Discussion: Using T-Mobile SIM Card in Sidekick LX just for Download Catalog?

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morissette11

Using T-Mobile SIM Card in Sidekick LX just for Download Catalog?

Aug 26 2009, 6:41 PM EDT

I had no idea what category to put this in, so here goes:
I live in Canada and have a Sidekick LX running on Rogers. Since I only use my phone for texting, I love the LX for it's huge, easy-to-use keyboard, even though I can't use the internet on it (I have my iPod touch on me all the time, so I use that for internet.) The only thing really bugging me is not being able to download ringtones and games from the download catalog.
So, I was wondering if it would be possible to buy a T-Mobile SIM Card (from eBay, etc) and use their website to activate a prepaid account with an address in the US. Then I can just pop in the T-Mo SIM card to solely download things from the catalog. Would this be possible?
I know there would be roaming charges, but they wouldn't be too expensive if I ONLY use the SIM card to download ringtones/games once in a while... would they?
And my final concern is that if I power down the device and turn it back on while I'm using the Rogers SIM card, will I lose my downloads since my phone will be unable to connect to T-Mo servers?
Thanks a lot in advance, I hope this made sense!

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justarep

1. RE: Using T-Mobile SIM Card in Sidekick LX just for Download Catalog?

Aug 27 2009, 1:04 AM EDT

Prepaid Sidekick roaming is pretty ornery when it comes to Canada. BTW, if you had a non-prepaid account, data is $10/MB when roaming in Canada. Your Sidekick is designed to stay connected to the network on a relatively frequent basis for everything to be happy, so don't be surprised if downloads get cranky if you switch to your Rogers SIM.

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