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T-Mobile Kicks Out a New Sidekick

Jul 29, 2008, 11:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Today T-Mobile announced the newest version of the Sidekick. The 2008 model has a smaller footprint than previous generations of the Sidekick, but it retains the familiar, swivel-out screen, controls and track ball. The stand-out feature are the Sidekick's interchangeable shells. Customers will be able to use the T-Mobile web site to design their own custom shells ($15) or pick from pre-designed shells to personalize their Sidekick. The Sidekick 2008 has quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, as well as Bluetooth 2.0 with support for stereo Bluetooth playback. It ups the camera to 2 megapixels with video capture, and has a microSD card slot for additional media. It is boxed with a 512MB card. It can access T-Mobile's MyFaves calling plan, as well as multiple email and IM accounts. The screen is a 2.6-inch WQVGA display, and the Sidekick 2008 uses USB for data transfer. It will be available online and in select stores for $150 with new agreement.

source: T-Mobile

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trey1475

Jul 30, 2008, 12:32 AM

Change the name to Sidekick 2006?

Who wants this POS. Do they really think people are going to ditch their lx just for changeable plates. I'm not understanding. And I hardly find this phone to represent 2008. 2008 is about 3g, wifi, touch screen, 3mp camera or higher, and etc. Welcome to 2006 Sharp. Sorry for ranting but I love my sidekick II and I feel like the new sidekick are progressing slowly.

CondorMobile

Well my store sold out in less then 10 min so guess some peopel like it.

lime679

I agree! I'm sooo leaving T-Mobile as soon as this contract is over. Hell I think it is worth it just to pay my way out of the contract. I don't give a crap about other sidekicks! Can we get something NEW and FRESH?

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T-Mob

If you don't care about the Sidekick than it's not your thing. Spend a day working in telesales and you will realize that there are more than enough people who do.

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