[...]. The sidekick 2 is a great device, and I have owned one for several months. While it is true that the data was down for a couple of days last week, it was because Danger (the manufacturer of the device that also runs the servers that the sidekick uses to connect to the internet) was updating their servers.The camera, while nothing special, is a nice feature for taking those pictures that you'd never get a chance to take. You can send unlimited pictures to any email address for free- there is no extra charge, ever, and you certainly don't have to go to a website to get your pictures.For instant messaging, AIM works flawlessly. It was well integrated into the sidekick, and the ease of use is far beyond what had I expected- for example, you can switch between conversations by using the shoulder buttons, and when you are talking to someone and get a new message from someone else, a little number comes up in the corner of the screen, and you press menu-(number) to switch to that conversation! You get to access your ENTIRE buddy list, unlike other cell phones which only allow you to see buddies you but on a special "Mobile" list from your computer, which you can only have 30 buddies on at a time. The instant messaging is what I use the most, by far. I haven't tried yahoo messenger since nobody I know uses it, but I've heard that there are lots of problems with it. AOL Instant Messenger, as I said before, works perfectly.Web Browsing- Yes, the web browser is slow. Don't expect a high speed internet conenction when you buy this. It's using a wireless cell phone network! There are plenty of sites designed for devices like this, including many popular sites such as yahoo, amazon, etc. I suggest that you go to pdaportal dot com. You can find many mobile versions of sites here. Of course, you can go to the regular version of sites as well, but don't expect anything to load quicklyEmail- The built in email client is great.[...]. It makes it very easy to send off a message, attach a picture, etc. Your emails are automatically downloaded onto your sidekick, and you can have it alert you when you get a new message (you can choose from various blinking light patterns, vibration, sounds, or even download something else). You can also access your emails from your computer by going to tmobile.com, logging in, and clicking "desktop interface". (You can also look at notes you've made, your to do list, your calendar, and pictures you have taken from here). Back to the email client- you can also set up POP forwarding from your current email account- so all your messages from, say, your Yahoo email account can also be sent to your sidekick. (Note: You may have to pay your current email provider a fee to do this- for example, I had to upgrade my email to Yahoo Premium, which, for $20 a year, gives me 2GB of storage, POP forwarding, and various other features).The sidekick also has a to-do list, a notes application, and a calendar, all which are wirelessly updated between your phone and the desktop interface- so if you add a note on your sidekick, you can see it from your computer, etc.You can also use it as a phone, which has worked a lot better than I expected. It does have a speakerphone. You can also use the wonderful qwerty keypad to send out tons of text messages- unlimited, of course.Design- The sidekick will definitely turn heads. It is very cool looking, and is a lot of fun to use. The keypad is awesome- very spacious and comfortable to use. Due to the sidekick's innovative flip out design, the keypad is much larger than other phone-pda combos. For example, the treo's keypad is barely a third of the size of the sidekick's, and is a pain to type messages on.With T-Mobile, I am getting:-Unlimited Web Browsing-Unlimited Instant Messaging-Unlimited Text Messaging-Unlimited Picture MessagingAll for just a 20 dollar add-on to my voice plan! Shop around- There isn't a better deal!Aside from the poor camera, there is absolutely nothing I dislike about the sidekick II, and service from T-Mobile has been great in my area. For being free after rebates, nothing can beat this device!I hope you found my review helpful!