Sidekick OTAs Rolling Out
Microsoft/Danger has started rolling out an OTA (Over-The-Air) update to all Sidekick users. This update will not make any changes to your device that you’ll be able to see. It’s intended to fix some behind the scenes stuff so that “all Catalog application data will now be more securely backed up in the Microsoft / Danger systems.” This is NOT the Sidekick LX 2009 OTA I posted about earlier, which I assume is on indefinite hold until everything gets sorted out. It’s assumed that this OTA is rolling out to all Sidekick devices. Let us know in the comments if you received the OTA, which device you’ve got, and when you got the update.
T-Mobile posted an update over on their forums and we’ve archived a copy over on skfail.com since the forum updates aren’t permanent.
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:14 am [ Quote ]
It’ll also be helpful to list where you’re located!
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:17 am [ Quote ]
People still own sidekicks after the nasty data loss incident.?
I’ve switched to the iPhone, and loving it. It takes some getting use to the keyboard. But it takes a **** on the kick
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:18 am [ Quote ]
i got it at like 7am (or overnight cause i woke up to it)…i got the lx 09 and i live in west bum f*** CT
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:23 am [ Quote ]
I’m currently in CT too and I got it on October 30th. I don’t think where you are has anything to do with when you get it.
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:30 am [ Quote ]
I too got it on my LX09 at 7am or before, and I’m in Buffalo, NY.
However, I will warn you that if you’re phone is unstable like mine decided to be in the last week while crashing cause of a site it’s never crashed on before (Yahoo! Sports box scores), you will lose things (for me, my SMS/MMS are gone).
So you’ve been warned!
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:44 am [ Quote ]
Got mine earlier November 1st, SK 2008.
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:44 am [ Quote ]
I got mine this morning, or over night as well .
I own the lx 09, live in nwk nj
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:45 am [ Quote ]
(Seattle, WA – sorry, forgot to add that)
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:48 am [ Quote ]
I got mine this morning at 7am / or overnight.
I own the sidekick lx 2009
And I live in nwk, nj
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:49 am [ Quote ]
I Jus Got Mine. 6:26am
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:54 am [ Quote ]
I got mine this morning.
It appears to be writing a lot of data to the memory card now, this must be where its being backed up. -.-
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:14 am [ Quote ]
If you dont have an SK then why are you still looking at the site and posting. You dont like the SK, you got hurt, we get it now please move on
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:22 am [ Quote ]
I got my updated last night and I have a sidekick 2008
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:26 am [ Quote ]
I have the sidekick lx 09 and im in queens, NY n I didn’t get my ota yet
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:35 am [ Quote ]
harrisburg, pa. sidekick LX 2009 n sometime overnight woke up to it at 6 am
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:39 am [ Quote ]
I’m in Northern New Jersey and got ota update early this morning. I have a Sidekick Slide.
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:42 am [ Quote ]
i got my ota when i woke up im in miami i have the lx 09
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:08 am [ Quote ]
What does that have to do with this ota thread? Please stay on topic.
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:48 am [ Quote ]
got the update about ten minutes ago.
from houston, texas
phone – sk lx 09
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:51 am [ Quote ]
ok bout this ota.. but there are still q’s being asked as lile what about our data. likeout notes our calendars.. our to do list… when we gonna get those back ? what’s up with that
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:07 am [ Quote ]
got my update about ten minutes ago, from houston TX on a LX09 model.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:10 am [ Quote ]
So Im actually typing this on my 3GS but Id be curious how well can you type on the iPhone without looking at the KB? On the SK I van type without lookig and have done so for years now on them, iPhone I believe it will never be possible as we know them now.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:12 am [ Quote ]
sorry for double post >< oops.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:04 am [ Quote ]
I’m a Sidekick, iPhone, and future HTC HD2 user.
I can type on my iPhone without looking just fine. I’ve had the 1st GEN since it came out. As well as my Sidekick.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:08 am [ Quote ]
I got the update around 11pm last night (November 1) and I’m in Los Angeles.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:47 am [ Quote ]
Got mine around 11 am. Lx 07, in NJ
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:00 am [ Quote ]
got mine 5 minutes ago, south jersey
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:27 am [ Quote ]
my wife got hers Nov 1, got LX09 in HI
I am still waiting for mines lol
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 am [ Quote ]
I got mines like 7am and I’m from Philadelphia, pa
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:40 am [ Quote ]
I got the update on october 31st and i got the 09. Also i live in nyc
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:18 pm [ Quote ]
lx 2009, sf bay area, CA at 8:30am
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:19 pm [ Quote ]
Jus got it, 3pm 11/2 NYC
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm [ Quote ]
If I’ve read things in other forums correctly, this update will do NOTHING to bring back my lost bookmarks, settings, MMS messages, etc.
