[missing-sync-hiptop-talk] getting off the sidekick

[Dave Arias]

According to the Data Services people (I called them last week),

They are expecting to release a new SideKick. They are not willing to give
me a timetable.
They are expecting to release a sync solution. They are not willing to give
me a timetable.

There reasons are, they've had time tables and they've all been broken many,
many times. :) So, to not disappoint people (and this guy on the phone was
very professional, so he wasn't being facetious) they aren't making any
promises or giving any timetables .

So, all we know is that it's going to happen, eventually. :|

Then there are the rumours that T-Mobile hasn't released sync because they
don't know how to monetize it... The things is, they don't NEED TO! Once
it's released, they get tons of new business. 

So I'm talking to some people, I may be able to get this MySQL database put
together soon, as in the next couple of days. 
But if someone wants to chat me up sooner than later, then all the better.
:)

-Dave
AOL: Xystance
ICQ: 199906
MSN: lightnin at suespammers.org
Yahoo: XystanceZ

PS: If Nextel decided to support a sidekick... (grin) I did switch from
Nextel to T-Mobile just for the SideKick!

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[mailto:missing-sync-hiptop-talk-bounces at lists.markspace.com] On Behalf Of
paul oberman
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:13 PM
To: The Missing Sync (Mac/hiptop) Discussion List
Subject: [missing-sync-hiptop-talk] getting off the sidekick

I have been trying to migrate from my sidekick and it has not been easy.  I
looked at the nokia 6820 on att. mmode was stupid and the device screen was
too small to use.  The nokia interface is a mess.

I looked at the sony ericsson. great devices.  They sync with mac.  
great interface. the t610, which is supported under t-mobile is nice, until
you walk into the sunlight and then you can't see anything.  I tried to
download my contacts into the sim and on to the 610.  Didn't work, what a
surprise.  The final straw was that the sony ericsson site says that the
device has a wap 2.0 browser, but when you use it on t-mobile, it is just a
thing called t-zones.  text only.  I have to call back into the wireless
data group to see if you are stuck with that, but I imagine you are.

There is the sony ericsson p900, running on symbian, but I fear that
T-mobile won't let you use the 19.95 unlimited data plan on that device too.
Not to mention, the best price I can find on it is 550.00.

There is the VOQ phone, which is probably the best form factor, which I know
that will be available,  500 too.

Then, I finally just wanted to give up on connectivity and go with a good
old motorola v60s phone, with speaker phone.  back ordered.  No standard
v60's available through verizon in los angeles.  They say that they are
anticipating new models at the end of the month. T-mobile said the same
thing.

The best option I could come up with was to move myself and my wife over to
nextel.  Motorola speaker phones with walkie talkie for $50.

The t-mobile rep had the nerve to tell me that he thought there was a new
sidekick coming out. This is right after I spoke with a rep on the phone,
who said that they were going to stop offering it.

now what???

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