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Suddenly unlocked iPhone users aren't so angry that Tmobile kicked them off the sidekick plan are they?
Suddenly unlocked iPhone users aren't so angry that Tmobile kicked them off the sidekick plan are they?
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Aren't sidekick users on the same network as all of the other T-Mobile people? Or is this something that's affecting the phones itself, like a glitch in the software?
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@pecan 3.14159265: Correct, sidekicks use their own special servers for all data requests. I guess it even houses the contacts! No servers, they still work as phones, but that's about it.
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@pecan 3.14159265: I am a G1 user using Tmobile network, it havent affect me. So i assumed it only affect sidekick user because i know sidekick have their own danger server to handle their email
I'm an unlocked iPhone user on an original T-Zones data plan (not sure if that's the sidekick plan) but I haven't been affected so I guess not?
I'm loving my T-Mobile Blackberry right about now. Several thousand contacts (the whole company contact list) stored in memory, SMS, e-mail and Internet all working.
My wife and I have HTC Magic phones (MyTouch) through T-Mobile, and we've had data. Must just be poor bastards with sidekicks.
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All the more reason to get a real adult phone.
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@FooSchnickens - finally found the profile button: How did you get a star? Sounds like someone is sad he doesn't have a Sidekick.
I've had my Sidekick for almost 2 years now, I am a grown, married adult, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I wanted a phone that had a good-sized keyboard for texts, emails, etc. I have friends all over the country who can text/IM during the day but most can't take 20 minutes to have a phone conversation because of work, etc. It's easy to use and has features that a lot of other \"regular\" phones don't.
Maybe you are confusing Sidekicks with Disney phones.
@jaya9581:
Seriously, the keyboards on the Sidekicks are the best around. I hate the teeny, tiny little keys all scrunched up against each other on all of the more \"hip\" phones. More than that, I loathe the touch keys on the iPhone. So, the Sidekick wins my vote.
Yes, a lot of hipster teenagers own Sidekicks. A lot of d-bag yuppies own iPhones. Does that make all iPhone users d-bag yuppies?
What's with all the dickery here? The point of this post is to raise awareness of a real issue that's affecting people. Your childish comments do nothing other than anger those already upset. Way to be part of the problem that is internet commenting.
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I immediately complained via the online chat and got another $5 credit to my bill. I might complain again on Tuesday, as this affects my work.
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I can confirm this. As a Sidekick 2008 user, me and all my friends using Sidekick has been affected. No access to data at all for the past three days (excluding Web access as of today, though). I got really lucky and got a whole month's worth of credit ($29.99) so try the old adage--if an agent refuses to give you satisfactory credit, hang up and try another agent.
As for the insulting comments about getting an adult phone, etc... grow up. I'm Deaf, and many of my friends who are Deaf use Sidekick's because they are more accessible and easier for us to use. They also have a solid plan available. So, please don't say rude and judgmental things about Sidekick and/or their owners.
Thanks.
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I lost EVERYTHING on my phone. 200+ contacts with addresses and emails and everything else saved. Oh yeah, AND I haven't been able to do anything with my phone. I have to wait for people to call me to get their numbers back.
US Cellular is having issues this weekend too.
I've lost my contacts, have zero email, can't even receive an MMS. T-Mobile credited me $20 for my month of Sidekick service. I really hope they get this fixed very very soon. I've had no SK service since Thursday midnight.
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I'm still trying to figure out how I can make this Apple's and AT&T's fault.
That's what you get for texting on the highway!
I had a Sidekick a few years ago and this shit happened all. the. time.
I called into tmobile tonight, and I received a message that all operators were busy and was hung up on. An outage like this happened a few years ago, and tmobile gave people a free download.
At about 7pm PT, all Sidekick users affected by the outage (which means pretty much if you have a data plan) will be credited one month of data service.
I was sent this via a text message from T-Mobile with a link to the explanation:
And yet I guarantee if you called up and said you wanted to cancel your contract ETF free because you've been without reliable service for days you wouldn't get anywhere.
@dragonfire81: @Brontide: Wow, that doesn't sound like a smart idea on T-mobiles part at all. I wonder what they were thinking then they did that?
@dragonfire81: It's in the contract that everyone agrees to that they can bring down data services or an interruption in service for how ever long they want. So it's not breaking the contract to not have access to data services.
@dragonfire81: You would if you had a spine and mentioned the Attorney General's office and the FCC, not to mention first simply yelling \"MANAGER NOW\" at 1 second intervals when the peon refuses to help you.