The official word on the Sidekick 3 from the FCC!
Manuals, photos, internal photos, all sorts of stuff are available here
Some quick links for you:
External Photos
Internal Photos
Test Setup Photos
Reference Guide Cover
Sidekick 3 Start Guide
Sidekick 3 Reference Guide (part 1)
Sidekick 3 Reference Guide (part 2)
The manual pages look very familiar. Some interesting observations:
- The SonicBOOM manual page we received matches up almost exactly with the “Music Player” page, so looks like a name change. 
- No video support
- There’s a considerable section on the “Danger Service Privacy Notice” and what sort of information they collect and share.
- Yes, USB 1.1, not 2.0
- MP3s play off the miniSD card
- EDGE support!
- Bluetooth (as if noone saw that coming)
and I’m sure our commenters will have some other things to point out…
June 6th, 2006 at 11:49 am [ Quote ]
ahhhh Full Release….
Such a happy ending
June 6th, 2006 at 11:50 am [ Quote ]
1st and I have examined the documents. Very well made device.
June 6th, 2006 at 11:50 am [ Quote ]
I’m soooooo happy but the sk3 has very little improvements from the sk2? >:-(
June 6th, 2006 at 11:55 am [ Quote ]
Looks like it has Edge.
June 6th, 2006 at 11:56 am [ Quote ]
can some one post the new pics please
June 6th, 2006 at 11:59 am [ Quote ]
Damnit I can see the pics some1 post them no video what the flying **** *tear drops from my eye*
June 6th, 2006 at 12:04 pm [ Quote ]
psychicsidekick3 there plenty of improvements…
smaller size, edge, 1.3megapixel camera, mp3 player, msn support, bluetooth, mini sd memory expandable
I think thats lot of improvements and I’m sure there are some I missed.
June 6th, 2006 at 12:22 pm [ Quote ]
Do they have real web browser?
June 6th, 2006 at 12:28 pm [ Quote ]
A video camera would have been nice, but Im still getting it. Atleast us sidekick2 users won’t have a hard time using the sidekick3. Its basically the same thing….
June 6th, 2006 at 12:42 pm [ Quote ]
no speakerphone? please say i just missed it.
STILL no release date
June 6th, 2006 at 12:42 pm [ Quote ]
@ oracle
yes the sk3 does have some good features ,but what smartphone doesn’t have these same features and more? I guess I was just expecting more stuff for the sk3.
June 6th, 2006 at 12:49 pm [ Quote ]
what other smart phone has a $20 a month unlimited data plan? what other smart phone has a keyboard like the sidekick? what other smart phone has the ease of use that the sidekick has? what other smart phone has a webbrowser as good as the sidekick’s? It loads webpages better than any treo. Quit complaining… there are so many good things about the sidekick and now it will have more good things.
June 6th, 2006 at 12:55 pm [ Quote ]
no video, and USB 1.1. They really aren’t trying to please their customers with anything but the sidekick name itself. I’m not complaining about what it will have. But we all know that video and USB 2.0 will be in the later editions.
June 6th, 2006 at 1:00 pm [ Quote ]
how small is thing? say in comparison to the MDA…will it be around the same size? because that would be just pure sexual..
June 6th, 2006 at 1:00 pm [ Quote ]
Man tyson do yuo even own a sidekick
June 6th, 2006 at 1:09 pm [ Quote ]
meh i was hoping for video….
o well
can someone put up screenshots of these links cuz it wont open on my computer
thank you
June 6th, 2006 at 1:20 pm [ Quote ]
OH MYYYYYYYYYYY GOD!
June 6th, 2006 at 1:24 pm [ Quote ]
I was already thinking this is never gonna happen. But still, when is it actually coming? I hope it’s still June 26th (although this seems to be farther and farther from fact) because I just can’t wait any longer!
Also, I think the SK3 has plenty improvements. I will get it anyday over a smartphone, especially those Treos and Blackberries - the reception is horriffic, and the amount of dropped calls almost equals the mount of total calls.
Nothing can be better than the Sk3!
But it better come to Canada the same time that it’s gonna come to T-Mo, otherwise I will be MAJORLY P-Od.
June 6th, 2006 at 1:26 pm [ Quote ]
finally. some decent closure.
i think i can set aside the ver minor dissapointments for the amazingly great features this phone will have.
i’ve been recently shopping for smartphones and pda’s and none compare to the web browsing, instant messenging and data plans that this phone has on lock down.
