Sidestep.com, to use or not to use?
Jun 12, 2001 | 3:54 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2001
Location: MEM
Posts: 32
Sidestep.com, to use or not to use?
I have downloaded/installed and started using SideStep.com to compare fare shop with pretty good results. Are there any negatives to this site, they really just launch and take you back to the provider, much like MYSimon.com. Newbie sniffing out deals........
Jun 12, 2001 | 7:06 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: SFO, Starwood Gold
Posts: 252
I really like Sidestep, I have often found better deals using it than using other methods & even when it doesn't have a better deal it often is worth using just for the interface. Don't use it exclusively, but do use it.
Jun 12, 2001 | 7:37 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC
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Posts: 403
I concur on the annoying "self launching" feature, so much so that I uninstalled it. It looked like it had promise, but when I set it up and did some real life searches, it never beat my usual sites.
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Jun 12, 2001 | 7:56 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: SF, NYC (Upper WS), Europe
Posts: 309
I think it does a very decent job of show you a "capsule" of the market. Sometimes they do indeed have a very good price that is better than travelocity or expedia, however, Hotwire still remains my "place to go."
Jun 14, 2001 | 5:32 am
#10
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: So Fla & NYC
Programs: DL DM/2MM, UA MM, BV LT Titanium, HH Diamond
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Although I too found it interesting and promising, it was immediately uninstalled the first time that it self-launched.
That kind of stuff is not permitted on my computer nor on the computer of anyone I know who has even a smidgen of technical knowledge.
That kind of stuff is not permitted on my computer nor on the computer of anyone I know who has even a smidgen of technical knowledge.
Jun 14, 2001 | 8:53 am
#11
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Keller, TX via Baltimore, MD
Programs: DL-GM, WN-CP, IC-Plat
Posts: 541
The first time I used Sidestep, I wound up saving about $300 on a BWI-SJU RT. It found an AA internet special that didn't come up when using the AA regular search engine. In order to find the special, I had to go through 3-4 links on AA's web page. Since then, it's mostly be for comparison. No deals like the firs.
Jun 14, 2001 | 9:16 am
#12
Join Date: Sep 2000
Posts: 262
Please help me to delete sidestep. I thought I did, but it continues to show up to the left of my travelocity, expedia and others. Once out of maybe 50 times did it ever show a lower fare which made me suspicious about booking with them.
Jun 14, 2001 | 9:24 am
#13
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Posts: 359
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by idomoneus:
I really like Sidestep, I have often found better deals using it than using other methods & even when it doesn't have a better deal it often is worth using just for the interface. Don't use it exclusively, but do use it.</font>
I really like Sidestep, I have often found better deals using it than using other methods & even when it doesn't have a better deal it often is worth using just for the interface. Don't use it exclusively, but do use it.</font>
Jun 14, 2001 | 9:28 am
#14
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Posts: 359
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by natalie:
Please help me to delete sidestep. I thought I did, but it continues to show up to the left of my travelocity, expedia and others. Once out of maybe 50 times did it ever show a lower fare which made me suspicious about booking with them.</font>
Please help me to delete sidestep. I thought I did, but it continues to show up to the left of my travelocity, expedia and others. Once out of maybe 50 times did it ever show a lower fare which made me suspicious about booking with them.</font>
Hopefully that works, that's how I did it on my computer.
Jun 14, 2001 | 9:44 am
#15
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2001
Location: MEM
Posts: 32
I have gotten great rate from this one, MEM to MCO for $153 RT.....seen HNL for $334.Now they have an internet specials area. I understand the self launch can be pesky! But I am curious.....with all the "cookies" being used on our computers why would there be a problem with a self start launch cost saving attemp for no effort. When I ignore the split screen it times out and does not restart. I will be surfing the Hotwire and Orbitz site mentioned however. Cookies anyone???? More info on best places please.
