More FCC Proof of a Sidekick 2009?
Michael left a comment on one of my previous posts about the Sidekick 2009 FCC Filings? about an additional filing for the same device from Option N.V. with two more photos, and a bit more info. Here’s what he had to say:
On that list is a document called Modular Approval Letter which has a couple more pictures (to show the location of the Bluetooth antenna and antenna connector), and which states that the device consists of:
‘Modem OS: AMSS
CPU: Qualcomm MSM7201A
Display interface: MDDI interface
Memory: 128MB SDRAM / 256MB NAND Flash
Keyboard Input: Digital interface supporting full QWERTY keyboard
RF Technology: UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Camera interface: digital interface to camera sensor
Other I/F: microSD card slot x1, microphone, speaker, vibrator, trackball interface, Stereo headset port, USB port, A-GPS, Bluetooth
RF: UMTS/HSDPA Band I, Band IV, Band V
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
GPS
Bluetooth’If a bit of online research I did is accurate:
The HSDPA Bands I (2100MHz), IV (1700MHz), and V (850MHz) are used by T-Mobile.
The Qualcomm MSM7201A integrated chipset has been used in existing mobile devices including the G1.Certainly seems that this is to be part of a smartphone type of mobile device for the T-Mobile network…
Great detective work Michael! The Qualcomm MSM7201A is a pretty common CPU and is used in many devices, including the G1. All the features seem to line up with the expected Sidekick 2009 too. If you want to take a peek at the PDF that lists all this, it’s on the FCC site and we’ve mirrored it here: Option Wireless FCC Modular Approval Doc.
What do you guys think? Sidekick 2009 or not?
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:47 pm [ Quote ]
Probably! In due time it will be out! Why not just wait.
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:26 pm [ Quote ]
Nice work! I have an iPhone 3G and im going back to the Sidekicks (my first was a sidekick iD) and i really need to get this one because it will be cheaper than my iPhone and so much better. My iPhone works good but it is better at doing a little bit of everything but then when I use it for things it crashes. The Sidekicks have never crashed on me and the can actually stand the daily life of a geeky teenager
unlike the iPhone.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:20 pm [ Quote ]
Confidentiality agreement expires on 4/13!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:30 pm [ Quote ]
128MB RAM?
Bummer.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:39 pm [ Quote ]
I’m going to need for this phone to have moodlights if its going to take the letters, “LX”. Mood lights are and should be essential to every phone. That’s my opinion but I don’t wanna get off topic so I won’t explain everything quite right away.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:41 pm [ Quote ]
The iphone has 128mb of ram so how is that a bummer?
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 pm [ Quote ]
Oh and the g1 has 192 mb of ram.
I’m impressed!
This new kick might just take a huge bite out of the smartphone market share.
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:39 pm [ Quote ]
Maybe it by June?
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:39 pm [ Quote ]
ack, maybe it will be out by June.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:03 pm [ Quote ]
It looks like this is shaping up to be a greak sidekick. Perhaps the greatest sidekick ever put out. Do you think they will let other companies take a shot at puting it together?? All the other kicks have been made by sharp except for the slide. You guys think that maybe now that microsoft is involved we will see an htc sidekick or a samsung model?? I don’t like the slide. Its a little punk phone. Its way too small and its stubby looking. Like its fat. Lol. What go you guys think about other companies making the kick??
March 4th, 2009 at 4:43 am [ Quote ]
The iPhone does have 128mb of RAM and it needs more. I have it and it freeze so much! The sidekick does less than the iPhone so it will be fine. Even though sidekicks do less they do it better.
March 4th, 2009 at 6:04 am [ Quote ]
Aren’t the hsdpa bands 21000 used by t-mobile for their 3g network and 850 for australia meaning its cross compatible for both countries?
Just curious as our telstra rep said that’s the frequency it runs on >_>
March 4th, 2009 at 7:05 am [ Quote ]
I find it very ODD that its getting submitted through Option NV in Belgium, (for all you dummies out there its a European Country).
I’m wondering if the final product will filed under sharp?
If you click this link below, it shows a power of attorney for Option NV to represent a different company to the FCC.
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=978129&native_or_pdf=pdf
I looked at the FCC filing history for Option NV, and they have many filings for the globalsurf products, and a ton of wireless usb devices for companies like vodaphone
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm???
March 4th, 2009 at 9:27 am [ Quote ]
There are other smartphones that are releasing with 256/512MB RAM, oh wait the sidekick isn’t a smartphone………….
March 4th, 2009 at 10:56 am [ Quote ]
Courtesy of Wiki:
A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities beyond a typical mobile phone, often with PC-like functionality.
So yeah its a smart phone!
March 4th, 2009 at 12:55 pm [ Quote ]
ITS NOT GONNA HAVE 3G?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? OH MY GOD. I GIVE UP.
RF: UMTS/HSDPA Band I, Band IV, Band V
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
GPS
Bluetooth’
uh.
March 4th, 2009 at 1:30 pm [ Quote ]
3g band is HSDPA you dummy. And the new sidekick radio will support it.
3G just means the third generation of cellular technology., higher bandwidth, faster network.
There is already a 4G network, and its being tested by some of the heavyweights in the US. Specifically Verizon.
March 4th, 2009 at 1:35 pm [ Quote ]
HSDPA is 3G… ugh…
Lol.
March 4th, 2009 at 5:11 pm [ Quote ]
I need a release date and a job and 400$….
March 4th, 2009 at 7:52 pm [ Quote ]
sorry. I dont really know about to technology. But woot yay for 3g. But theres now a 4g. And tomobile just finished there 3g launch? -_-
March 4th, 2009 at 8:10 pm [ Quote ]
Like damn I just wanna lnow when the phone is coming out !
March 4th, 2009 at 8:11 pm [ Quote ]
Like damn I just wanna know when the phone is coming out !
March 4th, 2009 at 8:16 pm [ Quote ]
Can someone give me a reasonable release date ?
March 4th, 2009 at 8:19 pm [ Quote ]
IF ANY ONE OF US KNEW WE’D LET YOU KNOW! BUT NOBODY HERE KNOWS! I DOUBT THE SUPPLIERS OF THE SIDEKICK’S KNOW YET! DATES ARE TENTATIVE!!!!
/screaming. lol
But in time we’ll know. Don’t worry, be happy.
March 4th, 2009 at 8:25 pm [ Quote ]
History tells us that fcc documents get released about 1 month prior to release.
So even if the the above docs go public on april 13th. I believe it stills needs to get submitted as an end product. This fcc filing is not listed as a quote “pcs device that will be held to the ear”.
So suppose fcc docs go public on april 13th you still need about a month. But I think this thing will come out in june.
Once again, if they name it a 2009, it will be a big mistake!!!!
March 5th, 2009 at 5:37 am [ Quote ]
thats gonna be one wide sk then lol
March 5th, 2009 at 7:23 am [ Quote ]
Show me a video of someone installing 3rd party apps, stream online videos, and are visiting flash sites like on a “PC”.
March 5th, 2009 at 7:25 am [ Quote ]
I’m glad to have come across the info and to have shared it. Like so many others, I’m looking forward to seeing whether this actually is related to a new Sidekick or not.
I’m excited at the prospect of a new Sidekick which retains all the great ease-of-use, multi-tasking, real IM and email and web browsing, and other great features, while adding 3G, GPS, and the 3.2″ 854×480 screen. I hope that they’re able to get a lot of the apps ported to the new device in time for release (or ASAP thereafter) and that they can provide adequate battery capacity to avoid needing a spare battery or having to charge it while I’m at work.
Read the following article and you’ll understand why T-Mobile wasn’t able to gave a 3G network until recently. (Really brief and simplified reason is they previously didn’t have the spectrum – the radio frequencies – necessary).
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=99&p=1492
March 5th, 2009 at 10:51 am [ Quote ]
hate to take your shine but I sent the FCC filings to the site admin first.
Not sure why he didn’t give me credit! WTF Eddie?
anyway, the apps should not be a problem, apps are in JAVA code, and will always be in JAVA, even if this unit is running NETBSD.
Danger Development hasn’t released the 5.0 developer kit yet, and will not do it until the device becomes public. Infact they do not even acknoledge its existence. (pretty lame)
As for battery usage, 1540 mah in the LX lasts me about 14 hours with moderate usage. I don’t think they can cram more than 1800 MAH into this new Kick, and hopefully they can manage the power usage effeciently.