One more month.
June 6th, 2006 at 1:40 pm [ Quote ]
For anyone who might just care, if you’re also Canadian: I just spoke to 4 different Fido people, and I know, I know, they all suck/lie/don’t know squat, but here’s what I gotL: the Hiptop3 is coming to Canada, Fido WILL carry it, not Rogers (even though Fido is now owned by Rogers) and the $20/month data plan will extend to the Hiptop 3. It is coming out in July (to allow for stocking, so they said. Well, they better stock up, cuz people are gonna trample on each other to get this thing). The one problem is…it’s gonna be so expensive here in Canada!! If it’s like $300 in the US, it’ll naturally be like $500 here. *sigh*. The perks of living in the great, dirty-white North.
June 6th, 2006 at 2:39 pm [ Quote ]
Someone please tell me the sidekick 3 is going to have a speakerphone!!!
June 6th, 2006 at 2:50 pm [ Quote ]
if you read the manual, it says speakerphone button. where do you think the music sound was gonna come out of, the earpiece?
hahaha
June 6th, 2006 at 3:03 pm [ Quote ]
actually yes, the music will play through headphones. hehe
June 6th, 2006 at 3:05 pm [ Quote ]
Yeah, Music usually plays through headphones..lol So..no change in the screen resolution then huh?
June 6th, 2006 at 3:22 pm [ Quote ]
wtf why does sidekick3.blogspot.com copy everything hiptop3.com does they are such fagggetzzzz
June 6th, 2006 at 3:26 pm [ Quote ]
this is kinda randomn but do you think the send call&end call buttons still light up green&red?
June 6th, 2006 at 3:27 pm [ Quote ]
btw wats EDGE?? im such a noob lol
June 6th, 2006 at 3:29 pm [ Quote ]
paige lmao thats sooooo random no offense does it make a difference?
June 6th, 2006 at 3:34 pm [ Quote ]
ehh i guess not.but i always forget what picture is the end call and which is the send so the lights help lol.
June 6th, 2006 at 3:38 pm [ Quote ]
lol can sum1 plz tell me what edge is
June 6th, 2006 at 3:41 pm [ Quote ]
okay i’m probably wrong but i think edge is like wifi?it’s like the network and it means that you can connect from different applications better.
June 6th, 2006 at 4:10 pm [ Quote ]
edge makes the web faster. n dats all i kno lol.
June 6th, 2006 at 4:14 pm [ Quote ]
u guys/gals dont know what is EDGE, then go to http://www.gsmworld.com/technology/edge/index.shtml
June 6th, 2006 at 4:29 pm [ Quote ]
Did anyone else notice on the Reference Guide Cover and the Sidekick 3 Start Guide that the devices being help by the people in black and grey ink is the Sidekick 2? How weird.
June 6th, 2006 at 4:35 pm [ Quote ]
thax Aj lets say i got to website were it has a vieo will i be able to watch it? what will i be able to do with EDGE
June 6th, 2006 at 4:44 pm [ Quote ]
yea the end and call buttons still light up, they were shown green and red in a picture.
June 6th, 2006 at 4:49 pm [ Quote ]
Good question Ilikeeggs I wonder this also but after hearing and seeing everything I feel like were not getting the sk3 were getting the sk 2.5 and it really makes me upset now I have a question for all you guys out there and I would really appreciate a “serious” response. My question is why should I get this phone over the mda?
June 6th, 2006 at 4:51 pm [ Quote ]
finally! finally!!! official info!!! wow im soo exzcited…now all we need is an offical release date and the SK3 itself!!!!
im kind of dissapointed though…no video :’( its 2006!!!! i can understand not having video web streaming and audio streaming but not video at all? bummer…and the phone seems no diffrent to the sk2…everythings pretty much upgraded and the only thing new and exciting is the music player
June 6th, 2006 at 4:51 pm [ Quote ]
anyone think this will be available to unlock?
June 6th, 2006 at 4:54 pm [ Quote ]
Def have the same question as youngeurow
June 6th, 2006 at 4:57 pm [ Quote ]
has the exact size/dimensions of the unit been shown anywhere? i couldn’t find it in the manual, but there were a ton of pages and i easily could’ve missed…
June 6th, 2006 at 5:02 pm [ Quote ]
whats the screen resolution!!!!!
