T-Mobile Sidekick 3 questions

Last edited by Diaz on Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:55 am, edited 1 time in total

ok i bought the phone. {ANSWER QUESTION IN BOTTOM OF PAGE PLZ, NOT IN THIS POST}

Hello, im going to buy myself a SK3 in about a week or so and i will begin a new contract with tmobile and have a family plan. i believe there will be about 4 people in the family plan. in the plan i want to get myself a sidekick 3 and my mother will get herself a blackberry pearl (she likes the style) well my questions are:

1) I basically want the phone so i can text message and to talk on it. i want unlimited txt msging. so i saw it was worth 30 dollars a month. but when i went to checkout on my cart at tmobile i saw it was 20 $ so i was thinking to myself that its myabe 20 $ because its a new contract? or is this some kind of an error?

2) I heard the battery doesnt last long and i would like to know if it will atleast last about 6 hours a day usage?. not talking but like txting and stuff (browing the web)

3) If it is 20 $ is that what i will be playing every month and not 30 $?

4) If my SK3 gets robbed, how long will it take to get a new one?

5) Since my uncle is givving me an MDA since he doesnt want his, will i be able to use my sidekick "data plan" (i think thats what i want) on the mda and have internet? or will i only be able to make phone calls

6) Is the MDA better than a sidekick3 for a highschool student or is it a lil too complicated?

wow i cant belive i typed all this. but thanks and i hope to recive feedback

The data plan is $20 a month when paired with any tmobile voice plan. The time for a replacement will vary based on stock on hand, talk to CC about that. I think it would be better than an mda because an mda has many business features you will not need.

1) Sidekick 3 is great for both data and voice. I think your confusion on the $20/30 plans for data is simple. It's $30 if all you want is data-no voice. It's $20 if you combine it with a voice plan.

2) I don't have a definite answer for your battery questions but I would expect the battery to last longer with texting instead of talking. Talking requires the phone to be active continuously while texting does not.

3) As long as you get a voice and data plan you'll be paying $20 for data plus the cost of the voice plan.

4) If you add the $5.99 monthly insurance to your account you should be able to have a phone with in a day or two. I know the deductible for the Sidekick 2 is $110 for a replacement, not sure about the deductible for the Sidekick 3. A police report does have to be filed and provided to the insurance company. The insurance does cover theft/lost phone but doesn't cover water/liquid damage.

5) Using an MDA with the Sidekick data plan will partially work. I am not 100% sure but I beleive texting will work but not the internet

6) I would suggest the Sidekick 3 for high school students. It's more geared towards simple texting/web browsing. The MDA is a great phone but not as simple to use.

I have a great hook up on Sidekick 3/Pearl/MDA and other data phones. If youre are interested just reply with interest.

I am thinking about dropping my plan with Verizon and switching over to T-Mobile and grabbing the SK3, you mentioned a hookup...what does this entail exactly?

guys i have one more question!!!. i have the SK3 with unlimited data plan which is 20 dollars a month meaning i can txt. msg. email for only 20 dollars a month. with that can i TEXT MESSAGE people outside the country for example DOMINICAN REPUBLIC wich is in the carribean and not get charged?

International text msgs are not covered in that plan.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! omg im so mad right now. do they charge me if i recieve international messages though? and how much does it cost if i send 1 text message to another country

I believe it is $.15 to send an international txt. Intl msgs received just count toward your message limit you have with tmobile. You do not pay to receive them.

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