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T-Mobile Sidekick LX Update Now Official Scoop: June 25 for cool Upgrades

Under: Mobile Video Reviews, News, Readers Pictures, Shopping Date: June 17th, 2008

T-Mobile makes Sidekick LX update official

T-Mobile according to Engadget have made the Sidekick LX update official which will start next Wednesday June 25, as they have said which is true when you think about it, it is not often you get official availability of anything at all, either it being software or hardware.

We all know that the internet loves the world of rumours and obviously this news update beats all those rumours straight in the face, the latest scoop is that there is going to be a massive update for T-Mobile’s Sidekick LX which will include stereo Bluetooth support, integrated alarm clock, video capability and much more goodies to put a big hefty smile on your face. Please do let us know when it really does get to you, because we would love to know what this update is all about.

Many of you love the new Sidekick LX because it is slimmer and much sleeker, it has a very large screen that incorporates high-definition LCD technology, and it also has a camera with flash and much more. We will let give you more information next Wednesday when we know more. Of course if you know more right now please drop us a line in the comments area provided below because this is important for our readers. This update should really be worth the wait if all goes well.

Source – Engadget

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80 Comments»

    June 17th, 2008 | 5:04 pmMichael

    Why are they not sending an update for the T-Mobile Sidekick Slide????

    June 22nd, 2008 | 7:54 amChris

    CANT WAIT!!!

    June 25th, 2008 | 10:43 amalex

    Omg I can’t f*cking wait todays the date where is the damn update ahhhhhhhh :)

    June 25th, 2008 | 5:21 pmTony

    because sidekick slide is a smaller phone. i think its not any room to update the video package to the sidekick slide users because the sidekick lx is a widescreen phone that u can play video on but the slide has a smaller screen thats why. i might not be saying this right but its what im guessing

    June 27th, 2008 | 2:39 pmMichael

    The sidekick slide has a smaller screen, a little bit lower resolution but but it does have 128 MB RAM when the LX only has 64….I still can’t see why they can’t implement the same upgrade to it…They are pretty much identical…The things that make you go hmmmmm… :)

    July 1st, 2008 | 10:10 pmniamat

    i m want buy sidekick lx!!
    u come pick sidekick lx
    pls
    u go at in t-moblie

    July 2nd, 2008 | 6:02 amshanae

    umm i didnt get that update yet wats going on!

    July 3rd, 2008 | 5:54 pmSleez

    i still haven’t got my update……WTF?!?

    July 4th, 2008 | 6:55 pmjimmbo

    where the f*** is my update?

    July 7th, 2008 | 4:08 ameliss

    No update! How will I know when it comes, sorry new sidekick user. Never received an update before, I sure do love my lx though!

    July 8th, 2008 | 1:17 amChris

    where tha fuck iz my update at?!? I BEEN WAITIN 4 FOREVER!!! I NEED THAT FUCKIN VIDEO CAMERA SHITT!!!! I WANTED IT FOR 4th OF JULY, BUT NO FUCKIN UPDATE YET!!!!….COME ON T-MOBILE, HURRY THA FUCKK UP!!!

    July 8th, 2008 | 3:40 amzero-or-die

    wats the rush…tmobile is not really into the updates.. its danger! they are the 1s who need to hurry!!!

    July 10th, 2008 | 5:27 am.:lil_sleepy:. XIII

    Wtf I’m still waiting for the fuckin update

    Did any 1 know when will I get it?

    Because I can’t wait

    July 11th, 2008 | 5:05 pmfrank

    wtf like srly why is it takin so long

    im tired of waitin!

    July 14th, 2008 | 7:48 ambigheadedbitch

    so has anyone gat da updAte yet

    ….imigration deported my dog

    July 14th, 2008 | 10:22 pmHell

    still waitin…..

    July 17th, 2008 | 11:53 pmmonster

    Why is it taking so longgggggg

    July 23rd, 2008 | 7:20 pmJon

    where the heck is this upgrade I’ve been waiting for almost a month now

    July 26th, 2008 | 3:20 amsob

    The update was released today. Its circulating rather slowly though, very few sidekick users have received it.

    July 26th, 2008 | 6:58 pmmonster

    That’s what I heard, its taking a while bc the update was in its first stages, they still fixing some bugs here and there. I’d assume I’d take a month, maybe 2 for the update to fully roll out to all users, I guess you gotta do what you gotta do and wait haha

    July 30th, 2008 | 5:10 ambad bee

    everyone will be recieving their update by aug 1st .

    well thats what tmobile told me .