June 6th, 2006 at 5:08 pm [ Quote ]
as a handheld the sidekick III should have alot more features then your typical phone (which it doesnt) besides being a handheld, especialy no video, they came out with video phones like 2 years ago, what does this phone have besides being a handheld, that other phones don’t? all that web browsing, keypad stuff comes standard with a handheld, what makes this one of a kind? be serious this **** is garbage…
June 6th, 2006 at 5:09 pm [ Quote ]
Ok…a music player WoW… Yeah right.. That’s what sidekicktones.com and sidekick2music.com is for (or you can just get a ****** Ipod) . Sends amr’s to ur email and you can play music…. But to youngeurow, The MDA surpasses the sidekick 3 by far. It seems like what they call “upgrades” for the sidekick, you can get on most free phones, but the Free phone have video..
June 6th, 2006 at 5:24 pm [ Quote ]
ace wats ur real name?
June 6th, 2006 at 5:30 pm [ Quote ]
Aaron… WhY?? aim:acc3050
June 6th, 2006 at 5:32 pm [ Quote ]
how do we know that there will be no video? PLus, “EDGE allows the delivery of advanced mobile services such as the downloading of video and music clips, full multimedia messaging, high-speed colour Internet access and e-mail on the move” if it has edge and this is a main feature to edge y wouldnt it have video playback?
June 6th, 2006 at 5:41 pm [ Quote ]
ugh now that i think about it, the sk3 wont be all that new and exitng, as that dude said, it feels like were getting a sk 2.5, not a 3.
June 6th, 2006 at 5:42 pm [ Quote ]
Sk_3 help me understand what ur saying so u can do all of those things with “edge” so does this mean that u can do this on the sk3
June 6th, 2006 at 5:43 pm [ Quote ]
Oh and also what’s the proof that the sk3 won’t have video? Does it mention video at all in the manual?
June 6th, 2006 at 5:49 pm [ Quote ]
AJ linked http://www.gsmworld.com/technology/edge/index.shtml which say that “EDGE allows the delivery of advanced mobile services such as the downloading of video and music clips, full multimedia messaging, high-speed colour Internet access and e-mail on the move”
and i dont get how if that is one of the main features of edge, y would the SKIII have edge but not video
June 6th, 2006 at 6:03 pm [ Quote ]
heyy whats the screen resolution!!!!!
June 6th, 2006 at 6:13 pm [ Quote ]
Seriusly, by no video that just means video recording right. Cus if it has EDGE it should support video content from web browsin
June 6th, 2006 at 6:14 pm [ Quote ]
Yea that dosent make sense if that’s the case!
June 6th, 2006 at 6:26 pm [ Quote ]
So to get everbodys mind of the sk3’s EDGE/ video ****, who’s the hottest chick on this chat space?
June 6th, 2006 at 6:29 pm [ Quote ]
I viewed the manual on my Sidekick, and although it’s horriendously warped and blurred, I couldn’t find any mention of video support; that’s why we’re forced to draw the conclusion that it simply doesn’t. Pitiful, really.
Two questions:
What will Bluetooth allow for on SK3s?
MMS, DAMMIT! (Not a question, but I’m really wondering.
)
June 6th, 2006 at 6:37 pm [ Quote ]
probably the same type of things you can do with any bluetooth phone, wireless stuff with your computer, syncing and what not
any info on the sidekick III or want to chat about it hit me up on AIM:
R Kritikal
June 6th, 2006 at 6:37 pm [ Quote ]
wait were does it say it has edge ne wayzz
June 6th, 2006 at 6:39 pm [ Quote ]
I was looking forward to getting the sk3 so bad, and now I’m considering the MDA. I’ve waited too long for this just to be let down though. We’re half way through 2006 and this hand held doesnt have video?
for a phone that is supposed to be the best out there, this sure is a let down.
They will lose a lot of buyers on this without video; it’s expected on any new phone these days, especially the expensive ones.
June 6th, 2006 at 6:39 pm [ Quote ]
The screen resolution is the same as the SK2
June 6th, 2006 at 6:39 pm [ Quote ]
right in the manual, it says the g stands for edge and gsm signal
June 6th, 2006 at 6:42 pm [ Quote ]
HOLY ****! I just went to a tmobile store and the manager told me that we should be seeing commercials and there’s and upgrade plan if you have monthly service but if ur just buying the phone it will be 400 damn idk if he is right on the upgrade then I will get it but I will be damn to buy a 400 dollar phone with not video when I can just get a mda
June 6th, 2006 at 6:44 pm [ Quote ]
um will this phone come in the upgrade(were yuo get to upgrade your phone for a new one for a lesser price).
