alcatel OT-S853
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- Nelson
- M66
- 18 Mar 2007
Here in the Philippines, a nokia user who had bought S853 had sold her unit. Her reason for selling it is she wants to upgrade to N series. For me this is not a wise decision. N93's cost is equivalent to 4 units of S853 and N93 still have more complaints from its users. Complaints includes video output when recording a video is black and white, it turns off by itself suddenly, it hangs up,it suddenly freezes,etc. S853 is a low cost phone but have quality sounds and have the functions that the expensive phones have. Bluetooth feature in transferring file is not supported though but using card reader in transferring files only takes few seconds and you can transfer all files you want to transfer to your phone from pc all at once.It faster and safer than using bluetooth.
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- Knight Rider
- mAJ
- 17 Mar 2007
Excactly Nelson, its really a bang for your buck this phone! Its the a best value package that is hard to beat... add the surprise element of the nice design and stereo sound to that equasion and you have a phone that will turn heads of people who are too narrow minded to look beyond the big 3 (Nokia, SE, Samsung).
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- Nelson
- M66
- 17 Mar 2007
e, I don't agree with you. Charging problem sometimes happen to any phone brand. Confuse girl's charging problem does not mean that this phone sucks because whether you like it or not she definitely don't buy it when the charger was originally damaged in the store where she bought it. There must be some reason why it happened. If you compare this phone to any top brand of this kind you will find out that this is really good when it comes to pricing and quality.
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- Nelson
- M66
- 17 Mar 2007
Jerico, this phones cost Php8,300 plus or USD172.9.
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- n9%
- 17 Mar 2007
looks like lot of phones has problems with charging, maybe conectors are bad, well this phone is really just for alcatels fans, otherwise suck..s
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- Knight Rider
- mAJ
- 17 Mar 2007
Most likely the battery is fine... but the charger is broken... try a new charger and it should work
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- confuse girl
- PSw
- 16 Mar 2007
my s853 is not charging!... i'm located here in the philippines and versatile communication advised me to bring my cell at their office... busted!
can somebody tell the dos and don'ts for the battery and charging... i really hope they can fix this because i had this phone for 1 month...
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- Nelson
- M66
- 12 Mar 2007
Thanks a lot, Knight Rider.
In addition to Knight Rider's message, my unit has 18b firmware version (not 197 as I've previously posted, sorry I've read it erroneously) but it really supports 1 GB mini sd card. I'm using the cheapest brand here in the Philippines. I've tried loading it with more mp3s until it is 90 % full but the phone really reads the card perfectly. The only problem (not so important to me) is the display. The phone displays figure below than 1 GB but it perfectly works. Again, it's only the display that matters.
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- Knight Rider
- mAJ
- 11 Mar 2007
Just to help out Nelson here... some one accessed his computer and posted some faul language in his own dialect... this was NOT Nelson but this was someone else who posted this!
About the memory card... the phone does work with 1 GB cards, but it only shows a different free memory figure, this is due to the fact the phone system never was meant to use 1 GB cards... don't worry the card and the content on the phone will work fine, but it only shows a different memory size then the card actually has. Other wise it should work perfect.
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- anto
- PFK
- 11 Mar 2007
thanx for knight rider, but Alcatel Enkomindo Jakarta is not mobile phone division.
There is ACCS at ITC Roxy Mas Jakarta for Alcatel service center, but that's not active yet. Still negotiation MOU with Alcatel & TCL China...( for long time...)
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- Sebirumbi y
- jLB
- 10 Mar 2007
When will a 3G alcatel be produced? I really ready 2 buy it.
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- Azm
- M@T
- 10 Mar 2007
Hi all fan/ owners. Just got back my phone after more than a month in service centre. It's working just fine without any major bug problem like service. I didn't know the exact firmware loaded but it still didn't recognise a 1gb card- it only show total memory of 376mb like before but this time i can access all the mp3 file inside the card and play them without any problem. So i guess it still not loaded with latest firmware but gladly they loaded the phone with stable enough firmware. Unfortunately they don't have any battery for s853. The phone only last for 24hr each charging but luckily it only charged in 1.5hr. I am really hope alcatel will come out with 3g phone very soon because after my s853 demise i am definite going for 3g phone. My wife who has lost hope with this phone just bought se w85O.
