Text messages sidekick 2008?

Question

how come whenever i recieve a text message it doesnt make a sound? i set it to make a sound and it doesnt work, my whole family has tried to fix it but it wont. when i get picture messages it makes a sound but text messages dont?

Answer 1

I had this problem as well. I didn't have the data package at the time though. (19.99/month).

I called T-mobile and they really didn't have an exact answer, but that alot of other people had this problem. They also said there was no Over the Air (OA) update. I was getting frustrated that I just bought a $200 phone and it didn't work, so I said just give me the data package.

I was planning on getting the data package anyway (Why have a sidekick without it?) Once I added that to my plan, I shut off my phone. Then I turned it back on, registered the data package/internet (sim, t-mail etc.) And sent myself a text message. Voila! Alerts fixed!

I don't know if this is a coincidence, or if this is the intended fix.

ANOTHER solution that I had discovered before I got the data package, under sound profiles, set your Repeat Pending Alerts and reminders to the lowest time amount possible ( 2 min). This way you'll  be alerted, but it wont be until 2 minutes after you receive the message. THIS DOES WORK. (If you're in a rapid fire text session with someone, the sound alert isn't 100% necessary, so this is a good temporary fix until you get the data plan)

Hope this helps!