T-Mobile MDA Available
We’re hearing reports that T-Mobile is actually handing out the MDA now. For the impatient and fed-up, this looks like an alternative to the Sidekick III. For some of us, it’s probably going to be a long and painful wait for the cat remote while we watch our friends play with a new device. Anyone out there pick up an MDA? How is it? Let us know.
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February 21st, 2006 at 8:34 pm [ Quote ]
ive used this phone before. its the same as the sprint (i think spirnt carries it) Qtek or Imate…. well i have used it, and i didnt like it at all…. it can have alot of sht to it, but i dont like it… do you ppl seriously think this is better than what the sk3 will probably be?? please this phone sucks (personal opinion)…..
February 22nd, 2006 at 12:15 am [ Quote ]
Honest with you…This device is thick and I would like to have Microsoft Outlook to add in it. Same features from SK2 and the prices is too much to pay for the device. How can deaf residents would be able to afford it to purchase SK3? I would rather to stay on it for SK2 because it is good reliable to use. I haven’t look at it in SK3 yet but I have heard rumors and read the newsletter.
February 22nd, 2006 at 1:57 am [ Quote ]
I can agree with the first guy. The MDA does suck. It fails everywhere that the sidekick wins.
February 22nd, 2006 at 2:56 am [ Quote ]
Yeah, and also DATA plan is expensive cause you have to pay for internet and text messaging separately. So not only the phone is expensive, monthly fee sucks. I mean MDA is nothing more than a bulky weak PDA + phone.
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Sidekick is much cooler. MDA – where is fun factor? Only business factor )
Damn it, I can’t wait till the Sidekick III comes out. Damn it.
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Reviewed By Asian Killa.
February 22nd, 2006 at 5:27 am [ Quote ]
umm id have to disagree with you asian killer you can just keep the sidekick plan and get all the internet and texting features. As for the MDA I was one of the ones that switched over from the sidekick II to this cause it does have a lot of updated features such as video, mp3 player, bluetooth, EDGE, ect. and I dont know of any feature that the SDKIII may have besides those. Think about it by the time it does come out im sure there will be new features to add to it so what are you guys gonna just sit around for another year or more to wait for the 4th? The SDKII cant keep up with other smartphones and pda’s out there right now and when the SDK3 comes out after a few months niether will it.
February 22nd, 2006 at 9:37 am [ Quote ]
Luis, think about; that’s how technology is, period. A few months after anything drops, there is something new that’s meant to replace it. The thing I like about the sk in general, is the fact that even though the technology may be alittle old by industry standard, that doesn’t take away from what’s given, or from its convenience. Even if the sk3 is merely a sk2 that plays/records video, ill get it because I’m happy with everything from the sk2. That’s the reason why people waited on the sk2 in the first place. The were flaws on the sk, but that didn’t take away from what it had. $h!t, you still have people walking around with the first palm pilot, not because they can’t get a new onw, but because they like that one, and the new ones removed something they wanted.
That’s my word.
Holla front, ill holla back
February 22nd, 2006 at 1:13 pm [ Quote ]
I respect the way you backed that up. I have nothing against you guys who are waiting on the SDK3 cause i was one of them.
February 22nd, 2006 at 2:55 pm [ Quote ]
I think I’ll just wait for the sk3..like my friend..he has a treo 650..I like that phone and all..and it craps on the sidekick2 bad…but I still think the sk2 is much easier and intuitive to use..and I’m not the one switching carriers to tmob…he’s joining me
February 22nd, 2006 at 3:54 pm [ Quote ]
i agree with u guys the sk 2 is fine the way it is for now. until the sk 3 comes out im gonna keep the sk2. it better come out in a pre paid version or else i wont be alowed to get it, (im 14). n/e one know if it will come out in a t-mo to go version? in resopnse to nobi , that was verry well put my man thank u for sayin that. i think its gonna come out in june beacause there just startin to test the unit that danger has presented t mo with and they are just startin to make a profit on the side kick 2 special edition. so thay wont come out with it until about june.thats only makes cents it will also be around the 2 year mark of the release of the sidekick 2.
p.s if ur gonna get the sidekick 2 soon now i would wait cause in april the prices will go down. i may be 14 but i also know what im talkin about!!!!!