    July 30th, 2008 | 1:47 pmboondocks boy

    They told me august 31 If it dosnt get here in the next 1 hour imma freaking… call them back

    July 30th, 2008 | 9:41 pmmonster

    August 31 sounds more reasonable. Maybe they’ll start rolling the OTA August 1 and everyone should have it by August 31, that sounds to me like what’s going to happen, hope the wait is worth it

    August 1st, 2008 | 8:06 pmmonique

    I’m soooooo happyy. Can’t wait.

    August 1st, 2008 | 9:04 pmneida

    wtf . why isnt the update for the slide . its a sidekick as much as any sidekick is ???

    small screen ? SO WHAT !

    it deserves as much as an upgrade as the LX does .

    this is bullshit . tmobile is recieving a complaint from me and other sidekick slide users !

    August 2nd, 2008 | 4:56 amJen

    woww! is the update for all sidekick lx’s or is it just for the new future lx’s?

    August 3rd, 2008 | 10:48 amChris

    Its for all sidekick LXs. and the newer LX’S already come with it, I think. :)

    August 4th, 2008 | 12:38 amrandy

    Man the slide is garbage. Garbage phones don’t get classy upgrades. Its like buying a v6 charger and wanting all the horsepower and coolness of a hemi. The upgrade kicks ass and I am happy to have a real sidekick not that bullshit slide

    August 4th, 2008 | 7:47 ammonster

    Hahaha the slide is like the bastard child of sidekicks. The slide sucks,

    Anywho, I hear more and more people are getting the update, excited!

    August 4th, 2008 | 10:15 am$$luivee$$

    Lmfao if び want a upgrade throw da piece of shit slide away and get an LX but I heard if び go 2 settings den go 2 network status den press da mena button and M and where it says bytes received once dat number get to 12.5m び will get ya update

    Aim: luivee03 holla at me nikka!!

    August 5th, 2008 | 4:33 amShellz

    i just got my update like 2 seconds ago and its still updating..

    cant wait for it 2 finish

    August 5th, 2008 | 3:36 pmmonster

    Ahjdshjajka anyone got the update?

    August 5th, 2008 | 3:45 pmMichael

    Has anyone heard if the Slide has any chance at all getting the update???? Yes it has a smaller screen but it does have more memory and the same operating system….It came out at the same time too…I picked it over the LX because it seemed to have the same functions and was smaller with a better build. I just wish they would at least offer some sort of compensation like a major discounted upgrade if they are not giving the slide the update…

    August 5th, 2008 | 11:00 pmmonster

    the only reasons why I think they won’t do the slide is bc its cheaper[100 bucks but still cheaper than the lx] and bc the lx is somewhat more popular than the slide, who knows maybe with time they’ll give the update to slides, in my opinion the slide is more of a chick phone isn’t it? Like its all small and whatnot, haha if you see it this way the lx is like a subaru and the slide is like a beetle, hha

    August 6th, 2008 | 4:56 amJon

    just got my update today…for some reason I got it twice though…but im not complaining

    August 8th, 2008 | 9:10 amkill

    does anyone know for a fact that an OTA update is coming out for the SK Slide?
    I mean I’ve heard things but I those are rumors..
    I want to know if anyone knows for a fact..

    Thanks.

    August 8th, 2008 | 10:20 amNellz25

    Actually…. I have a Sk Slide and I am able to receive and see videos I’ve never been able to do this.. Idk if it was an upgrade or if it had something to do with my settings. Anywhoo my sister has the Lx which I’ve updated for her the videos are very small so I don’t understand why the slides are not able to record also? If the slides can watch received videos why can’t we record as well? I look at the playback of an Lx video and the playback of an slide video and they both are slowish and the same size !! So I think the slides should get an update as well its only fair! Why can’t we atleast get the spell check thingy or the copy images from web browser type thing come on now!! I’m goin on strike! Lmao aim me …

    Nellynellz25

    August 8th, 2008 | 10:24 amNellz25

    Am able to see received videos that people send to me is what I mean by seeing videos on my slide ALL YOU SLIDE HATERS… SUK ONE… I LOOOVE MY SLIDE ITS A TEN WITH OR WITHOUT THAT UPDATE…. haha Wait. I’m Kiddin Please Update slides…

    August 8th, 2008 | 10:26 amNellz25

    Am able to see received videos that people send to me is what I mean by seeing videos on my slide ALL YOU SLIDE HATERS… SUK ONE… I LOOOVE MY SLIDE ITS A TEN WITH OR WITHOUT THAT UPDATE…. haha Wait. I’m Kiddin Please Update slides… shooot spent nearly 300 on this dam phone which I will never spend that much on a phone again! I am not rich!! Lol I better get somthin!

