant picture upload straight from the LX to their Myspace profile! Myspace alert sounds are customizable as well.
And finally...*drum roll, please*
The feature many have been waiting so patiently for...
For the first time on a Sidekick, users are now able to send Picture Messages/(MMS)!!!!!!! No longer will users have to email pictures to a long numerical phone number email address, no more are the days of being outside the MMS loop. Rejoice! Picture Messaging has arrived!
All in all, I couldn't be happier with the extremely well done revamping on T-Mobile's Sidekick line, and have rated it a definite, no-doubt "excellent."
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SIDEKICK LX is ok but I like the 3 better....Review created: 02/04/08(updated 02/08/08)
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11 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Hello this will be helpful for you.
I'm not wild about the Sidekick LX, but that opinion might say more about me than about this flashy messaging powerhouse. It excels at text, IM, and e-mail but puts up some roadblocks for those who use a phone primarily to make calls.
The LX costs $300 with a two-year T-Mobile voice plan and a reasonable extra $20 per month for an unlimited data plan. You can pay $30 per month for a data-only, no-voice plan. You'll need a good data plan to take advantage of the LX's primary strength: messaging. I easily set up an AOL IM account (the LX supports Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger, too), and I also logged on quickly to Gmail and to PC World's Web-based mail accounts; the LX supports the IMAP e-mail protocol and most other popular Web mail services. And, of course, you can text- and picture-message as well.
The LX is designed for two-handed use. To access the keyboard, you lift and swivel the large, beautiful 3-inch screen to reveal a luxurious QWERTY keyboard with excellent spacing between the keys and a no-slip matte finish. New instant messages scroll across the top of the screen when you're doing other things like surfing the Web, which, by the way, is slow. (Currently T-Mobile doesn't offer 3G network speed, but the company plans to roll it out in the first half of 2008.) The senders and subjects of new e-mail messages appear when you scroll to the main interface's e-mail icon using the quick and handy scroll ball.
This design, however, is not great for phone calls. You'll want to import phone numbers into the LX's address book and access them that way, because it's awkward to dial using the number keys, which sit in one horizontal row at the top of the keyboard almost directly under the display's hinge. Plus, you'll need to swivel the keyboard out to dial and back in again to talk--awkward design decision number two. While call quality in my area was fine, the speakerphone sounded distorted to me at volumes loud enough to hear. (Call recipients had no complaints, however.) Battery life in PC World lab tests maxed out at 10 hours of talk time.
People who don't want their phone constantly beeping, buzzing, and flashing won't particularly like this model either. Under default settings my test unit glowed green, or blue, indicating a new message, even when it (and I) were sleeping at night. It made frequent, unexpected jarring alert noises too. Sure, you can turn all that off using the phone's settings and hardware volume buttons, which I often hit accidentally while trying to swivel the screen. But it's part of the Sidekick LX's celebrity-attracting bling; turning everything off is like getting an Old English sheepdog and giving it a buzz cut.
Other features: The LX has a 1.3-megapixel camera with flash that takes decently sharp pictures but doesn't take video--a pity given the large screen. You can plug in standard headphones without an adapter, and you can play music that you transfer via USB or store on a microSD card.
I didn't like the Sidekick LX, but I can see why other people might. Since I'm not a master messenger, I can't overlook the awkward phone-dialing design, the sluggish Internet, and the too-flashy audio-visual effects.
I'm not wild about the Sidekick LX, but that opinion might say more about me than about this flashy messaging powerhouse. It excels at text, IM, and e-mail but puts up some roadblocks for those who use a phone primarily to make calls.
The LX costs $300 with a two-year T-Mobile voice plan and a reasonable extra $20 per month for an unlimited data plan. You can pay $30 per month for a data-only, no-voice plan. You'll need a good data plan to take advantage of the LX's primary strength: messaging. I easily set up an AOL IM account (the LX supports Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger, too), and I also logged on quickly to Gmail and to PC World's Web-based mail accounts; the LX supports the IMAP e-mail protocol and most other popular Web mail services. And, of course, you can text- and picture-message as well.
The LX is designed for two-handed use. To access the keyboard, you lift and swivel the large, beautiful 3-inch screen to reveal a luxurious QWERTY keyboard with excellent spacing between the keys and a no-slip matte finish. New instant messages scroll across the top of the screen when you're doing other things like surfing the Web, which, by the way, is slow. (Currently T-Mobile doesn't offer 3G network speed, but the company plans to roll it out in the first half of 2008.) The senders and subjects of new e-mail messages appear when you scroll to the main interface's e-mail icon using the quick and handy scroll ball.
