T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 GSM Quadband Qwerty Phone (Y) - WORKIGN - SHOW WEAR from eBay
- •Condition: Used
- •Availability: In Stock
- •Carrier: T-mobile
- •Located In: USA
$ N/A
- GSM
- 240 x 400 display
- World Phone
- QWERTY
- 2+ MP camera
- Bluetooth
- Email client
- Speakerphone
- Memory slot
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One way to view the Sidekick 2008 is that it offers more features for less money than the previous LX model. Another way to view the Sidekick 2008 is that it has an aging OS. One thing is for certain; if you are a heavy texter and you enjoy the prior iterations of the Sidekick, you’ll like this one for sure.
The Sidekick 2008 offers a very large, enhanced keypad that reveals itself with a push of a button, which causes the top of the phone to spin open in the now famous Sidekick manner. In addition to the massive keypad there is a trackball for convenient scrolling.
This is a message-monster, no doubt about it. With the Sidekick 2008 you can instant message, picture message and video message. Instant messaging options include Yahoo, AIM and MSN, but unfortunately Gtalk is not included. And interestingly, the Sidekick 2008 does not provide threaded messaging, a feature that has pretty much become a staple on any cell phone with a focus on messaging.
The Sidekick franchisee has an audience, and if you enjoy the user interface that the Sidekick has become known for, you’ll enjoy this phone. It’s smaller than the previous LX model and just as well made.
The music player works fine but there is a learning curve, due to so many buttons being involved and the conspicuous lack of dedicated music keys. Similarly, the web browser does allow you to surf the web, but don’t expect an Apple Safari experience by any means.
Clearly this is a phone for a certain fan base and one with a definite eye on texting. To that end the Sidekick 2008 accomplishes its goal well, and after a bit of a learning curve newcomers will enjoy the mystique of this phone, too.
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Latest Reviews
Award Winningly Horrible
Sammy Nutt (about 1 year ago)
2/10
I agree with EVERY other post. My 2008 sidekick will also randomly shut off, or the screen will go black forcing me to turn the phone off....aaaand of course when I do that I loose everything on my phone. I actually have all of my telephone contacts written down in a book so that I can re-enter them... More
GARBAGE and WASTE of MONEY!
Anonymous from Amazon (over 2 years ago)
4/10
Please, do yourself the honest liberty of getting an iPhone if you want true internet freedom, speed, and access. I went wrong by getting this and not the iPhone. T-Mobile's service here in Texas is poor. The internet access and browser capabilities of this phone are TERRIBLE. I cannot express my... More
Doesn't Deserve the Great Reviews....
Anonymous from Amazon (over 2 years ago)
4/10
This phone is awful!! I just got this phone in January. Six months later, I'm sending it back to T-Mobile in exchange for a different one. Thank God for the warranty..
It was a great phone up until about two months ago. It started just shutting itself off out of nowhere. I then would not be able... More
Latest Questions
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How to register the Sidekick 2008 outside the US?brinadre (3 months ago) • 1 answer
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What is the maximum memory card size for the Sidekick 2008?
alicia_36887 (5 months ago) • 1 answer
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How to use songs as ringtone on the Sidekick 2008?
Robert_60061 (6 months ago) • 1 answer
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How to set up SMS message alert on the Sidekick 2008?
Tina_97041 (8 months ago) • 2 answers
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What processor is in the Sidekick 2008?
Anonymous (over 3 years ago) • 1 answer