June 6th, 2006 at 6:58 pm [ Quote ]
ok this phone is really starting to dissapoint me comon!! btw murdermittenmatt u said the gis for the edge thing theres a g in the SKII but that dosent have edge
June 6th, 2006 at 7:03 pm [ Quote ]
SOOO FINALLY WHEN IS THE FINAL RELEASE DATE FOR THE SK3
June 6th, 2006 at 7:53 pm [ Quote ]
I’ve just been reading, but now I’ve decided to publish my words of wisdom to the masses.
To address some questions here:
ilikeggs, in the manual released by the FCC, it says:
“One dot = device is connecting to the
GPRS/EDGE network, two dots = getting IP address; three dots = connecting to the data ser vice; “G” = fully connected to the data service.”
If anyone assumed “G” stood for GPRS or GSM then you’re wrong. It actually stands for “Go”. har har.
Although it doesn’t direct say “HEY YOU CAN WATCH VIDEOS AND RECORD VIDEOS BLAH BLAH BLAH” doesn’t mean you can’t do it. And on a second note, why the hell would you be discouraged from buying a device simply because it doesn’t include a video recorder? Like someone else said on here, “Ok…a music player WoW… Yeah right.. That’s what sidekicktones.com and sidekick2music.com is for (or you can just get an Ipod)” .. yeah you can also go and get a “***kin” video camera and use that.
I don’t understand why you people are so ignorant. It’s the new Sidekick3. They improved things that could be improved, and just because it doesn’t support video recording now, doesn’t mean it can’t be modified by a simple OTA.
Bring on the criticism.
June 6th, 2006 at 8:07 pm [ Quote ]
Maybe the video can be unlocked as it was for the Razr??
June 6th, 2006 at 8:11 pm [ Quote ]
Just to answer the question earlier in this thread, there is MMS messaging.
And of course already as mentioned there is EDGE support, and the “G” is going to stand for the EDGE as well.
But there is a good question about if we’ll be able to stream video/audio through the browser…hopefully we will be able to, and I’ve looked through the manual pretty well and it doesn’t look like we’ll be able torecord though…bummer :(. I’m still excited though!
June 6th, 2006 at 8:24 pm [ Quote ]
Yes streaning is good if we can’t atleast get that and unlocking video for the razr I never heard about that maybe there’s still hope if we can do it for the sk3!
June 6th, 2006 at 8:32 pm [ Quote ]
ilikeeggs Says:
June 6th, 2006 at 6:58 pm
ok this phone is really starting to dissapoint me comon!! btw murdermittenmatt u said the gis for the edge thing theres a g in the SKII but that dosent have edge
read the manual bro. it says EDGE in the manual.
June 6th, 2006 at 8:35 pm [ Quote ]
So the price for the sk3 is 300 wit a 100 dollar rebate which means us sk2 users…. will only have to pay what a 100 dollars to upgrade….. when u upgrade u just send back your phone rite… because i threw out my sk2 box……. Whats the whole prosses of upgrading
300 dollars for the sk3 is kinda weak i meen its almost the same price as the sk2 before they stop sellin it… but hay i aint complain
June 6th, 2006 at 9:15 pm [ Quote ]
I’m thinking that if they don’t do video, they’re complete idiots. I mean, seriously, between the SK3 and the MDA, the MDA would own because it does all the same things, has the same features, PLUS video. I’ve been holding out for the SK3 but if it doesn’t have video, I might reconsider. The only thing that would pull me back is the simple fact that the MDA is ran on Windows Mobile… Ready for the blue screen?
I think the HipTop ” genious’ ” should come check out what we have had to say about the SK3. If getting video means 2 more months of waiting, I’m gonna have to say it’d be worth it.
AS far as the unlocked video on the Razr goes, I think he’s talking about the later release of the Razr with video and mp3 support, but I very highly doubt that they’re going to do different versions of the SK3, they wouldn’t rake in as much cash as they would with just one version having it all. Why? Because for the price range they’re speculating it to be in, if it doesn’t have video, it won’t hang in there with the competition.
Just my $0.02.
