Sidekick 2008 OTA
For those of you rushing out to get your Sidekick 2008, you may notice that you’ll get an update shortly after connecting to the T-Mobile network. That’s right, a 0 day OTA for the Sidekick 2008 to fix a few performance issues. There’s no official changelist as to what this fixes, but the word on the street is that Sidekick 2008s with v4.7/227383 are getting a “Temperature icon” that signifies overheating when they try to charge. The simple OTA will upgrade you to v4.7/231400 and so far we haven’t been hearing any reports of this overheating alert appearing. So if you’re new device is getting that weird icon, wait till your OTA is received before you run back to the store to return it.
Developing thread over on PBD
Thanks to Kyrios for the detective work on this one
July 30th, 2008 at 3:21 pm [ Quote ]
I’m only tryna help when I tell you that the “temperture icon” already pops up on my LX when its charging in a hot room.
It is a horizontal thermometer.
July 30th, 2008 at 3:48 pm [ Quote ]
:/ no thats okay …lol it was cool when the lx first came out … but its lame now …lol
July 30th, 2008 at 3:49 pm [ Quote ]
i comment above was for the green mood light post
July 30th, 2008 at 9:11 pm [ Quote ]
are the sidekick 5 rumors in december true? has anyone else heard that? from who?
ughhh i’ve looking everywhere, but to my surprise no one has asked the question!! if the sidekick 2008 is so awesome, can anyone explain why it’s cheaper than the lx?! ahhh
[: thx!
July 31st, 2008 at 4:59 am [ Quote ]
Cheaper cause is the pedocessor or the ID technolgy has advanced sence the LX so is cheaper uhhh the enxt model the pedocessor or the LX will be more expensive were it is better in somethings is worse in others there all my guesses
July 31st, 2008 at 10:49 am [ Quote ]
yeah. sk 2008 kicks ***
July 31st, 2008 at 6:57 pm [ Quote ]
pedocessor is not a word
the proper terms are Predecessor which is the one before in this case the id and the Successor is the one thats after in this case the sk 2008
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:22 am [ Quote ]
I’m having this weird bug happening to my Sidekick 2008 and I’ve already gone through 2 phones in 3 days. After I fully charge my sidekick for the first time, whenever I try to type a text message or an email it won’t let me use the spacebar or alt key. But in every other application (AIM, Phonebook, etc.) it works. I have no clue if its a software problem or a SIM card problem but I’m really confused and I would like some help!
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:23 am [ Quote ]
I’m having this weird bug happening to my Sidekick 2008 and I’ve already gone through 2 phones in 3 days having the same problem. After I fully charge my sidekick for the first time, whenever I try to type a text message or an email it won’t let me use the spacebar or alt key. But in every other application (AIM, Phonebook, etc.) it works. I have no clue if its a software problem or a SIM card problem but I’m really confused and I would like some help!
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:01 pm [ Quote ]
the sidekick 2008 or gekkO has nuffiin over dee lx. i am a fan of the Lx and currently have a brown one. the lx is better and more modern and has that fresh look and feeling. the 2008 looks like an older sidekick and the piece the screen is bulit on looks like the sidekick2. so i think the 2008 isn’t really a big major sidekick. its like the id it wasn’t major. that’s why its the in the series of the id . so when the sidekick 4 comes out or another sidekick that has more features than the lx then that is a major sidekick that will most likely be worth spending some cash on
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:02 am [ Quote ]
i have a question that i really want answered. i have gotten my Lx july,5 of this year. i still don’t have the email update where you can have more than one email. i think this is beacause my sim card was in a sidekick 3 and transferred to the lx. but my brother did the same thing but with a 2 and got the email update. when will i get my email update and will i get the ota with video??
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:05 am [ Quote ]
maybe if you take it in and show them then they can fix it. if you still have the phone go to the jump screen and got to the menu. you should be able to downlaod a 0 day ota fixing all the problem it has. i read it on this site. i don’t have the 2008 i have the lx
August 6th, 2008 at 8:27 am [ Quote ]
hey, i just got my sidekick 2008 yesterday, and i must say I am very impressed, but i have a question.