February 23rd, 2006 at 12:17 am [ Quote ]
I called t-mobile about an upgrade. The dataplan would be 29 dollars and DOES NOT INCLUDE UNLIMITED TEXT MESSAGING. You’d have to add on a regular text messaging plan.
At minimum it would cost you 15 dollars more a month for any real amount of text messages (plus tax).
I don’t know if it’s worth it yet, or should I wait for the cat remote
February 23rd, 2006 at 2:30 am [ Quote ]
LIUS, I mean MDA is a nice phone – BUT THERE ARE TONS OF THE PDA PHONES with the same features. Sidekick – is unique, nothing like it. MDA is more for business, less for entertainment. Sidekick is the part of the life.
February 23rd, 2006 at 9:31 am [ Quote ]
i bought the mda—i never had an sk2…but everyone i know does, so im more than familiar with it. I thought the mda would be cool and fun, but all it was, was a big pain. I ended up keeping it for the night and takin it back…it was just 2 much to do—and i got irritated messing with it. Had much more fun with the sk2 when i used it……..the rep told me that the sk3 will be out in april…i guess imma just get that.
February 23rd, 2006 at 1:25 pm [ Quote ]
I talked to T Mobile 3 times and got 3 different answers on which data plans work with the MDA. One said, it the Blackberry ones, another said the SK one would work and another said you have to get the separate data and text plans. Can anyone confirm which is correct?
Either way, the SK2 is just a fun IMing, Texting and MySpacing phone. If that’s all you need, go for it. If you are a business person and need the Windows applications, obviously the SK2 doesn’t cut it.
Can anyone beet my record on the number of replacement sidekicks they have received. I got my first one in Dec 03 and I am now on my 24th SK. BEAT THAT!!!
February 23rd, 2006 at 1:43 pm [ Quote ]
LOl, im on my 5th sidekick my self, like the 4th one i got i was so happy that i opened it to fast and i dropped it on the floor and the screen went white.
Well, to come to and say all these things about getter a better phone that does money, i think the sidekick has alot to par with these other phone with a battery life of like 3 days, with no charge and is it just me but did the internet get faster. everyone that touchs my phone is like when can you get me one, i want one and how much and plus they wont let it go, now just add a better camera (1.3 Mp+) some blue tooth, MSN messenger (????) , if the sidekick III has msn messenger its all over for every other phone. plus mp3 , sd slot and much more stuff the sidekick is just a good phone with alot of stuff you really need that wont kill your battery life, becuase whats a great phone with millions of things that will die out in 2 hours the MMA 900 ( the blade ) or if want something thats has alot of band for your BUCK get the treo 700, but for me ill stick with the sidekick III, check me fourm http://www.francyx.com/forum talk about the sidekick, first 5 people to join and send me a private message get to mod’s
February 23rd, 2006 at 2:28 pm [ Quote ]
PEOPLE TO FIND OUT WHAT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MDA GO ONLINE AND YOU WILL SEE. It is at least 40$ for messaging and internet.
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Enjoyment of Sidekick is in simplicity. I am just dying to get SK 3.
February 23rd, 2006 at 2:32 pm [ Quote ]
MDA, Imate Kjam, Qtek 9100, O2 XDA Mini S and the Sprint version all made by HTC of TW including a long line of ‘normal’ PDA’s just about most of them really be them HP, Dell or you name it.
Yeah the SK2 has some thing is could use like EDGE WIFI or/and memory slot (that could support those cards if not built in). Also Im sure many of us would like to add some prgs we cant but hey there’s compromises in life always. Im sure we all would love to have a full powered XP machine in our pocket, in fact I do but that thing too has plenty of drawbacks like the major one of max 3hrs battery time.
But it has many things that is great, one of the BEST keyboards if not THE BEST, yeah both SK1 (wears out print) and SK2 (buttons come off at times) have issues with the actual build of it but as for layout and usage they are great! It uses an OS that worms and viruses really cant do anything to. It has a great form factor and solutions to ‘non mouse’ surfing and other navigation. It has a unique screen solution I had my doubts about at first but have proven to last very well Im on my 7th SK I think, I forget just had to use the insurance recently as I actually dropped it while screen was open and it ripped apart the screen mechanism, mind you the device worked fully still.
