MrRuckus
join:2004-01-30
Portland, OR
| I actually have the tmobile sidekick for this specific reason.
I had the sidekick II and then went to a sidekick III for the edge network speed. Still not 3G but fast enough for browsing when bored or what not. You request a page and it starts loading about 10 seconds later.
The sidekick is a little "kiddy" with its menu's but I overlook this for the simple fact that you can't beat its plan. The sidekick uses a 3rd party for its service which is the company who made the software called Danger. For $19.99/month you get unlimited txt/email/internet. You have to have a phone plan ontop of that but still, for about $60/month I have unlimited internet on my cellphone which I use often. I use about 40-60MB a month just browsing websites.
The only downside to the sidekick is it uses a proxy. They do this because danger wants to request the site and then they manipulate it so it displays the best on the screen. Normally this just means removing the banners and what not which can sometimes be a blessing, but is 1 extra delay into the mix, but it is not censored or restricted in anyway, which is nice.
With the screens getting forever larger (ie, Sidekick LX) the sidekick phones have my money for now. The plan price is what keeps me comoing back. |