The sidekick 2008 OTA is supposed to pop up a few minutes after u get on tmobile’s network right?, its been about a whole day for mine and i still haven’t gotten it, but the thing is i don’t get the temperature icon when it charges, and my danger firmware is 4.7/227383, will i get the OTA?
August 7th, 2008 at 6:34 am [ Quote ]
im very upset because this stupid update ruined my spacebar.
i can use it during texting and online
but when i need to type in AIM or in my notes
the spacebar doesn’t work
does anyone know why?
August 7th, 2008 at 10:54 pm [ Quote ]
I am one of the many to get the problem with the new sidekick 2008 … called tmobile they said it was my battery…and said they have had many reports.. And that its an ongoing problem… have had my sidekick for about a week now.. And after I called today I just received my OTA and my sidekick was updated… and as of yet I am no longer having the temperature issue.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:50 am [ Quote ]
I have the opposite problem…I can’t use my spacebar in text or email, but it works on the browser and AIM. It’s really annoying, it’s basically impossible to text now
August 8th, 2008 at 8:45 pm [ Quote ]
im not sure if this is true but ive been wanting the sidekick slide but i read this thing and it said tht if i slide it up and down a couple of times it looses power and sometimes it restarts during phone calls or text messages or anything. has this happened to u or any 1 u no? is this true??
August 9th, 2008 at 8:15 am [ Quote ]
please please please if you are having problems with the sidekick 2008 and its spacebar call in so tmobile can make it a known issue with the phone and work to fix it..it broke my heart when i called in and they have never heard of the problem although i see many people have the problem as well..please call in..i had to call in several times before they believed me and are now sending me a replacement phone …
August 9th, 2008 at 10:52 am [ Quote ]
I called yesterday and they didn’t have a clue either.
They told me to go to a store and see if they could fix it…but it’s clearly a bug. sigh…PLEASE keep calling if you have problems
August 9th, 2008 at 6:36 pm [ Quote ]
I bought my sk 2008 on 8/2 and I just recieved my OTA- pretty much a week exactly.
August 10th, 2008 at 12:33 pm [ Quote ]
My teperature icon came up when my phone started over heating as it waz charging 2day
August 10th, 2008 at 2:32 pm [ Quote ]
I am having the same problem and it’s really bothering me considering how much I love this phone.
Does anyone know how to fix it? Please help!
August 10th, 2008 at 3:28 pm [ Quote ]
danielle and eric please call in…its the only way to get them to understand that this phone has this defect…they are claiming they have no clue about this problem and can only go by what the customers are telling them…keep callin in….its what i had to do…they are sending me a new phone..and if i have the same problem i will call in again but it is the only way so that they can make this a known issue…and they can work to fix it…just like they did with the slide…
August 11th, 2008 at 11:45 am [ Quote ]
The same thing is happening to me my freakin space bar doesn’t work in some places. Its so weird. Ithought iwas the only one. But i guess its a bug and its probably becuase of the ota update. Uhhh ihave a question if icall and they send me a new phone, and then i say its stolen will they send me a new one again because the first new one was because of a bug?
August 11th, 2008 at 1:29 pm [ Quote ]
The same thing is happening to me my freakin space bar doesn’t work in some places. Its so weird. Ithought iwas the only one. But i guess its a bug and its probably becuase of the ota update. Uhhh ihave a question if icall and they send me a new phone because of this, what if it this new phone gets stolen will i be able to get another one a new new one. What im trying to say is, would they have sent it to me even if i didnt have insurance
August 11th, 2008 at 3:37 pm [ Quote ]
I spoke to to a representative at T-Mobile and boy, he was helpful. Ok the problem is obviously the OTA update, so listen most of you probably called and got a new phone, but the problem can repeat because the new LX still has to get the update, so, he said to wait about a week and if the problem repeats, feel free to get a new phone! : ). He said he passed it by another worker or something and now he knows the problem and their going to try and work on it. So, yeah wait about a week or so and if the problem consists, you get a non scratched brand spankin knew phone, and dont go and try to get a new phone every month cause you got insurance, because they know were you live and they know your number. Literaly!