Either way if you already ARE a SK user 1 or 2 I think you are already ’spoiled’ and your best bet is to wait for the SK3.
If you have never owned a SK nor MDA (obviously) Id say go check the dummies out, see what you think, then ask to test working units out. In most places you have 14days to return it, in some states as in Calif you have 30days, that naturally is the ULTIMATE test.
I will say I had read ALL the printed and online reviews on all the MDA versions I could find and I was 99% convinced, in fact I went to TMo to BUY IT! No doubt, the only thing I did note from the reviews was the tiny stylus I thought to myself reading it, that nah cant be THAT bad, well it IS that bad, will strain your hand after a few minutes to the point of wanting to use your finger, and I do not have especially big hands. After playing with the device there for about an hour I was convinced this is not going to work for me. Keyboard isnt right, keys are sunk dwn, the windows prg cuts into the screen from top and bottom too much with the bars. The screen rotation will not stay in horisontal (or landscape) but will go back to default (portrait when closed and land when opened) as soon as you open and close the device once. While Im sure some additional aftermarket program can be found or will be developed or the device hacked to solve this, I could NOT find any way to solve these things on the device ‘as is’.
One more thing that I strongly disliked was the browser setings, mind you I was not able to actually surf so I have NO comments on the speed of that, but the fact that it seems you get a full screen big size pg up you have to scroll alot left right and up dwn and it seems to choose PDA or/and mobile versions of alot of sites also did not appeal to me, surely those are things you can change in the settings(?) or add some prg to get around it, I havent used Windows CE (now Windows Mobile) since the late 90’s on a regular basis so I forget, been using SK and Symbian prior to that lately. Unique or less common OS’s (like on the SK or Nokia devices) is something I used not like due to the fact you have to learn new things and ways it worked not to mention compatibility. But with todays spam, viruses, trojans etc etc Im glad to use a non MS WIN device it is like being in another world so to speak, yes you see them as you get them but so what never a second thought about will this do something, might I get a file that damages my SK, thats one of the great things about not being able to really add any prgs to your SK, since WE can’t no EMAIL will be able to either. Yes I know you can dwnload some and also the beta versions but you know what I mean.
Sorry for this lengthy post just thought I’d share my opinions, my personal history of these types of devices go back to mid 90’s with: HP Jornada’s (with keyboard), Nokia Communicators (3 generations now), SK1, SK2 (several), and the OQO and the MDA really didnt present anything appealing after actually trying it out!
All I can say is go and check it out for yourself (MDA)
Other than that, my motto now is LETS WAIT FOR THE SK3 !
February 23rd, 2006 at 2:38 pm [ Quote ]
I bought the MDA the first day it came out thinking it would be a great alternative to the s3 which seems like it will never be released. I was initially impressed with all the features (the camera, edge, video recorder, windows media player) but once I got it the WOW factor totally disappeared. The phone, while smaller in length, is so much bulkier than the s2. Navigation wise, it does not have very many directional buttons and i find it so annoying that you have to use the stylus in practically every application. The 1.3 megapixel camera is somewhat of a joke to me because the screen is so grainy (practically the only thing it has in common with the s2) and pictures and colors are entirely not what i was expecting. Also, the keyboard… while I knew that nothing would ever surpass the s2’s keyboard, i was at least expecting this one to be decent. It’s really not, and i find that the flat keys dont help either. Further, the phone has a lag. In switching from portrait to landscape the screen often scrambles and takes a few seconds to go back to normal, aim is not as fast as the s2, and even reception seems to be worse. I really bought this phone thinking it would be great, but in the end, i was just highly disappointed. I am planning on returning it this weekend…
Opinions guys…
Should i just wait for the s3 or try tmobiles blackberry 7105?
