Comments on: Danger Reports Server Failure, Possible Complete Loss of Sidekick User Data http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/ Providing complete coverage of the wireless industry, cell phone news, and future 4G technologies. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: T-Mobile Shutting Down Sidekick Servers on May 31st | PhoneNews.comhttp://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-48823 T-Mobile Shutting Down Sidekick Servers on May 31st | PhoneNews.com Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:32:53 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-48823 [...] Services division of the software giant, but not before suffering a near disaster with the near loss of the server network that contained all of the user data for the Sidekick and also affected data [...] [...] Services division of the software giant, but not before suffering a near disaster with the near loss of the server network that contained all of the user data for the Sidekick and also affected data [...]

]]> By: Humberto Saabedrahttp://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32835 Humberto Saabedra Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:23:52 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32835 Being a former owner of an SKII, you can only backup 250 number only contacts to the SIM card and any additional info requires the use of Intellisync, which no one realistically uses anymore. Being a former owner of an SKII, you can only backup 250 number only contacts to the SIM card and any additional info requires the use of Intellisync, which no one realistically uses anymore.

]]> By: Sprint Techhttp://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32824 Sprint Tech Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:23:34 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32824 So, there is no way to backup contacts onto the SIM card? No software to get a print out? This just baffles me greatly. So, there is no way to backup contacts onto the SIM card? No software to get a print out? This just baffles me greatly.

]]> By: Steven Goldfeinhttp://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32790 Steven Goldfein Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:36:56 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32790 Tech - Welcome to cloud computing at its finest. I would be curious to find out what really and truly went wrong here because this type of situation would lead to heads rolling and pink slips in any of the it departments where I have worked that have production environments. --Steve Tech -
Welcome to cloud computing at its finest. I would be curious to find out what really and truly went wrong here because this type of situation would lead to heads rolling and pink slips in any of the it departments where I have worked that have production environments.

–Steve

]]> By: Sprint Techhttp://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32753 Sprint Tech Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:19:18 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32753 How does a phone operate like that with no way to back up your data to a computer or some other source? Thats just really poor design. How does a phone operate like that with no way to back up your data to a computer or some other source? Thats just really poor design.

]]> By: When Marketing like this goes Viral, it isn’t good. | James [ HATCHideas ]http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32751 When Marketing like this goes Viral, it isn’t good. | James [ HATCHideas ] Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:46:39 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32751 [...] Phone Scoop: T-Mobile and Microsoft: Sidekick User Data is Gone Humberto Saabedra / PhoneNews.com: Danger Reports Server Failure, Possible Complete Loss of Sidekick User Data James A. Robertson / Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants: How Did This Happen?  —  Fascinatingly [...] [...] Phone Scoop: T-Mobile and Microsoft: Sidekick User Data is Gone Humberto Saabedra / PhoneNews.com: Danger Reports Server Failure, Possible Complete Loss of Sidekick User Data James A. Robertson / Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants: How Did This Happen?  —  Fascinatingly [...]

]]> By: Rob Abbotthttp://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32745 Rob Abbott Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:02:07 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32745 Dear Danger, I lost all of my data, notes including vital medical and other data, my phone list, etc. Arrrgggghhhh. I'm stunned, as my battery did not die and my phone remained charged. I do understand that difficulty that this creates for you and I both. Is there a back up of just prior to the disruption that, we might retrieve as a most recent? Dear Danger,

I lost all of my data, notes including vital medical and other data, my phone list, etc. Arrrgggghhhh. I’m stunned, as my battery did not die and my phone remained charged. I do understand that difficulty that this creates for you and I both. Is there a back up of just prior to the disruption that, we might retrieve as a most recent?

]]> By: Kidhttp://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32737 Kid Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:02:50 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32737 WOW I Waz really gonna go nd buy a sidekick yesterday WOW I Waz really gonna go nd buy a sidekick yesterday

]]> By: Carlos Castrohttp://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32736 Carlos Castro Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:01:52 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/danger-reports-server-failure-possible-complete-loss-of-sidekick-user-data-9220/#comment-32736 Wow.... and they don't back up customer data? I just lost all confidence in Danger and the Sidekick in general Wow…. and they don’t back up customer data? I just lost all confidence in Danger and the Sidekick in general

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