Sidekick

The sidekick is a phone provided by T-Mobile. This phone acts as a computer as well as a cell phone. I know what you’re thinking; every other phone does the same thing. But, this phone is quite different. With the Sidekick it is the size of a stapler and has a crazy flip screen that allows you to type on a QWERTY keyboard. The phone also acts as a camera and has a million and two buttons on it that make no sense unless you study the manual to the phone. There are four main buttons that have a random symbol on each button symbolizing a different function. What do they stand for? I wish I could tell you. But what I do know is if you press a button a drop down screen will pop up with several different options for you to choose from. For me, it’s luck of the draw if I chose the right button to find the function I need. Occasionally on the screen it will say press *insert symbol* to go back to main menu. This phone is the “hot phone” on Staten Island, after Nextels of course, but the phone keeps getting better and better. There seems to be a new edition of the Sidekick every time you blink. My roommate broke her sidekick but does not know when to get a new one because every time one comes out there’s another one advertised to come out the next month. If the phone is updated every other month is it really all that good of a phone? And why do you need all of these cool new features on a phone when there are other items around for a cheaper price. The Sidekick runs almost $300-$500. Why not buy a cell phone with unlimited texting for $150, a digital camera for $200 and not worry about upgrading every other day?