Well, you have probably seen other service companies recently raising their prices and T-Mobile has decided to do the same. So the bad news is T-Mobile will be raising the data plan prices on the Sidekick and some of their other phones on November 16th.  Check the chart bellow to see the new data plan details.

There is an issue or bug that has been discovered in the new Sidekick 2008 and the Sidekick LX phones with the video update. There is a currupted .3gp video file out there that has the potential to reset your entire Sidekick. Which just means that you will have to re-download everything and get all of your settings setback up. You can see an example of this happening in the video above.

To protect yourself from someone sending you this file in an email you can take the following precautions. Select Menu->Settings->Attachments->Remove Attachments then in the new menu simply tick the Multimedia box. This will prevent your emails from receiving a video file.

It seems that the T-Mobile Sidekick Slide will now be discontinued in the Sidekick lineup. The device used equipment designed by Motorola which had some power issues. Combined with the fact that it was only available in two colors, and it will not be getting the video update makes it hard to compete with the other Sidekick’s.

So if your a fan of the Sidekick Slide now is the time to buy as it will probably only be available in stores for a limited amout of time. Although you can still find a nice stock of the phones online.

T Mobile Sidekick Slide with charger & memory card US $96.00 (22 Bids) End Date: Sunday Nov-23-2008 6:43:39 PST Bid now | Add to watch list

t-mobile sidekick slide prepaid US $102.50 (10 Bids) End Date: Sunday Nov-23-2008 12:21:03 PST Bid now | Add to watch list

If you are still waiting for your Sidekick LX to get the video OTA update then you might want to watch this video. YouTube user youngplatinummusic has discovered a little trick that will help you get your update.

Step 1. Restart your device
Step 2. Do not sign into any apps or send any data……press menu+ o for good luck lol
Step 3. Watch your G7 for 3 minutes if the white swoosh isnt pulsating fast through the 7 then u need to restart (you can even go to network settings press menu + m if ur bytes recieved start counting fast ur good)
Step 4. Restart your sidekick as many times until your g7 continues to pulsate with white streak FAST & NONSTOP…10 minutes later it should still be moving even when ur not logged into messenger or texting or emailing….once u realize its doing the trick…lay ur sidekick down and in about 30 minutes ur OTA will be here…

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Just a few pictures of the new T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 phone that was just released. We will continue to add more pictures as the new Sidekick is seen with differnt shell designs.

T-Mobile’s latest Sidekick is finally out and available for purchase. We also finally have an official name for it well kind of. T-Mobile is packaging it as the T-Mobile Sidekick 2008, but they are referring to it just as the T-Mobile Sidekick.

Anyways the new T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 has some nice improvements over the previous Sidekick LX. The new device is smaller, lighter, and a slightly more modern design weighing in at 4.5 oz. It also has a noticeably better camera with 2 mega pixels, but there where no improvements on the video camera. Also its unfortunately still using the old Edge network instead of the new 3G network.

Probably one of the coolest things about this Sidekick over the previous is the users ability to create custom skins or shells to add on to the device. T-Mobile will also of course will be selling shells for the new phone as well.

Overall its seems like a nice new phone with some good small improvements and a decent price at $149.99 with a two year contract from T-Mobile.

BLACK RUBBER HARD CASE FOR T-MOBILE SIDEKICK 2008 SHARP US $9.99 End Date: Sunday Nov-23-2008 5:03:45 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

PINK HARD CASE COVER FOR T-MOBILE SIDEKICK 2008 SHARP US $9.99 End Date: Sunday Nov-23-2008 5:03:48 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list