alcatel OT-800 One Touch CHROME
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- Julie
- n5x
- 10 Jan 2010
This is definitely the best phone I have owned. However, I am trying to download Snaptu (I am on 02) and I keep getting the information that it is 18+ restricted. Did anyone else have the same and do I have to phone 02 to get the restriction lifted? Many thanks for any help you can give.
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- new_mummy
- 3xI
- 10 Jan 2010
Evo, 09 Jan 2010Just picked this up from Carphone Warehouse. Firstly, as sa... moreThanks for the tip about SNAPTU-just installed it, and agree, it is better than the built in applications. A must for anyone who has this phone!
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- new_mummy
- 3xI
- 10 Jan 2010
Lewis, 10 Jan 2010Can anyone help me at all?
I changed my internet setting... moreCheck the Java settings are set to Java Network O2 prepay. These are under the Java menu. I had this problem and doing this sorted it out. All the applications for some reason are set to Orange Pre pay!
Hope this helps x
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- Lewis
- pK1
- 10 Jan 2010
Can anyone help me at all?
I changed my internet settings to O2 Pre Pay and the browser works fine, but Opera Mini still won't work, it just keeps telling me to contact my service provider for internet settings. Anyone else had this problem? And did you resolve it?
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- Evo
- 3HY
- 09 Jan 2010
Just picked this up from Carphone Warehouse. Firstly, as said previously is you are on Virgin, O2 or Orange, you can do a prepay upgrade without having to buy any topup, and of course the handset it unlocked. Being Alcatel, I was a bit dubious, as having worked at CPW myself, i've seen Alcatel over the years and they were nothing to write home about until now. But, I have to say this phone is amazing for the money. Menu's are stylish and buttons are easy to type on. It does "feel" a bit light and cheap compared to a Blackberry, however everything it offers makes up for it. It didn't take long to get everything set up, although the settings that came through from O2 did screw up the browser settings, it put the homepage as the MMS homepage, which needed to be changed, and I kept getting an error when connecting to the browser on facebook, however disabling the SL in the settings cured this. I think the only bad thing I have to say about this phone is the facebook app itself. It's a bit basic and I had trouble leaving comments on facebook. My kids already use an excellent Java app called SNAPTU (just google it) this has various apps built into it like tv guide and weather and so on. Once installed I found this app to be better than the one built in. Email setup was a breeze, no issues, and again as people have said previously, even though it's not Wifi or 3G it does surf real fast for a 2G handset. (I'm on O2, top up £15 per month pay as you go, with unlimited texts and unlimited internet). All in all, a fabulous phone for the price, well recommended if you want a "blackberry" style phone.
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- leelee-marie
- 3GI
- 09 Jan 2010
after readying that brilliant review on here it help me make my mind up about this phone.
i have to confess i am never happy with phones from dec 2008 to jan 2010 i have had no less then 11 phones all of which i have never really been happy with. and it was a vast aray of phones from nokia's, lg's samsung's and even smartphones like blackberry storm.
put all that aside i was very tempted by the blackberry 8520 but didn't think it was worth £200. so i was waiting for a price drop.
then the alcatel ot 800 was on carphone so i was lookin at that.
after doing some serching and compairing they do all the same thing apart from wi-fi but if i had that i would only use it at home (no point in that) the camaras the same, both have music players both have a good source of app via differant sites (mobile9 getjar, j2me sites as well) ot 800 has a radio not on blackberry. they look very similar but i like the white of the alcatel tho, and also the ot 800 is way way easier to use you don't have silly menus hidding everything. AND IT WAS ONLY £50....
i have had the phone a few days now and can't stop taking it out to play with cus it looks really good.
i have to say i have had 1 or 2 alcatels b4 and there were just cheap second phones not a main one. as BUT NOT THIS ONE it has really suprised me i really can't get over how GOOD it is!!!!!!!
my advise to anyone considering getting this phone is go and play with it in the carphone. (if the have stock i had to go to 4 shops) and don't just pass it off because you think it'll be a cheap copy with cheap features its not.
BRILL LITTLE PHONE LOVE IT
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- james
- mJs
- 09 Jan 2010
brynn, 08 Jan 2010If you mean voda have sent you the settings by text its jus... moreIve tried that but there is no option of save. Im really confused.
