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Device randomly reboots - T-Mobile Sidekick® II (all styles) / Sidekick® 3 (all styles) / Sidekick iD?

Device randomly reboots - T-Mobile Sidekick® II (all styles) / Sidekick® 3 (all styles) / Sidekick iD

Check the device's battery level for at least two bars of strength.
If the battery level is low, charge the battery.
If the issue is not resolved, remove the back cover.
Remove the battery.
Wait 10 seconds.
Press and hold the W key.
While pressing down the W key, re-insert the battery.
- The device restarts and after approximately 15 seconds, the 'Recovery' screen appears.
Select the desired language.
Select Reboot to restart the device.

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i forgot my 3 digit passwod

1. Remove the battery and the SIM card and SD card if you have one from the device.
2. Flip the sidekick open; press and hold the letter 'r' on the keypad.
3. While holding the letter 'r', place the battery back in the device. DO NOT INSERT THE SIM CARD YET.
4. The sidekick will restart itself twice. Please make sure not to let the letter 'r' go until it has fully rebooted.
5. Once it has fully rebooted, remove the battery, re-insert the SIM card and battery and power up the device.
6. Once the device has fully rebooted, all prior information should be erased from the device and it should be restored back to the default factory settings

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Mar 14, 2010 • T-Mobile Sidekick II

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i bought a sidekick 08 off ebay and i went to t mobile and i got my prepaid minutes and i just got home and now i turn on the phone for like the 50th time so far and now it says sign in but it has the person before mes sign in name and idk their password what do i do to get into my phone

1. Remove the battery and the SIM card from the device.
2. Flip the sidekick open; press and hold the letter 'r' on the keypad.
3. While holding the letter 'r', place the battery back in the device. DO NOT INSERT THE SIM CARD YET.
4. The sidekick will restart itself twice. Please make sure not to let the letter 'r' go until it has fully rebooted.
5. Once it has fully rebooted, remove the battery, re-insert the SIM card and battery and power up the device.
6. Once the device has fully rebooted, all prior information should be erased from the device and it should be restored back to the default factory settings

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Mar 11, 2010 • T-Mobile Sidekick II

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Sidekick 3: System crash and big X, won't start up

HOW TO DO A MASTER RESET ON A SIDEKICK 3 NOTE: Performing this will restore your device back to factory defaults, meaning you'll loose everything on your sidekick!
1. Remove the battery and the SIM card from the device. 2. Flip the sidekick open; press and hold the letter 'r' on the keypad. 3. While holding the letter 'r', place the battery back in the device. DO NOT INSERT THE SIM CARD YET. 4. The sidekick will restart itself twice. Please make sure not to let the letter 'r' go until it has fully rebooted. 5. Once it has fully rebooted, remove the battery, re-insert the SIM card and battery and power up the device. 6. Once the device has fully rebooted, all prior information should be erased from the device and it should be restored back to the default factory settings.

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Feb 06, 2009 • T-Mobile Sidekick® 3 Cellular Phone

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my sidekick id

Try a master reset.

1. Remove the battery and the SIM card from the device.
2. Flip the sidekick open; press and hold the letter 'r' on the keypad.
3. While holding the letter 'r', place the battery back in the device. DO NOT INSERT THE SIM CARD YET.
4. The sidekick will restart itself twice. Please make sure not to let the letter 'r' go until it has fully rebooted.
5. Once it has fully rebooted, remove the battery, re-insert the SIM card and battery and power up the device.
6. Once the device has fully rebooted, all prior information should be erased from the device and it should be restored back to the default factoy settings.

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Dec 22, 2007 • T-Mobile Sidekick ID Cellular Phone

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subject i have a t-mobile sidekick id

You can try a master reset.

1. Remove the battery and the SIM card from the device.
2. Flip the sidekick open; press and hold the letter 'r' on the keypad.
3. While holding the letter 'r', place the battery back in the device. DO NOT INSERT THE SIM CARD YET.
4. The sidekick will restart itself twice. Please make sure not to let the letter 'r' go until it has fully rebooted.
5. Once it has fully rebooted, remove the battery, re-insert the SIM card and battery and power up the device.
6. Once the device has fully rebooted, all prior information should be erased from the device and it should be restored back to the default factoy settings.

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Dec 12, 2007 • T-Mobile Sidekick® 3 Cellular Phone

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