Thank the dude at T-Mobile, he should get a raise (SERIOUSLY). He was friendly, and knows his stuff, and i actualy showed him this site, all your comments were read, so remmeber, tmobile’s and me are always watchen)!
FOR THE PROBLEM:
You can just right the message on aim and copy and paste it to what ever doesnt work…… DURHHHH!
GO DUDE AT T-MOBILE! THEY MADE MY DAY!!
August 11th, 2008 at 3:38 pm [ Quote ]
I spoke to to a representative at T-Mobile and boy, he was helpful. Ok the problem is obviously the OTA update, so listen most of you probably called and got a new phone, but the problem can repeat because the new LX still has to get the update, so, he said to wait about a week and if the problem repeats, feel free to get a new phone! : ). He said he passed it by another worker or something and now he knows the problem and their going to try and work on it. So, yeah wait about a week or so and if the problem consists, you get a non scratched brand spankin knew phone, and dont go and try to get a new phone every month cause you got insurance, because they know were you live and they know your number. Literaly!
Thank the dude at T-Mobile, he should get a raise (SERIOUSLY). He was friendly, and knows his stuff, and i actualy showed him this site, all your comments were read, so remmeber, tmobile’s and me are always watchen)!
FOR THE PROBLEM:
You can just right the message on aim and copy and paste it to what ever doesnt work…… DURHHHH!
GO DUDE AT T-MOBILE! THEY MADE MY DAY!!
August 11th, 2008 at 9:09 pm [ Quote ]
I asked a guy at T-Mobile should I get a SK 2008 and he said No because they are having messaging alert problems is this true???
August 12th, 2008 at 5:22 am [ Quote ]
I dont have it but get it anyway also get insurance becuase if it has a problem that cant be fixed you can get a new one.
August 12th, 2008 at 5:25 am [ Quote ]
Also are you talking about the space bar message problem? Explain it?
August 12th, 2008 at 5:25 pm [ Quote ]
so far my new phone is working just fine
August 12th, 2008 at 5:57 pm [ Quote ]
MARGO! yeah question! Did you have to send in your old phone to get the new one or like tell me exactly how that works PLEASE!!!!
August 12th, 2008 at 6:13 pm [ Quote ]
just stick with the LX…
August 12th, 2008 at 6:25 pm [ Quote ]
HE SOMEBODY USED MY NAME AND SAID JUST STICK WITH THE LX I NEVER SAID THAT!
August 13th, 2008 at 2:49 am [ Quote ]
I’ve been having the same exact problem with my spacebar. It won’t work on my notes. Does that mean I have to call T-Mobile & send in my phone to get a new one? Cause school is about to start & I would not wanna be without a phone for school.
I could also use my Curve, but a SK is always better
I also wouldn’t mind getting a new phone that isn’t scratched
August 13th, 2008 at 5:00 am [ Quote ]
Yeah, call in and get a new one, but im not sure if you have to send in the old one.
August 13th, 2008 at 6:43 pm [ Quote ]
I FIXED GO TO AUTO TEXT AND UNCLICK AUTO CORRECT SPEELLING WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!
August 13th, 2008 at 8:16 pm [ Quote ]
lol the unclickin of the auto correct spelling …. fixed it…i sent my phone back for nothing …lol… but i got it and its awesome………..
August 13th, 2008 at 9:47 pm [ Quote ]
:X
I still want a new one.. i’ll try sending it in.
& I don’t have the auto correct spelling checked anyway.
But i think i do have to send the old one. they always make you. but in this case they probably won’t since it was because of the OTA.