February 23rd, 2006 at 3:10 pm [ Quote ]
Personally I’ve never been very fond of the BB, Treo’s etc, not sure why, I think one thing is the keyboard another the OS’s. I must say I was extremely biased against the SK too before I got it thinking it was another toy for video or games only like some of the other SK looking devices by other carriers. What got me to get the SK was really the unlimited flat rate for emails!
Anyhow having have said that have you seen the upcoming Nokias? E series especially the E91 (hope that’s the number just typing based on memory, from my SK2 so no easy way to check on the web in another screen) doesn’t sound like your too ‘locked’ to any particular OS?
What are you looking to do? What do you need/want?
What is it you want the SK2 doesn’t do or didn’t do for you? NO I’m not saying it has it all just asking what you are needing?
February 23rd, 2006 at 3:12 pm [ Quote ]
Just have to add this little irony note just passed the Danger main building typing this on my SK2
February 23rd, 2006 at 10:49 pm [ Quote ]
Palm OS and Windows Mobile – are not complicated operating systems, but they are complicated if you are planning on having fun. Sidekick is the part of the life. Sidekick – communicational powerhorse.
Treo is much better than MDA, i mean MDA is nothing special. As we see here nobody is satisfied with their MDA.
February 24th, 2006 at 5:11 am [ Quote ]
OUt of all you guys that HAVE had the mda can you confirm if the Sidekick plan still works or not?
February 24th, 2006 at 11:38 am [ Quote ]
sidekick plan does NOT work on the mda. you need the $29 data plan which includes hotspots and if you text message, you’d need an additional plan as well. i plan on cancelling my mda today as well and going back to my sidekick. its not that the mda is bad, its great. ive done things on it ive only imagined to do on my sidekick2, but the things i love to do most i cant, which include having a conversation on AIM without the lag or using the stylus to navigate my way and being able to switch between programs easily. windows phones are cool, but if all you do is text, email, surf the web, instant message and use the phone, then the sidekick is for you. the mda does have features the cat remote will though, so the cat remote will be greatly welcomed by me
February 24th, 2006 at 11:49 am [ Quote ]
Luis, I haven’t confirmed it, but if you think about it from T-Mobile’s perspective it seems quite unlikely that the “Sidekick Plan” would work for anything other than the Sidekick. Everything on the SK is optimized for the sidekick network and backend servers, making the unlimited data plan cheaper on the sidekick than on other devices.
Additionally, the applications you’re allowed to install on the SK are very limited and all require strict control of how much data they send and transmit. This isn’t the case with devices that have open platforms like the MDA with Windows Mobile 5.
As far as which to choose…. I love the idea of getting a device that I can install free apps of my choosing on, but the SK operating system, user interface and keyboard is far superior than anything else out there IMHO. I’m sticking with the SK and waiting for the SK3 whiel crossing my fingers that it contains some good new features. Everything I’ve heard has said that it will… and not all of what I’ve heard is from internet blog rumors or t-mobile reps with no idea what they’re talking about either.
February 24th, 2006 at 3:22 pm [ Quote ]
Well i just got the phone delivered so ill be testing it out and ill post all info.
February 24th, 2006 at 5:36 pm [ Quote ]
Lius, we will be waiting ))
February 25th, 2006 at 7:38 am [ Quote ]
Returning immediatly!!
February 25th, 2006 at 7:47 am [ Quote ]
Basically its a GREAT phone in my opinion but im just not too excited about paying an extra $40 a month to get everything i was getting with the sidekick for $20
February 25th, 2006 at 2:04 pm [ Quote ]
Sum up all the extra costs with MDA and think what you could buy for this money ))
February 25th, 2006 at 7:27 pm [ Quote ]
I bought the MDA Tuesday and will be returning it via FedEx Monday. Unless you are using this for business purposes that requires you to do PC functions on the go DO NOT get this phone. I have alot of opinions about the phone but will only state the facts.
keyboard does NOT light up when it is opened.
Navigation is HEAVILY dependent on the stylus.
NO dedicated email from tmobile (kiss “@tmail” goodbye)
The internet service is NOT always on.
You have to manually connect to the net once service goes out.
Basically no dancing dots it will NOT search for you.
The pop email accounts have a bad lag time.
