Sympathy for T-Mobile Sidekick Users
Sheesh
I cannot imagine the angst that I would feel if I were to discover my address book, photos and other personal files on my phone were lost and irretrievable. This would be especially painful if I was led to believe a third-party service had been backing up my information using online storage yet were now telling me my data is gone.
Such is the reality for T-Mobile Sidekick cell phone users. They have recently been advised to not allow their batteries to run down or their phones to shut off because if they do, all is lost and irretrievable. Holy cow!
The Sidekick cell phone has been widely used for years and one of the substantial benefits has been the automatic back up service. Sidekick users were ensured that even if they tossed their phone into the river or under a car tire, as soon as they fired up the replacement Sidekick, all contacts, photos and other personal files would magically appear.
In today’s digital world we need to proactively protect what is important to us. This includes digital files like family photos, family videos, business documents, etc. It’s incidents like the Sidekick debacle that should give us reason to pause and reconsider how exposed to losing very important memories and information we are allowing ourselves.
What’s the lesson to be learned here? I think it has to do with how much we should depend solely upon third-party solutions for archiving our important files. If your family photos, address books, etc. are important to you, then take responsibility for archiving them in ways you can be assured will be recoverable when needed.
We’re proud to provide the Cranberry DiamonDisc™ as an excellent option for for archiving your important personal and business data so that it can be immediately recovered without dependency on others and without fear that the media will fail.
More about the Sidekick debacle:
- CNET News: Sidekick users share their horror stories
- Engadget: T-Mobile: we probably lost all your Sidekick data
- Gizmodo: T-Mobile Sidekick Out(r)age: Your Data’s Probably Gone Forever
- Washington Post: Sidekick Users See Their Data Vanish Into a Cloud
Tags: archival, archive, backing up, backup, digital pictures, digital storage, digital video, personal data
Cranberry, Cranberry Venture Partners, Society, Technology | Joe Beaulaurier | 
October 12, 2009 12:07 pm
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