T-Mobile Sidekick goes official, want to win our custom BGR shell?
Probably the worst kept secret in recent Sidekick memory has been the new T-Mobile Sidekick, model 2008. From leaked codenames to screen shots, device slides, and even some live shots, if you’ve been paying attention, you’re certainly aware of the device. For some reason, if you’re not, here’s a quick rundown of the specs:
- $149.99 with a two-year agreement
- Video recording
- Spell check
- Quick find
- Improved browser
- Enhanced IM
- Bluetooth A2DP
- 2.0 megapixel camera
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
We haven’t took much time to play around with the Sidekick just yet, but from our early findings, the keyboard seems to be a mix of the Sidekick 3 and the Sidekick LX, but the buttons are a bit smaller. We’re a little disappointed with the build quality on this one. If this phone doesn’t scream “CHEAP!” to you…you’ve got a serious problem. The 4 buttons on the front of the device (menu, jump, back, cancel) are difficult to press, and that’s not even getting into the buttons on the side like the volume keys and the power key. The miniUSB connector is on the top of the phone this time instead of the side, which makes a whole lot of sense, and we actually were surprised by how loud the speaker was. Still though, you might as well spring for the extra $100 and get an LX. Or a Slide. Maybe not a Slide. Motorola’s not getting any more Sidekick contracts anytime soon.
Seriously, we love you T-Mo, but it’s time to get in gear. When the Sideline line-up encompasses your hottest exclusive devices, you’ve really got an issue. The model designation of the Sidekick is even 2008, yet we can’t understand how this is being released in this day and age, and we would have loved to see a $50 price point. Heck, you can get a friggin’ iPhone for $199. You might have to wait a couple weeks, but you still get an iPhone!
Since you can actually create your own shells for the new Sidekick online using a pretty cool configurator, T-Mobile was nice enough to hook us up with a customized BGR shell for the Sidekick. In typical BGR fashion, we’re giving it away. Yes, you can be that totally cool kid in school with the only BGR Sidekick in town. Just drop in a comment and you’re on your way! We’ll run this until Friday at 11:59PM. No, you don’t actually get to win the Sidekick. T-Mobile made us promise to send it back so they can trace our fingerprints and discover our identity.
UPDATE: Ok, screw it. T-Mobile hit us up to let us know that they’re sending us a brand new T-Mobile Sidekick to giveaway. So now you win the actual Sidekick and the BGR shell. How can you beat that?
a sidekick i surely would buy..
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Pick Meee!!!! Please! Ive never won anythin before!!
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Pick me please with a cherry on top
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id love a new kick, then maybe i could cancel this expensive verizon contract. send that sk 2008 this way.
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Gimme Gimme
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I’ve got a sk lx right now, but would love to try out the new 2008 (wink wink)
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BREAKING SILENCE.
Not to fight, argue, whine, or pontificate.
Only breaking silence to say…
GIVE ME BACK MY SON!!!
Also, in for the sidekick.
Resuming silence…
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Neat.
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I like the LX better.
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Boy Genius is my HOMEPAGE, this phone is calling my name with that custom shell!
<3 (:
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I really like the new sidekicks for some reason. I’m really considering getting one, sure it’s no iPhone but I still have 1 year left on my contract so might as well have a higher end T-Mobile phone. I must admit I had my doubt about how good the BGR faceplate looked, even If I don’t win one you guys should sell the BGR faceplates.
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c’mon shiny new sidekick!
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please give it to meee . i desperately need a new one .
<3
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Sidekick for me with BGR skin!
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I kinda want this to give to my bro when he goes to the states for school, he has a Sidekick right now but it’s falling apart lol. So pick me if you want to but if not, hell it’s a contest, I know my odds heh.
In terms of the skin, it looks pretty sick, i like how you actually got the BGR logo on there and the colors and design work for the phone, The phone itself…i’ve never really been impressed by, I mean i’m running on an iphone and there’s nothing that jumps out at me as “holy crap this phone rules!” to make me want to jump at it, but i mean for someone who wants a stylish phone that has the full keyboard the Sidekick has always been a nice ace up the sleeve of tmobile
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God, please pick me, you know I’m broke….
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Damn i would love to have the new t mobile sidekick…im currently on at&t and im about to switch to tmobile so if i win that would make my life easier..
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I’m in need of a new phone…. this would be awesome
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i want the sidekick. or should i just buy one…hmmm
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i want the sidekick.
or should i just buy one.
hmmmmm…
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Please hook it up, I really need a new phone!! The bgr shell is really sweet.
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The shell looks awesome!!!!!
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Gimmie Gimmie More.
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Nice; they got the weight down. Now, I’ve got to make a call on one to see if the quality is on-par with ATT/Pearl. I had to abandon my Sidekick because it makes a pretty poor phone….at least on the lousy T-Mo network. If this sounds better, they’ll get me back.
With OTA backup, the sidekicks blow the Blackberry away (if you don’t use the enterprise server) and let you remain free of Microsoft. I think the only reason it never caught on as a business tool is the poor sound quality and coverage.
Sidekick user since the BW model………
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I will whoop this baby out to Paris & Nicole…
and they will say… “thats hot”.
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