The cursor doesnt change when the “blue button” (like alt on SK)
NO wireless synch
The screen lags on changing from landscape to portrait and vice versa
The SK data pack DOES work.
You can NOT order the sk data pack if you are a new customer.
You can NOT be forced to switch service if you already have it.
I had the Total Internet for 3 days and when i switched back to
my SK pack NO speed diffrence.
A sliding screen is NOT cooler than a flipping screen FACT!
February 26th, 2006 at 11:52 pm [ Quote ]
Aint no other phone that adds STYLE POINTS to your kit like a SK.
MDA? Slides all day… Nothing new?
SK series? Don’t deny… There’s nothing like the feeling of…
“… Yeah, lemme get your number *whip*flip*BAM*”
You all know that loud-distinct screen slam noise our screen makes when aggressively flipped… Try that with a slide-style phone… Lame.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:27 pm [ Quote ]
THE ANSWERS is totally right. i was so annoyed at the fact that you had to connect to the internet everytime you accessed AIM or IE. Another thing, the keyboard doesnt have any dedicated number keys, which was annoying when editing the contact list. In order to go from numbers to letters you had to constantly switch by using the “blue button.” I am so glad i returned the MDA and am using the s2 once again.
Reunited and it feels so good…
February 27th, 2006 at 3:33 pm [ Quote ]
No Windows Mobile device will EVER be a viable “alternative to the SideKick”. Unless of course you like ****.
February 28th, 2006 at 1:09 pm [ Quote ]
I will say one thing if the MDA had a number line, a swivel screen, and the danger OS it would be a SK2 killer but ummmm, hold up, i mean, you know wouldnt that make it a ummmm SK3 lol!
March 2nd, 2006 at 12:40 pm [ Quote ]
Ya I am using the MDA right now. I bought it 2 nights ago for 500. So far it has frozen up and for some reason it won’t allow me to send MMS even though I have the feature on my PDA. The techs had no answer for me as to why I have the problem. They didn’t disagree with me when I decided to bring this 500 dollar piece of **** debt back to the suckers who sold it to me. (T-Mobile) But I do like the concept of the SK111. I don’t think it should be called the finished product yet because it seems like there are only 3 pics of it. And I noticed that when you do get a glimpse of the front scren it is the same as the SK11 and that could raise suspicion. Don’t you think it would have changed a little bit?
March 2nd, 2006 at 6:30 pm [ Quote ]
guys….let me tell you one main reason I love the hell out of my sidekick II
tell me what other phone could u take DESTROY IT, buy a new one, get a new sim card and everything and all you have to do is put in a username and password and everything gets redownloaded to your new phone as if it were your old one??? It also makes getting a new phone completely painless! Don’t get me wrong, there are many downsides to the sidekick….I complain about em all the time, but I stick with it I’ll keep my sidekick II until the sidekick III comes out, and I’ll probably keep IT until the next sidekick comes out….because I know I’ll never have to trip if I lose my phone! The only thing I have to worry about is the cost of replacement….and in the meantime all of my information is accessible from t-mobile’s website….so yah….tell me of another phone that does this??? PLEASE, cuz if there is I definitely haven’t heard about it! I guess that’s all I want to say because everything else has been basically said by others
March 2nd, 2006 at 9:00 pm [ Quote ]
“The Answers”
You can confirm 100% that the SK data plan worked without any problems on your MDA?
March 6th, 2006 at 3:54 pm [ Quote ]
Kyle
The data pack worked just wouldnt allow me to access hot spots or Wi-fi thats the only thing i noticed. Sent the MDA back fedex 2day it was day 13 close call hahahaha…
Procrastination is like masturbation your only ****ing yourself…
March 9th, 2006 at 11:02 am [ Quote ]
thank you everyone. You have helped me see the light into NOT changing from the SK2 to the MDA. I only have one draw back ( being a Hurricane Katrina victim) I can only access internet at work and I wanted the MDA to get the “phone as a modem” use out of it…does not sound worth it now with all these problems. I will sacrifice my internet at home option and wait for the SK3. Now if that does the “phone as a modem” option, it will be THE SH*T!