I will be buying spare batteries
March 5th, 2009 at 10:57 am [ Quote ]
Everytime I post from my work computer it changes my login name! WTF!!!!!!
The post above is mine,
Crazyforkicks/atlantiz
March 5th, 2009 at 1:26 pm [ Quote ]
Ohhhhh. Why doesnt tmobile get the specturm for 4g? And hooray for a sidekick. Its gonna be mad pricy though.
March 5th, 2009 at 4:36 pm [ Quote ]
im having a big issue with this unlocking on the developer site. i need to unlock this thing for travel and for fun but i dont have a bndl file to submit and i don tknow where to get one. i can pretty much do everything else because i have some online research but i need help getting a bndl fine. could one be sent to me?? is it possible that someone could submit one for me and send me the key. help me out please. my email address is supremeheartbreaker@yahoo.com im also available in yahoo instant supremeheartbreaker
March 5th, 2009 at 5:44 pm [ Quote ]
So since there is no mention of WiFi, does that mean the 2009 won’t have it?
March 5th, 2009 at 5:51 pm [ Quote ]
prob not. you know how it goes with the sidekick. there is always going to be something missing that makes you want to wait for the next one. when cell phones have remotes that can open car doors and set up dates for you automaticly with a web match up service than you can ask about wifi. lol. until then i wanna know how to get the key to my sidekick lx so i can get in on some of this sdk fun.
March 5th, 2009 at 6:54 pm [ Quote ]
look at this real video on sidekick lx 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRc8lfyUrM
March 5th, 2009 at 7:00 pm [ Quote ]
couldn’t spring for a color print out of the photo from here?
March 5th, 2009 at 8:07 pm [ Quote ]
You idiot, that was a video of a sidekick 3 showing the picture of sidekick blade from this website. I need a video where someone is holding a blade for sure and explore it’s features you swine
March 5th, 2009 at 11:27 pm [ Quote ]
Someone had to delete my last comment towards Patrick
March 6th, 2009 at 6:10 am [ Quote ]
im in aus, its been confirmed to me by quite a few telstra reps that its coming down here, and they believe that it will be june/july when the new iPhone comes out. as for america, i have no idea.
March 6th, 2009 at 6:22 am [ Quote ]
PC like functionality dummy.
What do you want a smart phone to do, burn dvd’s for you?
March 6th, 2009 at 6:26 am [ Quote ]
You cannot get a dev key because you want to have some fun. You must write a java based application or game, and submit the bundl for QA testing and approval. Your not gonna get free ringtones, if that’s what your looking for. And you can’t just use someone else’s application, they know who has made them. That would be like me asking to use your shlong to pee, it belongs to you, so I can’t use it.
There are people that unlock sidekicks for overseas use, but what good is a sidekick without a data plan? 90 percent of the features are gone when you don’t have data, and you can’t get data outside a provider’s area.
Go buy a G1.
March 6th, 2009 at 10:12 am [ Quote ]
I just hope the name isnt sidekick 2009… seeing that the sidekick 08 wasnt anthing but a cheaper version of the lx….
March 6th, 2009 at 12:08 pm [ Quote ]
@ Atlantiz:
“hate to take your shine but I sent the FCC filings to the site admin first.
Not sure why he didn’t give me credit! WTF Eddie?”
Only the admin knows for sure what info was submitted, when, and by whom. It doesn’t matter who was first, just that the info got out there for others to think about.
I agree that the SDK likely won’t be *publicly* released until the device is made public but from what I understand, at least some app developers get pre-release devices (and presumably the new SDK before public release also) so that their apps can go through the normal QC cycle in time to be in the Catalog for the release of a new device.
I’m simply hoping that Danger allows enough developers to have access to the SDK before release so the Catalog will have a lot of good apps to choose from on the release date of a new device. I’d rather not have to give up File Manager or a couple other apps I use regularly, to upgrade to a new device.
March 6th, 2009 at 12:48 pm [ Quote ]
i dont want them to nam eit 2009 either. i really hope they call it something else. they can call it “the sidekicks hero” for all i care, but this year naming in the middle of the year is really stupid.
March 6th, 2009 at 7:53 pm [ Quote ]
No I want the Sidekick to function “like” a “pc” you know, stream videos online, have the ability to install 3rd party apps, visit flash site………….can you show me that?
pussieface? (:<
March 6th, 2009 at 7:58 pm [ Quote ]
Yo crazyforkicks go back to your little nike forum I don’t think you understand what a smartphone is, the sidekick clearly isn’t a smartphone. STFU? KTHX? BAI
March 6th, 2009 at 8:45 pm [ Quote ]
The sidekick is a smartphone
March 6th, 2009 at 10:06 pm [ Quote ]
How’d you find that out?
Hope its true,
really don’t want to have to wait til the end of the year or anything.
x x Cassie
March 6th, 2009 at 11:41 pm [ Quote ]
yeah. phones before sidekick, g1, iphone, etc [ such as those damn flip phones ] couldnt do what a sidekick does. view web pages, IM like a REAL AIM CONVERSATION ON PC. those crappy phones only took the first 30 buddies on your BL ! it even comes w|email that doesnt involve you going to another website or part of the phone. so bite me. the sidekick IS a smart phone. just not as updated as the iphone & G1. which is why im so sick of my LX !
couldnt agree more w|t-mobile naming it “2009″ wtf. that’s so corny. sk1, 2, 3 i understand then they came out w|LX, ID, Slide cuz the numbers got sickening. 2008 was just a pointless version of the LX. offered the SAME features. just a smaller phone. no flash i believe? not too sure. dont yell at me. the blade sounds dope. leaning towards the release in june/july like previous sidekicks.
March 7th, 2009 at 10:24 am [ Quote ]
release date: MAY 27th
March 7th, 2009 at 3:08 pm [ Quote ]
is this for america? and what are your sources?
March 7th, 2009 at 3:39 pm [ Quote ]
yeah. how do you know? and do you have a price?
March 7th, 2009 at 5:12 pm [ Quote ]
It cannot be released until the FCC /US government approve it.
The FCC confidentiality agreement ends on 4/13.
Def not before then.
How about its name?
what do you think guys? Sidekick, montreal, blade, sidekick 4, LX 2009, sidekick MX, GX, RSX, Type S, KKK?
March 7th, 2009 at 7:45 pm [ Quote ]
Laugh.
When it does push email ill see it as a smartphone. ;D
March 7th, 2009 at 11:40 pm [ Quote ]
haha i doubt they’d call it KKK.
i reckon they should stick with ‘09 blade’.
March 8th, 2009 at 12:45 am [ Quote ]
I know the process already. My problem is that I am not a developer. I jusr want to get some free games and unlock it to travel with because I’m about to ship out for a mariner position. There are tons of unapproved games and apps out there that I would like to have access to. Unlocking the phone does more than just allow me to get ringtones. To hell with the ring tones. I want the underground stuff. I was hoping that I can get some help. If you or anyone else know how this is done or could direst me a little it would be great.
March 8th, 2009 at 4:01 pm [ Quote ]
THEY DEF NEED 2 NAME DIS ONE THE BLADE, IT KNDA LOOKS LIKE POCKET KNIFE BUT OTHER THAN THAT NAMIG IT THE SK ‘09 WILL BE A WASTE OF IMAGINATION, BESIDE THE SK ‘08 (WHICH I OWN AFTER LOOSING MY SLIDE) IS A WASTE OF TIME AND EXCITEMENT!!…I AM LOOKIN 4WARD IN PURCHASING THIS LOW CLASS SMARTPHONE THOUGH I LOVE SK’S ASIDE FROM MY IPHONE, N-E WAYS KUDOS TO T-MOBILE FOR THIS ONE!
March 8th, 2009 at 8:55 pm [ Quote ]
Will it have wifi?
March 9th, 2009 at 1:33 pm [ Quote ]
Will this phone b bigger then the lx???