August 14th, 2008 at 9:10 am [ Quote ]
Hi. I need dis anwsered fast! My sidekick just got da nu update & now like ill go 2 my journal or my notes or sumthing & it wnt let me use da spacebar…that’s crazy! BUT if I use my aim, I can space. Its crazy. I hope my fone isn’t broken or anything. Can sum1 please anwser me on how 2 fix dis. Its buggin me 2 death!
August 14th, 2008 at 11:59 am [ Quote ]
Go to menu and auto text and spelling make sure these to are un clicked
Highlight misspelled words
Auto correct spelling
And it’ll work
August 14th, 2008 at 12:09 pm [ Quote ]
No. T-mobile has set plans for the Sidekick Gekko/Aspen for release in late july. Yes, another sidekick model is on its way, but it will not be coming out this December. We plan on March 2009, but there is not yet a set date.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:14 pm [ Quote ]
The Sidekick 08 had a few bugs upon release, but we have since then sent out the update that corrects these problems. Although, I’m not aware of any message alert problems. Your Sidekick may say “Message could not be sent, please try again later.” when sending SMS messages, but within a few days it should stop. The reason for this is because we sent out the update to all Sidekick 08’s simultaneously, so they take a bit longer to catch up with the system.
August 14th, 2008 at 5:54 pm [ Quote ]
Ihave a question how does, insurance work like if igot my sidekick stoeln, would ihave to pay some kind of fee, please tell me.
August 16th, 2008 at 7:46 am [ Quote ]
Hell nah, cutting auto correct off did fix the problem with the spacebar…thanks!!!!
August 16th, 2008 at 3:11 pm [ Quote ]
This is really weird to read all of this from you guys. I bought my Sidekick 08 on August 1. Today, I received a message about an update. I as of yet have not downloaded this update because I wanted to get online and research what the hell it is. I didn’t get a 0 day update. I didn’t have any temperature icons or overheating issues. My spacebar has worked in every application since day one. Did I just get lucky? And I’m wondering if I should get this download, since I hear that some people have had problems AFTER getting the download.
August 17th, 2008 at 8:01 am [ Quote ]
yeah…ive got mine and it wont vibrate or ring or any lights when a txt message comes in. it works fine with voice messages, but not text
August 17th, 2008 at 9:10 pm [ Quote ]
If you’ve had the phone for less than 14 days, bring it back to t-mobile with the receipt and original box, tell them what’s wrong with it, and they’ll give you a brand new one. Which was what i did, because every once in a while when i got a phone call all i could hear was static and i had to call the person back. i haven’t had any problems with my spacebar, or my messaging alerts. That all worked fine, even after the update on both of the 08’s. But a few days after i got my second 08 that one started doing it too. And i was wondering if anyone else was having the same problem?
August 19th, 2008 at 8:06 pm [ Quote ]
OKAY GUYS, IM GONNA TELL YOU HOW TO SOLVE YOUR SPACEBAR PROBLEM RIGHT HERE!!! THIS ISSUE HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSES, AND THE ONLY KNOWN WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS BY GOING INTO SETTINGS AND UNCHECKING THE “AUTO CORRECT SPELLING” CHECK BOX SO THAT ITS EMPTY AND THEN HIT DONE! THAT WILL SOLVE THE ISSUE UNTIL THE NEW UPDATE IS RELEASED THAT DOES NOT CHECK THE STUPID BOX! HOPE IT HELPS, IF IT DOES, LEAVE ME A MSG ON MYSPACE. http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ONEWINGEDANGEL1655... HOLLAH!!!
