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Newbie with the sidekick, some basic questions, do you know ?
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Posted by: marcusitl03

I read in another thread that there 3 different manufacturers of the SK, which one is the best then ? It seems that Danger is the worst one...

I need to know which one will work the best in europe , but still being bought here. im going to buy one and send to my friend in europe.

I also read something about all kinds of locks that suddenly occurs on the phone, whats that all about ? the 3 digit code and so on....

will my friend in europe be forced to keep the cellphone on all the time, because i also read that it deletes all data when being turned off and on ?

what is all this nonsense, can someone please clarify ?

thanks !

Posted by: fearthedreadlox

None will work I don't think. It needs to be unlocked. You will have to buy the phone, ($150 for an average condition used sidekick 3 on ebay) and have it unlocked ($80 additional dollars) and yes if you turn off the phone or the battery drains all your saved text messages ect will be lost. You will only be able to call and text, but that's alright for some people, and maybe for you too.

The 3 digit code is for if when you buy it used someone has a privacy lock, you can bypass this, there's a vid on youtube. This is not the same as the unlock code that you will need. If your friend is in EU i'd find a sidekick 3 from the UK which is unlocked, I think.

Sidekick I, II, III, LX and iD are all made by Danger
Sidekick Slide is made by Motorola
I'd recommend the sidekick 3, pretty much all the features of them all, and it can be obtained for a cheap price.

Posted by: darkgoddess51

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Originally Posted by fearthedreadlox

... and yes if you turn off the phone or the battery drains all your saved text messages ect will be lost.

UNTRUE.
If the phone DIES due to lack of charging or your battery gets knocked out of the back or something like that, you WILL lose your info.
However, turning the phone off and on DOES NOT delete all your texts, contacts, etc.
And if it does, it will restore itself within 30 mins.

Also, the sidekick 3 does NOT picture message, as the LX and the slide do. If you're looking for one for overseas, check out poweredbydanger.com and go to the forums for "sidekick uk", they'll probably have the most info since they live overseas and have sidekicks. Good luck.

^^^^^ That guy doesn't even HAVE a sidekick.

Posted by: xburnerx

Also Sharp makes the SK1 to SKLX. Danger designed the OS. Which is also on the Slide.