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Entries from November 2007

Sneak Preview of i711 Wireless relay service for Sidekick LX and Slide

November 21st, 2007 · 3 Comments

Are you an early adopter of the new pair of Sidekicks from T-Mobile - the LX and the Slide? Are you finding yourself wanting to go to i711 Wireless when you need to make a relay or TTY call but can’t because it’s not available from the Download Catalog? Well, you just have […]

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Tags: Wireless Device Reviews · Relay Service Reviews

T-Mobile Pulls Faulty Sidekick Slide

November 20th, 2007 · 4 Comments

T-Mobile USA has suspended sales of the Slide as of last Friday
evening (Nov. 16th) and issued this statement: “Motorola - the
manufacturer of the device - confirmed that some devices may
inadvertently power off when the slide door on the front side of the
phone is opened or closed. T-Mobile has taken this action to help
ensure our customers […]

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Tags: Wireless Devices Issues

Review of the Sidekick LX

November 14th, 2007 · 14 Comments

I’ve spent a couple of days with the Sidekick LX - a dark blue one to be specific. (It’s also available in brown) It still looks like a Sidekick and has the familiar flip-around screen that every Sidekick has had since the original Sidekick (other than the brand-new Slide).

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Tags: Wireless Device Reviews

T-Mobile slides in new Sidekick from Motorola

November 8th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Yesterday T-Mobile released their new Sidekick Slide, adding another device to the Sidekick lineup. This is the first time T-Mobile has had several different Sidekick models, which historically have been popular with deaf and hard of hearing users, available at different price points. The introduction of the Slide also marks the first […]

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Tags: Wireless Device Reviews