August 20th, 2008 at 2:59 pm [ Quote ]
I’m already having an with the camera and I haven’t been able to use it once. I try to use it and it says, “The device is running low on memory and is unable to capture.” I reset the phone and try it again. Nothing, even without all the apps running. A memory card is inserted, so I know it’s not speaking of storage space and it’s not speaking of physical memory because the reset on the phone should fix that. I don’t know what else to do. I’ve tried talking with T-Mobile and I haven’t heard anything back from them. Any help would be appreciated.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:28 pm [ Quote ]
thats not true i had the slide for 7 months and ive never had a problem with it and now i have the lx for the second time and my spacebar still doesnt work because of the stupid update
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:03 am [ Quote ]
well after i got my sidekick 08 i didnt get da icon yet but i like 2 over charge my stuff cuz of battery life n i did get the icon when i woke up the next day 1day after havein my phone so i had 2 rebot it cuz it told me 2 so after rebot a upgrade came up n i upgraded my phone n after dat i havent seen it aging
August 24th, 2008 at 12:57 pm [ Quote ]
JAVI, THANK YOU SO MUCH! That was driving me nuts and I don’t have the time or energy to deal with the T-Mobile people over the phone or at the store! You are a lifesaver!!!!!
August 25th, 2008 at 11:58 pm [ Quote ]
Omg thanks to those couple ppl explainin im not havin the spacebar prob no more!!! Thanks !!
August 27th, 2008 at 2:41 am [ Quote ]
Well my sidekick 2008 has gotten the sign should I be afraid
September 1st, 2008 at 12:19 pm [ Quote ]
ders a weird lil sign in my sk08 idk wut it is…its a green mailbox wit a red circle plzzz helllppppppppp mee!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:57 pm [ Quote ]
Dude armani thanks you are totally awesomeeee. Horrayy for you. *claps*
September 9th, 2008 at 12:20 pm [ Quote ]
how do i get auto text on my 2008 sidekick
September 12th, 2008 at 10:49 am [ Quote ]
i was having problems with my space bar and thought i would GOOGLE “problem with space bar on lx” and it brought me to this site which i am totally in LOVE with now!! the auto text thing WORKED and i can now TEXT!! thanxs guys and this site is NOW in my favorites!!!
September 13th, 2008 at 12:10 pm [ Quote ]
thanks every one that helped my get the spacebar problem fixxed
September 14th, 2008 at 11:49 pm [ Quote ]
I got my phone and every time I get a text, there is no sound or anything. How do I fix that? Or should I just take it in?
September 16th, 2008 at 6:48 pm [ Quote ]
hey i bought the new t-mobile sidekick and soemtiems it freezes at start up where there is the 4 symbols i tryed to take out he battery twice now and ll my stuff gets delted. will t-mobilel do anything about this or am im gonna have to switch carriers? plzzzz answer thank u
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:55 pm [ Quote ]
im having the same problem. it works on messaging & browser but it doesnt work in texts. its reallyyyyyy annoying & im going to call tmobile tomarrow to see if it”ll work. i just type my texts in the aim window & copy/paste it into the text.
October 12th, 2008 at 2:52 am [ Quote ]
I have the same problem. I can’t use my spacebar on emails and I don’t know what the heck to do. Can someone please help
October 13th, 2008 at 8:13 pm [ Quote ]
No they dont give you a new phone. My sidekick was stolen. i had to call the police, file a police report, then call asurion (the phone insurance company) file a claim then they make you pay a portion of what your phone was then send another. i think its dumb if your phone is stolen they make you pay for a new one.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:21 pm [ Quote ]
insurance is sending me the 2008 sidekick (dumb name for it but w/e what should i look out for? and can i take whatever song i want and make it a ringtone? ive been trying to find out every feature i can. i have a sidekick 3, worst sidekick ever made. oh yeah and if insurance ever sends you a phone, it will most likely be defective. but after you nag them enough theyll send you something nice. SOOO any info you guys/girls have on the 08 let me know
October 14th, 2008 at 2:10 pm [ Quote ]
okayyy so GUYS. to fix the spacebar problem you uncheck the highlight misspelled words in text settings!
i did it & the first time it worked. but then about a month later my spacebar stopped working again. if i call tmobile, will they give me a new phone? and what about all the stuff i have saved on my phone? like contacts and pictures. will they send me a brand new one?
