hiptop 3 on tmobile

[lilmike09]

ok so heres the deal, my dad says as soon as i get a job he will allow me to switch to t-mobile, and pay for the sidekick plan. but, thatl proly be in about a month or so, considerin i havent applied anywhere yet. and im to lazy to wait, so i know that i can purchase an unlocked sidekick 3 on ebay and use it on cingular ( withought data) and then switch it over to tmobile with the official plan and add data to it. but on ebay ive found an unlocked hiptop 3 cheaper than a t-mobile branded sidekick 3. would t-mobile allow me to activate the hiptop 3 with there sidekick plan. and one more question about the plan. i understand its 29.99 a month for internet, texting , and IM, but what about calling, do i need to add a plan for that? thanks

[donniesd]

No you will have to get a sidekick.

[peterbrowne]

There is no hiptop3, it's still in testing with Fidgers (Fido/Rogers)

[lilmike09]

actually there is a danger hiptop 3... its the only unlocked sidekick i can find, i cant find an unlocked sidekick 3, so i cannot activate the danger hiptop with t-mobile?

[donniesd]

so i cannot activate the danger hiptop with t-mobile?

You are right.

[AdmiralAK]

You'd need to flash the device so that the appropriate firmware is on it -saddly I do not know how to do this

hardware wise the hardware is the same hiptop = sidekick, however each carrier has their own firmware versions

[tylerw313]

In terms of rate plans, th $29 plan is for data only. With that plan, minutes are charged per minute. (I believe 15 cents/min)
You can apply a $20 data plan to almost any monthly rate (minutes) plan with your sidekick.

[JustinCredible]

Hiptop 3 is on Suncom only. Fido has discontinued selling hiptops.