Sidekick LX 2009, Sidekick Sidekick LX, etc.

Tony Hawk Sidekick-LX

The Tony Hawk Sidekick official press release.

Wanna quick tip? Press Menu + Shift + P from the jump screen see the flashing lights!

Try this: hit left shoulder key while composing an email and then you can record a voice mesage and send it with your email. Cool, ehh?

If you're in the web browser, press Menu + Shift + E to cycle through different cursor styles.

Press Menu + Shift + 2 to make your keyboard flash when recieving messages.

How about some Sidekick tips and tricks? I thought so. Looking for Sidekick 3 themes? PoweredByDanger is worth a quick glance. Be forewarned; they speak the party line.

Interesting Sidekick shortcuts:
  #646#   voice minute balance
  #225#   account balance
  #686#   your phone number
  #674#   messages used
  #793#   resets voicemail password to last 4 digits of your phone number
  #31#    plus any phone number, blocks your call info

More Sidekick tips and tricks:
  Menu > Settings > About Sidekick, Menu + Shift + 8   "hidden" SnowBored game
  Menu > "Settings" > "System Info"   system info trick
  Menu > "Settings" > "About Sidekick"   about Sidekick
  Menu + D   diagnostics
  Menu + D   erase flash settings
  Menu + U   network username/password
  Menu + U   fetch POP email
  Menu + F   wheel/D-pad into a flashlight
  Menu + ALT + F   flashlight
  MENU + SHIFT + T   full screen web browser
  Menu -> Settings -> System Info: MENU + M   shows detailed build information
  Menu + Shift + R   inverts terminal colors

Want to locate and use cool symbols on your Sidekick? Then go to this page from your Sidekick.

As much as I love Sidekicks and T-Mobile I gotta say I was bummed when Starbucks kicked them outta bed. I use Starbucks as my home-away-from-home when I need to hit the net on the road. Travel around the country enough and the mermaid becomes a beacon with WiFi her siren call.

If you're flying you can't use a cell phone. That doesn't mean you can't use your 'kick. Menu/Controls/Wireless turns off the radio leaving you with an MP3 player, PDA, game machine, whatever.

Camera - Menu + D, thumbnail/full-screen toggle; Menu + W, picture zoom

Web Browser - Menu + Shift + B or Menu + Alt + B, recent pages; Menu + Shift + T, toggles the title bar; Menu + Shift + W, clears the browser cache

Last but not least, here's T-Mobile's own Sidekick tips page.

These tips, tricks, and advice are to be used at your own risk. Many work on several Sidekick models. Don't come whining to me if you mess up. I'll only laugh at you. One simple trick passed on to me by a helpful TMobile employee is to turn your 'kick off once a day. This re-registers it on the network. Sorta like jiggling the toilet handle.