June 6th, 2006 at 9:17 pm [ Quote ]
So does anybody know what the exchange price was between sk and sk2
June 6th, 2006 at 9:39 pm [ Quote ]
It was $200…. You get an email and it tells you to call a number and you wait for hours….
June 6th, 2006 at 9:51 pm [ Quote ]
Okay, since I actually /READ/ the manual, unlike a few people, I can answer a few questions….
YES, it has a speakerphone. It’s in the manual. Take your ADD meds and have a look.
YES, it supports EDGE. (EDGE allows for faster data transers over a GPRS connection. EDGE runs on top of GPRS. This means faster web browsing, faster email, faster downloads, etc.). RTFM.
YES, it supports Bluetooth (there’s a huge section in the manual on this). It allows you to use a Bluetooth headset for your calls, but it looks like that’s it for now. They’ll probably add the ability to transfer files (music and pictures) to and from a computer via Bluetooth in an OTA update later on. Again, RTFM.
NO, there isn’t any mention of video playback in the manual. Sorry, it looks like it’s just not there. If the SK3 has enough processor power to handle it (probably not, considering how weak the SK2’s processor is), they might add it later on as a downloadable app, or maybe as part of an OTA update. But I wouldn’t get my hopes up on this one. Besides, it looks like they’re saving video for the so-called RAZR Sidekick we saw mentioned in the so-called “Sidekick Roadmap” that was posted here back in November.
NO, there’s no mention of MMS support in the manual either. I have a feeling that the lack of MMS support for the Sidekick is due to the F*cked-up way that T-Mo handles MMS (though a web-based interface), since MMS /does/ work for other carriers.
NO, it does NOT support WiFi. And no, Edge isn’t WiFi. There /might/ be a WiFi version of the SK3 released toward the end of the year (again, look at the roadmap posted back in November. UMA basically means WiFi support), but it doesn’t look like it’s going to be in this release of the SK3.
Screen Resolution: Judging by the screenshots in the manual, it looks like the screen resolution is the same. [OPINION: I really don't think that's such a big deal- the Sidekick display is HUGE, which is part of the reason why so many people like it. Besides, a higher resolution could easily add a /LOT/ to the price. Also, the display resolution is only slightly lower than that of the MDA, which is 320x240.]
I also saw no mention of WMA audio support, which means that’s probably not there, either. Again, support for other audio formats might come with OTA updates, but it’s really pointless to speculate about software updates for a device that hasn’t even been released yet.
** Lastly, I think it’s also important to keep in mind that some aspects of the SK3 might have changed since that DRAFT of the manual was submitted to the FCC back in April.
Oh, and if you don’t know what RTFM means, go read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM =P
June 6th, 2006 at 10:27 pm [ Quote ]
This is towards SDWolf…
apparently you didn’t read the manual hard enough (not trying to be rude) but there actually is mention of MMS messaging in the “Phone Call Indicators” section…
“Communication services notifications When you recieve a new e-mail, text, IM, MMS, or voice mail message…”
This is on page 32 of the first part of the reference guide…
June 6th, 2006 at 10:31 pm [ Quote ]
*blinks*
Damn, you’re right, it’s there. My bad.
June 6th, 2006 at 10:45 pm [ Quote ]
YES AT LEAST THERE’S MMS
June 6th, 2006 at 10:57 pm [ Quote ]
On a whim, I went ahead and looked at the future site of the SK3’s online manual: http://help.sidekick.dngr.com/en-us/manual/m2/R3.0/Desktop/
Still nothing there yet but a placeholder.
Oh, and one other thing I forgot to mention:
YES, you can change the background image (wallpaper) on the Jump Screen. That was one of those really minor little things that bugged me about the SK2.
More than anything else (and I’m surprised no one else is mentioning this), I hope the /PHONE/ in the SK3 is better than the SK2.
June 6th, 2006 at 11:29 pm [ Quote ]
http://mobilehipster.com/sidekick-3-news/the-cat-is-out-of-the-bag-sidekick-iii-manuals-now-available
The new web browser looks nice
June 6th, 2006 at 11:34 pm [ Quote ]
Just another thing to point out, it looks like there is some data exchange capabilities via bluetooth. U can read more about it shortly after the page about the phone icons or at the first of the reference guide part 2 (sorry I can’t tell u an exact page right now but my sk2 won’t allow me to see the fcc docs)
June 6th, 2006 at 11:52 pm [ Quote ]
@ smubound
You’re semi-correct there. It mentions sharing vCards via Bluetooth (page 24), but it looks like that’s about it.