March 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm [ Quote ]
who the **** pays 400$ for a phone that cant do half the features of other phones out there
will it record video @ 24fps
will it have voice integrated turn by turn navi
will it be open to third party software
will it be crackable for self made apps, free third party apps
will you be able to customize and tinker with the OS to no end
sidekick themes are a joke, my iphone has FOLDERS
like a freakin computer i can customize any sound graphic and APP!
i had the sidekick 2, 3 and lx and i gave up when my slide kept shutting off when i closed it
i was tired of seeing people pay the same amount as i did and have ridiculously nicer phones
sidekick is a stupid phone for 14 year old scene girls
im ******* downloading music using mewseek on my iphone right now, and earlier today i downloaded a fucken movie over wifi at a coffe shop using Torantualla a bittorrent client
iphone has ******* p2p software! on a fucken cellphone!
last night i used my cellphone to log into my dish account and set my dvr to record something on tv
then i turned around and logged into my home computer thru my iphone while at work and downloaded some torrents with my computer without any issues,
yes seeing my computer screen on my iphone screen and control the mouse with my figure literally doing what ever i need to do
and teh sidekick is a SMARTPHONE ?
you guys are hoping it has mood lights and praying for a better catalog lol
with easy to download hacks i have unlimited data/internet for 5$ using the tzones lol
i pay 50 a month on the no contract month to month plan with the 5$internet and i bought my phone for 200 bucks on craigslist cheaper than an iphone!
and J, you must have done something to your iphone because i use backgrounder to run multiple apps at once so i can check my email while bouncing around on the web and playing a game or texting and my phone NEVER crashes
i think in the year i have had it maybe crashed 2 or 3 times so your phones broke dood
people, the new iphone will be out in june and will very likely be sporting a nice gig of ram, while being thiner and fast and way more solid than a sidekick and going for probably cheaper especially on ebay and craigslist
it takes about 20 minuts to unlock/jailbreak your phone and is almost idiot proof its beyond simple
sidekicks are donezo you will all be disappointed i know what its like to watch the forums all the time looking to the newest updates and always being slightly disappointed with lack of features
March 9th, 2009 at 2:30 pm [ Quote ]
if you love your iphone so much, why are you on a sidekick forum?
March 9th, 2009 at 2:36 pm [ Quote ]
lmfao. for real. people waste so much of their precious time.
March 9th, 2009 at 2:39 pm [ Quote ]
I agree with the above comment. I have loved the sk’s for soo long and im now wondering why I still do. The sk’s simply do not compete with other phones. The only good thing I can say about the sk is its aim and the design…but come on, you guys are begging for mood lights. Who gives a **** about blinking lights on a phone. This goes to show that sk’s are for idiots. Ik the steriotype..sk’s are for young black teens. Well I am a young black teen and all I have to say is sk’s are not for me.
March 9th, 2009 at 2:41 pm [ Quote ]
xSTFUx tell me more about the iphone imay possible change from an lx to an iphone if the new sidekick is not good
March 9th, 2009 at 2:51 pm [ Quote ]
What the Iphone can’t do, that the Sidekick CAN DO!
Phone doesn’t show up as a mounted volume when you plug it in to your computer (no disk mode so it can’t be used as an external hard drive natively in the OS).
Can’t record video with the 2 Megapixel camera, even though you have some of the most advanced portable digital signal processing technology onboard.
Can’t Copy and paste
Send or receive pictures through text messages.
No “Message Waiting” indicator light. If the phone is sitting on your desk or nightstand and you walk out of the room, when you return you have to walk over to it, wake it up, slide the unlock slider, and load or look at the indicator in the mail app, phone app, visual voicemail app, SMS texting app to check for new e-mails, missed calls, waiting voice mails, or new texts– EVERY SINGLE TIME, all throughout the day. For anyone who doesn’t WEAR the phone 24/7, this is quickly going to get very repetitive and tiring after the first week of owning an iPhone
Dedicated backend that backs up everything on the device, for no additional cost. Mobile me does back up some items, but it is a pay service.
The touchscreen keyboard compared to the very usable and real sidekick keyboard. I have big fingers. I can text without looking at the keyboard. and I don’t F up as much as a touch screen.
I’d debate whether or not the iPhone’s UI is any easy to use than the sidekick’s. I can’t imagine anything more easy to use than the sidekick UI
I can literally navigate the UI with my eyes closed using shortcuts.
But Anyway, it’s hard leaving a sidekick for everything else. I used a Blackberry storm for a week, and test drove an iphone 3g for 2 days, and I could not stand typing on neither. I will admit the apps are sweet, but the sidekick makes for a better communication device. I can type an email out, or blog like I am right now, and I don’t have to hit the backspace button every couple of words.
that’s just my opinion.
All the Apple Fanboys can cry and scream all day long, but there are hundreds of other phones out there, and they are selling very very well.
Do you really expect all the phone manufacturers to stop producing phones, and selling phones, because YOU GUYS think the iphone is superior? NO.
Now go make love to your iphone, and leave us kicklovers alone.
March 9th, 2009 at 2:59 pm [ Quote ]
Wow your so dumb, it has had push email for the longest time!!!
In fact it has the best push email I have seen.
I put it to the test at my job a few months ago.
This is how it went, My co workers all have different phones so I wanted to test all of them at the same time.
One of them has a TREO,
one has an iphone 3g
one of them a motorola q9c windows phone,
one has a curve,
one has a storm,
one has a G1
one has a voyager
one has a pearl,
one has a shadow
And I have the sidekick LX
All of our phones had good reception!
I CC’d all of their email addresses on an email that I sent from my work computer. just plain text email. nothing attached.
I clicked send, and guess who got it first
I did, the sidekick LX got it first!!!!!!!
Secondly were the blackberry’s
and the others came in last.
Most don’t realize, the sidekick’s backend is so GOOD!
I did the same with loading a webpage, and I hate to say it, but the sidekick LX loaded it at the same speed as the iphone 3g, infact the website looked better on my screen, cuz I didn’t have to zoom in to read the small text. !
March 9th, 2009 at 3:02 pm [ Quote ]
for real. you can love your iphone as much as you want but to some people it’s just not to their liking. i would hate to type on a touch screen. messed around w|my cousin’s iphone &. i wanted to throw the damn phone. i dont need to DL music, videos, movies etc to my phone. i have an ipod for that.
i dont buy themes. i make my own. & install them on my own. cuz i’m a beast. or i just dont care & use the regular background that comes w|it.
idk why you went from an LX to the slide. wtf. dumb move. no wonder you gave up. on it.
& i can see why people want mood lights or any kind of light. the light is a big help/indicator for messages we haven’t checked. how do we know on the iphone? not getting smart. just honestly asking the question. at first i said the same about the G1 but i come to find it has a tiny little light at the top.
i dont like the iphone. i honestly think it’s ugly looking. too simple.
sidekicks = aim. the BEST aim i’ve ever used on a phone. it’s like the 2nd reaosn why i havent left it. the G1’s aim app is alright but the sk aim is still top. all over phone aim’s can shove it.
but anyway. hop off. if people had iphones or “better phones” they wouldnt waste their time on a sidekick forum since “it isnt a smartphone”.
March 9th, 2009 at 3:06 pm [ Quote ]
oh and one more thing.
I just asked my buddy to search his iphone to look for mewseek, and torrantula on the app store and he did not find it.
You must realize that 90 percent of iphone users DON’T hack their phones, so all that **** your using is must be HACKED into the iphone.
That’s like me saying that my Toyota Corolla is better than a Corvette because I installed a rocket engine and hydraulics into my Corolla.
THAT **** ISN’T STOCK!!!!!!!!!
March 9th, 2009 at 3:19 pm [ Quote ]
QUOTE”I know the process already. My problem is that I am not a developer. I jusr want to get some free games and unlock it to travel with because I’m about to ship out for a mariner position. There are tons of unapproved games and apps out there that I would like to have access to. Unlocking the phone does more than just allow me to get ringtones. To hell with the ring tones. I want the underground stuff. I was hoping that I can get some help. If you or anyone else know how this is done or could direst me a little it would be great.QUOTE”
I understand your pain, I have owned sidekicks for many years.
Unfortunately you cannot just port any game or app over to the sidekick, it must be written in a specific computer language called java, all the buttons and controls, and sounds have to be married to the sidekick you are using. it is harder than it sounds.
That’s like me saying I want to play Call Of Duty 4 on my GameBoy, its just can’t happen without total restructuring.
There are some really nice apps and games that the developer community shares amongst themselves, but you can run them on your computer with the dev kit.
maybe you should learn how to write java, and create your own project, you can even some money off of it.
as for going overseas, because the sidekick is not a quad band/world phone, you won’t be able to use in MOST regions. And you won’t be able to use any DATA at all without the danger back end AKA data plan.
March 9th, 2009 at 4:19 pm [ Quote ]
Wow great posts!! I see everyones points.