Is that correct?
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:39 pm [ Quote ]
That **** was wack…. wtf …. they need 2 get they shti rite… point blank I posted it timean time agin…
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:44 pm [ Quote ]
I got the iphone but im on my hacked lx 09 lol the iphone is so so lol
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:44 pm [ Quote ]
I still haven’t got mine and im from eugene oregon…this is bull****!!! Its been over a month now!! About to switch phone companys!
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:45 pm [ Quote ]
Same here got happy 4 a min just 2 see that ait a got damn thing happen lol wft!!!!!!
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:47 pm [ Quote ]
i got the update after school like 2:15
November 2.
can some explain it to me through email ? irockyankees@aol.com
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:49 pm [ Quote ]
I would love 2 see the behind the seen of wtf fuckk happen I want 2 see it from the inside out some one get a cam up in microhard lab I want 2 see if they workin or partying up in there cus this shiit is takein 2 got damn long an like a girl that cheat on me I hopein she ( my info an all that I lose) *** back but that fact is she gone 4 good
=(
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:34 pm [ Quote ]
LX 2009
Chicago, IL
Received mine @ 3:15 pm on 11/2/2009
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:39 pm [ Quote ]
I got the update on Nov. 1 around 7:30 am. I have an Sidekick LX 09. I’m from Southgate, MI.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:45 pm [ Quote ]
sidekicks suck why are you still using them?
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:02 pm [ Quote ]
I got mine on November 1st, late at night and I live in Southern California.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:04 pm [ Quote ]
some of us still have the sidekick because we have contracts and are unable to afford an iphone at this time without paying cancellation fees. I’ll stick to my sidekick for now and see how everything turns out in a few more weeks. Hopefully we can get the rest of our things, photos, calendar, to-do lists, etc.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:09 pm [ Quote ]
I got mine too on the 30 of oct in the morning I have sk09 but question? When the hell are they going to let us get back into the catalog and get our missing purcheses and how are they going to know what was bought? Hmmmmm can’t wait for the next lie they make up just so we buy it again
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:49 pm [ Quote ]
im still waiting on my ota, but i did just have a chat with someone t mobile regarding the visa’s, how can i send the chat into the admin? it says his email is not currently available.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:58 pm [ Quote ]
I bit the bullet and paid the cancellation for 2 kicks , my wife’s and my kick.
The investement was ugly. 2 new 32 gig iPhones and activations and tmobile cancellation was over $1,000. But it was well worth it. To y’all that are in a contract I suggest starting a class action lawsuit against tmobile for breach of contract ( on their part) and interruption of service. If all sidekick owners sued as a class action kick owners could get out of their contracts and get reimbursed for loss of data, and interuption of service. Tmobile doesn’t care and isn’t worried because 99% of sidekick users live in the ghettos and projects and can barely keep food on the table, never mind the intelligence to file a class action lawsuit , as most sidekick owners are more conerned about getting the next bag of weed, or the next jay z album… Dang it feels good to be apart from the sidekick stereotype.. Get out of the kick, no matter what it takes. Go andoid go symbian go iPhone, but do not allow micro danger to teabag you!!!!!! Revolt!!!!!!
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:46 pm [ Quote ]
@Crazyforkicks: I’m surprised tmo didn’t let u out ETF free.
Also, just got my OTA. 6:30pm, Nov 2nd. Long Island NY
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:07 pm [ Quote ]
Yeah i juss got minez,
Nov 2nd 3:20pm : Sidekicx Slide : Los Angele Ca
Im not sure on the time cuhz i was bizzy doin sumthin
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:22 pm [ Quote ]
i got mine on november 1st in the morning as soon as i woke up and i live in Elizabeth NJ and have a SKLX09
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:23 pm [ Quote ]
maybe because not everybody can just go run and get a diff phone!! maybe idk maybee
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:41 pm [ Quote ]
i just got my Update (11/2/09 @ 7:39PM)… nothing new. I never lost anything like contacts, because i never ever turn my phone off even if i dont have service
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:42 pm [ Quote ]
wow msot sk users don’t live in ghettos man tht was offensive man I dnt liv there and man u paid a g 2 get out tha kik? damn smh
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:47 pm [ Quote ]
I haven’t got my update and I have a sk08 and I live in los angeles…damn tmobile I can’t wait till the motorola droid comes out ***** better!>=b
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:47 pm [ Quote ]
I got mine at 7 am & I have a sidekick slide
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:59 pm [ Quote ]
my OTA came nov. 2 around 7:30pm i live in ATL
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:01 pm [ Quote ]
I got an I phone as well crazy4kicks. I’m sorry you had to pay for your cancelation contracts. Luckily I left them after the 7 th day and couldn’t take it no more. I refused to pay for the cancelation fees and they just let me out of it. Everybody who has a kick I ask them about their data and not one of them had their contacts come back. It’s sad. Those of you who can’t “afford” to get out ? Just get out and go to a differnt phone carrier. Don’t pay your cancelation fee. Seriously funk your credit, they’re not gonna put you in jail. Just say funk you and good riddance. By the way, 3g 8 gb iPhone … 100 bucks, and the phone works, unlike the 350 dollar skick that didn’t work. Good luck to you guys , I come here because I care.
