Image courtesy of

Katie says her Sidekick wasn't connecting to the network for the past day or so, so she "called T-Mobile and there's an outage in NYC affecting all gprs-using devices (sidekicks, blackberries, etc)." They gave her a $5 credit for compensation, so if you're in a similar situation you might want to call T-Mobile to complain.

Katie says her Sidekick wasn’t connecting to the network for the past day or so, so she “called T-Mobile and there’s an outage in NYC affecting all gprs-using devices (sidekicks, blackberries, etc).” They gave her a $5 credit for compensation, so if you’re in a similar situation you might want to call T-Mobile to complain.

Want more consumer news? Visit our parent organization, Consumer Reports, for the latest on scams, recalls, and other consumer issues.