Originally Posted by rickyhansen5

Good choice buddy! Wayyyyy better! I have been in cell phone sales for almost 5 years now and never had a Blackberry until now... why did I wait so long?? LOL. Have a good one!

Ricky

EXACTLY... no comparison whatsoever!
Sidekick = teenagers toy
Blackberry Curve = Businessmans toy

Originally Posted by rickyhansen5

That was a glitch in the phone when it first came out. You have to actually call Sidekick and they could bypass that waiting period. I learned the hard way after waiting about four days. You could always push MENU and the L button to clear the screen and make calls, but the internet feature would not be working quite yet.

Ricky

I got tired of that and when they said I was stuck with that unless I spend the $20 more for the program. So... I took it back and got me the Blackberry 8320 Curve two weeks ago.

I see they really help people here on this forum.
Thanks for the many replies!

I put my old Sidekick 3 on Craiglist yesterday and within minutes had several fighting for it. Sold it for cash within the hour. Must be a popular phone.

Anyway, I sold it to get the new Sidekick Slide and it has been 24 hours and I'm still getting the message:
Waiting for Activation
A welcome screen will appear within 48 hours after purchace.... bla bla bla.

why is this? I've bought several new T-Mobile phones in the past and got to use them immediately. No waiting for activation.

I'm impatient to setup and use this phone and it is stuck on that screen...