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:53 pm [ Quote ]
Wilson, NC – Wife got it this morning. LX-07. I still haven’t got mine yet!! (also LX-07)
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:59 pm [ Quote ]
I’m from Southern California and I have the sidekick slide and I got the update last night .
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:06 pm [ Quote ]
i got da sidekick lx 09 and i got ma update nov 2 at 10 pm
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:36 pm [ Quote ]
8:30 pm (PST) – Sidekick LX (2008) –
Restarted my phone to fix a camera issue and it popped up afterwards…
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:54 pm [ Quote ]
I for one cannot stand touchscreen keyboards and the ones that are close to what I might be looking for, I don’t like them.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:59 pm [ Quote ]
I got it NOV 2nd @ 11pm I live in NJ
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:19 pm [ Quote ]
Got mines seconds ago
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:23 pm [ Quote ]
Just now
lx07
So-cal
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:49 pm [ Quote ]
I got mine this evening@ 11:30 pm..I have the Sidekick LX 2009- charco color…i love in KCMO…and yes…I STILL HAVE MY SIDEKICK WHICH I LOVE VERY MUCH
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 pm [ Quote ]
I got mine 1 : 00 am on November 3rd
I have a sk lx ( tony hawk version )
Im in Syracuse NY
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:57 pm [ Quote ]
got mine yesterdayy Nov. 1st
in the early morningg
California .
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:59 pm [ Quote ]
just stopped by, saw this ota, shut off my phone and turned it on and got it. 2 am. easter time. boston, ma
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:06 am [ Quote ]
Jus got mines as we speak
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:49 am [ Quote ]
Just now
November 3rd, 2009 at 1:06 am [ Quote ]
Got it Nov 2nd. Located in Okc, OK. Sidekick LX Blue
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:28 am [ Quote ]
I got mine just now on my lx 08 . I live in boston .
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 am [ Quote ]
Came just now 7:50am PST (SKLX09 & SFBA )
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:22 am [ Quote ]
Tony Hawk
yesterday at 11a.m
Brooklyn, NY
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:39 am [ Quote ]
I got it november 3 at 12:32 sharp…..don’t see anything diffrent so I don’t know what was the point
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:03 am [ Quote ]
11 am est. Sidekick 2008.
Columbus Georgia
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 am [ Quote ]
u Should put if u have plan or prepaid cuz im on prepaid and i havent got it and many other people
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:33 pm [ Quote ]
Got mine yestarday.
A lot of ppl in NY got there’s yestarday. It also looks like most ppl got theirs yestarday.
Inwood, NY
November 3rd, 2009 at 1:05 pm [ Quote ]
Roommate got it 11/02 for his LX ‘07
I got it 11/03 for my LX ‘09
Fresno, CA
November 3rd, 2009 at 2:25 pm [ Quote ]
Can I ask yu guys a ? If every thing came back would yu still jump ship? An im talkin bout every thing? Me I would not invest any more $$$$$ in 2 the company like I said I have 2 hacked sim card so there now getin my money any way…. what do yu guys thing….. an put
.
Ny
nov 3
4:23pm
jamaica,
Lx 09,i9boost, iphone3gs..
November 3rd, 2009 at 2:26 pm [ Quote ]
Can I ask yu guys a ? If every thing came back would yu still jump ship? An im talkin bout every thing? Me I would not invest any more $$$$$ in 2 the company!!! like I said I have 2 hacked sim card so there not getin my money anyway…. what do yu guys think?….. an put
.
Ny
nov 3
4:23pm
jamaica,
Lx 09,i9boost, iphone3gs..