October 14th, 2008 at 7:15 pm [ Quote ]
ugh i need help should i but a sidekick o8 or a blackberry curve in sunset i like both but i’m confused please help me =(
October 16th, 2008 at 5:35 pm [ Quote ]
Hey my sk08 is havin the same problem except my spacebar doesn’t work in picture messagin and the notes section…it may be b/c im a 14 yr old kid n 14 yr olds tend to mess thngs up lol
October 21st, 2008 at 5:12 pm [ Quote ]
omg i had the problem w/ the space bar too and it brought me here i did the AUTO TEXT and unchecked all of them and it worked now i can type ! ^_^
thank you
November 6th, 2008 at 10:54 am [ Quote ]
You are the smartest person living.. I owe u $100000000000
Thank god my sidekick is fixxed!!!!!
**** made my dat
November 7th, 2008 at 9:20 am [ Quote ]
My sound just went out, I can’t hear calls, ims ringtones.. Noting at all
Plz tell me I’m not the only 1, and plz help me
November 9th, 2008 at 11:33 pm [ Quote ]
Go to to your main screen and click your drop down option button. Go to “settings” then “auto text and spelling”
Make sure “auto-correct spelling when possible” is NOT checked. Your spacebar should now work
November 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am [ Quote ]
I have a sk2008. My address book & call log are so slooooww. I don’t even bother using them when I can help it. I have 120 contacts. & it takes a few seconds 4 the caller i.d. to pop up when I receive a call. Plus I don’t know HOW MANY calls I’ve missed trying 2 answer my call waiting. All & all, my biggest problem with the 08 is that mine is SLOW AS HELL when using the “basic” phone stuff. Anybody else having this problem? Luckily, I never had the spacebar issue. But other than that, wtf!
December 25th, 2008 at 1:25 pm [ Quote ]
I’ve been having a problem with the caller ID on my incoming calls not showing up, anyone know how to fix this?
December 27th, 2008 at 8:30 pm [ Quote ]
heyy i have a question. i have a sk lx, and my spacebar doesn’t work in email/calendar/notes/tasks. and my battery runs out reallyyy fast, like unnaturally fast. i was thinking of calling t-mobile but will they give me a new phone? what about my contacts & stuff? i have 300 contacts and i really don’t wanna lose them. help!
December 27th, 2008 at 10:19 pm [ Quote ]
The only thing that the LX has that the 08 doesn’t is the flash on the camera and flashing sidelights. Everything the LX has the 08 has but you can also change your shells and make ones unlike the LX.
December 30th, 2008 at 6:43 am [ Quote ]
yes it happens to my sidekick slide all the time, i dont recommend it at all.
January 3rd, 2009 at 4:27 pm [ Quote ]
Having the same problem. but I don’t have insurance or warranty or whatever anymore… So if I take it to T-mobile I will doubt that they will give me a new phone. & I do do the copy & paste thing and its annoying. So now what??? What do I do?
January 15th, 2009 at 4:31 pm [ Quote ]
Hey!
to the comments about tha sidekick spacebar not working?
Heres how to fix it:
go 2 the jump screen and press menu.
Go to settings and from there click “autotext and spelling”
make sure that the second box is UN checked then your spacebar will work. You have to make sure it is always uncheckd though or else it will not work.
January 15th, 2009 at 4:32 pm [ Quote ]
Hey!
to the comments about tha sidekick spacebar not working?
Heres how to fix it:
go 2 the jump screen and press menu.
Go to settings and from there click “autotext and spelling”
make sure that the second box is UN checked then your spacebar will work. You have to make sure it is always uncheckd though or else it will not work.