I also find it odd that there isn’t a section on how to use the MMS app in the manual, considering that the online manual for the Hiptop2 had quite a lot to say about it. I still suspect that MMS won’t be available from T-Mobile. From other carriers, yes. T-Mobile, probably not.
For those of you that are wondering, here’s the manual page from the Hiptop2:
http://help.sidekick.dngr.com/en-us/manual/m1/R2.4/Desktop/T02030.html
June 6th, 2006 at 11:52 pm [ Quote ]
@ smubound
You’re semi-correct there. It mentions sharing vCards via Bluetooth (page 24), but it looks like that’s about it.
I also find it odd that there isn’t a section on how to use the MMS app in the manual, considering that the online manual for the Hiptop2 had quite a lot to say about it. I still suspect that MMS won’t be available from T-Mobile. From other carriers, yes. T-Mobile, probably not.
For those of you that are wondering, here’s the manual page from the Hiptop2:
http://help.sidekick.dngr.com/en-us/manual/m1/R2.4/Desktop/T02030.html
June 6th, 2006 at 11:54 pm [ Quote ]
Geh, sorry about the double-post. I got a “Page cannot be displayed” the first time I posted, so I hit the Back button and tried again. Thought it didn’t go through. x.x
June 7th, 2006 at 12:25 am [ Quote ]
Well I hope the mms part is true and able to use with tmobile service cause I swear this phone has nothing really special about it as far as it being the so called “SIDEKICK 3″ when its really sk 2.5 I mean damn they could have at least given us video playback
June 7th, 2006 at 6:50 am [ Quote ]
I had a treo 600 for about a month (and had tmo service) and I was able to mms with it…so tmo does support it…dunno bout sk3 tho
June 7th, 2006 at 8:46 am [ Quote ]
this is a dumb question, but does anyone know if you can use the ringtones from nextpimp.com on your sidekick?
June 7th, 2006 at 8:53 am [ Quote ]
@ smubound
The problem with MMS on the Sidekick is that T-Mobile’s MMS uses some odd web-based app, which doesn’t recognize the Sidekick as a phone when you try to use it; it detects the device as a /computer/. The result is that the web-based MMS app fails to load properly on the Sidekick, thus making it impossible to view MMS messages.
I would hope that T-Mobile could at least correct this issue on their web-based app so we can at least view the messages we get (we still get charged $0.25 per MMS message, even though we can’t view them), but considering that they’ve had this problem for /years/, I don’t think that’s too likely.
Hope springs eternal….
June 7th, 2006 at 9:35 am [ Quote ]
@ TheCake2005:
Unless T-Mobile decides to unlock the ability to download and install your own ringtones, probably not. The Sidekicks are restricted to the ringtones you can buy from the built-in Catalog app (T-Mo calls it “Download Fun”).
June 7th, 2006 at 9:44 am [ Quote ]
I’ve realized the problem with the mms thing on the sidekick for quite a while and I was never able to view pictures that people sent me…but the other day I had a friend that sent me a picture (a tmo customer) and after I got the error message I then received another message saying that the picture was saved to my online album and sure enough it was…could this be the new way that tmo is going to do mms with the sk?
June 7th, 2006 at 9:57 am [ Quote ]
Maybe, though that sounds like it’s just a workaround at this point. Have a look at the manual page I posted earlier. MMS often includes both sound and images, sometimes several images in a slideshow. What bothers me is that the Sidekick has the ability (since other providers are able to do it with their Hiptops), T-Mobile just isn’t using it.
June 7th, 2006 at 10:22 am [ Quote ]
i have a good feeling that there is WIFI. on the first page it says and i quote
“your sidekick connects seamlessy to wireless networks”
wouldnt you think that would be a mention of wifi since it would probably just say something about the tmobile network and not other networks
there is also mentioning of “fetching IP address”
now there very well might not be wifi on the sk3, but these words might be a sign that there is
June 7th, 2006 at 10:37 am [ Quote ]
I hope that they do have wifi connectivity
June 7th, 2006 at 10:37 am [ Quote ]
But damn no camcorder capability:’(
June 7th, 2006 at 10:39 am [ Quote ]
Has anyone found out if about the edge video capabilities yet?