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:42 pm [ Quote ]
Got mine around 1:00pm Nov 3 in Fl
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:19 pm [ Quote ]
Got my ota about 10 mins ago. I have a LX09. Chandler AZ
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:28 pm [ Quote ]
Got mine around 1:00pm Nov 3 in Fl LX09
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:47 pm [ Quote ]
Got mine last night at about 11:00 pm in Ohio. I have the Sidekick LX09.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:37 pm [ Quote ]
JUST GOT MINE ON NOVEMBER, 3RD 2009 10:29 PM lOls in paterson, NJ on the Sidekick LX
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:54 pm [ Quote ]
Nov. 3 LX 09 here and in west texas
November 4th, 2009 at 5:02 am [ Quote ]
I got my ota dis 6am im in fla
November 4th, 2009 at 5:14 am [ Quote ]
Got mines around 2 am Cali
November 4th, 2009 at 5:15 am [ Quote ]
Got mines around 2 am Cali.. Sidekick lx 07
November 4th, 2009 at 6:56 am [ Quote ]
Nov 4th 6 30 am idaho sidekick 08
November 4th, 2009 at 7:36 am [ Quote ]
I *still* do not have my OTA! (also still dont have Catalog!!)
November 4th, 2009 at 7:47 am [ Quote ]
Just got it last night.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:04 am [ Quote ]
got the OTA overnight, I have a sidekick LX Tony Hawk
November 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am [ Quote ]
I just got mine this morning around 1130am. Ny, sidekick Lx 07. I do not see ANY changes though.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:47 pm [ Quote ]
I have the sidekick 08 and I haven’t got my otau yet I c a lot of ppl with lx09 and slides gettin it soo0o wats goin on ppl
November 4th, 2009 at 1:45 pm [ Quote ]
I live in New York city
and i just received the update.
i own the old sidekick lx, not the one tht just came out.
What’s the update for?
November 4th, 2009 at 3:35 pm [ Quote ]
@crazy for kicks do u still have your carbon and orchid and what are you selling yours for if u havent sold it already. oh and im still waiting for my update and i have the lx07
November 4th, 2009 at 4:13 pm [ Quote ]
Just got an update… I’m living in Boston, but I bought the phone and plan in NYC. No changes that I can tell… it reset my phone and that was it.
November 4th, 2009 at 4:13 pm [ Quote ]
Oh and I have the orginal LX
November 4th, 2009 at 4:34 pm [ Quote ]
I sold them quick on craigslist. Unfortunately the demand was low and sold the orchid for 200 and the carbon for 250.
It wasn’t easy leaving after 7 years with the kick… I just did it and never looked back. It took me about 2 weeks 2 get used to the keyboard. And it takes about a month for the dictionary on the iPhone to learn how you type. Yeah that’s right, the iPhone learns your typing habits and helps you work around errors and grammar. Now I look back and laugh at how frustrated I was with the sidekick. I had an issue with the battery, so I bought 2 batteries from mophie.com when I run out of juice i pop in a mophie juice pack and get another full charge. If you don’t want to leave tmobile , look on craigslist list for an unlocked iPhone . But your still gonna have to pay tmobile for a different data plan. The sidekick data plan only works on the sidekick, for those with prepaid… Improve your credit….
November 4th, 2009 at 5:57 pm [ Quote ]
sidekicks id
November 4th, 2009 at 9:25 pm [ Quote ]
I have the original LX, and im from Detroit, Mi. I just received the update. I was hoping it would allow users without the 2009 to set your alerts and ringtones to whatever you want, but after reading the description above, i guess it was just something to help with the malfunctions. :/
i want a 2009..
:/
November 4th, 2009 at 11:20 pm [ Quote ]
When is the download catalog gonna work again? (Sorry about it being off stopic but I gotta know) oh and I got my update around 5 today… sidekick lx 07
November 5th, 2009 at 9:56 am [ Quote ]
I got my update on halloween (oct. 31) at 11:03a.m.
i have lx09 & i live in LYNWOOD,CA
November 5th, 2009 at 10:39 am [ Quote ]
i got mine about last week lol
sklx09
November 5th, 2009 at 10:40 am [ Quote ]
FINALLY got it just a few minutes ago!!
November 5th, 2009 at 10:15 pm [ Quote ]
I got mine 2days ago 8am
Daly City, Cali
November 9th, 2009 at 9:46 am [ Quote ]
I got my OTA update about a week ago. Nothing changed on my phone.
But than again I didn’t get the worse of the outage. I didn’t get no memory lost. I live in California and when everything happen my internet wasn’t working, my contacts didn’t dissapear but when I got a phone call or text message the contacts wouldn’t pop up and my phone or text message never rang.. It was like it was on silent mode. (Its all better now except for the Catilog which still doesn’t work) but those days were toture I was so pissed at the sidekicks.
November 9th, 2009 at 11:03 pm [ Quote ]
Soo can anyone tell me what the ota changes?
November 16th, 2009 at 6:22 pm [ Quote ]
i just got a brand new lx not the 09 a regular lx and i still havent gotten any OTA’s.. like my bestfriend has the same lx and she has the new aim feature video recorder or w/e and i havent receieved anything i got it idk like friday? from New Bedford,MASS. will i ever recieve a update? i had a sidekick 08 with the features so im missing them