I always say at the end of the day my 1st and foremost reason is to use it as a CELLPHONE…..everything else is a purk. Emails, texting, casual browsing the web……are purks to me. If I want my phone to cook me dinner, and all of that extra stuff I would get a robot lol. I love gadgets so if a cellphone can do much more then great but I get soooo sick of someone saying their iphone or whatever is better its ridiculous its a PHONE. If everything else hit the fan and didn’t work…as long as I can call 911 I am happy…because its a phone that’s its 1st JOB!
March 9th, 2009 at 4:55 pm [ Quote ]
Bunny22 is from the old skool
March 9th, 2009 at 5:40 pm [ Quote ]
You WISH you could get a robot.
lol, actually so do I. ;]
March 9th, 2009 at 6:09 pm [ Quote ]
Lol@Rob!!
Do you know what I’m talking about though? Those robots made by Honda…? I think they are called gizmo or something like that I can’t remember.
March 9th, 2009 at 6:12 pm [ Quote ]
You seem to be able to d a lot with your iPhone. I have the iPhone 3G and crazyforkicks is right, I think your apps are hacked on to your phone because I couldn’t find them. I’d love to have a cheaper bill and things running on the backround but I don’t feel good about hacking my iPhone because I don’t want to screw anything up. If there is a easy, safe, and a way that if always 100% right then let me know. Thanks!
And I see everyone’s view because I have an iPhone and a Sidekick iD. My personal dream phone would be a sidekick with a multitouch screen the size of the iPhone’s so that things could be accessed with one hand. The sidekick UI would be used but the transition would be smoother like the iPhone’s. Then the iPhone’s iPod would be integrated into the sidekick and voila. A perfect phone (in my opinion).
March 9th, 2009 at 6:15 pm [ Quote ]
Maybe apple will make an iphone with a physical keyboard, that is the first step in getting me to convert.
March 9th, 2009 at 6:20 pm [ Quote ]
Apple is into sleekness…the thinner the better for the and making a real keyboard…IMO isn’t gonna happen. Maybe the “air iphone” lol.
March 9th, 2009 at 6:35 pm [ Quote ]
Well the G1 is kinda like a iphone/sidekick hybrid…lol I dunno please don’t shoot me for that comment lol!
March 9th, 2009 at 6:40 pm [ Quote ]
I agree with that and that’s why I was kinda thinking of getting a G1 but I think sticking with the sidekick is a better idea for me
March 9th, 2009 at 7:10 pm [ Quote ]
When masturbating, put some lotion in a ziplock bag and then put your weener in it and strock a banana peel. It feels mad good. So instead of savin up your money to buy a sk, go buy a banana, ziplock bag, and some lotion. You won’t be let down.
March 9th, 2009 at 10:59 pm [ Quote ]
iPhone>>Touch HD Pro>>Nokia N97>>BB Storm>>G1>>Omnia>>Dog ****>>Sidekick
KTHX
And that’s why there are thousands of people that say the sidekick is behind in technology, all the features that the sk3 have should have been on the sk2, and all the features the sklx have should have been on the sk3, and the features for the sklx 09 should be on the sk lx. get it? got it? good!
March 9th, 2009 at 11:25 pm [ Quote ]
i went to 2 different telstra dealers and both confirmed that it was definitely coming to aus, however one was more informative than the other, he said that it will be released when the new iPhone comes down here. the other agreed when i said that.
i also work at a telstra reseller (harvey norman) so although i dont have direct information, i can speak to someone who may be able to tell me.
March 10th, 2009 at 8:56 am [ Quote ]
Get A Life.
March 10th, 2009 at 9:46 am [ Quote ]
it’s funny how these people post comments like the above.
Very hypocritical if you ask me.
Your telling us to get a life, but you took the effort to come to this site, click the story, and scroll ALLLLL the way down , fill in your credentials and leave a message.
I bet you even left your real email address so you could get notified when someone replies to your dumb comment.
Your such a coward, that you could not type in a reasonable name for yourself.
*rrrrpppppptoey* I spit on you….
March 10th, 2009 at 11:29 am [ Quote ]
okay guy. we get it. you dont like sidekicks. hop off this forum. you’re not gonna convince me to get an iphone.
the sk2? wow. that was a craze. A LOT of people had it. what was out that was better than the sk2 at the time? wow. omg a blackberry ! BB’s are also ******. i really dk anyone who has a black berry.
everyone upgraded from a 2 to the 3 cuz it was dope &. then the iphone came out so people began to convert. but what happened? people had other cellphones but got the sidekicks for aim/txts/email etc. so wtf if people had the iphone &. they can do all that on the iphone or w/e phone when why did people keep the sidekick for that? cuz those features are better than the iphone !
i`ve never even heard of those other phones you stated as well other than the G1 &. BB storm. so apparently they .. aren`t that popular.
how about YOU stfu? get off this forum &. do something w|yourself? huh? k? thnx? “BAI” lmfao. go get an education.
March 10th, 2009 at 3:16 pm [ Quote ]
WTF GET MORE ******* INFO
March 10th, 2009 at 3:34 pm [ Quote ]
Lol @ crazykicks girlfriend coming on here to back him up. Chanty? kinda name is that? your parents hate you haha. get a life *****. ;D
March 10th, 2009 at 3:37 pm [ Quote ]
Chanty you never heard of the Nokia N97? Or the Omnia? Wow, your a sidekick fiend that’s why you never heard of those other GREAT phones that will never compete with the sidekick because there’s no competition, sidekick lack features. k? got it? k
March 10th, 2009 at 3:39 pm [ Quote ]
Shouldn’t you be working? Selling kicks to people at foot locker? heh. jk.
March 10th, 2009 at 3:47 pm [ Quote ]
okay guys. wanna see how you keep an idiot busy? experiment joe. enough said. “k? thnx? bye!”
March 10th, 2009 at 5:34 pm [ Quote ]
new posts???
March 10th, 2009 at 6:04 pm [ Quote ]
Not my girlfriend, although if she is cute and above the age of 18 she can email me at victimsofgravity@tmail.com
March 10th, 2009 at 7:35 pm [ Quote ]
i want in on some of the software in the community. i have heard that there are some really good apps that some developers have come up with but where not approved by danger. i think that if i want to take from the community than i should learn to contribute. got any pointers on where to start?? i hear that java has a website on this but i have trouble googleing it. i can never find it.
March 10th, 2009 at 7:35 pm [ Quote ]
lmao. you’re pathetic. to sink that low to talk all that garbage when i`m like millions of miles away from you. chanty is short for chantelle. french name? yes. joe? wtf is that? joseph. okay. nice.
i need a life? i`m a full time college student, part time job, &. i work to pay bills. i`m 18 w|a full life ahead of me. you’re probably a 30 year old virgin who bags no ******* &. never got some wet in his life.
yeah i went there. i can play the game too. you know the one where you talk **** over the internet &. go way off topic into someone’s personal life cuz you feel defeated? yeah. most definitely. ***** made nigga.
March 10th, 2009 at 7:55 pm [ Quote ]
lmao!!! im a sidekick head but thats still funny.
March 10th, 2009 at 10:11 pm [ Quote ]
in responce to why i posted, i come here alot
i come to this forum in hope that the new sidekick would beat the iphone
i guess im an idiot for even trying anymore
using mewseek and torantula isnt really hacking, the app store comes on the iphone but you can add CYNDIA without unlocking, all you need is a jailbrake wich is very simple and does not harm your phone, and CYNDA is exactly like the app store
except everything is free
and better
and if you ever need to send your phone in for service you can actually undo the unlocking process so its still covered by warenty and its all VERY simple
everything i have mentioned i do with my phone is no harder than downloading or making sidekick “themes”
if you want any information on iphone u can email me
xhyphyx@hmail.com
i will gladly help you
saying 90% don’t hack thier phones is ignorant do you have any idea how many irc channels, forums, web blogs there are devoted to iphone cracking/hacking and general modding don’t tell me that only 10% mod their iphones because that is stupid
and to a reply:
“What the Iphone can’t do, that the Sidekick CAN DO!
Phone doesn’t show up as a mounted volume when you plug it in to your computer (no disk mode so it can’t be used as an external hard drive natively in the OS).”
–yes it can, you dont have to ONLY use itunes, there are many third party applications that can be used, ibricker WINscp iLibrity and many many more—
you can also use over the air programs that will attach to any compuetr via wifi and show up —-
“Can’t record video with the 2 Megapixel camera, even though you have some of the most advanced portable digital signal processing technology onboard.”