    August 8th, 2008 | 5:35 pmmonster

    I bet they might upsate the slide, but after all lx’s are updated and all the bugs and whatnot are fixed, so HA! We are getting it first! Haha the slide sucks!!!!!

    August 9th, 2008 | 10:36 pmkill

    Haha just because the LX got the update first doesn’t mean its better than the slide. The LX got it first because they needed to test the update on something. I think the slide update is gonna be a little bit better because they’re going to be able to improve any little mistakes
    :)

    August 9th, 2008 | 10:44 pmNellz25

    That’s cool then because i still think we should get some type of update for slides and its funny that People still don’t Believe me when i say My Sk Slide is able to receive videos am i the only one able to see sent videos on my slide?? Idk i thought that was kinda cool =)

    Aim- NellyNellz88
    Yahoo- Ginnelle2cute

    August 10th, 2008 | 6:17 ammiggy

    Dam y0. Its august 10 alredy and I still haven’t got my stupid update. All my friends got it and im like wtf. Do I gotta do sumthn special to get it or juss keep waitn =/

    August 11th, 2008 | 3:27 amJo

    Its aug 10, wtf..still no update

    August 11th, 2008 | 11:20 pmMaria

    ugh, i havn’t gotten my update either! wtflipp! >_<

    August 12th, 2008 | 3:37 ammonster

    Fuckkkkkkkkk I want my update

    August 12th, 2008 | 5:44 amAshley

    Ok 4 all u in patient lx users….dis is how 2 get the update faster!
    U restart ur phone then when its on don’t sign in to anything…internet..messages..aim…nada! Then click the top left button go into settings click network status The click the left top button + M…….u have 2 get 12M or more bytes and the u wait a few mins and u got it! Its better 2 do it at nite wen the network isn’t bein used as much….ps..the G7 has 2 keep goin so it could reach 12M….repeat is again if doesn’t work the 1st time….

    August 12th, 2008 | 3:25 pmlory

    I still haven’t gotten mines :( wtfrikk

    August 12th, 2008 | 6:36 pmmonster

    That 12m thing is just a myth

    August 12th, 2008 | 6:43 pmashley

    Um no its not…I did it 2 mine a couple of friends and it works!

    August 12th, 2008 | 6:47 pmmonster

    Well listen at your theory, repeat again if it doesn’t work, well eventually it’ll work but not bc of the 12m, anywho,

    August 12th, 2008 | 6:49 pmbad bee

    the trick work’d for me to .
    wether its real or that’s when i was just suppose to get it idk .

    but it work’d for me & most of my friends .

    but it requires A LOT of patience .

    August 12th, 2008 | 6:51 pmbad bee

    oh & its 12.4M not 12M .

    August 12th, 2008 | 6:57 pmmonster

    You said it, patience, haha

    August 12th, 2008 | 7:01 pmbad bee

    nobody knows okay . stop hate’n on lx’s cause yall bought those horrible slides .
    don’t worry i had one to now i have a lx .
    because the slides are horrid . nobody knows so stop asking .
    why don’t you call tmobile .

    August 12th, 2008 | 7:04 pmmonster

    Who’s hating on lxs? I have one
    And yeah slides suck,
    And tmobile has nothing to do with the update, its all Danger’s responsibility

    August 12th, 2008 | 9:58 pmNellz25

    BLAAAAH BLAAAH BLAAAH HATER HATER HATERS…. SLIDES ARE THA BEZ I LOVE MINE REGARDLESS… BETTER QUALITY PICTURES AND LOUDER SPEAKER ETC… AND MINE CAN RECEIVE VIDEOSS… BUT CAN’T RECORD THAT’S THA BEST PART.. DON’T BELIEVE ME?? GO TO MY YOUTUBE VIDEO…. TYPE IN “SiDEKICK SLIDE PLAYING VIDEO”

    AIM-Nellynellz88

    August 12th, 2008 | 11:15 pmmonster

    Dang, mad slow though but still cool,
    Haha lolz at your obama background haha cool stuff

    August 12th, 2008 | 11:32 pmbad bee

    lmao who cares lx’s could play video before the update too & they take better .
    hands down .plus it gotta flash .
    so nobodies hate’n i mean you just got what you paid for . lol .

