According to a story on Yahoo News, the T-Mobile Sidekick might just be the most stolen phone in all of the country for 2008. The phone is very popular among younger kids who enjoy the full keyboard for text messaging and the flip up screen for web browsing. Police in Boston report more than 300 Sidekicks were stolen in 2008, which accounted for 14 percent of all robberies in their city. New York City saw a similar surge with Sidekick related robberies jumping 59% last year as well. Even though the Sidekick is available for as little as -$50 after rebate – people are stealing them because they operate on a removable SIM card and can easily be resold or swapped onto another GSM account with little threat of detection.

Yahoo Tech

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