T-Mobile UK has announced the launch of the T-Mobile Sidekick 3, the number one accessory for users who can’t get enough of email and instant messaging on the move.
Already a huge hit in the States, the pocket-filling 131mm x 59mm x 23mm (5.2″ x 2.3″ x .9″) Sidekick comes with a flip out display which displays a full QWERTY keyboard and a large 65k colour, transflective TFT display supporting a 240×160 pixel resolution.
Sporting a trackball that lights up like a Christmas tree, the phone also packs a 1.3 Megapixel digital camera with LED flash and a media player for MP3 playback, supported by a mini-SD card slot for storing up to 2GB of music and party photo files.
Jet-setting socialites will appreciate its tri-band support (850/900/1800MHz), enabling them to keep up their vital text messaging on both sides of the pond, with EDGE offering extra nippy Web surfing.
The phone offers MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger connectivity, with support for up to 10 simultaneous active IM conversations. Perfect for teenagers!
The GSM Sidekick also comes with Bluetooth connectivity 1.2 for wireless headsets and vCard transfer and 64MB of SDRAM/64MB Flash memory.
The Sidekick is being offered with T-Mobile’s excellent web’n’walk unlimited data tariff for £7.50 per month in addition to a voice plan.
The Sidekick 3’s in the UK DO NOT come with yahoo messenger and MSN messenger. I have one myself and you can only use AOL instant messenger. I got one for xmas and was very dissapointed to see that the UK versions do not come with MSN. I can only use AOL, but all my friends use MSN so i can’t talk to them on the go like i was hoping to.
What a pain for them not to support all IM services. Is there any software that you can download to support them?
The guy at the store told me that MSN will be available this month.
He said u can easily download it via ‘application’ in ur sk3.
I hope it’s coming soon though.I don’t use AOL either.
I really hope that they do add it this month, would make it even better!!
yh same here i just got mine and it didnt come with no msn or yahoo i felt pissed cause i dont use aol cause i aint got no buddies there does anyone know when yahoo and msn will be available or if anyone knows where the software can be downloaded.and i also heard that the sidekick3 was taken off the market because not alot of people where buying it please anyone that can help should please write back
THIS PHONE LACKED SO MANY FEATURES, THAT I WAS THINKING OF TAKIN IT BACK TO THE STORE.. I DONT KNOW WHAT IS GOIN ON WITH T-MOBILE, IF THEY DID PROPER RESEACRH THEY WOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT MORE PEOPLE IN THE UK USE MSN MORE THAT STUPID AOL CRAP!!
SEEMS LIKE THE UK IS ALWAYS GETTIN THE PIECES OF CRAP!
Do they sell them in england anymore?