—look up the app called clearcam for iphone, also look at the frame rates for cycoder video recorder, there are many free video recording softwares, some that even encode on the fly and dont use any battery power—
“Can’t Copy and paste”
—-actually yet again you can there are many apps available in the app store for free or for money also for free in the cyndia store that allow for ladnscap texting as well as universal copy and paste—-
“Send or receive pictures through text messages.”
-once again there are many free and paid apps in the app store and in cyndia that do a plethrea of things like send pics, video, audio, ladnscape texting, and much more, like for example swirlly mms—
“No “Message Waiting” indicator light. If the phone is sitting on your desk or nightstand and you walk out of the room, when you return you have to walk over to it, wake it up, slide the unlock slider, and load or look at the indicator in the mail app, phone app, visual voicemail app, SMS texting app to check for new e-mails, missed calls, waiting voice mails, or new texts– EVERY SINGLE TIME,”
—the iphone doesnt use a light, it uses a tone my friend lol— you cant see lights when the phone is in your pocket or in another room but you can hear a tone, even more you can set that tone to be specific for what type of reminder it is, and even more you can download countless numbers for free tones or even MAKE YOUr OWN!—
“Dedicated backend that backs up everything on the device, for no additional cost. Mobile me does back up some items, but it is a pay service.”
–app backup its a free service downloadable by cynidia for free, also everytime you sync with itunes it stores everything, in fact if you droped your phone in water and had to get a new one, a 3 minute sync and you would never notice it was new, because its all backed up on your computer not somone elses, imagine that never having to wait for them to send you yoru infor when its all write on your computer—
“The touchscreen keyboard compared to the very usable and real sidekick keyboard. I have big fingers. I can text without looking at the keyboard. and I don’t F up as much as a touch screen.”
—turn it sideways for landscape texting and its bigger than a sidekick keyboard lol,a free app, also it has auto correction and i also say why dont you take a trip to youtube and watch the videos of texting on iphones—
I’d debate whether or not the iPhone’s UI is any easy to use than the sidekick’s. I can’t imagine anything more easy to use than the sidekick UI
I can literally navigate the UI with my eyes closed using shortcuts.
—define easy to use? i mean all my apps are icons and i just swish thru screens, how is that NOT easy to use? how is it hard to navigate??
not to mention i have a free program called “catagories” that allows me to CREATE folders, with my OWN folder images and name them and then properly put the apps i want in what folder i want, like themes folder and a gamnes folder and a settings folder, hos is that nopt easy to use, plus iphone has the ability to use “stacks” do you know hwo easy that makes ****” lol plus
didnt the sidekick just switch to the same netbsd the iphone uses lol
well not exactly the sidekick isnt open like the iphone is —
i highly doubt the sidekick could handle half the tasks my phone can
can you run multiple programs at once
and NO i didnt say the iphone was the best phone ever, IMO it is, i simple said the sidekick is a gimmick phone, it shouldn’t be considered a real smartphone and it is way overpriced and i used my iphone which is now cheaper than a sidekick to demonstrate why i think that
and to all you people who want to be in on the development community, that really sucks for you guys,
having an iphone you are the development community, with apps like cyndia and installer you can download anything developed for free,
and you can host your own **** for free
i didnt come here to say anyoen who uses a sidekick is stupid
i am just tierd of waiting for teh sidekick to catch up with everyone else
i do love sidekicks that why i come here all the time to check info on teh newest phone its just so sad to see the sk progress move so slow when everyone else is making leaps and bounds
stop paying so much for a device that does so little compaired to otehr phones out there IMHO
March 11th, 2009 at 7:14 am [ Quote ]
Why has it been so long since we have gotten a new post to get crazy on??
This is pretty much how it goes all the time. It usually starts out with some somments about the post then by the time a new one goes up there are nothing but insults and arguements in the last few comments. There is a lot of garbage in these last few comments and its really time fore some more info. Yo…. admin! What’s up?? What’s the skinny, bro?? Lol. (Sarcasism)
March 11th, 2009 at 10:32 am [ Quote ]
email me your email address at victimsofgravity@tmail.com
I’ll give you some info, I just don’t want to post it on here.
March 11th, 2009 at 10:43 am [ Quote ]
I agree with the dude above, we need more screen shots, and shots in the wild, and maybe some more specs.. You guys are killing us.. I’m actually pricing out a family plan on the ATT website. you don’t wanna lose a customer of 6 years.
March 11th, 2009 at 5:49 pm [ Quote ]
Sidekick touch????
Hey guys,
I hate to say what I’m about to say, but I have to say it.
I will say announce this disclaimer, I cannot guarantee this info I’m about to divulge is true, so don’t flame me in june..
Today I was having a conversation with a guy. Just talking about technology, etc. Lets just say, he works in the wireless hardware engineering field. He noticed my Lx as I was responding to a text message.
We began talking about the new sidekick, and how it was being filed through a euro firm, and you know what he freaking told me? Its a fudging touch screen.
I didn’t believe him, and I still don’t believe him. But I must vent my frustration.
And now my brain is spinning. Is that why they won’t show a screen shot of the jump screen??? WTF!!
March 11th, 2009 at 6:01 pm [ Quote ]
It don’t look like it could have a touch screen…BUT you never know
March 11th, 2009 at 6:10 pm [ Quote ]
my brother’s friends’ dad works for tmobile and she has the blade as a testing protoype and I wasn’t able to get pictures but she said there is a plastic sidekick coming out (the blade) and an aluminum one. also she said release might not be until august because of software issues with the new operating system. and I’d bet money on her information too
March 11th, 2009 at 6:39 pm [ Quote ]
Dude, tmobile has nothing to do with the debugging developement of new sidekicks.
Its in PMX hands right now, PMX is the Team created when danger merged with microsoft. Its in their hands. I’m sick of people saying that “their friend at tmobile store” knows this and that. Honestly, we probably know more than tmobile right now.
And secondly,your friend’s dad, whom you referred to as “she” didn’t give you a shred of any thing indicative of squat. Ask her to give you something good. I bet you can’t even tell me what version of OS it will run. 99% of the developement community is still in the dark about the OS.
Tell your friend to give us the model number on the inside of the battery compartment. Give us the fcc label I’D. Its a number that’s all I f*king want.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:42 pm [ Quote ]
its the G2, hey hiptop lol um do u know anything about this?
http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/693931/T-Mobile-G2-HTC-Magic-Coming-To-America-Sooner-Than-You-Think.html
March 11th, 2009 at 6:56 pm [ Quote ]
The g2 is old news. That was public like 6 months ago. Its gonna suck, I used the g1 for 10 days, and the thing sucked so bad, the battery was terrible. The os was buggy, and the keyboard sucks, and now this g2 won’t have a physical keyboard.. Boo hoo..
Back to sidekicks…
March 11th, 2009 at 10:46 pm [ Quote ]
Holy Sh*T
Did you write that for class?
March 11th, 2009 at 10:50 pm [ Quote ]
Your a dude with a name like chanty. LOLZ
March 11th, 2009 at 11:55 pm [ Quote ]
Anything new? We have not have any news for 9 days now
March 12th, 2009 at 3:36 am [ Quote ]
Ok first of all sh’es not stupid. She knows what people want to know about the sidekick and incase you didn’t know its not released yet so its supposed to be a little secretive. And second if tmobile doesn’t have anything s to do with it then how come she has one AND did you ever think that maybe tmobile knows when they are going to sell a phone?? And you’re right I can’t tell what OS it ran because I don’t spend hours trying to figure that out.
Also, I was on your side for a while crazyforkicks but now you’re starting to bug me. Why do you think that your’re the only person who can be right and that the sidekicks are the only good phone out there? Give me a few examples from what you’ve said about other phones of this post and then I’ll know you don’t have OSD. (obsessive sidekick disorder)
March 12th, 2009 at 4:05 am [ Quote ]
“My mom’s friend’s goldfish’s uncle’s friend’s sun’s cat’s brother’s brother’s girlfriend’s wife’s boyfriend’s dude works in a t-mobile store….”
Please prove your not lying and Crazyforkicks, the sidekick is not a perfect all-powerful godly phone.
March 12th, 2009 at 9:34 am [ Quote ]
Obsessive sidekick disorder? Isn’t this a sidekick website?? All sidekicks all the time, right?? That’s not why we are here??
….errr. Whatever.
I don’t want a touch screen sidekick. Maybe the buttons can be touch sensative. That would be cool. The keypad has to remain untouched, but it would be cool if all the outer buttons where flush with lights underthem to indicate when you have received a message or when the backlight is on. I like the sleek look of touch sensative buttons.