January 18th, 2009 at 8:39 pm [ Quote ]
my sidekick 2008 is also having the same problems
it wont alert me RIGHT AWAY when i get a text.
you can only set it to remind to every 2, 5, or 10 minutes.
or, when ur using ur sidekick ull see a little icon in the top right saying you have a text, or if you are in sleep mode your ball will blink blue.
the problem is i want to be alerted RIGHT AWAY in my pocket when i get a text, and i dont want to take it out and wait for the ball to blink blue, and if your in a meeting and u cant answer your phone vibrating once is okay, but when it alerts u every 2 minutes it gets distracting lol.
i have been searching all over the internet for this problem and it seems as though other people are having the same thing. I called tmobile and they were no help. her every solution was turning off my phone, taking out the battery, and restarting it… what retards! But i have heard that some other phones dont have this problem and it works fine. But im thinking that my problem my be that i dont have the data plan, and i think i may have a wrong type of SIM card…..
i aslo have another problem that in my inbox only numbers show not the contact name even though i have the numbered stored in my phonebook. but when i reply to the message is when it says the name of the person who sent me the text… its really inconvenient! anybody know why this is??
January 19th, 2009 at 9:36 am [ Quote ]
Ok I got my sidekick 08 about a month ago…pretty good phone…i like it…BUT for some reason when I receive a text message it does not show the name of the person it only shows the phone number…not till i press REPLY does it show the name of the person…I asked the people who sold it to me & they had no idea what was wrong with it…then they said that they called the main tmobile people & they told them that the sidekick does not work to its full potential unless it has the internet on it (which i do not have)…so basically the names of the people who text me do not show bc i do not have internet…i think thats ridiculous …
anyone else have this problem??
PLEASE LET ME KNOW..
thanks =]
January 30th, 2009 at 7:06 am [ Quote ]
I had the exact same problem with my text messages. I also didn’t have the sidekick plan with my phone.
But as soon as I got the sidekick unlimited plans, the text message alert works.
So, maybe its that? If not, sorry D:
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:42 am [ Quote ]
OMG!! That space bar problems was driving my insane! Thanks to the person who solved the problem!!
February 8th, 2009 at 8:48 am [ Quote ]
uncheck all three boxes in the 1st section of “settings<auto text and spelling”
i had the same problem and it got all up on muhh nerves so i no it gets on yours. lol
(=
kaylan
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm [ Quote ]
Thank u soooo much! I was going crazy trying 2 figure out why my spacebar wasn’t working.
March 12th, 2009 at 4:58 pm [ Quote ]
okay i have a prob. with my sidekick
the ball doesn’t roll downwards, like it physically will,
but on the screen it doesn’t go down.
and then my spacebar doesn’t work in pic msgs, email, tasks, notes or calendar
even though i have the auto check & highlighted words unchecked
someone help!! if i call tmobile, will they give me a new phone?
my contacts are saved to my phone & i dont wanna lose them /:
March 26th, 2009 at 6:34 am [ Quote ]
i have da same problem i cant hear a thing…wen i put in headfones it will still only vibrate wen i get a kall or listen 2 musice……otha then dat no sound no vibration i jus have 2 wait unitl 5 minutes or da blue light kums on……..Please help!!!!
April 5th, 2009 at 4:58 pm [ Quote ]
i have the sidekick 08 and i THINK i got the update when i first got the phone. later on i lost the phone and got a new one (same sim card) is the new phone the new update or old? also how many updates have there been with the sk08?
April 22nd, 2009 at 4:38 pm [ Quote ]
I keep getting this rebot [not reboot] thing that keeps popping up and stays there until the battery finally dies.
the worst part is that everytime that it happens it erases alll of my contacts.
it happens like once or twice a month.
if i save my contacts to my sim card and then upload them onto my phone it wont let me get to my address book anymore.
and now that i dont have the data plan my I cant have “my faves” anymore.
this phone suckss..
i am getting the G1.
:]
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:03 am [ Quote ]
how do you get it
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:06 am [ Quote ]
help me please i
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:07 am [ Quote ]
kiing_12@tmail.com
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:47 pm [ Quote ]
I have kind of the same prob… I think I dropped my phone or something and then the trackball has moew friction going downwards…. is this happining to you? If it is to anybody just keep rolling dowwards or anothing is go to trackball settings and make the aceleration and vertical up to fix it.. Any speed is okay just make it that you feel comfterbal with it!
