crazyforwhat? on April 15, 2009 at 5:30 am said:

DMW2 on April 15, 2009 at 5:09 am said:

My main concern is viewing / editing Microsoft files. Will there be some sort of app that allows view PDF / Xcel / Word files? I also need to to EDIT Xcel and Word files on the go.

If the new sk could accomplish these tasks, it will be a all around winner!

You can edit microsoft files right now.
Buy the applcations in the catalog. I think they are like $5.99
I bought a cheap excel viewer for the LX, but it sux!

If you frequently work on spreadsheets, etc, I suggest you wait for the new tmo wing2 or the new dash. Supposedly running 6.5 windows mobile pro.

Personally, I had the wing for a bit, and it was very prone to crashing. Hopefully they improve the wing2.

Thanks for the input. In a perfect world I’d love the SK to run Windows of some sort. Makes it tough though, because I’m just STUCK on the sk’s keyboard, redundant command key’s and other convenient features.

i said if i go to a g1 i go to the $35? she says yes. so i asked a silly question, “so if i go to an 08 will i go up to $35/month?” she said no you`re grandfathered in to the sidekick.

which means we most likely WON`T get increased. unless .. sigh. the 3G. i got my hopes up just now. argh ! :[.

I just hate at&t

dude i get all kinds of weird looks when i pull out my kick. i dont know why i even use this thing in public. its cool when im not at work because any place im at is ok to have a side kick. but man, i wish i could some how shoy you what its like when i pull this big, clunky, almost useless thing out, at a confrence meeting. ( i havent made the board, i cant attend those meetings. kudos to ya for making it up the ladder!)

crazyforwhat on April 16, 2009 at 11:52 am said:

Gizmo,

You need to buy an ipod touch, I have one and I use an app called rdp, I can actually vpn into the remote server and access my desktop.

I also live in the corporate world, and I’m ashamed of pulling my phone out in a board meeting. Instead I use my touch on the company wifi for my outlook email, and to access my desktop from a meeting.

I have been screaming about making a pro version.

maybe i should just get the stupid IPtouch. i dont really want to but its looking like a better and better idea all the time. it would be nice to be able to log into my desktop and remotely work from anywhere else but my desk. even if its something as simple as writing service ticket for our clients. i can do that while im on the toilet. lmao. no need to stop working just because of bio calls. lol. but seriously, i will look into getting a cheap used ipod touch to see what its like. if i dont like it i will just give it to my fiance or one of the kids from my old hood. i always give them stuff. they look at me as “the guy that made it” for some reason. im not rich or nothing like that.

i know that some people will want to come down on me for saying that the sidekick is a “smart phone for kids” but before you attack me for saying that, on the sidekick site, i want you to do a little online research. look at the price of a sidekick lx. you already know what it does, then go look at the latest treo and the g1 and their prices. those phones are “real smart phones” by the… i dont know…. “smart phone standard” (i guess). look at some of those other phones like the samsung instint, and the nokia nseries of phones. we are paying top dollar for a phone that doesnt even let you take a pic and make it a background?? you cant even use the songs that you have on it as ring tones?? it wont download other mobile browsers like opera?? come on!! you cant be serious. the phone is aimed at kids and we all know it. but the fact that it has the capablities to appeal to a mass market with the easy to use interface makes it a shoe in for those that like simple interfaces. its far easier to use than windows mobile and is in a position to compete with the iphone because of the user interface and it has a backend that frees up alot of space on the internal memory!!!! this is babanas. its being wasted!!!! i have some apps waiting for me on the server for me to download whenever i want. i can uninstall an app and free up space on my kick then call it back if i need it. i dont even need to keep the map on my phone if i dont use it often. i can just uninstall it and call it back if i need to take a trip of if i need to look up an address. thats the $h!+!!!! who else offers such a service?? nobody!!! but im getting off the subject here. the point im making is that there is so much more potential for a far greater phone than any other phone on the market but… what do we get?? “a smart phone for kids” instead of what it could be.

You need to buy an ipod touch, I have one and I use an app called rdp, I can actually vpn into the remote server and access my desktop.

I also live in the corporate world, and I’m ashamed of pulling my phone out in a board meeting. Instead I use my touch on the company wifi for my outlook email, and to access my desktop from a meeting.

I have been screaming about making a pro version.