March 12th, 2009 at 9:54 am [ Quote ]
HEY J!
If your Friends dad, whom you say is a girl.. If he or she has a sidekick Blade, then My dad is TUPAC SHAKUR, my grampa is ELVIS, and My mom is Mother Teresa.
TELL YOUR HE/SHE friend to give us something substantial don’t know!!!
Either something about the phone, or a picture.
Until then, your friend has no proof.
March 12th, 2009 at 11:15 am [ Quote ]
IM ALL FOR A SIDEKICK THAT HAS A TOUCH SCREEN! GO FOR IT DANGER!!!
March 12th, 2009 at 12:15 pm [ Quote ]
Any more updated news on the new 2009 SK? hehe
March 12th, 2009 at 12:51 pm [ Quote ]
I’m with you.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:07 pm [ Quote ]
nobody think s that we deserve something different now??
maybe some touch sensative buttons like to the lg chocolate? imagine those buttons on a sidekick. menu is touchable the track wheel can be replaced with a touch sensative pad that acts just like a track ball. that would be perfect. the technology exists to do it. i dont know why we cant have something that is groundbreaking again. we kickers have been set aside and put on the back burner as if we dont deserve a great phone. at one point the sidekick was a great step in technological advancement. the sidekick has now been through very little change with the times. i want to see s sidekick that doesnt microwave my food but i want one that has a good camera to post good looking pics on myspace and one that will let me snag a vid on the fly and load it up on youtube when my friends do something wild. you know what i mean. the internet is a place for vids and photos now and we all want in on it. cant we all agree on that?? i know crazy
March 12th, 2009 at 5:09 pm [ Quote ]
i know crazyforkicks will agree with me on that one. right??
March 12th, 2009 at 5:48 pm [ Quote ]
I’ll tell you something, The way the sidekick has been since the sidekick 2 is like this;any new technology that comes out, usually makes it to the sidekick like 4 years later. Bluetooth for example, removable memory, camera, themes. I think with this new device, youtube, video upload/download, GPS, 3G, MICROSOFT EXCHANGE (which I’m loving for my work email!). This is literally a giant jump for us! WE should be really happy.
I really can’t complain. But Honestly, I think there is something they are not telling us. I think there is one whopper feature that we are missing.
I think Microsoft is pushing danger a little bit, and there will be something to amaze us.
Oh and by the way, next week Apple will announce an update for the iphone, a pretty big one by the way, Iphones will finally be able to use MMS (picture messaging, etc ), and they will be able to tether to a computer and use it as a modem.
Danger/tmobile/microsoft, need to step up there game. I have been playing with my coworkers iphone everyday…. In fact I just bought “Apple Touch” and the thing is amazing, its an iphone without the phone.
I might even start developing for iphone/touch….MAKE ME STAY!!!!!!! PLEASE MAKE ME STAY!!!! I’m 30 years old…. MAKE ME AN ADULT SIDEKICK! DAMMIT!
March 12th, 2009 at 10:43 pm [ Quote ]
changes could be done but the whole current design of the sidekick is what made it so popular in the first place.
and it still is, the keyboard on the sidekicks are the best i have ever used.
touch buttons could go alright but probably end up shitting me
and a touch sensetive pad instead of a trackball would be just annoying.
March 13th, 2009 at 1:26 am [ Quote ]
i honesty dont see why people want a touch screen so bad, when you think about it, the trackball is fine just the way it is, and also due to the shape of the hiptop it would make it awkward and slow to use (constantly moving your thumb from the track ball to the screen).
if anything is made touch, it should be the trackball. turn it into an optical joystick just like in the sony Xperia X1. that would be sweet, but also a wise jump in the tech side of things for the hiptop.
March 13th, 2009 at 4:35 am [ Quote ]
I didn’t ask you to be piece me. That’s your voice and I can’t do anything about it. There is going to be a pressure sensitive trackpsd thing where you apply pressure to a side and the cursor moved that way. I know crazyforkicks isn’t going to believe me because he didn’t think k of It himself. But for anyone else that might consider believing Someone who has held thee phone then you can believe that.
March 13th, 2009 at 4:39 am [ Quote ]
*believe
*choice
I hate my iPhone’s keyboard.
March 13th, 2009 at 8:04 am [ Quote ]
As “pressure” sensitive trackpad, does that mean there won’t me a ball any more? And since you have experience with the new Blade, what other details do you know about it? Is the screen touch screen or what? Please elaborate!
March 13th, 2009 at 8:08 am [ Quote ]
ummm the isn’t a trackball and the blade doesn’t have a touch screen
March 13th, 2009 at 8:09 am [ Quote ]
Ok.. I was just curious becauase somebody aboved mentioned a touch screen. So how was the web browser?
March 13th, 2009 at 8:21 am [ Quote ]
I didn’t have a lot of time with it because it wasn’t mine. I’m sorry. crazyforkicks won’t believe me because he didn’t use it himself.
March 13th, 2009 at 4:01 pm [ Quote ]
You have held the phone?
Bullface liar, if you he’ll it you would have seen the back of the screen where it says the name of it…. what is the name of it????
And by looking at it in the picture you can see it has a trackball and a d pad. No touch sensitive pad or buttons, it has a better chance of having a touch screen, like I heard the other day.
March 13th, 2009 at 4:05 pm [ Quote ]
You didn’t hold it, your such a liar. What was the name of it. Prove it to me by teling me what wound it makes when you kick the screen open? What was the name of it on the back of the screen. Stop telling lies. You have to back it up.
Anyone can say they held it. ****, here goes.. I held it. Lol your a dope.
March 13th, 2009 at 4:08 pm [ Quote ]
this other person mentioned a optical trachball replacement. i dont think thats a bad idea. thats pretty snazzy, actually. i think the touch sensative buttons on the outside would be a gread and welcomed addition to the sidekick. the inner keypad should remain the same but i would like to see the outer buttons as a high gloss glassy looking kind of thing. you dont think it would be nice to have buttons like that on =a sidekick??
March 13th, 2009 at 5:15 pm [ Quote ]
*sound*
March 13th, 2009 at 7:11 pm [ Quote ]
Im a dope?? at least im not 30 and glued to a sidekick forum. im 15 with a job and a 4.4 GPA
March 13th, 2009 at 7:37 pm [ Quote ]
this is exactly why we need more info on this page. danger is doing a damn good job of keeping this thing under wraps but they wont beable to hold this secret forever. i want details. i want to know everything about the damn thing before i buy it and i want to know it all right now. lol. im sitting on the edge of my seat as i wait every week that gores by. im gonna get it the day it becomes available in stores and thats how im going to rock out.
im thinking that because it will be bsd based this time we will have way more programs for it this time instead of just a few good ones. lets admit to it already, some of those apps really really suck and are just a waste of time. like that comic book ****. what the hell?? come on. that will never catch on. this is 2009 the creators of that mess should have come up with something better like….. comid, a comic book style video editor. having a video editor on a cell phone is a leap within itself. im hearing that it wont be open sourced but i still assume that with bsd and 3g networking we are in for a real treat here. you sidekickers ready for whats to come with this new device??
March 13th, 2009 at 8:35 pm [ Quote ]
DUDE!
I have had a sidekick since 2002, that is 7 years ago when I was 23.
and you didn’t have any hair on your nutsack, you were 7 years old you little
****.
Don’t come at me you little f^ck, I’m a sidekick VETERAN!
March 13th, 2009 at 8:46 pm [ Quote ]
and if you had the new sidekick in your possession you would have something to tell us about it. So stop lying.
Do you also have the new xbox 2009? the PS4 and the Iphone 4g?
f*ck off.
March 14th, 2009 at 12:14 am [ Quote ]
Oh, this thing is real. When i went to the T Mobile store in Feb. the guy told me it was coming out in 5 months. When I went to the T Mobile store yesterday and chatted up the girl, I told her about the rumors of an April release and asked her about it. She said its possible, that its going to come out in April or at the end of the year. So we will see what happens come next month. My upgrade doesn’t come up until September anyway. But if the ringtones, games, and apps are still not free, I will be switching to a G1
March 14th, 2009 at 8:13 am [ Quote ]
wow…
March 14th, 2009 at 11:33 am [ Quote ]
I’ve had my sidekick since O3′! Its been a turbulent relationship but i still love my sidekick I also just got a blackberry 8900 but I dont know if I want to pay for 2 data plans I still find myself using the sidekick more!