June 7th, 2006 at 10:46 am [ Quote ]
well even in the sk2 manual it does fetch an IP address…but about the other comment, I have no clue about. I’m doubting that there will be wifi on this version of the sk3…maybe on the one with the video there will be…*shrugs* I dunno…
June 7th, 2006 at 11:39 am [ Quote ]
so are we sure that there will be other versions of the sk3 released?
and when? if there are then hell why buy this?
June 7th, 2006 at 11:56 am [ Quote ]
Read #6
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=649927&native_or_pdf=pdf
Is that saying there is no EDGE, and it is disabled in the U.S?
I’m confused
June 7th, 2006 at 12:08 pm [ Quote ]
TYea adam your right it doesnt have edge… so i guess no video playback @ all unless they do it wit updates.Oh and no they wont have ne other sk3 besides the limited edition and razr versions
June 7th, 2006 at 1:19 pm [ Quote ]
AcE how does that sidekick2music.com work?
June 7th, 2006 at 2:29 pm [ Quote ]
The reason that I’m going to buy this version of the sk3 is just to say that I have it…lol…but I’m defiantely going to buybthe video version as well….all that depending if the roadmap is correct or not
June 7th, 2006 at 2:38 pm [ Quote ]
Adam716.
I’m glad someone is reading the memos and whatnot. Lots of information in there.
But negative. What #6 is saying is that Sharp didn’t submit the documentation for the EDGE Test Component to the FCC properly, and they needed to do so because GSM and GPRS are different applications than EDGE.
Hope that clears it up.
June 7th, 2006 at 2:45 pm [ Quote ]
Does iny 1 have iny idea about how much we the exchange price is gonna b im hopin its 100 dollars….
but does iny 1 have iny clue
June 7th, 2006 at 2:47 pm [ Quote ]
On another note. T-Mobile does carry MMS messages. The Sidekick just never supported it before.
This version looks like it has integrated MMS into it’s original SMS.
I do find it odd however, that it says this in the manual, “Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Scroll to highlight Text Messages, then press the trackball to open the application.”
Perhaps the messaging option has been split similar to the way the instant messages have, but most likely not.
The manual also states this:
“In the Email and MMS compose screens, the right shoulder
button opens your photo albums so you can select a photo to attach to the
message, and the left shoulder button opens the voice recorder.”
Which leads me to believe even more that the “Phone Messaging” has been split to include Voice Mails, Text Messages and now MMS.
June 7th, 2006 at 2:56 pm [ Quote ]
I apologize. T-Mobile Siddekick II * never supported it before. (T-Mobile being the operative word)
Since the manual put out by the FCC was written primarily by T-Mobile, this leads me to believe that MMS is integrated.
June 7th, 2006 at 3:18 pm [ Quote ]
Ok, well all know sk2 doesn’t have MMS, but there is a site (http://www.hiptools.net/sms) that lets you send pics through ur tmail to other cell phones. So if the Sidekick 3 doesn’t have MMS… You can you the stuff on http://www.hiptools.net/sms
And 2 track man….
Sidekick2music.com is the same as sidekicktones.com… It send songs to ur tmail and you can play them…
June 7th, 2006 at 3:39 pm [ Quote ]
Danger doesn’t have to tell everything to the fcc does it? Because they still prolly have some stuff that they want to stay hidden until launch.
June 7th, 2006 at 3:40 pm [ Quote ]
EDGE is /NOT/ WiFi.
Even the SidekickII fetches an IP address- that’s just part of connecting to the GPRS network, and allows the Sidekick to communicate online. Just because it gets an IP doesn’t mean that it has WiFi.
Dialup Internet connections also get IP addresses, but they aren’t WiFi, either. All an IP address allows you to do is communicate over the Internet. That’s it.
June 7th, 2006 at 4:55 pm [ Quote ]
yea i know SD. i just dont get why danger would put that it seemlessly connects to wireless networks if it only connects to one. the tmobile “network” im going to school for networking, anything over the internet has IP, i was just saying that it referred to the internet.
June 7th, 2006 at 5:12 pm [ Quote ]
Sorry about the double post… My other one wasn’t showin up so I posted it again..sry
June 7th, 2006 at 6:07 pm [ Quote ]
The only documents Sharp needs to present to the FCC is what has been submitted already. The only thing the FCC doesn’t make public is the formal proposal for their PV-200 to be considered for admittance to the Federal US Communications Annex. Ofcourse there will be changes, the formal proposal was submitted sometime in September-November of last year. The documents the FCC has are simply an outline of what the device will be, basically.