Hope this helps!
April 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm [ Quote ]
Man I so mad the fact I didn’t not get the up date yet how do u get it
kiing_12@tmail.com
May 24th, 2009 at 7:48 pm [ Quote ]
so been reading up on this and seems like i found a fix for this annoying space bar issue… well on the one i was working with, i fixed it by adding a new rule.. everytime you press spacebar on right or middle, it would just type zvm well i made a rule to make that replace with space and it works beautifully, hope this helps some of you unluck sidekick owners.. i’m happy with my HTC.. btw, this problem is also on sidekik3 and all others lol.. fix problem on sidekik slide (t-mobile)
June 1st, 2009 at 7:17 pm [ Quote ]
if your space bar doesn’t work when you turn it on. try doing a spell check. I always do the spell check and then it works perfectly fine, but I have to do it everytime I turn my phone on.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:53 pm [ Quote ]
ok, i got my new sk 2008 this for a year now, and i dont get the OTA yet..
what can i do?
August 7th, 2009 at 10:48 pm [ Quote ]
well 4 all those ppl having the space bar problem yhuu problably wasted yhur tyme getting ∀ new sidekick replacement…..umm all yhuu had to do was goto auto txt ndd uncheckk all thee boxes exept for the automatic word replacement
September 21st, 2009 at 3:39 pm [ Quote ]
I Need some Moree autotext like these :
←※★•·S0O0O0O0·•★※ ;
←※★•·Y0O0O0O0·•★※→ ;
☆°·.◆.·°ツ{Y∪ÞŽ}ツ°·.◆.·°☆
Ineed Moree himmie aht my Tmail : Triniboy210@tmail.com
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:12 pm [ Quote ]
Why isn’t my spacebar working on my 08? & it doesn’t work when I try to send a pic message & when I’m on my fb app ;XX I hate this peice of shett, Can anyone help mee?
December 16th, 2009 at 12:59 am [ Quote ]
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 and still running on v4.7/227283, any other way to get it? huzzah@tmail.com.
December 29th, 2009 at 3:08 pm [ Quote ]
Thanks Armani!!! You made my day for this fix.
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooott is right!!!!
February 16th, 2010 at 2:37 pm [ Quote ]
I had a Sidekick 2008 that worked FINE for a whole year. Then I screwed it up on my own by dropping it into water twice. I did an insurance claim, got a “new” one (re-manufactured) and I was NOT able to access my call log, the phone book was EXTREMELY slow, and when calls came in, the contact name wouldn’t show up, then it would disappear, then it would pop up correctly, then go away again, then reappear correctly–ANNOYING. So I called the insurance company and told them, they agreed to send me a NEW phone and they did, the next day. The next day was TODAY and the BRAND NEW SK2008 has the same problem. I like the phone and the features, even if the phone is considered an old one. I’m giving the insurance company one more chance. If they don’t get it right tomorrow, then I’m going to have to spend money I don’t have on an upgrade. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SK 2008??
April 3rd, 2010 at 10:43 am [ Quote ]
im having similar problems to “dancefan” on Aim and in my notes and some other things my spacebar does’nt work… I’ve figuredout how 2 use space for it but it’s annoying and takes long…… does anyone know why?! please im desperate…. but sometimes it works and sumtimes not… it’s on and off but ANNOYING!
April 4th, 2010 at 11:36 am [ Quote ]
It was a typo, get over it…
April 23rd, 2010 at 5:40 am [ Quote ]
The same thing is happeneing to me , but ¡ can use my spacebar for everything else except aim & facebook .. Sidekick 08’s really suck
April 29th, 2010 at 11:52 am [ Quote ]
heii if any one has auto text just hit me up on aim plz ill return with the some that i have my aim is s3xiiami1295 plz and thank yuh
June 10th, 2010 at 2:54 pm [ Quote ]
that happend 2 me b4. Thenn after a while it worked wen I restarted my phone. :]