March 9th, 2006 at 3:57 pm [ Quote ]
i’ve played with the vario and the sk2, and for real usage the sk2 kinda sucks, where is the bluetooth? wifi? even the web browser doesnt do most things right.
the screen flippy thing is better on the sk than the mda, but the screen sucks and the camera is soo 2002
yep, if they stuck wifi, bluetooth, a camera that worked and a decent browser in a sk i would buy one today, and maybe put it in a case that wasnt as big as my house (come on, its as big as a HTC Universal)
later
beery
March 9th, 2006 at 8:00 pm [ Quote ]
Owning both an MDA and a SK2, I have grown a love hate relationship with both phones.
What I loved about the SK was the always on always instant feeling I got from carrying it around in my pocket. AIM was amazing and getting emails like text messages was really convenient.
What I hated about the SK was its web browsing, very slow and lack of plug-ins was less to be desired. The fact that you have to pay for ringers instead of using your own is also extremely disgusting. This is what led me to purchase the Qtek 9100 (MDA) back in early october.
Now, what I love about the MDA. Internet Explorer in your pocket packed with Wifi and Edge, yeah its as good as it sounds. Pocket Word, Windows Media Player. The ability to save your own clips and mp3’s to your device while also using them as ringtones is simply great. There is only so much i can say about the features of this phone which blows away that of the SK’s and its smaller then a SK. Figure that one out.
What I dislike about the MDA was that after coming from the instant feeling of a SK the MDA felt slooooww. Hotmail on the MDA, not good. You have to physically tell your phone to check for new mail. AIM was non-existent for the first few months of owning the MDA. Now that I have T-mobles version I can say with all honesty I regret getting rid of the SK.
Bottom line is the MDA as a total package is a better device then the SK. The SK however is more stable and dare I say fun.
When the SK3 comes out. If it has Edge, Wi-fi and the ability to use your own ringtones im sold. If its missing any one of those components, especially custom ringtones, I will pass on it.
March 11th, 2006 at 4:48 am [ Quote ]
bought the MDA, i have to admit i miss the sidekick, BUT i wont go back to the sidekick 2, im enjoying mp3, video…. i have the freedom to go and download many applications. sidekick is just lacking on features. from what i have heard, the sidekick3 is suppose to have a megapixel camera, edge, wifi, and mp3/video. i’m already enjoying this on the MDA. i have only one problem with the MDA(instant messenger is slower than the sidekick), other than that, sidekick got nothing on the MDA. i currently have the opera browser just released (8.50)mobile beta…..tab browsing, pages load faster than PIE. its just better than the sidekick2 even better than the sidekick 3, if the spec rumors r correct. kids stick to the sidekick(especially females)….
March 11th, 2006 at 8:57 pm [ Quote ]
the sidekick 2 had a cool design th e 3rd one is a little different i think its cool looking but it needs more conputer sites it is a cool phone i say thay are sweet but the sidekick 2 looks cooler on the inside!
March 11th, 2006 at 8:58 pm [ Quote ]
just for the record make t smaller
March 13th, 2006 at 9:44 am [ Quote ]
Hi all anyone can tell me MDA good or not?
Web browsing work well? you see the whole web side?
and ect……..
please tell me.
March 13th, 2006 at 8:49 pm [ Quote ]
****** GUYS MAN ****** GUYS JUST WAIT TILL THE SK3 COMES OUT WHEN IT COMES OUT ITS GANNA BE THE BEST PHONE OUT ON THE STREETS I HAVE A SIDEKICK II FOR SALE IF ANYONE IS INTERRESTED E-MAIL ME AT jaml89@tmail.com
March 14th, 2006 at 7:31 am [ Quote ]
Yahh way you want 4-sale your sk2?bull **** lol!booooooooooob
March 14th, 2006 at 1:10 pm [ Quote ]
I think the MDA is in such limited availability by design. Tmo wants to see what the response will be to the device AND the expensive plan up against the release of the sk3 in April before they produce a $hit load of them and cant move em. The MDA is geared and marketed more toward the mature (business minded) consumer. The sk3 to the young folk. I had and used both devices until I had to return the MDA due to techinal difficulty. Tmo was unable to keep the MDA online. I returned it and opted for the Sprint PC 6700 device. EXTREMELY stable and internet access is NP.
