T-Mobile Announces SideKick - Switch and Save with Coupon Codes

In the calm before the storm, with the new Palm Pre and a rumored new iPhone model looming ominously on the horizon for competitors Verizon and Tmobile, Tmobile has fired a preemptive shot with its announcement this week of a 3g-enabled, updated version of it's popular swivel handset - the Sidekick. The new phone, called the Sidekick LX, is already available for pre-order, but only through the company website and for existing T-mobile customers. For those thinking of switching to T-mobile, the phone will be available for you on May 13 at t-mobile stores and online.

In addition to 3G capability, the most improved aspect of the device, the LX has improved video capabilities and GPS-enabled Live Search, which gives users the ability to map their current location and do things like search for a nearby movie theater or library, share favorite spots with friends and family, or view additional search tabs to quickly check real-time traffic, gas prices or the weather. T-Mobile has also updated the design by offering two new colorsóorchid and carbonóand features the sharpest screen and thinnest profile ever for a Sidekick.

Looking to save money on switching once the new phone is out? T-mobile is sure to offer some great promotions and deals to try and get people to switch over before the above-mentioned new phones from Apple and Palm hit the market. You can save even more by purchasing online and using an online T-mobile coupon code from one of many sites, our favorite of which is CouponCactus.com. With CC, you can save money on your initial purchase, get free shipping on your new phone, and earn cash back on the entire order (if you are signed up as a memer, which is free). The offers change, but at the moment you get an automatic $30 cash back for activating a new wireless account with T-mobile when you go through CouponCactus.

We'll see how the this whole thing pans out, but our feeling is that, combined with the coupon codes savings just mentioned, T-mobile will be looking to gain as many converts as possible in the next couple of months. So if you're not a gadget freak and care mostly about good service and affordability, take advantage and switch over in the next month or so, using a coupon to sweeten the deal even more.