There are bound to be improvements and changes.
June 7th, 2006 at 6:09 pm [ Quote ]
This web site is so fake. The sidekick III is not coming out. It has been discontinued for now because of the leak to the public
June 7th, 2006 at 6:12 pm [ Quote ]
Also, in the manual when it talks about “Connecting to wireless networks seamlessly” they are talking about Wireless Carrier Networks. Since Wireless networks have something called “Outbound Neutrality” (incase signal fails for whatever reason), your device is able to pick up another major *network* that is nearby and can be read by your device. Since each device has it’s own IMEI #, the IMEI # is looked up in a central database and then the corresponding carrier which you are leasing will bill your actual carrier for Digital Roaming charges, in a nutshell.
And on another note, why the hell do you need WiFi? It’s a phone lamo, not a computer. T-Mobile provides you internet access with your $20 unlimited plan. If you were able to pick up wireless computer networks then there would be a whole other issue on hand for not only the FCC but every wireless carrier.
If the SK3 had access to wireless computer networks then it would be in a completely different class of devices. Plus, you would be taking away business from your carrier because you won’t *need* their data services if you had access to WiFi.
June 7th, 2006 at 6:48 pm [ Quote ]
And how do you know?? The leak to the public is a good thing… More people know, more people will buy = More Money… If I’m wrong.. Correct me.
June 7th, 2006 at 7:13 pm [ Quote ]
Yea I’m just gettin it to say that I have it but I’m still considering the mda its just so **** but if there’s other versions of the sk3(video) then I will go and get that instead
June 7th, 2006 at 9:57 pm [ Quote ]
Sidekick3.blogspot.com sux…hitptop3 is the truth….ill tell y’all details about the launch party….dmgmtmobile is retarded…holla at ya boy
June 7th, 2006 at 10:36 pm [ Quote ]
The MDA sucks. Seriously, it has stability issues, the phone is lousy, the keyboard is awful, and you have to use the /TINY/ stylus for just about everything. I know someone who has one, and I’ve toyed with one myself, and as much as I like PocketPC devices in general, I’m NOT impressed with the MDA.
June 8th, 2006 at 6:22 am [ Quote ]
mda. had it. sucked balls. returned it and waited for this. nuff said.
June 8th, 2006 at 9:00 am [ Quote ]
Damn is the mda that bad!?
June 8th, 2006 at 10:12 am [ Quote ]
yep
June 8th, 2006 at 10:45 am [ Quote ]
MDA is terrible. Mine started fritzing, had to return it. AIM never worked, never had data service. It would freeze and lock up. The camera was good, bluetooth was nice, mp3 player was awesome. But the Sidekick 3 will have all of those.
June 8th, 2006 at 10:59 am [ Quote ]
Kathleen do u live in the country or city
June 8th, 2006 at 11:31 am [ Quote ]
Similar problems about the MDA here, and I’m in San Jose, CA, the so-called, “capitol of the silicon valley.”
Interesting side-note: Danger’s HQ is right across town from me…
June 8th, 2006 at 3:16 pm [ Quote ]
What’s poppin? I dont know about y’all but tonight I am giong to be watchin every minute of the NBA finals because i think t mobile is going to start advertising the sidekick 3 tonight..or sometime during the NBA finals because for one then sponser the NBA finals, and for 2 they know everyone will be watching and it’d be a good time to start advertising since its just around the corner…does anyone else have any insight or this or have they heard anything about it?
June 8th, 2006 at 5:26 pm [ Quote ]
I live in los angeles, ca. Never had a service problem before getting the mda
June 9th, 2006 at 12:14 am [ Quote ]
Damn what about the sda? But whateva I’m tired as **** cause I waisted my damn time watching the nba finals and saw nothing dealing with the sk3. When in the hell is this website going to post new news?
June 10th, 2006 at 9:07 pm [ Quote ]
Personally I’m going to wait for the mini sidekick to come out I heard its gonna be off the ringer!
October 1st, 2008 at 11:27 am [ Quote ]
Ok. I understand that sidekicks are supposed to be a great deal. But ¥ only update the lx. We all paid the same amount for our phones, and expect extra ordinary things, like videos. Or usb 2.0. What’s the big wait for time to upgrade the 3’s now.