March 15th, 2006 at 5:23 am [ Quote ]
ok this is it.
Dont buy MDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No one buy MDA there sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the problem not play back any video on the web!!!!!!! + extra 19.99$ you can watch tv tru mediaplayer and + 29.99 unlimited internett well all ower 50 Buck!! But werry nice litle design but not worth your many the T-Mobile charg this device $ 350 + tax 27$ all 370 whit 2 year contract!!!but no contract tha phone cast you 485$ wow so dont buy…………..And also wery werrrrrrryyyyyyy slow notmatch just trow your many out the window’s.this is not the all reason…
March 23rd, 2006 at 1:40 pm [ Quote ]
MY SK2 GOT MESSED UP…DOES ANY 1 KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS 2 GET A NEW ONE W/ THE TMOBILE INSURANCE?
March 23rd, 2006 at 2:35 pm [ Quote ]
close to $270
March 28th, 2006 at 1:58 pm [ Quote ]
hello
March 28th, 2006 at 1:59 pm [ Quote ]
i want know many money that sidekick3 pls tell me now oky aii
March 29th, 2006 at 8:40 pm [ Quote ]
alrededor de $300 dolares
Around $300 dollars
March 30th, 2006 at 12:11 am [ Quote ]
Corporate white guy here.
Used an SK2 for 14 months, Outlook Web Access to get to Exchange mail, and generally loved it. Bought an MDA last Friday, and I’m returning it tomorrow. Aaargh, what was I thinking?
The bad
- Camera is waaay to slow, like 3-4 seconds after you push the button
- Random reboots
- AIM client sucks eggs. Period. And there are no good downloadable ones.
- Slooooooooow
- Takes like 2 or 3 hands to operate it. I can do my SK2 with 1 hand while driving
- Keeps rolfing all over its own shoes when it tries to sync
- Built-in browser is wonky
The good
- I was using it to VNC into my Mac at home from the other room. Cute technology play, but useless in retrospect.
- RDC into my Windows laptop. Ditto on the retrospect.
- Hotspot access included in the base price.
What was I thinking? Now they say it might take 24-72 hours for my SK2 to reconnect to GPRS. I’m on friggin pins and needles.
April 1st, 2006 at 6:06 pm [ Quote ]
no i just got a new sidekick and i have insurance its costs $110
April 17th, 2006 at 5:23 pm [ Quote ]
i owned a mda for one week it was a huge headache. being that i instant message alot the whole instant message expierience with the mda sucked sometimes not recieving an instant message for like 30 minutes.. having testeing it myself sometimes it took longer.. and having to refresh my instant messenger was a total pain in the ***.. dont get me wrong the features were awesome on the phone.. only if the service was a little more like danger.. so anyhow went back to my sidekick 2 after a week of mda stress. damn it was a relief to get my service back.. i mean $92.00 a month would have been worth it if the phone actually worked like it should have.. oh ya and being in the middle of browsing the phone would ring then the damn thing would freeze.. what kind of **** is that.. and when i would leave the phone in hibernate mode it would pop on and say storage device insterted would you like to load library.. bugs all up in that ****.. could have been the fact that it was running on windows.. but overall all those features on the mda couldnt add up to the service i get on my sidekick.. phones are for communication weather its text instant message or to talk. and if it takes 40 minutes to get a instant message then what good is the damn thing.. not to good.. the side kick is almost instant when it comes to instant messaging hints the word instant.. so stay away from the mda waitfor a sidekick 3 or but a sidekick 2 maybe you can find a used one somewhere for cheap..