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- ismael
- vxe
- 10 Mar 2007
the alcatel ot s853 the theme of this phone can be change?and how?pls. tell me co's i have already this phone but i dont how to download the theme through pc to my phone.
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- Knight Rider
- mAJ
- 08 Mar 2007
Anto: you are wrong, Alcatel infact does have a service center in Indonesia...
Here are their contact details:
ALCATEL ENKOMINDO
Wisma Korindo Kav. 62
DJAKARTA Selatan 12780
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- Knight Rider
- mAJ
- 06 Mar 2007
cygenius: In order for your computer to recognise the phone you need to install the PC suite first and the phones USB drivers... try that first... if you succeed you can pretty much do anything with your phone through the PC... MP3 swaps, video swaps etc etc...
For more info and questions about Alcatel mail me at un112@msn.com.
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- mark sarmiento
- wYI
- 06 Mar 2007
Howdy folks. I'm from the philippines. I work near the alcatel service center here in ermita. I have this phone for 10 months already and i should say that this really is a great buy. it may seem delicate at first but believe me this is a one tough machine. there was an incident when my cousin and i were playing and around and i listen to the mp3 player of the phone, at one moment of our mischief, the phone suddenly slipped out of my hand when i try to raise my hand for him not to reach my phone. that is an awful 5 feet and 9 inch drop. but to my surprise the music is still playing. the casing didnt broke and the camera is still functioning well. even now,i didnt face any problem with my phone. i have my firmware upgraded i have an 18b version. Also, the casing and the keypad didnt tarnish or faded unlike some brands that you have to buy another casing every now and then. i believe that alcatel really puts an extra effort to make a very excellent phone. and remember the first phone that introduce the text messaging here in the philippines and the first phone that offers different colors of casings is no other than alcatel. remember the "safeguard soap"-shaped phone first introduced by talkntext? that's alcatel. Alcatel phones... good features, good looks and affordable priced phones. but i hope that Alcatel could produce a 3g/hsdpa phone with oled display bluetooth, speakers like that of ot s853, 2 mp or plus camera with good optical zoom. i know that alcatel can produce such phone. i want them to kick some giant telecoms butt. hehehe anyway , that's enough for me . ciao!
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- Nelson
- M66
- 06 Mar 2007
cygenius, use card reader in transferring games, mp3s, etc. This is the safest and the fastest way in transferring files.
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- Nelson
- M66
- 06 Mar 2007
cygenius, let me answer your questions one by one:
1.i thought the video of this phone is unlimited but when i go to choose the duration there are only two choices 10secs and 30secs..WHERE's the unlimited there???
Ans. You have just purchased this phone so you are new to this. Try to check if you have inserted the mini sd card. S853 display only 10 sec and 30 sec video if (and only if) you did not insert the mini sd card. Try to check the phone again and insert the mini sd and the "unlimited" or high duration should be displayed. I also experienced this when use mine 1 hour after I bought it.
2. where can i download games??
Ans. There are lots of free games for alcatels in www.getjar.com and www.tagtag.com. You can also find it in mobile9.com. Remember, don't waste your money downloading games from your network provider.
3. y cnt i connect to the computer??how many inutes will it take the computer to detect my phone??
Ans. It's normal. Samsung D900 also have this complain. You have to download the PC suite to your PC and everything will work fine.
4. how can i get MP3 songs
Ans. There are lots of website that offers free mp3s. But just try www.morpheus.com, www.kohit.net.
5.can i change the size of the letters use for txting
Ans. S853 has "zoom function". It's on page 45 of the manual.
6.y can i not enter the dictionary
Ans. You can enter the dictionary. Go to settings, more settings and dictionary.
Hope that this helps.
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- cygenius
- whA
- 06 Mar 2007
i was finally able to buy this phone and as for now i can say that i hv no regrets bout it...but still i huv many questions..
CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE ANSWER THIS??
1.i thought the video of this phone is unlimited but when i go to choose the duration there are only two choices 10secs and 30secs..WHERE's the unlimited there???
2. where can i download games??
3. y cnt i connect to the computer??how many inutes will it take the computer to detect my phone??
4. how can i get MP3 songs
5.can i change the size of the letters use for txting
6.y can i not enter the dictionary
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- ali
- iFq
- 05 Mar 2007
it not hav a bluetoot for snd ?????