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Are you looking for a T-mobile Sidekick? Need to find out where to buy a Sidekick? Does you Teenager want a Sidekick LX or Sidekick 2008 for Christmas or their birthday?

The only US carrier that carries the Sidekick is T-mobile. While you can get an unlocked sidekick to work on ATT or any other GSM based carrier, only T-mobile offers the Data plan that makes the Sidekick so useful.

How much is the Sidekick ?

The 2 Sidekick LX 2009 Models are the T-Mobile Sidekick LX Orchid and the T-Mobile Sidekick LX Carbon Right now, either one of these sidekicks can be purchased for 99.99 with a 2 year plan.  If you don't want to be tied down to the contract, you can purchase the phone for 369.99 dollars

What is a T-mobile Sidekick?

The Sidekick is a data phone that has a screen that flips up to reveal a full Qwerty keyboard. It is fantastic for texting, chatting and keeping in touch with all of your friends. The core features of the Sidekick include Web browsing, Chat clients like AIM, texting, email and the regular calling features you would expect from a cell phone.

The new Sidekick LX 2009 supports 3G and HSDPA, and makes various changes to the hardware, including a bigger screen, better resolution and d a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. However, most of the known changes involve software and improved functionality for social networking applications. Support for Facebook, Twitter and MySpace is now native to the system, allowing the handset to pass along notifications in the status bar as it does with instant messaging, e-mail and so forth. YouTube streaming playback is also supported on the system.

The Sidekick LX 2009 offers synchronization with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange, through a download via the applications catalog. The highest-profile Microsoft addition to the handset, Bing, will be integrated with the new GPS functionality; the mapping software previously relied on cell-tower triangulation (a far less accurate process).

So that is a quick rundown on the tech specs.

Pricing for the Sidekick Unlimited Data plan and minutes are as follows:

The plan for 500 minutes is 69.99, for 1000 minutes, the cost is 79.99, and for the plan for unlimited minutes, the cost is 89.99.   You can learn more about the price of the plans at the following link: T-mobile Sidekick Calling and Data Plans

So that is a quick run down of the the T-mobile Sidekick and where to buy one.  If you have more questions or want more information check out the following link. More info on the T-Mobile Sidekick LX

If you are ready to buy a T-mobile Sidekick, Click on one of the following links:

T-Mobile Sidekick LX Orchid

T-Mobile Sidekick LX Carbon

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Now that you have a brand new T-mobile Sidekick it is time to think about protecting it from being scratched or damaged from being dropped.

The T-mobile Sidekick LX 2009 and Sidekick 2008 are susceptible to screen damage so be careful with them. I strongly recommend to get a screen protector to keep scratching to a minimum.  For the best screen protection, check out the invisibleshield from Zagg.  T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 Screen and the T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 (Screen)

All of the sidekick family, be it a sidekick 3, Sidekick Slide, Sidekick LX,  Sidekick (2008)  or the New Sidekick LX (2009) don't take abuse very well.

Accidents happen though, so it is a good idea to be prepared. The best way is to keep your T-mobile Sidekick in a case when you are not using it. That way if it drops, it has some protection around it. Another way to protect it is to put a skin on it. Most skins will protect the phone from being scratched but only the gel skins offer some impact protection.

The great thing about Sidekick skins is that you can get them in a wide range of styles and colors.  You can make your sidekick unique from everyone else.    Custom Sidekick LX 2009 Skins Custom Sidekick 2008 Shells Custom Sidekick LX 2007 Skins

For best protection, get a Sidekick skin and a case. Even if you have insurance, it is still 110 dollars to replace your phone so a 30 dollar investment in protecting your phone is well worth it.

Check out the following links below to see some Sidekick Skins and case:

Sidekick LX 2009 Skins for Sale Sidekick LX 2009 Cases

Sidekick 2008 Gel skins Sidekick 2008 Cases

Skins and cases for Older Sidekick Models are listed below:

Sidekick Covers Sidekick Cases Sidekick Skins Sidekick LX Gel Skins

Sidekick Slide Gel Skins Sidekick 3 Gel Skins

I hope you find ones that you like

These tips really only work within the first week of use. If you’ve used the device for 2 months already, this won’t help as much but it will still help. Keep in mind, by “training the battery,” I mean recalibrating the battery meter of your Sidekick: 1. The initial charge out of the box is crucial . The instructions state you should charge the device 6-8 hours upon initial start up. People get so excited by getting the sidekick that they yank it off the charger 3-4 hours later so they can go show their friends!  This is a BIG mistake. Despite every urge to do so, let it charge at least 6 hours out the box. 2. For the next couple of days try and let your sidekick drain it’s battery completely before you charge it again.  When you charge it, make sure it charges 4-5 hours minimum before you take it off the charger. Leaving it plugged in overnight is usually the best option. After a few days, you’ll begin to notice an improvement in your battery life.  The Sidekick now had a baseline for a fully charged battery and an empty battery. Do this for 4 or 5 days and you will be set. Here are some other tips to help get better battery life from your Sidekick: 1. Turn your LCD brightness down as low as you can tolerate. 2. Try and avoid being on all 3 IM clients at the same time for any extended period. 3. The music player is the second biggest battery drainer next to making phone calls. If you use the music player more than a few hours a day, you might want to consider a separate MP3 player.  4.  Make sure to close out of the photo application when done. If you just “Jump” out, the device still keeps the camera rolling, draining more of the battery.  Make sure you “Done” out of the camera app to be sure. 5. When charging, keep the phone on a surface that allows it to dissipate the heat. A desk top or table is good.  On a pillow or a bed is bad! The hotter the battery gets over time, the less use you will be able to get out of it. What if your Sidekick is not new and you want to get better battery life and this doesn’t help.  You can get a new battery for your phone and do this procedure.  New Sidekick batteries are about 10 dollars on eBay.  Don’t pay 40-60 dollars for a new one from T-mobile Here are some links to new Sidekick batteries: Replacement Sidekick LX Battery   Replacement Sidekick 3 Battery     Replacement Sidekick Slide Battery   Replacement Sidekick ID Battery Originally posted 2008-10-18 18:47:52. Related posts: Fix The Backlight on Your Sidekick So has the backlight on your Sidekick stopped? Can you... T-mobile Sidekick 2009 is now Available It is time to get your new Sidekick from T-mobile. ... Fix a White LCD Screen on Your Sidekick Fix White LCD Screen on Sidekicks The LCD screens on...

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Has the day finally come? T-Mobile appears to have pulled all of the Sidekick models from their site except for the Sidekick LX 2009 Carbon. And even the Sidekick LX 2009 Carbon is listed as “Temporarily Out of Stock”. Is this just a hiccup on T-Mobile’s site or does this mean the end of the Sidekick? If you’re still dying for a Sidekick, there are other places to get them. UPDATE: Confirmed via our sources that at least the Sidekick 2008 is discontinued. UPDATE #2: The Sidekick LX 2009 Carbon has returned to T-Mobile’s site. More info on T-Mo’s forums. UPDATE #3: It’s official, the 2008 and the LX 09 Orchid are gone according to an official post on the T-Mobile Forums

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Sidekicks Gone from T-Mobile’s Site

Looks like the FCC docs for a “Slide Dual-band CDMA Phone with Bluetooth/WLAN” made by Sharp have shown up on the FCC site. The model number, PB20ZU, is unsuprisingly close to that of the Turtle . Of course, nothing juicy like external shots until 180 days after the filing, which would put us out at early August. I imagine the Pink devices will be out by then, or at least for Microsoft’s sake I would hope so. For the record, the FCC ID is APYNAR0066. FCC site

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FCC Docs for the Pure Released

This one is for all the Sidekick LX 2009 users out there. There’s an OTA update that will be rolling out shortly to help improve 3G connectivity. Personally I haven’t really noticed any bad 3G connectivity, but maybe some of you guys have. Same old OTA procedure: it’ll download, install and reboot your device. Figured I’d let everyone know so people can stop emailing me about it! Thanks to everyone that sent this in. More info on T-Mobile.com

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OTA for the Sidekick LX 2009 to Improve 3G

It ain’t easy… being Pink. Techeye is reporting that Microsoft’s Project Pink phones are going to be delayed until sometime in April. The reason for the delay? “issues with the European models and roll out,” but that’s not to say there’s anything wrong with the phones which are already done and ready. There’s just some stuff to work out with carriers. It’s looking like they’ll be available on Verizon here in the states and Vodafone in the UK. Originally there was talk about unveiling the Pink phones (Turtle and Pure) at CeBIT but now it’s looking like Microsoft is going to throw their own events to herald the arrival of the Pink phones and they’re willing to shell out big bucks to make sure it’s something significant..

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Project Pink Delayed