March 14th, 2009 at 11:56 am [ Quote ]
Why do people come on this site to talk trash? Stay on the topic , don’t go on talking about other phone features because this site is for the sidekick only. Not so you can talk about how other phones are better than the sk. If your talking trash about the sidekick on this site , then you must really like it , since your wasting your time talking about it so much. In your heart your truly a sidekick fan =D, and for people who talk trash about each other on the enternet , then that is pretty pathetic.
March 14th, 2009 at 2:11 pm [ Quote ]
There’s no such thing as an iPhone 4G and I didn’t say I had a Sidekick Blade in posession, I said held one. And because of your disgustingness I’m leaving this forum until the Sidekick Blade comes out with the features that I said it would and then we’ll talk. Because believe it or not I don’t have time to waste with people like you.
March 14th, 2009 at 3:40 pm [ Quote ]
Awwwiesss
:’(
March 14th, 2009 at 3:41 pm [ Quote ]
Are you done crying, sir?
March 14th, 2009 at 3:43 pm [ Quote ]
No hair, LMAOO
March 14th, 2009 at 3:50 pm [ Quote ]
Hey you guys, discuss on the forums:
http://www.hiptop3.com/forums/index.php
March 14th, 2009 at 4:07 pm [ Quote ]
and you’re a *** who likes it up the butt LOLSZZZ !!!!
March 14th, 2009 at 4:35 pm [ Quote ]
j when can you get it again take pics of it
March 14th, 2009 at 5:09 pm [ Quote ]
psh. you’re mad.
March 14th, 2009 at 5:10 pm [ Quote ]
I’m just itching for some new info. Why can’t we get something posted? You people keep talking all this trash and I’m sick of it. To hell with all this. You mofos are all full of “spit” and you all know it.
March 14th, 2009 at 5:23 pm [ Quote ]
he started it >:o !
=P.
March 14th, 2009 at 7:27 pm [ Quote ]
someone call the WAAAAAAAMBULANCE FOR J
btw its been nearly 2 weeks since there’s been any new posts
March 14th, 2009 at 7:28 pm [ Quote ]
There is a new iphone coming out this summer.
And they are already developing an iphone with a 4g radio. Verizon has began developing 4g technology as well. Get with the times b*tch.
You said the new sidekick would have a touch sensitive track pad. I don’t see it in the picture I see a track ball, so obviousely your dumb.
If you held the blade in your hand, you could have easily checked out the name and model number, or you could have told us what type of sounds it makes when you kick, jump button, sleep mode etc. Your a lying fool. Go jump off a bridge.
March 14th, 2009 at 8:32 pm [ Quote ]
I almost crapped myself just now when I found a new fcc filing just posted for a sharp phone, come to find out it is a japan bound “au by kddi” phone.
Still looks like its cool. Japan always gets Dope phones
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=1079614&native_or_pdf=pdf
March 14th, 2009 at 11:41 pm [ Quote ]
ok. this is lame. i hope its just a coverup so i cant spill any info they may have given me but here it is; i emailed telstra a while ago asking if they would be stocking the LX. here was my reply. (i have removed the emails due to me not being f*cked dealing with telstra’s ****)
RE: HIPTOP
From: Paula Bertoli
To: Stevo
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:40:43 +1100
Subject: RE: HIPTOP
Dear Steve
Thank you for your email dated 21 February.
I have looked into this on your behalf and am sorry to advise that at this stage, we will not be ranging the Hiptop LX.
Thanks again.
With kind regards
PAULA BERTOLI – Executive Assistant
i didnt really mind, so i continued with this:
From: Stevo
Sent: Thursday, 5 March 2009 6:24 PM
To: Bertoli, Paula
Subject: RE: HIPTOP
thanks very much for the information, i have been calling around and have been told the latest in the Hiptop Range is the 2009 Blade.
do you know when i will be able to get this phone? a rough month estimate would be great.
Steve.
to which she sadly replied:
RE: HIPTOP
From: Bertoli, Paula
Sent: Sunday, 15 March 2009 1:46:05 PM
To: ‘Stevo
Steve
My apologies we will not be distributing the Blade either.
All the best
Paula
so there it is, as i said i hope (and do beleive) that this is just so i dont come onto a site like here to spread my news but yeah.
March 15th, 2009 at 8:14 pm [ Quote ]
Almost 2 weeks without any new Sidekick news, admin ! Come on give us moar !
March 16th, 2009 at 8:41 am [ Quote ]
In my experience the last people to know about any new phones are customer service personel, both at the store and corporate level.
It doesn’t suprise me at all.
March 16th, 2009 at 11:05 am [ Quote ]
Dude, you’re TWICE his age ! Just leave the kid alone and drop it, really. He’s only 15 and look how good he’s doing in his life and yet you cuss at him and you’re only reasoning to back it up is “Oh i’m a Sidekick VETERAN!!1″
honestly, what the hell in your life are you gonna accomplish with being a so called sidekick veteran ? lol you’re just an old man, get over yourself and quit picking on kids, you bully. if you don’t believe him then, that’s fine just call it as bs and move on, just wait till more credible news comes along.
I’ve had a SKiD,Sk3, and LX for a total of maybe almost 2½ to 3 years, but I don’t brag about it, I just keep it cause it has cheap data rates and a nice keyboard. And, as soon as the new iPhone comes out this summer, I’ll most likely be ditching my LX and passing up the Blade in favor of a new iPhone.
Goodbye.
March 16th, 2009 at 12:50 pm [ Quote ]
Ok so I was at a TMO store this past weekend helping my mom pick out a new phone. My mom got her phone and asked about a family plan. The TMO rep said it was possible but I said I was waiting for a particular phone to come out he asked which one and i said the rumored Sidekick 2009/Blade and he said those are just rumors and that he could check any upcoming phones within a few months and he said it wasnt coming out but I said I would wait I really want that phone SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD I AM KILLING TO HAVE IT I NEED TO KNOW WHEN IT COMES OUT I HOPE HE WAS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!! I’M A TEEN
March 16th, 2009 at 1:27 pm [ Quote ]
Don’t worry , its coming out.
You can’t trust anyone at a tmobile store, they don’t find out until it a month or 2 before release.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they are still de bugging the software, and maybe pushed the release later into the year. We should know more by 4/13
March 16th, 2009 at 4:49 pm [ Quote ]
I can forgive T-Mobile for waiting until the 3G frequencies they wanted were up for auction so they could buy them but, I can’t forgive them for waiting sooo long to push out some 3G hardware on their BEST selling device ! If anything, they can prioritize this sidekick but w/e lol idk what i’m even talking about anymore zzzzzz
March 17th, 2009 at 1:25 am [ Quote ]
I just want the new sk,to not be slow,. laggin like my lx
March 17th, 2009 at 11:15 am [ Quote ]
damn!! still no new post?? i been on the edge of my seat and i have the feeling that the nest post will be something like “i know you guys have been waiting for this but i have no real news so im just saying some bullshit to start a new thread of conversation for you guys because the last one was looking kinda long. so here is some news…. umm….. microsoft says that they plato make the merge with danger a good one. there, talk about that for another 2 weeks.”
lmao. i just know that it will be something terrible. and if in the event that its actual news than i will be very surprised. i think we are waiting to see what april 13 says and then we will start getting real news around here. i bet that microdanger is doing some really kick *** stuff over there and will surprise us all with something that we never saw coming.
March 17th, 2009 at 4:30 pm [ Quote ]
New info please!!! And crazyforkicks is a wetback boarder hoppin spic who thinks he knows everything. Get a f_cking life
March 17th, 2009 at 4:51 pm [ Quote ]
I’m a spic huh?
That’s nice to say.. You don’t even know who I am or what my nationality is.
Don’t hate me for my knowledge.
Your the type of person that gives sidekicks a bad name.
Grow up, and act your age.
March 17th, 2009 at 5:25 pm [ Quote ]
You actually stated that you were spanish in a previous argument. So don’t tell alll of your buisness to the internet you dumb ***. Why don’t you act your age! Your a 30 year old fagget with a sidekick. They’re for teenagers. You look silly and retarded with one
March 17th, 2009 at 5:44 pm [ Quote ]
If it wasn’t for us older guys you would have no sidekick. 95% of the danger developement team are above 30.
March 18th, 2009 at 6:16 am [ Quote ]
did you guys hear? Apple fixed all the gripes we had about the iphone, (without the physical keyboard gripe)
Here are the updates peeps got, and what the new iphone will have standard.