This design, however, is not great for phone calls. You'll want to import phone numbers into the LX's address book and access them that way, because it's awkward to dial using the number keys, which sit in one horizontal row at the top of the keyboard almost directly under the display's hinge. Plus, you'll need to swivel the keyboard out to dial and back in again to talk--awkward design decision number two. While call quality in my area was fine, the speakerphone sounded distorted to me at volumes loud enough to hear. (Call recipients had no complaints, however.) Battery life in PC World lab tests maxed out at 10 hours of talk time.
People who don't want their phone constantly beeping, buzzing, and flashing won't particularly like this model either. Under default settings my test unit glowed green, or blue, indicating a new message, even when it (and I) were sleeping at night. It made frequent, unexpected jarring alert noises too. Sure, you can turn all that off using the phone's settings and hardware volume buttons, which I often hit accidentally while trying to swivel the screen. But it's part of the Sidekick LX's celebrity-attracting bling; turning everything off is like getting an Old English sheepdog and giving it a buzz cut.
Other features: The LX has a 1.3-megapixel camera with flash that takes decently sharp pictures but doesn't take video--a pity given the large screen. You can plug in standard headphones without an adapter, and you can play music that you transfer via USB or store on a microSD card.
I didn't like the Sidekick LX, but I can see why other people might. Since I'm not a master messenger, I can't overlook the awkward phone-dialing design, the sluggish Internet, and the too-flashy audio-visual effects.
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It was a scamReview created: 12/04/07
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) 9 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Never recieved the phone. I paid for the phone and never recieved a full refund or a respond from the seller.
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sidekick lx8 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Unfortunately for me i cant give you a review on the product because i never received it. I lost too much money for a product i never saw, so be careful who you are buying from. The person i bought from had good feedback on his previous sells, so i did my homework before purchasing it but still got scammed. Very disappointed for it being my first time ever buying on ebay,and dont think i will ever purchase anything on ebay again!
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t-mobile sidekick lxReview created: 09/22/08
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) 5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.i never received the item and she just ran off with money.
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I'm dissapointedReview created: 12/10/07
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lourdes781 ( 1 )
5 of 7 people found this review helpful.
First of all I didn't receive my product.....I paid 337.95 for nothiin....and to finish it all I didn't get my prduct or all my money back
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This phone is for girls or people who take care of them
) 5 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Well I had this phone for a bout 3 days and i have to say this phone was just to delicate to use in every day use, Im a delivery boy and i love sidekicks i had a sidekick 3 for 2 years i love it but then i got the LX and i just brought it back and got the T-mobile Wing
The bad thing about this phone is its glossy finish if you scratch this thing or drop it it will break or just make you want to bring the phone back, I i almost dropped it and my heart stopped heh but another thing is the Camera you would think that they would of put a video camera by now on the Danger or Hiptop family but i havent found one yet so i guess i gotta wait another year for the 4 and take the Wing back but if you want a phone that can take a fall and you dont think your gonna break it go with the wing.
The bad thing about this phone is its glossy finish if you scratch this thing or drop it it will break or just make you want to bring the phone back, I i almost dropped it and my heart stopped heh but another thing is the Camera you would think that they would of put a video camera by now on the Danger or Hiptop family but i havent found one yet so i guess i gotta wait another year for the 4 and take the Wing back but if you want a phone that can take a fall and you dont think your gonna break it go with the wing.
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T-Mobile Sidekick LXReview created: 10/21/07
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5 of 16 people found this review helpful.
i just order on and i have 40 people that wont one so i went and got one before it got to store it is better then all the other one that came out
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never get itemReview created: 10/01/08
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4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
i paid for it and NEVER get it so i contact with seller and it said that i have to buy thur tmobile and give them promo code but plm was that i never get promo code from seller either. Lucky i got money return because paypal helped me to get the money back....
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SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!!Review created: 09/13/08
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xocutebabexo2010 ( 0 )
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
1) this is NOT the phone its a code
2)You have to be an Avon Representative
3) you have to add a line
this is a scam dont waste ur money
im in the process of getting my money back
2)You have to be an Avon Representative
3) you have to add a line
this is a scam dont waste ur money
im in the process of getting my money back
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for my daughter4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Well I purchased it for my teenage daughter she had one before that broke i didn't want to pay the full price it was expensive and she told me about ebay. and she just loves her phone, I hardly see her without it.
