Anyone have this cell phone? (T Mobile Sidekick aka Hiptop)

**cypocrypt** · 04-14-2004, 06:54 PM

a coworker has one...not worth the $400 imo
hisbroke down 2 weeks after getting it and has been giving him problems ever since

RK · 04-14-2004, 06:55 PM

check howardforums.com

**TekayRoyal** · 04-14-2004, 06:57 PM

what is the advantage of having one? doesn't a cell phone do mostly the same thing?

**dunefield** · 04-14-2004, 06:58 PM

they look too chunky... i just want a phone that can send sms' and make calls... all that other crap is useless...

**ace0r** · 04-14-2004, 07:01 PM

my girl had it for a couple days before she returned it.

go get a blackberry instead, sidekick isn't that great..

**swoop** · 04-14-2004, 07:04 PM

had one, didn't like it at all.

too big and the service from t-mobile sucked.

**psyko514** · 04-14-2004, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by TekayRoyal
what is the advantage of having one? doesn't a cell phone do mostly the same thing?

you can surf the net and use AIM with a full QWERTY keyboard. as well, you can multi-task, play games, use a calendar feature and take pictures.

i wouldn't be going with t mobile as the carrier though. i'd be going with fido in canada.

**AnalProbe** · 04-14-2004, 08:20 PM

It's ok, but not the best for the price.

**erehwon** · 04-15-2004, 12:00 AM

One of my admins has one, he's wishing he got a Blackberry in retrospect (me too). At first it was fine, then it puked a little, and the fit and finish wasn't all that hot.

Now it needs a good hard reboot, but that will erase all the data he has stuffed into it. He basically has a fat cellphone that does nothing.

Sure they are cool, but its a combination on being on T-mobile's network and the rush by Danger to get them on the street that is fucking it up for them.

**goBigtime** · 04-15-2004, 12:04 AM

I like the nokia one that looks like a gameboy.....

let me find it

**goBigtime** · 04-15-2004, 12:06 AM

$50 for that one. But its keyboard has a really good feel for text messaging.

**Los** · 04-15-2004, 12:07 AM

i got one it's nice but the service from tmobile sucks here in bayarea in some area's ive been like vegas it works fuckin great i dunno it's nice to ssh with and surf on the go but thats about it wish it had imap

**jmarzlak** · 04-15-2004, 12:18 AM

I have one, its fun to have, I just have it as a text msg, pocket internet and email on my hip for $30 a month. The service is fine here in orlando. I also have a nextel for my cellphone, so I don't know about using it as a phone. A friend of mine has one also so we keep up on it. Its cool to just flip open and email someone, and its a great conversation piece.

**psyko514** · 04-15-2004, 12:51 AM

Danger has a second model in the works which was displayed at some mobile convention last month. I think I may wait until those hit the streets.

Would those that have it recommend keeping a second phone as a cell?

**jmarzlak** · 04-15-2004, 01:44 AM

yea i cant really see u putting this thing up to your ear in public

**psyko514** · 04-15-2004, 01:48 AM

Originally posted by jmarzlak
yea i cant really see u putting this thing up to your ear in public

it comes with an ear piece.

**jmarzlak** · 04-15-2004, 10:11 AM

mine sure the hell didn't unless I left it in the box, I bought the camera attachment which is kinda cool its stays on my key chain and I got a different case

Anyone have this cell phone? (T Mobile Sidekick aka Hiptop)

Anyone have this cell phone? (T Mobile Sidekick aka Hiptop)

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