OTA for the Sidekick LX 2009 to Improve 3G
This one is for all the Sidekick LX 2009 users out there. There’s an OTA update that will be rolling out shortly to help improve 3G connectivity. Personally I haven’t really noticed any bad 3G connectivity, but maybe some of you guys have.
Same old OTA procedure: it’ll download, install and reboot your device. Figured I’d let everyone know so people can stop emailing me about it!
Thanks to everyone that sent this in.
More info on T-Mobile.com
February 24th, 2010 at 12:32 am
mine will have 3G for the longest time and then as soon as i start using the browser or maps it’ll drop to edge and sometimes lose all connectivity all together. my sidekick has a temper haha
February 24th, 2010 at 8:28 am
You’re not alone. Sometimes I’ll have 3G7 with full bars and it’ll say, “The Web Broweser cannot establish a connection”. I don’t know why it does that, and it gets really annoying!
Also, AIM has just been a mess for me. I sometimes try and sign on and it disconnects me for no damn reason.
Hopefully this OTA will fix the problem!
February 24th, 2010 at 11:24 am
For some reason I can’t use my catalog. Is anyone else having a problem with their catalog? Mines been saying fetching for a few days now.
February 24th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
If it’s stuck like that, you may have to power off your sidekick and turn it back on to get it to load up properly (haven’t had a problem with mine, here).
March 3rd, 2010 at 2:21 pm
anyone got the update yet if so what place and time.
March 6th, 2010 at 3:22 am
Omfg the 3G sucks… The same happens to me. I found with my old lx had better web browser reception off the data. I could never use my Internet on my sidekick because it always says it can establish connection.
I’m way beyound annoyed with my sidekick. It’s time for a new reliable phone… To much problems with my sidekick… I can’t trust it
March 6th, 2010 at 3:23 am
Edit* can’t
March 6th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Well (Mel), I don’t know what crackhead you bought your sidekick from, but all my sidekicks work perfect always have. Its you not the kick.
March 14th, 2010 at 5:50 am
Did anyone actually get the update yet? I sure as hell didnt.
March 14th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
NOTHING CAN IMPROVE THE SIDEKICK 2009! THAT PHONE SUCKS
March 14th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
the reason is if you are using prepaid sidekick, there is an outage going on right now and it’s been going on for a while now. Oh and Skillety2j, you’re a dick,.
March 14th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Yea I got prepaid sidekick and I still haven’t gotten the update.. Any update for the 09 sidekick is needed.. Hope they fix the problem
March 14th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
IM A PREPAID SIDEKICK USER AND I HAVNT GOTTEN THE UPDATE I CALL EVERYDAY AND THEY DONT HELP AND I SEND THEM A TWEET AND THEY SEND ME A LINK BUT IT WAS NOT HELPFUL IM GETTING SICK OF THIS THE 3G IS WACK AND DOES NOT WORK IT BE LOSSING CONNECTION AND AIM WILL BE WORKING SLOW WITH 3G
April 10th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
@ trisha ? have the same problem ? can’t download facebook. I have the sidekick o8 and ? want the lx 2009
April 23rd, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Has anyone actually recieved the update? It’s been like 2 months.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
I just got the update. I didn’t have problems with my connection before. It’s too soon to tell what it’s like…
July 14th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
my girlfriend just recieved the update this evening as well
July 14th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
i would have to say the speed from what i can tell is MUCH better
July 23rd, 2010 at 10:05 am
I find that when my browser takes for ever, i just clear all the history. I love my sidekick best phone I ever had.
July 23rd, 2010 at 10:07 am
check your tmail