April 18th, 2006 at 7:42 am [ Quote ]
I have been a strictly danger user for the past 2.5 years. While I enjoyed many things about the SK and the SKII, I got rid of my SKII last week for an MDA. Everyone has there perks/problems with every phone. You won’t find one that will please everyone. Just my $.02. Anyway, my major problems with the SKII were the lack of mp3, video, nad the extreme bias towards “urban” lifestyle in the ringtone selection. Apps were nonexistent, and I personally had some frequent connection issues (carrier problem not phone) at my house. The MDA fixes all those problems for me, if I cannot connect by GPRS I have WiFi, which is available almost everywhere I spend any amount of time. The push email feature of the SKII was nice, but now TMo has that set up for the MDA as well (well a version of it, it seems to work pretty good). The IM problem a lot of people have talked about with the MDA was solved for me with a simple switch to a new/better IM client, you don’t have the luxury of options with the SK, you get what they give you, and you wait and whine and moan hoping they’ll give you what you want. All in all, in my humble opinion, the SKII was cool, I’m sure the SKIII will be as well, but they did not follow through on a lot user requests from CSK to SKII I fear they will do the same with SKIII, I’m older and wiser now, the MDA is more of what I need, and less of what I don’t.
April 29th, 2006 at 12:59 am [ Quote ]
+ comparing any pocket pc phone to a sidekick is like comparing apples and oranges
+ a sidekick is a phone. nothing more, nothing less. it has an integrated keyboard and runs a simple phone OS. it is not smart in any way.
+ pocket pc phones are just that. pocket pc/pda first, phone second.
+ the mda is more complicated. DUH. its not a sidekick replacement or competitor. it actually runs an OS that is customizable and there is a lot of software available for it.
+ for those of you who think there is nothing “fun” on the mda. have you installed any software? what can you do on the sidekick that is “fun” besides flip the screen open? when you get your computer, are there any games or anything else pre-installed to provide you with “fun”? i can watch movies in full screen, play mp3s and music, play games and emulators, browse web with REAL html browsers, chat, control my home computer, etc. i’ll ask again, what’s so fun about a sidekick?
+ yes the default tmobile usa rom for the MDA sucks balls. it’s old. it’s slow. tmobile loads up a bunch of **** on the mda just like dell preloads a bunch of **** on their computers straight out of the box. update the rom to the new AKU2 releases and it will be fast, stable, and support push email. you can safely overclock your processor a bit also and it is very responsive.
+ yes the default messaging client provided by tmobile sucks. it is sms based so that they can charge for messaging. use a different client such as agile messenger 3 and it works awesome – just as good as the client on the sidekick.
i am in no way bashing the sidekicks. they are phones, they are simple, and they do what is advertised. however, they have nothing in common with the mda or any other pocket pc device besides a built in keyboard. this should not even be a discussion.
April 30th, 2006 at 5:49 pm [ Quote ]
the mda is a great phone it makes u feel like u a business man or woman this phone has set the tone for other phones i dont think the sidekick3 can compare because its not goin to have mobile word or wi-fi or power point the email action is nice and most of all the phone has windows media so i can honestly say that the sidekick3 is only for show and the name got it to where it is today!!!
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:47 am [ Quote ]
october.
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:48 am [ Quote ]
I love My MDA so much that I created a website about hacking / modifying / tweaking it. http://www.mdaTweak.com
The MDA is flat out a better phone then the sidekick. I can play nintendo games on my MDA! Lets see your sidekick do that.
May 3rd, 2006 at 10:22 am [ Quote ]
guess you guys who dislike the MDA don’tlike customizing ur own phone. thats whatt MDA allows u to do.
Internet connection? my internet is always on. because i customized it to be. Got any song I want as a ringtone. Watching movies. Any picture as my background. What’s so busines-like about that. So it’s more fun for person A with the SK2 texting and surfing than for person B who has the option of texting, surfing, listening to music or watching movies!?!
All the things u want on the sidekick 3 and how much u think it’ll be? the SK2 goes for $349.99 while the MDA $399.99. i had a SK2 wheb it first came out and i can’t justify paying that much for somehing that can’t a quarter of what the MDA does. then again the MDA has been selling out.
May 11th, 2006 at 1:22 pm [ Quote ]
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August 30th, 2006 at 1:26 am [ Quote ]
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October 22nd, 2006 at 7:17 am [ Quote ]
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April 17th, 2007 at 6:55 pm [ Quote ]
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October 15th, 2009 at 12:57 pm [ Quote ]
Does anybody know how 2 hack passwords thur a sidekick LX?
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Please email me if you do.
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