Push notifications for apps. Finally. As you well know, this will allow the iPhone/iPod Touch to be notified (via a badge, text pop up and/or audio alert) in near real-time of a new server-side event associated with a specific app. Think of it as a poor man’s answer to background processes.
Background processes, by the way, are not an addition to version 3.0. Apple’s excuses: Battery performance and memory strain.
Updated media player adjusts streaming video quality according to current bandwidth.
Cut, copy and paste. That’s right folks, Apple’s polio vaccine. Double-tap to select text, drag start/end points and do your thang. You can even shake to undo/redo edits.
Send multiple images at once. Joy.
Wider landscape keyboard availability. Apple finally tossed the landscape keyboard into all native apps, including Mail. Thank you.
MMS! Hooray for decade-old tech! SMS and MMS are now lumped into a Messages app. It won’t be available on 2G (1st gen) iPhones.
New calendar features. CalDAV allows for sharing across a bunch of services such as Google and Yahoo and .ics subscription support.
Flushed out Stocks app.
Extended search. Users can now search in all key apps including Calendar, iPod, Notes and Mail.
Spotlight for iPhone. A “search homescreen”. It’s like Spotlight for Mac and it only searches native Apple apps.
Bluetooth A2DP support (stereo Bluetooth) — but it won’t be available on
2G (1st gen) iPhones.
Tethering to your laptop as a modem.
March 18th, 2009 at 8:46 am [ Quote ]
Tethering your laptop…?
March 18th, 2009 at 9:04 am [ Quote ]
tethering is when you use your phone’s data connection to access the internet on your laptop/netbook computer.
March 18th, 2009 at 9:23 am [ Quote ]
I bet it won’t get really good speeds during tethering.
Well…. it may. What kind of speed we talking here?? Less than 1mb down??
March 18th, 2009 at 9:45 am [ Quote ]
hmm..yeah I really want this sidekick. I think im regretting this sidekick 2008. I know this isn’t where you post problems or whatever, but idc. So my sidekick 2008 is getting on my nerves. 2 days ago this black phone icon pops up where the G7 thing is supposed to be at. Everytime I try to get on the internet, it says something about I’m on a data call or something, but the thing is I’m not on the phone =/. So today I turned my phone off and then back on and now this ball with like some kinda wave thing is goin round and round like its looking for some kinda service and now my myfaves won’t show. So does anybody know what to do or should I just go to T-Mobile with this problem?
March 18th, 2009 at 11:42 am [ Quote ]
Sidkick 2008 is on sale for 50 bucks! You know what that means
Clear the old inventory for the new!
March 19th, 2009 at 11:40 am [ Quote ]
I really want that its not even funny more I have a need for that Sidekick
March 19th, 2009 at 11:45 am [ Quote ]
So, after being bored and going back through a couple pages of hiptop3 history, I’ve got to say this is one of the longest news draughts so far (even when there was nothing to talk about, they found something!). This is upsetting. How about more leaked pics or page accesses from the 5.0 OS or such. Anything!
Also while I was back there, I remembered the Zune phone thing. Whatever happened to all that jazz?
March 19th, 2009 at 11:46 am [ Quote ]
maybe you haven’t paid you bill…so it doesn’t let you connect to the internet.
But EVERYONE!… STFU! Already!! Quit asking when the sidekick is coming out.. your guess is as good as ours. If hiptop3.com hasn’t posted a release date, then nobody knows.
March 19th, 2009 at 12:40 pm [ Quote ]
All I can say is that I have a reminder set on my calender for April 13th.
When the fcc docs are released, hopefully we can learn more, or even better, we can get a peek at the user manual!!!!!!
Also, keep an ear out for the CTIA conference April 1 through 3, a lot of rumor that they will be announcing it there.
As for the zune integration, I wouldn’t be surprised. PMX has to surprise us with some more Microsoft LOVE!
March 19th, 2009 at 1:51 pm [ Quote ]
I have been having the same problem since I bought my Slide over a year ago. I was thinking that maybe it was just a problem with the Slide which is why they had stopped selling it and I was waiting for a better Sidekick to hit the market so I can finally upgrade. My phone be having its good days, its bad days, but then its GREAT days! I was gonna buy the 08 til I saw this site and read your comment. Idk what the deal is. Maybe this new one will be better. But dont regret getting the kick because its the best phone out right now! I couldnt ever replace it for another one unless they had the exact same keyboard and features. All I can tell you is just hold on in there or talk to a Rep.
March 19th, 2009 at 2:58 pm [ Quote ]
I did pay the bill..well my mom did lol. It’s working now. Thanks.
March 19th, 2009 at 3:01 pm [ Quote ]
Same here. My SK08 does have it’s horrible and great days. It’s working now though, but it DOES kinda mess up. I hope this sidekick is better though. Untill then, I’ll just have to stick with this one. I probably should’ve gotta LX though.
March 19th, 2009 at 4:08 pm [ Quote ]
Its coming out in April of 09 so your main answer that yall are looking for, April between 2nd to 23rd…iight peace one love!!!
March 19th, 2009 at 4:24 pm [ Quote ]
And what is your source?
I find that hard to believe as the final handset has not been filed for fcc approval. Only the radio, bluetooth, and gps.
It may be announced at CTIA between april 1st to 3rd.
That would be the time to announce it, everyone in the wireless community will be there, I even thought about flying to vegas for that, I’m sure they will announce the 2 new iphones, 2 new ipod touch’s, and the 2 new tablet/ netbooks from apple.
March 19th, 2009 at 5:23 pm [ Quote ]
Wow so when are you people gonna update this **** already? hows your ******* vacation been huh?
March 19th, 2009 at 5:25 pm [ Quote ]
Vacation (aka SXSW) was awesome!
There hasn’t been much news to report, and we’re not one to make up news just for the sake of posting. As soon as we have more info of interest, it’ll be posted!
March 20th, 2009 at 8:04 am [ Quote ]
Wow. I guess these guys really do read these postings. I guess it helps. In the event that someone posts something helpful they are on top of it.
March 22nd, 2009 at 5:41 am [ Quote ]
Rotfl! LOL thanks for not making up news. Were all just so excited!
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:47 pm [ Quote ]
Does anyone think the insides, and like, “guts” of the 09 will be the same size and dimentions as the LX? I think the new design is mad ugly, and I’d wanna do a little experimenting, to put LX housing over the 09 insides. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 pm [ Quote ]
o0oh ok haha
March 24th, 2009 at 7:58 pm [ Quote ]
nothing would match up. mini usb, head phones, on off button etc. not to mention the screen would prolly not work on the new circuit board. and everything is different. That is like saying you wanna put a corvette engine into a toyota corolla, it could be done, but you would need some serious expert fabrication.
March 24th, 2009 at 8:59 pm [ Quote ]
Aw boo. What if I put a 2.0 Megapixel camera from, say, an 08 and put it on my lx? Would that work? Maybe?
March 25th, 2009 at 3:47 am [ Quote ]
oh… it can be done http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pca8IWj6iOg
March 28th, 2009 at 6:57 pm [ Quote ]
ii believe the sidekick blade/09 will be released on APRIL 13TH just maybe….i guess we just gotta wait untill the 21st grammys tour to sponser the tmobile sidekick…i just hope it dont take long
March 28th, 2009 at 8:47 pm [ Quote ]
where did you find that out? or is it just your own opinion?
March 30th, 2009 at 9:39 am [ Quote ]
Here is what I think(this is probabily wrong) but I think at the start of the Grammy’s tour T-mo will announce the Blade but not in a material way just a press release saying to expect the phone soon then the tour will be based around that!!!!!
March 30th, 2009 at 10:10 am [ Quote ]
Didn’t I say that months ago?
Either during grammy tour or at the ctia conference!
Only 15 days left until fcc release!
March 31st, 2009 at 12:05 am [ Quote ]
well. i went to my telstra dealer again today and spoke to the same guy, (i have the cold feeling that he hates me now haha) and he said that he got HIS info from one of his best mates dads whos a phone manager guy thingie. im not sure as to what his role is, but its up there. anyway, the story goes he was having a conversation with him and he spilled a bit of news on the new hiptop, sharp, and july as a release date.
so this seems pretty promising. i hope it is. at least its evidence of a source rather than the guy just making stuff up to keep me happy
anyway, thats the latest from me.
March 31st, 2009 at 2:27 pm [ Quote ]
UGH IF ITS PRETTY MUCH CONFIRMED THEN WHY CANT SOMEBODY JUST COME OUT WITH THE DANG NEWS ALREADY ITS TAKING TOO LONG