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- Anonymous
- mrF
- 08 Jan 2010
can I put a lengthy text shopping list on this - I lose bits of paper!!!
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- brynn
- nGi
- 08 Jan 2010
James, 08 Jan 2010Does anyone know how to save internet mobile settings if yo... moreIf you mean voda have sent you the settings by text its just a case of opening up the text then options--save and thats it,,it may ask if you want to save as default settings just accept..
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- James
- mJs
- 08 Jan 2010
Does anyone know how to save internet mobile settings if you have a vodafone sim card?? thanks
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- James
- mJs
- 08 Jan 2010
Does anyone know how to save internet mobile settings if you have a vodafone sim card?? thanks
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- Julie
- n5x
- 08 Jan 2010
This is a follow up to my previous review. Considering this phone is not 3G it connects to the internet faster than a phone which does have it. Wonderful, wonderful. BUY IT.
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- Julie
- n5x
- 08 Jan 2010
This is the best phone I have ever owned (and I've owned some top of the range). Brilliant colour screen, loud ringtones and very easy to use. Maybe camera not exceptional but for a 2 megapixle still very clear. Looks good and nice size. Absolutely wonderful.
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- Anonymous
- 3xI
- 08 Jan 2010
Maria, 08 Jan 2010Can you please tell me how much does the phone costs???, or... moreIn the UK you can purchase it from Carphone Warehouse starting at £44.99 on Virgin up to £59.99 on O2. These prices are subject an initial top up of at least £10 on top of the price of the phone.
Tesco Mobile also do the phone for (i think) £49.99, but it is locked to the Tesco Network, and they only have the tribe colours-black or pink. The white/chrome is only available at carphone warehouse.
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- Maria
- fs%
- 08 Jan 2010
Can you please tell me how much does the phone costs???, or a range of prices for this mobile phone please cause i realy want one...............
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- new_mummy
- 3xI
- 07 Jan 2010
Don, 27 Dec 2009I picked it up yesterday and my cousin picked up the blackb... moreDon, can I ask where you got your case from? Was it CPWH? They didnt have any in mine....or will a blackberry case fit it? I saw a hard shell crystal blackberry case I like but not sure if it will fit. I have already chipped the front of the phone on the side of the central button! Whoops!
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- new_mummy
- 3xI
- 07 Jan 2010
Thanks for all the lovely comments!
I've never really reviewed before but I just figured that i'd review from a hands on experience, as I couldnt find a decent review myself when I looked before buying the phone.
I also realised that most people associate Alactel with the £9.99 clam shell (myself included!) and assumed this phone would be a bit rubbish but people need to realise that this phone is actually fab!
Just to update, IM is up and running no problems, and installed tiny twitter. Oh, and battery lasted from Sunday to Thursday-brilliant, especially with all my fiddling!
My other half is so impressed he is hoping to get one this weekend, and he's a bit technology mad!
Thanks for the link to the apps sites, i shall have a look later.
Also, anyone who is having trouble setting up the phone, do contact the help guy who pops up on this thread, he is really helpful!
:)
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- hazel
- 98x
- 06 Jan 2010
new_mummy, 04 Jan 2010Ok, well I bought this phone from the Carphone Warehouse on... moreyes that long message help u mad my mind on choosin that phone cleary :)
thanks
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- Anonymous
- BwZ
- 05 Jan 2010
new_mummy, 04 Jan 2010Ok, well I bought this phone from the Carphone Warehouse on... morehi there i have just read your review on the phone as i was looking in to get one but wanted to do some research first. and this help me a lot.
in answer to your q's abot apps and games mobile9.com is a free ssite with hundereds of phones and app i have looked on there and there a loads for this phone also getjar.com do really good stuff but this phones not supported there yet. hope this help.
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- Don
- vV5
- 05 Jan 2010
new_mummy, 04 Jan 2010Ok, well I bought this phone from the Carphone Warehouse on... moreI just like it when there are folks who are making real, unbiased, and practical reviews of the phones they are using, and not some idiot who drop in here and moan "no 3g, it sux"-type of "opinions".