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Sidekick LX4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Hate that sometimes it freezes love the internet, the storage capacity, hate the camera resolution....
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Dont Do Business, never got Item i Paid for! Rip-Off!!!Review created: 05/30/08
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wiseman725 ( 4 )
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Rip Off, Never got item even after i paid, No Communication, Think Twice before doing business. i would not recommend
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Upgraded and yet EVEN BETTER! SK LXReview created: 01/10/08
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
I absolutely loved the sidekick 3 device. Have to say if your a young adult or teen, its a must. I recently sold it and got the even newer one Sidekick LX, which is also a must. The newer one offers a sleeker and more slim design and now offers mood lights which glow blue when you get a text or and instant message. The sidekick devices are for the younger crowd not typically for people who have had blackberrys or any other device that holds a lot of data. The phone can do lots of things at once like Instant Message, Internet,Music and emailing. If your like me and like to text a lot and like the attention than wait no more. I'd recommend a excellent phone for teen and young adult crowd!
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never got the itemReview created: 12/12/07
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angeldel718 ( 1 )
4 of 9 people found this review helpful.
i never got the item and they are charging my credit card so is their anything i cant do to get my money back i already dispute the item so is their any other way
i dispute it to paypal
i dispute it to paypal
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POOR POOR POORReview created: 12/14/08
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
I won the phone, but never received it. when I contacted the seller, he lied and said that the mailcarrier tried 3 times to deliver it, I contacted the post office and they did not deliver any item from him. Now magically my credit card was refunded, so I am out of a birthday present for my daughter because of him. I am extremely unsatisfied, I would never buy from him again!!!!!
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I don't know3 of 5 people found this review helpful.
product was not received. I have no idea of the products quality. this review is supposed to reflect my opinion of the product. so there is not much i can say about the product.
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diddnt get my order3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
i diddnt get my order. and that sucks! because i gave you my money and i feel like ive been robbed in fact i have. so can you please send me my order or give me my money back! Or other actions will have to be taken and we dont want to go down that road.....
Thank You
Thank You
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broken3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
The whole thing is busted the screan is broke and useless and im very dissatisfied with the whole thing
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T MOBILE SIDEKICKReview created: 10/06/08
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3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!! I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!! I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!! I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!! I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!! I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!! I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!! I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!! I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!! I HAVENT RECIVED THE PHONE!!!!! I ORDERED IT OVER A MONTH AGO!!!
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awesome phone3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
i love this phone, its really awesome. its slick and sleek, and gets looks wherever i take it. the call quality wasn't as good as my blackberry, but i never talk on the phone anyway so it doesn't really matter to me. i would definitely get this phone if you're a texter. the unlimited plan that comes with t-mobile is great. i honestly couldn't be more connected to the world when i'm on it.
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Scammed!!Review created: 09/09/08
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susiejean2 ( 0 )
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
When i first read about what I was buying, it did not state that this product was for people who DIDN'T have a current contract with Mobile One. Which, was
my case. I wrote the seller before I bought the product and asked him this question, and did not receive an answer until I purchased it from him. This was a complete scam, especially since to get the phone you contract with Mobile
one under false pretentions that you are an employee of Avon.
my case. I wrote the seller before I bought the product and asked him this question, and did not receive an answer until I purchased it from him. This was a complete scam, especially since to get the phone you contract with Mobile
one under false pretentions that you are an employee of Avon.
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no fear i got a fake phone for $190.00Review created: 09/04/08
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fercho.847 ( 0 )
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
i'm not so happy because i boutht a phone in ebay but i did't know it was fake and the seller never told me that it's my first time buying in ebay and i paid $190.00 for a fake phone it's no fear i don't fell so good about it so i don't recommend to my friends buy in ebay.
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T-Mobile Sidekick LX (T-Mobile) - promo code ripoffReview created: 09/03/08
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3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Entire listing advertises phone, free 2GB memory card with free shipping. All you get is an auto-email from the seller with a link t-mobile/Avon. She is completely rude and said it was my problem if I can't see that it says promo code only. First off it said promo code nowhere on the entire listing and secondly theres no code anyway...anyone can go to the link and buy the phone with 2 year contract. So after you pay for the stupid link, then you have to pay again for a phone and a contract. Just walk in T-mobile, its cheaper! Pay Pals so called safe buying would not make her refund the money. I'm still wondering where this free mem card is and what she thinks she's shipping "Free".
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