    & wth i had a slide its not that much louder . lol .

    so find all the perks about the slide & i bet you the lx will still shit on it . lol .

    August 12th, 2008 | 11:34 pmmonster

    Ok? That didn’t make sense but okay haha

    Ahhhhhh this update better be worth the wait

    August 13th, 2008 | 1:36 amSidekick pro

    the sidekick slide is not a real sidekick. Its a cheap imation made by motorola therefore you won be getting the update.

    August 13th, 2008 | 6:09 amdominicanbaby16

    I have a Sidekick lx since new years when I got it, and the update is sent RANDOMLY to those who have the LX, don’t worry you will get it, and yeah I’ve seen the update and its much earier to look at your ims and such(:

    August 13th, 2008 | 7:00 amSWIFT131

    Wtf im fuccin tight… almost erbody n my hood got dey update except 4 me nd about 3 otherz datz bs… i only got 1M nd i gotta wait until i get 12.4M smmfh i cant fuccin wait until i get dat shit though…. ~swift~

    August 13th, 2008 | 10:55 pmkittyrock24

    I got the update about a week ago and it seemed to slow my phone down. I even deleted unwanted pics & texts to free up my phone a little bit…is anyone else having this problem?

    August 13th, 2008 | 11:37 pmmonster

    Hmm do a soft reset, that usually helps when your phone is slow,
    Soft reset: @+1+0

    August 13th, 2008 | 11:42 pmbad bee

    no but mt battery runs down faster .

    August 18th, 2008 | 5:37 amtriplethreatxxx

    Sorry to say, but the slide is discontinued! Yes, they’ve stopped making it so whatever is left is all they will sale! So the slide/lx war can end because obviously….the lx is better!
    So yeah…so slide update will happen kiddos!

    August 18th, 2008 | 3:32 pmmiguel

    Alrite its the 18th and I stillllll have not gotten the update. I bene patient but now dis shit getting me tite. Wat can I do?

    August 18th, 2008 | 8:06 pmmonster

    Youtube “forced sidekick lx update OTA” watch the video, is pretty much turn off your phone and wait turn it off and wait, at first I though it wasn’t gonna work but its true the whole wait til 12.5m thing does really work

    August 20th, 2008 | 9:48 pmJohnny

    I got my update, but it’s taking forever to actually update. all i see is the “jump button” in the middle of the screen, just after a power up. Any ideas on how long it takes to update? (NOT how long it takes to get the update)

    August 21st, 2008 | 7:21 ammonster

    That’s not normal, hah mine took like five mins, you get the update(3 mins) and thenyour phone restarts(2 mins)

    hmmm that’s weird though

    August 23rd, 2008 | 10:29 pmKill

    PLEASE HELP!
    Okay I need help.
    I have the Slide but I want to upgrade.
    Should I get the Lx or the 2008 Gekko?

    August 23rd, 2008 | 10:42 pmmonster

    Get the lx,

    August 23rd, 2008 | 10:52 pmKill

    Why?
    How is it better?

    August 24th, 2008 | 12:57 amKill

    I got the Gekko :]
    Its awesome and way better than the Slide :]

    August 25th, 2008 | 12:57 amJJLJERRY

    yooo guys,
    its a random time update don’t panic ya super G
    is here.
    DADADA DING DING DEDE
    YOU CAN’T TOUCH THIS LALALA =====>
    <<<.<<< its a lx update lalaalla
    we are mercinaries lol

    August 30th, 2008 | 5:23 pmKill

    Any one else have the Sidekick (2008)?
    I want to put videos into my SideKick but the videos need to be 3gp and I don’t have a video converter.
    So if you can email me some movies or music videos or something that would be great :)
    My email is hxckiller@tmail.com

    Thanks :]

    September 24th, 2008 | 9:29 pmnick

    the sidekick slide needs to get a update soon so we can also have videos..

    update has to be sent. now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    November 6th, 2008 | 3:23 ammorrie

    Ok, so I been hearing that people found a way to hack utube on the sidekick lx. They somehow got java flash player. Is that possible? If anyone knows how could they post it here? That wuld be GREAT!

    November 18th, 2008 | 3:50 pmdebbie

    Awww shyt I widh I could get on youtube,
    That would rock ballssss
    If anyone knows how post it por favor : )

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