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Maltbrew
05/01/09

In reply to Sidekick LX 2009 Review
what is it with you americans and your sidekick?

i remember when i moved there a few years back that everyone was all up in peoples faces about how awesome it was, yet i always thought it was really clunky and bulky.
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madog
05/02/09

@Maltbrew: Adopt the American way of life or it shall be forced upon you.
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aerospaceman
05/01/09

In reply to Sidekick LX 2009 Review
sidekicks are fugly...if you want phones that look good just pick up any Nokia.
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Skunky
05/01/09

@aerospaceman: Anytime I hear Nokia now, I immediately think of the nGage. No thanks.
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Hello Mister Walrus
05/01/09

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It looks like a Metal Gear Solid accessory. Snake? SNAAAKE!!!!
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f0rge
05/01/09

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cant you get an iphone for $200? the choice seems pretty obvious to me.
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Hello Mister Walrus
05/01/09

@f0rge: How much does the monthly data plan cost? For instance, the iPhone 3g is $200 vs. $400 for the original iPhone. However, you ended up paying more over the 2 year contract, since the monthly plan was $10 more.
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madog
05/02/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: Event though the 3G iPhone is cheaper than the original, the

Contract fees are higher. Plus, I think the plans for it are pretty standard for ATT.
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TheCrudMan
05/01/09

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But it's so...sidekick. The design is pretty dated. I think for $200 you can actually get a decent enough unlocked phone and not have to renew your contract or sign on with T-Mobile. I just don't see how anyone is going to sign up a new account for T-Mobile to get this for $200 when the iPhone is the same price, and I don't see how any T-Mobile customer is going to want to pay $200 to sign on for another contract when there's so many good unlocked offerings to be had for the same price. I am a T-Mobile customer that was thinking about renewing and looked at the new sidekick...I spent my $200 bucks for a new phone after my phone broke on an unlocked LG Secret and have been totally happy with it. It might be closer to a feature phone than a smart phone, but I've always thought of the sidekick as a glorified feature phone with some smart functions...and for $200 there are better options out there.
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Skunky
05/01/09

@TheCrudMan: If we're talkin' T-Mobile, the better phone to compare it to is the G1, which is also a step or two above this. I've always liked the bar of soap shape of the sidekicks though, great for pocket extraction.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

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So they're holding an event for hoodlums?

Outside of an occasional celebrity pre-iPhone days, the only people I've actually seen carrying/using a sidekick look like they're the kind of people who "Keep it real" and live their lives according to the mottos "Thug Life", "Straight Hood", and are a part of Lil Kim's entourage.

Now, I understand that certain technologies appeal to certain groups, but I have yet to ever see anyone not in ecco/fubu/rockawear/or who is not Paris Hilton carrying one of these things.

Will there be metal detectors at the event?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: Seriously, a launch party for a sidekick?

The G1 was party worthy, the G2 should be even more so... But a sidekick launch eventy?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: And apparently I need to cut back on my cold medicine. Sheesh.
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Bo Shonka
04/17/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: Hahaha, that was awful, irrelevent, ignorant/naive and a little insensitive all within 2 sentences. You sir, make me Lol.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Bo Shonka: Actually, I'm being serious. The only time I've ever seen anyone actually use one, was when a celebrity was leaving the radio station next door to my office back in AZ... And there'd be like 8 people (4 of which were big enough to count as 2 people each) all futzing away on their sidekicks.

I have literally never seen anyone else outside that narrow stereotype use one. Ever.

Mostly it strikes me as the Sidekick has become pretty irrelevant in the world of smart phones right now. Where you have at computing device that is also a phone, rather than a phone that is also a computing device.
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Nick
04/17/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: it makes sense an "entourage" would use a "sidekick." haha get it? no? whatever.
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Linval Bailey Jr.
04/17/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...:

was this meant to be some sort of hidden/code lang for: Black ppl are thugs?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Linval Bailey Jr.: Since when did one have to be black to be a thug?

I was simply stating that a specific genre of people seemed to be the only people I ever saw using them. And, now they (Sidekicks) seem rather dated.
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Dethzilla
04/17/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: I just got a text from Black Jesus... He says he "h8s u."
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Dethzilla: But I thought Jesus was Jewish...
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rextuhfer
04/17/09

In reply to Sidekick LX 2009 Is Lean, Mean 3G Twittering Machine (With a Better Screen)
If it had wifi i would be sold. seriously sold... just like if jessica alba was a hooker.
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SegamanXero
04/17/09

@rextuhfer: Id be sold if it had a touch screen, Ill keep waiting till that happens...
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BeautifulAgony
01/28/09

In reply to 3G Sidekick LX 2009 Edition Spotted
Wow, if true, that's might actually be the first Sidekick I'd be enthusiastic to own. If cheap enough, it could tide me over until I get my Pre.
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